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NEC’s New TV Remote Uses No Batteries
12:51AM Jesus Diaz | It will be some time before it reaches couch potatoes’ hands, but NEC’s new TV remote prototype promises eternal power and no battery changes. Ever. How so? It doesn’t use any. How is this sorcery possible? More »
Gadgets
You Always Wanted Pictures Shot Straight Into Your Retinas, Right?
5:31AM Matt Buchanan | “Retina display technology” sounds frightening if you think about it for more than a second. Brother’s upcoming specs beam 800×600 images refreshed at 60hz directly onto your retina, so that they appear, transparently, about a metre in front of you. More »
Peripherals
This Little Thing Is The First USB 3.0 Certified Device
1:20AM Jesus Diaz | You need the controllers before getting the goodies, and that’s why this NEC xHCI host controller is the first USB 3.0-certified device. Good, because I need this USB 3.0 1080p camera, capable of capturing 60 raw, uncompressed frames per second: More »
Screens
2:20AM Jesus Diaz | This is what great parents do when they want to take good care of their son, and give him all he needs to grow into a cultured, social, healthy young man: A 98-inch TV mounted flush inside his bedroom’s ceiling. More »
Exemplary Mum Builds 98-Inch Screen Inside Kid’s Bedroom
2:20AM Jesus Diaz | This is what great parents do when they want to take good care of their son, and give him all he needs to grow into a cultured, social, healthy young man: A 98-inch TV mounted flush inside his bedroom’s ceiling. More »
Phones
Why Can’t We Get A Standard Phone Charger Like Europe?
4:39AM Jason Chen | Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Motorola, LG, NEC, Qualcomm, RIM, Samsung and Apple have all agreed to use the microUSB standard in their phones made for the European market. Why can’t we have that? More »
Screens
Stunning NEC CRV43 43-Inch Curved Monitor Is Stunningly Expensive
6:40AM Adam Frucci | Remember this 43-inch curved monitor from CES a couple years ago? Well, it’s finally about to be available in all of its 2880×900px glory. For $US8,000. Yowza! More »
Computers
NEC Kicks the Entire Netbook World Right in the Nuts…for $US1800
10:25PM Mark Wilson | While we’ve been justifiably excited about the Eee Seashell, NEC has announced a product that’s nearly half the thickness and but 2/3 of the weight. More »
Business
11:58AM Nick Broughall | I heard these rumours last week, and was flat-out told that it wasn’t happening, but Current is reporting that NEC will be announcing this afternoon that they are pulling out of the consumer retail market in Australia, as well as closing their Sydney office and cutting staff. However, they will be keeping their business systems division.
UPDATE: It’s official. Announcement is below the fold. More »
UPDATE: Another One Bites The Dust – NEC Pulling Out Of Australia
11:58AM Nick Broughall | I heard these rumours last week, and was flat-out told that it wasn’t happening, but Current is reporting that NEC will be announcing this afternoon that they are pulling out of the consumer retail market in Australia, as well as closing their Sydney office and cutting staff. However, they will be keeping their business systems division.
UPDATE: It’s official. Announcement is below the fold. More »
Robots
This Robot Wants Your Money, Jerks
12:40AM Mark Wilson | Here in America, we use paper to pay for things—maybe plastic if we’re lucky. But over in Japan, wireless RFID is gradually becoming the rage. And this NEC robot supports the trend of paying for something without feeling like you’re actually paying for something. More »
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