Okay, so there’s a lot of Android tablets and smartphones to be found at CES, to the point where it’s almost getting commonplace. NEC has something a bit different: an Android netbook. Like the dual-screen Android tablet, this Android netbook is just a prototype. Unlike other Android netbooks I’ve seen, this doesn’t try to shoehorn more »

Android tablets are the norm at CES, and have been for quite some time. Most are simply big slabs with Android shoved onto the screen to make it useable. NEC took a different route with this Android tablet, opting to use two screens to make a slightly more interesting device. The NEC Android Cloud Communicator more »

NEC have recently updated their line of netbooks, and as you may have guessed that update will mean they are now going to be sporting Pine Trail processors. The newly updated netbooks are in the Lavie Light series, but aside from the internal updates the exterior is going to remain largely the same. This particular more »

NEC Japan has added two new models to its Lavie notebook line, the Lavie C and Lavie J. Both notebooks boast of powerful features topped by a Blu-ray disc player for the Lavie C and a wireless USB-power supply for the Lavie J.

In addition, the NEC Lavie C also features a 16-inch wide LCD screen with a resolution of 1366 x 768. Users can have a choice of packing in their Lavie C notebook with a Centrino 2 processor including the 2.26GHz P8400 chipset. The Lavie C also gets a GeForce 9600 GS with 256MB of VRAM, 2GB of RAM, Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n and two 2.5w speakers with MaxxAudio functions.

NEC has been busy lately with the launch of two new DLP projectors, the NP41 and NP61. You may be wondering why there is only one photo included in this article, and that is because my sources claim that they have the same features. In fact, the Press Release kind of grouped them all together for ease, I guess.

These features include a 1600:1 contrast ratio, XGA 1024 x 728 resolution, BrilliantColor technology, AutoSense, HD compatibility, and ECO Mode Technology. They have 15-pin RGB, RCA, and S-Video input connectors and audio input. They also have some quiet operation at less than 32dB, and they are very lightweight at 3.5 pounds.

Thanks to a recent partnership, the SonyNEC Optiarc formed between NEC and Sony, we may be looking at an affordable priced internal PC Blu-ray drive by the end of the year. They are predicting a sub-$100 drive by this upcoming holiday season, which means people may actually begin to use Blu-ray media. Of course, while more »

This may sound ridiculous to some, but NEC is definitely serious about introducing a new line of LCD monitors that could accompany it’s future products. NEC has just announced that it has successfully developed the technology to manufacture a flexible design of TFT LCD panels. And for starters, the company has just manufactured a prototype more »

The latest notebook coming from NEC is touting a new green feature, the VersaPro notebook lineup has just had the Type VE series added. The notebook will feature a 15.1-inch display with a 1280 x 800 resolution, 80GB hard drive, 1GB of RAM and is powered by a 2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T7250 processor. more »

As usual, when it comes to getting new computing machines, our friends from Japan are again ahead of all of us. Our Japanese buddies will have the chance to be the first one to get hold, feel and test the spanking new and ruggedly handsome NEC tablet PC, which is appropriately branded as the ShieldPro FC-N22A. From its name alone, you can immediately deduce that this machine was built for the purpose of sustaining the most severe environmental conditions. True enough, the ShieldPro tablet PC can withstand temperature range of -4 F to 122 F, can sustain falling up to about 35-inches without breaking apart, is dust proof and complies to IP55 requirement for being water proof.

NEC has introduced a new a 22.5-inch TFT LCD to its product line. The 22.5-inch LCD sports a WUXGA resolution with full high-definition 1920 x 1080 resolution, a high luminance of 460 cd/m2, a 97% wide color gamut (NTSC ratio) and a double frame rate of 120 Hertz. The new 22.5-inch model boasts of an more »