Your old PC’s DVD drive might earn you $10

The PC you had a decade ago might be a clunker in comparison to what you have now, but it might just make you a little extra money. In the wake of a class action settlement with major optical disc drive makers over price fixing, Americans can now cl...

Nissan may stop making its own electric car batteries

Nissan has long made its own electric car batteries thanks to Automotive Energy Supply, its team-up with NEC, but it appears to be having second thoughts. Sources speaking to both Nikkei and Reuters understand that Nissan plans to sell its controllin...

Nissan may stop making its own electric car batteries

Nissan has long made its own electric car batteries thanks to Automotive Energy Supply, its team-up with NEC, but it appears to be having second thoughts. Sources speaking to both Nikkei and Reuters understand that Nissan plans to sell its controllin...

NEC VersaPro type VT (Educational Model) Windows 10 Tablet Unveiled

NEC VersaPro type VT (Educational Model)

Check out this newly unveiled Windows 10 tablet from NEC, the VersaPro type VT (Educational Model). Aimed at educational market, this shock-proof, drip-proof and dust-proof tablet sports a 10.1-inch 1920 x 1200 display, a 1.60GHz Intel Atom Z8750 processor, a 4GB RAM and a 64GB of internal storage.

Measuring 9.1mm thick and weighing 597 grams, the tablet has a 1.2MP front-facing camera, a 5MP rear-facing camera, a microSD card slot, 1x USB 3.0 port, 1x micro-HDMI output port and an 11-hour battery.

Running on Windows 10 Pro OS, the VersaPro type VT (Educational Model) provides WiFi 802.11ac and Bluetooth 4.0 for connectivity. The NEC VersaPro type VT (Educational Model) will hit the market from June 7th for 104,900 Yen / $965 (digitizer pen included). [NEC]

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NEC’s New MultiSync E245WMi-BK 24-Inch LCD Monitor For Corporate Environments

NEC MultiSync E245WMi-BK

NEC has once again expanded its line of LCD monitors by unveiling the MultiSync E245WMi-BK. Ideal for corporate environments, this new 24-inch AH-IPS LED-backlight monitor supports a native resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels and provides 1000:1 contrast ratio, 250 cd/m2 brightness, 6ms response time and 178/178 degree viewing angles.

Utilizing the ‘Smart Sensing’ technology – automatically detects your work conditions to determine the proper display brightness with ambient light sensor, the MultiSync E245WMi-BK comes with a fully adjustable stand (height, tilt, swivel and pivot adjustments) and built-in stereo speakers (1Wx2), and provides 1x D-Sub, 1x DVI-D and 1x DisplayPort input ports.

The NEC MultiSync E245WMi-BK will start shipping this month for $319. [Product Page]

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NEC’s New TW710/CAS 10.1-Inch Windows 10 Tablet With Intel Atom x7-Z8750 Processor

NEC TW710_CAS

NEC has also unveiled their newest 10.1-inch Windows 10 tablet, the TW710/CAS. As part of the ‘LAVIE Tab W’ series, this mid-end tablet has a 10.1-inch 1920 x 1200 WUXGA display (digitizer pen input support), a 1.60GHz Intel Atom x7-Z8750 processor, a 4GB RAM and a 64GB eMMC.

Measuring 9.1mm thick and weighing 597 grams, the tablet sports a 1.2MP front-facing camera, a 5MP rear-facing camera, a microSD card slot, 1x USB 3.0 port, 1x micro-HDMI output port and an 11.5-hour battery.

Running on Windows 10 Home OS (w/ Office Mobile plus Office 365 service), the TW710/CAS provides WiFi 802.11ac 2×2-enabled wireless LAN and Bluetooth 4.0 for connectivity. The NEC TW710/CAS will begin shipping from June 9th for around 71,800 Yen (about $659). [NEC]

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NEC To Launch DA970 All-In-One Desktop PC

NEC DA970

NEC is gearing up to launch their newest all-in-one desktop PC ‘DA970’ for the mass market. As part of the ‘LAVIE Desk All-In-One’ series, this space-saving system is equipped with a 23.8-inch 1920 x 1080 Full HD glossy display, a 3.30GHz Intel Core i7-6567U processor, an Intel Iris Graphics 550, an 8GB DDR4 RAM and a 4TB hard drive.

Apart from that, the system is also built with a 2MP RealSense webcam, a Blu-ray drive, three-wave corresponding TV tuner x 4, an SDXC card slot, 2x USB 2.0 ports, 3x USB 3.0 ports and Gigabit Ethernet.

Running on Windows 10 Home OS (w/ Office Home & Business Premium Plus Office 365 service), the DA970 provides WiFi 802.11ac and Bluetooth 4.0 for connectivity. The NEC DA970 will start shipping from May 12th for unannounced price yet. [NEC]

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NEC Aterm WG2200HP Dual-Band WiFi Router Featuring Safety Net Visible Function

NEC Aterm WG2200HP

NEC has showed off a new dual-band WiFi router ‘Aterm WG2200HP’ to its line-up. Corresponding to the ‘Draft 11ac’ (the new standard for Wireless LAN IEEE802.11ac), this home router is equipped with 1x Internet LAN port, 4x LAN ports, 1x USB 2.0 port and WiFi TV mode relay function, and supports for dual-band WiFi access point (2.4GHz – 450Mbps and 5GHz – 1733Mbps).

Not to mention, the Aterm WG2200HP also comes with ‘Safety Net Visible’ function for checking the equipment list and the radio wave strength in connection with smartphone-tablet, and provides security through encryption using WPA2-PSK (AES), WPA-PSK (TKIP) and WEP (128/64-bit).

The NEC Aterm WG2200HP will hit the market from April 14th for unannounced price yet. [Product Page]

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NEC Unveils A New 32-Inch 4K LCD Monitor ‘PA322UHD-BK-2’

PA322UHD-BK-2

Check out this newly unveiled 4K LCD monitor from NEC, the PA322UHD-BK-2. Providing 99.2% coverage of the Adobe RGB color space, this new 32-inch IGZO IPS LED-backlight monitor supports a native resolution of 3840 x 2160 pixels and provides 16:9 aspect ratio, 1000:1 contrast ratio, 350 cd/m2 brightness, 10ms response time and 176/176 degree viewing angles.

Coming with an adjustable stand that supports both landscape and portrait modes, the PA322UHD-BK-2 is built with two internal 2W speakers and has a number of connectivity ports including 2x DisplayPort 1.2 (w/ 10-bit support), 1x HDMI 2.0 (w/ HDCP 2.2), 4x 10-bit HDMI 1.4, 2x DVI-D and USB hub.

The NEC PA322UHD-BK-2 will begin shipping this month for $2,999. [Product Page]