The Japanese company NEC has presented one of the worlds smallest WiMAX routers with WiFi that have been produced until this day, at least according to “them”.

Also known as Aterm WM3300R, this router can go to speeds such as 40Mbps on downstream, and 10Mbps for upstream. While the main purpose of this small sized device is to use WiFi, you can use it on your computer thanks to a USB adapter.As for the lithium-ion battery, it can last 2.5 hours, but it can easily be recharged.

The NEC Aterm WM3300R will cost approximately $270 and will become available in April 2010.

On top of the LaVie L that we mentioned today, NEC has presented yet another unit that goes into the notebook category, it is the LaVie M.

The technical specifications of the LaVie M aren’t too powerful, but there is one detail that is above the average - the battery life that can last up to 8 hours and a half - thanks to its “enhanced battery system”. In the inside of the LaVie M you can find an Intel Celeron SU2300 processor running at 1.2 GHz, a hard-drive of 320GB, and 4GB of RAM.

The 13-inch LaVie M will become available in 3 different colors, including red, white, and black.

The popular Japanese company NEC has presented the new series of the LaVie netbooks, which is known as LaVie L.

There are different laptops in the series, in terms of speed and other features, but the high-end unit is the LL770/VG which boasts an Intel Core 2 Duo P8700 processor, more 4GB of memory RAM, and 500GB on the hard-drive. Other features include a Blu-RAy DVD combo, and on the connectivity options it ofers WiFi, ABGN, eSATA, FireWire, HDMI Out, Bluetooth, and even an Wireless Digital TV Tuner. The goodies are the size of the display screen, which is 16-inches, and the inclusion of a touchpad with handwriting recognition.

No news about the price or release date, at least for now.

We weren’t expecting this to happen but that doesn’t mean we’re not anxious to see what handsets these three companies are going to bring us. NEC, Casio and Hitachi are going to work together next year to deliver new mobile devices. The deal will be inked in April 2010 and the new trio will become the second-largest venture in Japan after Sharp. We’d like to tell you we have an idea of what phones to expect from NEC Casio and Hitachi but unfortunately we really don’t. We can only hope to be pleasantly surprised sometime later next year by the first NEC Casio and Hitachi mobile phones.

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It’s not every day that we hear about new Linux phones so we definitely should check them out. Panasonic and NEC seem not to care about Android, Windows Mobile or Symbian OS that much. They seem to prefer LiMo instead. In fact they love it so much that they have announced a daring project which involves creating nine new Linux phones. KDDI and Immersion Corp will work on those phones but LiMo is also hoping for other important manufacturers to be impressed by the initiative. What about you? Would you buy a cheaper touchscreen smartphone running on Linux? Can’t wait to see when these new phones will be officially unveiled.

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LaVie Light Lui Mobile

NEC have announced a new netbook, the LaVie Light Lui Mobile. It is an Atom N280 device with the regular 10.1-inch 1024 x 600 display. There is not much to distinguish this from the range of other Atom netbooks. Storage is 160GB while RAM is 1GB, and there is both Bluetooth 2.1+EDR and WiFi b/g. A 1.3-megapixel webcam and microphone are integrated, and battery life is approximated at up to 8.5hrs.

There’s good news for everyone charging their phones in Europe. It looks like there’s a phone charging standard coming to all those European handset owners. The European Commission has received today confirmation for that micro-USB charging socket from the most important names in the mobile business. Nokia, Sony, Ericsson, Motorola, Apple, LG, NEC, Qualcomm, RIM, Samsung and Texas Instruments are all going to play ball and we should expect them to launch devices ready to be charged via a micro-USB charger sometime next year. On the long run the micro-UBS standard could be adopted by other markets too since CTIA, OMTP and the GSM Association also support it. Can’t wait for the day when I won’t hate myself for forgetting a certain phone charger! What are your thoughts on this?

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Next Monday, on April 20, history is about to be written as Panasonic and NEC will unveil nine new devices which will run on Linux. And that’s not just any kind of Linux there but we’re talking about the LiMo operating system. We were actually wondering when the first LiMo products will appear and it looks like this is it folks. After Panasonic and NEC we will also expect other makers part of the LiMo Foundation to build and launch their own devices. 2009 will be a great year in the mobile business. And it’s going to be really tough choosing the right phone with so much fierce competition between the big names in the industry. We’ll be bringing you a lot more information this Monday so stick around!

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Here is good news for phone owners who want better images. NEC has reportedly shipped samples of their CE 131 image processing LSI chips which can be used in camera phones. The said chip allows up to 8MP or 1.6 times better resolution than the standard phone cameras today.

The LSI sits between the CMOS sensor and application processor in a mobile phone. It displays signals from the sensor on the device’s screen and makes the signals printable.

The CE131 has an interface for a 512Mbit external memory, allowing for the processing of much larger image data than the existing model.

Each LSI sample chip is said to be worth $33. Actual production will commence in October.

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The Japanese electronic manufacturer NEC has announced a new notebook that is suppose to become available in 2009, it is named VersaPro UltraLight type VC, and will cost close to $2,000.

The latest NEC notebook has a 12.1-inch LCD screen with a WXGA resolution of 1,280×800 pixels, and in the inside you can find 1GB of memory RAM, a hard-drive of 80GB, and an Intel GS45 Express chipset. As for the processor, you can either pick a Celeron 723 at 1.2GHz, or an Intel Core 2 Duo SU9300 at 1.2GHz. Obviously, the latter processor is better.

