If you were excited over the curved DLP display from Alienware last week, you may be happily surprised to see that NEC is releasing one of their own. The CRVD-42DWX might seem to be rushing out on the coattails of Alienware but they are both apparently made by the same ODM, Ostendo.
The SP-NA640 is an interesting concept. Basically it scans whatever you feed in, turns it in to an image and emails it to a cell phone or computer. It may be quicker than scanning an image on a flatbed scanner, and emailing it yourself. I’m sure there are a hundred other things you could do with the desk space that it would take up.
Have you ever walked in somewhere and seen one of those really ugly screens that’s put over a monitor to make sure no one else can see what’s on there? I don’t think I could ever use one for a long period of time, I’ve used them briefly when troubleshooting PCs, and they’re not so easy on the eyes. Wouldn’t it be cool if you didn’t need one at all?
Computers are great, I admit that I have a lot of them. While I enjoy having my laptop, it’s nice to have a small computer that you can hide in parts of the house other than your office. While you’ll still have to find a way to hide your monitor, here’s a great little PC that is quite tiny.
NEC added a new member to its Multisync 70 series displays. The LCD2470WVX is a 24-inch display for enterprise and high end users. It features dual analog and digital input technology.
Man, I remember not a couple of years ago when I thought I was the coolest guy on the block because my monitors connected via DVI. Now we’re seeing monitors that connect with USB for ease of use, or in the case of these new monitors from NEC, via HDMI for the best picture.
Hitachi and NEC partnered up to make the first Water cooling system for Hard Disk Drive that is as quite as a sleeping baby at 25dB. Although the technology is targeted towards audiovisual system, NEC does plan to ship the water-cooled hard drive with its consumer desktop system.
NEC and Hitachi water-cool your HDD [via akihabaranews]
Talk about creative laptop design, this is one of the coolest design ideas that I’ve seen for awhile. NEC develops 3D paint for its LaVie notebook giving the top chassis 3D optical effect.
I don’t know about you, but holding a slab of red-hot metal to my ear is not my idea of fun (unless I’m taking part in a Spanish Inquisition reconstruction, in which case it’s no-holds-barred, baby); as cellphones advance in processing power, however, the amount of heat pumped out as a byproduct is growing along with it. I’m no scientist, but I foresee a time when each handset comes with an asbestos helmet for you to use with it; that is, unless NEC’s bioplastics researchers have their way.
Both displays feature full HD of 1,920 x 1,080 resolution, HDMI, DVI, “high efficiency” backlights, VESA mount capability, screen savers, automatic video input detection, 450 cd/m2 brightness, 18-milisecond response time, and a 178-degree viewing angle.
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