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NEC Biglobe starts e-Book store, SUGOI BOOKS with Japanese and US Comics

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [7/4/2011 - 03:43] - 1 - E-book

NEC Biglobe, a Japanese ISP said this Monday that it has launched a new digital Bookstore in Japan and the USA, SUGOI BOOKS in order to offer both Japanese and US comics on Android smartphones and tablets. With 300 books already availa[...]

NEC Biglobe starts e-Book store, SUGOI BOOKS with Japanese and US Comics

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NEC Develops Technology to Control Devices with the Tap of an Arm

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [7/3/2011 - 01:57] - 1 - Peripherals

Above photo is for illustration only and do not represent NEC’s actual Technology (Courtesy of Tech-KNOW-Babel) The future is already here has NEC announced today the development of technologies that enable users to control consu[...]

NEC Develops Technology to Control Devices with the Tap of an Arm

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NEC Launches World’s First Contactless Hybrid Finger Scanner that Acquires Fingerprint and Finger Vein Data Simultaneously without Contact

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [24/2/2011 - 05:37] - 0 - Biometric

NEC announced today the commercial launch of the world’s first device to simultaneously acquire fingerprint and finger vein characteristics without physical contact. The HS100-10′s simultaneous acquisition of both fingerpri[...]

NEC Launches World’s First Contactless Hybrid Finger Scanner that Acquires Fingerprint and Finger Vein Data Simultaneously without Contact

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[Hands-On] Docomo introduces the world thinnest Android phone with the Medias N-04C

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [24/2/2011 - 02:51] - 7 - Press Conference Phones

We had the chance to learn about this very interesting Medias N-04C Android phone a few days ago and today, Docomo officially unveils the Medias N-04C to the Japanese public. So what can we say about this new very slim Smartphone? Firs[...]

[Hands-On] Docomo introduces the world thinnest Android phone with the Medias N-04C

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NEC to Release MEDIAS N-04C in Japan a new 7.7mm 4” Android Smartphone

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [21/2/2011 - 03:11] - 8 - Phones

This Week DoCoMo will release its new Phone and Smartphone collection in Japan and it seems that some Japanese people working either closed to NEC or DoCoMo could not resist to share in advance what this event will have to offer! Found[...]

NEC to Release MEDIAS N-04C in Japan a new 7.7mm 4” Android Smartphone

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NEC aims to kill all Zoom noises on Digital Cameras

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [16/2/2011 - 03:28] - 0 - Cameras

NEC announced today the development of technologies for digital cameras in movie mode that suppress the noise produced by motors and other mechanisms used for optical zooming. Apparently already available on Casio’s latest EXILIM EX-ZR[...]

NEC aims to kill all Zoom noises on Digital Cameras

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[Hands-On Video] NEC introduces its first Android Netbook, the LifeTouch Note

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [15/2/2011 - 11:04] - 1 - Press Conference Laptops

This morning NEC has introduced in Japan a new Netbook, the LifeTouch Note. unlike any other conventional Netbooks, the LifeTouch Note comes with Android 2.2 and runs on NVIDIA’s Tegra 250 Mobile Processor (Tegra 2). The LifeTouc[...]

[Hands-On Video] NEC introduces its first Android Netbook, the LifeTouch Note

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Robot are useful after all, Nec PaPeRo help to elderly to be more active

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [10/2/2011 - 12:36] - 0 - Robot

NEC has published this week a paper on a trial test they made late 2010 where they gave for a month a bunch of PaPeRo robots to some Japanese senior citizens. The goal was here to check the impact of robot within this group of people, [...]

Robot are useful after all, Nec PaPeRo help to elderly to be more active

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I-O Data introduces a new set of Full HD Monitor with NEC Bikaizo chip

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [9/2/2011 - 06:20] - 3 - Displays

I-O Data’s new set of monitor, the 22” LCD-MF223XSBR and 23” LCD-MF232XSBR, set to arrive in Japan later this month and sold around 22,800 and 26,800 Yen both featuring a full HD resolution, a 1,000:1 contract ratio and 250cd/m2 bright[...]

I-O Data introduces a new set of Full HD Monitor with NEC Bikaizo chip

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NEC announces four new Series of LaVie Laptop

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [1/2/2011 - 04:35] - 1 - Laptops

Behold NEC Japan latest Series of LaVie Notebooks announced today with New LaVie L, LaVie S, LaVie M and LaVie Light. LaVie L Marketed as NEC High-End notebook, the LaVie L comes with many little improvement ranging with Intel’s latest[...]

NEC announces four new Series of LaVie Laptop

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NEC announces its new range of Sandy Bridge powered Desktop in Japan

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [1/2/2011 - 03:25] - 0 - Desktop

It seems that NEC doesn’t care much about Intel’s announcement and discovery about its Sandy Bridge chipset design flow and introduced today its new line-up of ValueStar Desktop in Japan. Still even if Intel’s announcement may be a lit[...]

