Flexible display technologies been under development for years, but the closest thing we’ve gotten to devices with displays that can actually bend are phones like Samsung’s “Edge” phones with curved glass edges and the LG G Flex line of phones which are not only curved, but which can also flex a bit without breaking. But […]
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NEC launches Hybrid Standard 2-in-1 tablet in Japan
NEC is updating its line of 2-in-1 Windows tablets with a new model called the NEC Hybrid Standard. It’s a tablet with an 11.6 inch display, an Intel Core M processor, and a detachable keyboard dock that lets you use the computer as a notebook. The tablet has a 1920 x 1080 pixel display, 4GB of RAM, […]
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Lenovo LaVie Z ultralight notebook now available
As expected, Lenovo has launched the LaVie Z line of thin-and-light notebooks in the US. You can order one from Lenovo.com. Unexpectedly the laptops are a little heavier and a little more expensive than originally promised. Still, the Lenovo LaVie Z is remarkably compact machine for a notebook with a 13.3 inch display. It measures […]
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Lenovo’s 1.7 pound LaVie Z laptop hits the FCC
The Lenovo LaVie Z HZ550 is a notebook with a 13.3 inch display, an Intel Broadwell processor, and a thin-and-light design: It measures about 0.67 inches thick and weighs just 1.7 pounds. Lenovo introduced the laptop at CES in January, promising it would be available in the US starting in May. It looks like everything’s […]
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NEC’s LaVie Hybrid Zero notebook weighs just 1.7 pounds
Lenovo plans to bring NEC’s LaVie Z line of thin-and-light laptops to the US this year, where you’ll be able to buy one of these super-lightweight 13.3 inch laptops with the Lenovo brand name on it. Lenovo showed off the laptops at the Consumer Electronics Show, and while they’re not the thinnest or smallest laptops I’ve […]
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Lenovo LaVie Z: 1.7 pound laptop with a 13 inch screen
Lenovo is launching a 13 inch Windows laptop that weighs just a tiny bit more than Apple’s first-generation iPad. The Lenovo LaVie Z is a notebook with an Intel Broadwell processor, solid state storage, Windows 8.1 software, and a case that weighs just 1.7 pounds. There’s also a 2-in-1 model that you can use either […]
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NEC launches LaVie U 2-in-1 tablet with Intel Core M, pen support (in Japan)
NEC has unveiled a new 2-in-1 tablet with an Intel Core M Broadwell low-power processor. The NEC LaVie U is a tablet with an 11.6 inch, 1920 x 1080 pixel display and an option for an active digitizer with support for a pressure-sensitive digital pen. The tablet comes with a keyboard dock that lets you […]
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NEC launches dual-screen MEDIAS W smartphone in Japan
NEC seems to have a thing for dual-screen devices. The company has been showing off dual-screen Android tablets for the last few years, and now the company is bringing its first Android smartphone with twin 4.3 inch displays to market in Japan. The NEC MEDIAS W has two screens which can unfold to sit next […]
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NEC introduces a 15.6 inch ultrabook that’s just 0.5 inches thick
NEC’s newest ultrabook features a big screen… and a small case. The NEC LaVie XÂ measures just 0.5 inches thick, but sports a spacious 15.6 inch, 1920 x 1080 pixel display. The ultrabook is expected to go on sale in Japan toward the end of December. Like most NEC laptops, I’d be surprised if the LaVie […]
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NEC Medias Tab UL 7 inch Android tablet weighs just 9 ounces
At first glance the NEC Medias Tab UL looks like your typical 7 inch Android tablet. It has a 1280 x 800 pixel display, a 1.5 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 dual core processor, and Android 4.0 operating system. But NEC’s tablet for the Japanese market is one of the lightest 7 inch tablets around. It […]