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The USB 3.0 might be closer than it appears. The USB Promoter Group finalized the “SuperSpeed” USB 3.0 specification today and we are to expect more details to emerge soon.

Flash drives and hard drives are expected to be the first devices to take advantage of the new technology but we’re at least 8 months away from an USB 3.0 product release. The second half of 2009 or even later will bring us the new USB 3.0 ready drives.

How fast is USB 3.0 you ask? Well imagine a 25GB HD movie. With USB 1.0 you would copy it in 9.3 hours. With current USB 2.0 you would do it in 13.9 minutes while with USB 3.0 the job is reduced to 70 seconds. We’re looking forward to a hands-on experience, whenever that will happen! Let’s see what Intel, Microsoft, NEC and Texas Instruments are going to do with the whole USB 3.0 thing!

NEC has just announced another thin stylish clamshell in its 906i series called the N906iu Pink Diamond. Taking after the many instances of fashion-house-branded cell phones, the N906iu Pink Diamond wears the Samantha Thavasa brand, a company popular in Japan for its handbags and other fashion accessories. To live up it to its name, this glam gadget is available only in pink and has a 3.2-megapixel autofocus camera inside a heart; even the infrared port is swathed with pink. This 3G-ready cell phone also has a 3-inch VGA screen of 262k colors, Japan’s obligatory 1seg TV receiver, Yamaha AudioEngine sound, and a microSD slot. It provides up to 190 mins of talktime and 290 hours of standby time and can record videos at 15fps at 640×480 resolution.

The N906iu Pink Diamond will find its place among the other 906i series cell phones on NTT DoCoMo this June 13th at an undisclosed price.

A lot of people have been hearing of NTT DoCoMo’s 906i series. Well, here are some pics of the devices released straight from NEC’s website. These are the NEC clamshell phones that is part of NTT Docomo’s 906i series. All of them take on the clamshell scheme factor and they look pretty sweet, large screen and all.

Here are some details on the NEC handsets:

N906i
* 3 inch WVGA display
* 5.2 mega pixel CMOS camera
* 14 mm thick

N906iL
* 7.2Mbps HSDPA
* Wi-Fi

N906iμ
* 3.2 mega pixel camera

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Sierra Wireless announced that they’ve chosen the new NEC LaVie G type J laptop for integration of the Sierra Wireless MC8780 embedded module, specifically for the NTT DoCoMo network in Japan. This means that NEC LaVie G type J laptop can now be used to access NTT DoCoMo’s HSDPA flat rate service. What the Sierra Wireless MC8780 embedded module brings is both quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and tri-band UMTS/HSPA network access which means you can trot the globe and have global roaming capability. The MC8780 is specifically meant for Europe and Asia, while its counterpart for North America would be MC8781.

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Still another in the line of NEC’s new and first ever LiMo-compliant mobile phones along with NEC N905i and NEC N705iµ is NEC N095iµ, for the DoCoMo network. It boasts a super-thing (12.9 mm depth and 106 grams in weight) sophisticated design. The NEC N095iµ keitai has a flat-sheet keypad, 2-megapixel camera, HSDPA support, WORLD WING global roaming capability, and an illuminated lights play when shut on its clamshell form, whenever there are incoming calls and messages. The model will be available in four colors: opal white, graphite black, venus gold, and bourgogne red.

Check out NEC N095iµ keitai’s product page. (Japanese)

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Along with the NEC N705iµ, another of the first in the line of LiMo compliant mobile phones is NEC N905i for the Japanese market under the network, NTT DoCoMo. The NEC N905i high-end keitai (Japanese cell phone) boasts 5.2 megapixel camera with face-detection auto-focus function. High-speed mobile web browsing is also made available with its HSDPA support and watching TV is possible with the 1-Seg TV tuner. It displays a simple menu which could be expanded for further usage. A circular control button is featured and for optimal 1-Seg TV viewing, the screen could be folded horizontally. The NEC N905i will be available in red, white, pink, and black.

Read more about the NEC N905i features (Japanese)

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The NEC N705iµ handset was made known sometime ago as one of the first handsets to the carry the LiMo platform. NEC has unveiled said handset in the MWC ‘08 last week. The NEC N705iµ cell phone is one of the thinnest in the world at only 9.8mm in depth. It has a 3-inch QVGA LCD display, 3G capability with HSDPA support, and 2-megapixel camera.

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The NEC N705i

NEC has launched the new FOMA N705i, a mobile phone included in DoCoMo’s list of new handsets. The FOMA N705i will be commercially available starting February 1, 2008. The phone’s design is called the “amadana.” It features a 3-inch QVGA LCD, a 1.6-inch sub-LCD for the time and various animations, geo-tagged photos, a standby time of 580 hours, and 3G connection. The phone measures 104×49x14.5 mm and weighs 105 grams.

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A few days ago, NEC has released a Hello Kitty laptop named LaVie G. It’s decorated with Swarovski crystals and kills us all with Hello Kitty’s cuteness. A friend I’ve sent the pic to said, “at least the base color isn’t pink.” Hah. I think NEC was just waiting for the right moment to reveal the pic of the pink-colored LaVie G. I bet Japanese Hello Kitty fangirls and gadget geeks have gushed “kawaii” (translation: cute) when they saw the pic. The laptop sells at USD$1840 and in my opinion, you’d have to be not just a casual Hello Kitty fanatic to shell out that much cash for a laptop with Hello Kitty’s face on it.

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