NEC announces its new range of Sandy Bridge powered Desktop in Japan

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China to take over Japan, one company at a time, Lenovo to take control of NEC’s PC business.

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [22/1/2011 - 11:26] - 6 - Desktop Laptops

It will be not surprising to see more and more Chinese company taking over Japanese companies asset or business entirely, and yesterday Reuters reports that NEC and Lenovo are in the final stage of talks to transfer NEC’s PC Business u[...]

China to take over Japan, one company at a time, Lenovo to take control of NEC’s PC business.

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I-O Data introduces new NeoClearResolution LCD monitors

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [19/1/2011 - 03:48] - 0 - Displays

Available in three different sizes with 21.5, 23 and 27”, I-O Data latest NeoClearResolution monitors are set to further increase video quality without having to ruin you. The NeoClearResolution is actually not I-O Data’s prime technol[...]

I-O Data introduces new NeoClearResolution LCD monitors

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NEC Avio launched contactless Skin temperature measurement device

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [18/1/2011 - 11:08] - 0 - Healthcare

Introduced last week during a press conference, the Thermo Mirror SX-01 from NEC Avio, a NEC subsidiary, is a small contactless skin temperature measurement device featuring NEC Avio latest Infrared technology. This Thermo Mirror SX-01[...]

NEC Avio launched contactless Skin temperature measurement device

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[CES 2011] NEC introduces its dual-screen 7” LT-W Could Communicator

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [6/1/2011 - 04:30] - 0 - Tablet - PDA

And “Voilà” NEC very interesting LT-W Could communicator, a 7” dual Screen android 2.1 tablet with a resolution of 800×600 on each screen sporting an ARM Cortex A8 CPU, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, WiFi, optional 3G, SDHC and USB. The LT-W [...]

[CES 2011] NEC introduces its dual-screen 7” LT-W Could Communicator

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NEC to Exhibit a New Line of Android Products and Tablet at CES

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [22/12/2010 - 12:00] - 1 - Laptops Phones Tablet - PDA

CES is the most anticipated Show in the US and one of the most important worldwide as well, being so, NEC will make sure to offer us a proper show by introducing a nice selection of their finest goodies with here after some basic infor[...]

NEC to Exhibit a New Line of Android Products and Tablet at CES

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LCD-PA301W Series, NEC new 29.8” WQXGA IPS LCD

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [14/12/2010 - 06:20] - 0 - Displays

NEC introduced today in Japan a new series of IPS LCD with the LCD-PA301W. With a 29.8” screen size and a WQXGA screen resolution these new monitors, available in black or white, offers a 12ms (color) response time, a 1000:1 contrast r[...]

LCD-PA301W Series, NEC new 29.8” WQXGA IPS LCD

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The Recap – What you may have missed this Week

By Akihabara News Team - [13/11/2010 - 10:12] - 0 - The Recap

Week of November 8 to 14, 2010 NEC and Samsung works very well. Mario open a store for his birthday. Microsoft and Sharp copy on Apple (default and design). So normal week on Akihabaranews. Read the Recap. 1.Mario has 25 years… on tiss[...]

The Recap – What you may have missed this Week

Lots going on at NEC’s C&C User Forum

By Akihabara News Team - [11/11/2010 - 11:18] - 0 -

Yesterday, I got to spend a nice chunk of the afternoon checking out the freshly developed wares of NEC. There was a huge variety on display, so I’ll give a run through of the highlights. The first impressive bit of news, and by far th[...]

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Hands-on with NEC’s Android LifeTouch; a pleasant middle ground between smartphones and tablets

By Akihabara News Team - [10/11/2010 - 05:44] - 1 - Tablet - PDA

I am just back from checking out the new goodies from NEC at C&C User Forum in Yurakucho, Tokyo. One of the highlights was definitely the LifeTouch, a mini-tablet, running Android whose interface had a uniquely Japanese feel to it[...]

Hands-on with NEC’s Android LifeTouch; a pleasant middle ground between smartphones and tablets

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Companies join forces to create ecological standards in networked lifestyles

By Akihabara News Team - [20/10/2010 - 05:54] - 0 - Environment Household

The Smart Network Project which is made up of NTT Docomo, NEW, Sekisui House, Namco Bandai, and others are joining forces to test networked homes and electric vehicles, with the hopes of developing new, sustainable living standards for[...]

Companies join forces to create ecological standards in networked lifestyles

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NEC New Express5800/51Mb workstation is a concentrate of power

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [20/10/2010 - 03:31] - 0 - Desktop

The NEC Express Series of workstations is tailored to offer the best performance possible in the smallest design ever. With a size of only 61x181x271mm, the Express5800/51Mb comes, depending on your specification, from a choice of an I[...]