In the 1990s, the British Physical Laboratories, popularly known as the BPL, was a familiar name and a proud fixture in ...

Sanyo's first ruggedized clamshell phone. This tri-mode CDMA PTT phone, based on the 5400 model, features dual color displays, speakerphone, voice dialing, and Java.

The late Toshio Iue, founder of Sanyo Electric Co., suggested, "Machines to wash clothing sold well, then shall we make a machine to wash the person?" Under Iue's auspices, the company developed ...