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> <channel><title>Android Police - Android News, Apps, Games, Phones, Tablets &#187; NEC</title> <atom:link href="http://www.androidpolice.com/topics/phones-devices/nec/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.androidpolice.com</link> <description>Looking after everything Android</description> <lastBuildDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 14:55:25 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2</generator> <xhtml:meta xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" name="robots" content="noindex" /> <item><title>NEC Outs A Dual-Screen Phone, Two Other Ice Cream Sandwich Powered Beauties On The Way To MWC</title><link>http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/02/23/nec-outs-a-dual-screen-phone-two-other-ice-cream-sandwich-powered-beauties-on-the-way-to-mwc/</link> <comments>http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/02/23/nec-outs-a-dual-screen-phone-two-other-ice-cream-sandwich-powered-beauties-on-the-way-to-mwc/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 05:06:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Liam Spradlin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Android OS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NEC]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bezel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dual screen]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mwc 2012]]></category> <category><![CDATA[new]]></category> <category><![CDATA[phone]]></category> <category><![CDATA[thin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[water-resistant]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.androidpolice.com/?p=81719</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p><a
href="http://www.androidpolice.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/2-23-2012-11-47-47-PM.png"><img
style="display: inline" title="2-23-2012 11-47-47 PM" alt="2-23-2012 11-47-47 PM" src="http://www.androidpolice.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/2-23-2012-11-47-47-PM_thumb.png" width="150" height="112" /></a></p><p>Adding to the heap of pre-MWC goodies we've seen lately, NEC decided to show off three of their new Android-powered phones today in Japan, and if nothing else, the devices look interesting.</p><p
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align="left">The first thing that jumps out is the strange gizmo on the far left – it appears to have 2 displays back to back (when folded), and is labeled as the &#34;best cloud device,&#34; hinting at easier cloud connectivity. According to The Verge, the handset also has a super powered battery to keep both displays running.</p><p
align="left">Next is the &#34;Large Screen in One-hand&#34; phone which, as the label suggests, appears to have a luxuriously large screen.<div
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href='http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/02/23/nec-outs-a-dual-screen-phone-two-other-ice-cream-sandwich-powered-beauties-on-the-way-to-mwc/'>NEC Outs A Dual-Screen Phone, Two Other Ice Cream Sandwich Powered Beauties On The Way To MWC</a> was written by the awesome team at <a
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/10/03/nec-mgx-a-thin-android-netbook-tablet-thing-that-runs-an-ancient-version-of-android-costs-way-too-much/</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p><a
href="http://www.androidpolice.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/nec-mgx-2.jpg"><img
style="display: inline" title="nec-mgx-2" alt="nec-mgx-2" src="http://www.androidpolice.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/nec-mgx-2_thumb.jpg" width="150" height="112" /></a></p><p>I will never quite <em>get</em> the Japanese consumer electronics market, but hey, NEC has done pretty well for itself occupying just that niche. Their latest creation? A weird super-thin (9.9mm, to be precise) Android laptop:</p><p
align="center"><a
href="http://www.androidpolice.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/229.jpg"><img
style="display: inline" title="229" alt="229" src="http://www.androidpolice.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/229_thumb.jpg" width="668" height="501" /></a></p><p>Yes, that <em>is</em> Android 1.6 you see running on this &#34;cutting-edge&#34; piece of technology. Seriously, they couldn't even get Gingerbread? And yes, the screen <em>is</em> supposed to be that aspect ratio (it's 7 inches). But hey, at least it's a touch display (we think), and you can rotate the hinge on it all the way back, so then it's like a tablet (how's that work with a keyboard on the backside...?)!<div
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.androidpolice.com/?p=30369</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p><a
href="http://www.androidpolice.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/nec1.jpg"><img
alt="nec1" src="http://www.androidpolice.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/nec1_thumb.jpg" width="84" height="150" /></a></p><p>If <a
href="http://en.akihabaranews.com/85436/phones/nec-to-release-medias-n-04c-in-japan-a-new-7-7mm-4%E2%80%9D-android-smartphone">rumors</a> are to be believed, NEC's newest Android phone - the MEDIAS E-04C - will be the world's thinnest smartphone at 7.7mm when it launches this Thursday. It has only been a short time since Sony Ericsson <a
href="http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/01/06/sony-ericsson-announces-razor-thin-smartphone-the-xperia-arc/">launched</a> the razor-thin <strong>Xperia arc </strong>and Samsung <a
href="http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/02/13/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-goes-official-at-mwc-gingerbread-dual-core-1ghz-touchwiz-4-0-nfc-hspa21/">crowned</a> its Galaxy S II phone as the &#34;world's thinnest smartphone,&#34; but at 8.7mm and 8.49mm at their thinnest points, respectively, these phones look positively obese in comparison.</p><p
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align="left">According to <a
href="http://en.akihabaranews.com/85436/phones/nec-to-release-medias-n-04c-in-japan-a-new-7-7mm-4%E2%80%9D-android-smartphone">Akihabara News</a>, Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo will be announcing its new spring collection later this week, but apparently someone could not wait and leaked photos of NEC's newest offering to Japanese blog <a
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href='http://www.androidpolice.com'>Android Police</a>.</p>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/02/21/photos-of-nec-medias-worlds-thinnest-android-smartphone-leaked/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>NEC To Unveil Dual-Screen Version Of LifeTouch Android Tablet At CES 2011</title><link>http://www.androidpolice.com/2010/12/17/nec-to-unveil-dual-screen-version-of-lifetouch-android-tablet-at-ces-2011/</link> <comments>http://www.androidpolice.com/2010/12/17/nec-to-unveil-dual-screen-version-of-lifetouch-android-tablet-at-ces-2011/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 12:37:57 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Aaron Gingrich</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[NEC]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Android]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dual screen]]></category> <category><![CDATA[life touch]]></category> <category><![CDATA[lifetouch]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tablet]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.androidpolice.com/2010/12/17/nec-to-unveil-dual-screen-version-of-lifetouch-android-tablet-at-ces-2011/</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p><a
href="http://www.androidpolice.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/nec_lifetouch_dual-screen_mockup.jpg"><img
style="display: inline" title="nec_lifetouch_dual-screen_mockup" alt="nec_lifetouch_dual-screen_mockup" src="http://www.androidpolice.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/nec_lifetouch_dual-screen_mockup_thumb.jpg" width="150" height="127" /></a></p><p>Last month at GSM 2010, NEC showed off&#160; a 7&#34; touchscreen Android tablet. The company was marketing it towards businesses, and it's supposed to function mainly in the cloud - an interesting proposal. Unfortunately, it seems the execution is lackluster in just about every way. The specs are utter crap:</p><ul><li>600 Mhz CPU (NEC says this will be updated to 1 Ghz at some point)</li><li>384 MB RAM</li><li>1 GB ROM</li><li>Resistive touchscreen</li><li>WiFi &#38; Bluetooth</li><li>Android 2.1, with updates coming down the road</li><li>Custom UI</li></ul><p>Based on the video below, it it looks like it runs like a dog. On top of that, the thing is....<div
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