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[WTF Japan] NEC Unveils A Water-Cooled Smartphone - With Jewelery - Especially For Women

Kyle Wiggers — Wed, 15 May 2013 20:49:00 +0000

It's probably not the water-cooled superphone you've been looking for, but Japanese smartphone maker NEC announced the succinctly named Medias X 06E for the NTT DoCoMo network today, the world's first smartphone with a CPU cooled by H2O. Unfortunately, the specs are decidedly middling, and NEC intends to market the device as a "lady's" phone in essentially the same vein as HTC with the Rhyme.

The Medias X 06E packs a quad-core Qualcomm processor clocked at 1.7 Ghz, a 4.7-inch 720p OLED display, and a 13.1 megapixel camera. It comes in two colors, white and pink, and includes an attached light-up faux-jewel pendant.

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NEC Terrain Tipped For AT&T: A QWERTY-Packing Candy Bar Coated With Confusion

Jeremiah Rice — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 23:15:34 +0000

If you've never heard of Japanese manufacturer NEC, don't worry, you're in good company. While the corporation has indeed been producing Android devices for years, some of which are quite unique and impressive, they haven't seen fit to expand most of their mobile hardware beyond Japan. (Note the complete lack of cellular devices on NEC's American page.) That's why it's so puzzling to see noted tipster @evleaks' latest break: the NEC Terrain for AT&T. The phone would be NEC's very first Android phone to hit America's shores.

Even more interesting is the fact that it appears to be a budget-focused candy bar phone with a full QWERTY keyboard.

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NEC's Book-Style Dual-Screen MEDIAS W Heads For Japan In April

Jeremiah Rice — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 06:59:14 +0000

There have been a few cautious entries into the world of dual-screen Android devices from the likes of Kyocera, Sony, and Samsung, but Japanese manufacturer NEC is hoping to leave these efforts in the dust with their new smartphone. The MEDIAS W has a form factor that's distinctly different from any yet seen in the Android world: two 4.3-inch screens in equal resolution, side-by-side. It's a bit like a smaller, inverted version of the Sony Tablet P turned 90 degrees, or the old Microsoft Courier concept shrunken down.

The MEDIAS W was revealed in prototype form at Mobile World Congress 2012, almost a year ago.

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NEC Outs A Dual-Screen Phone, Two Other Ice Cream Sandwich Powered Beauties On The Way To MWC

Liam Spradlin — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 05:06:07 +0000

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.

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 "best cloud device," hinting at easier cloud connectivity. According to The Verge, the handset also has a super powered battery to keep both displays running.

Next is the "Large Screen in One-hand" phone which, as the label suggests, appears to have a luxuriously large screen.

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NEC MGX: A Thin Android Netbook Tablet Thing That Runs An Ancient Version Of Android, Costs Way Too Much

David Ruddock — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 15:58:00 +0000

I will never quite get 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:

Yes, that is Android 1.6 you see running on this "cutting-edge" piece of technology. Seriously, they couldn't even get Gingerbread? And yes, the screen is 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...?)!

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Photos Of NEC MEDIAS - World's Thinnest Android Smartphone - Leaked

Abhiroop Basu — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 13:43:08 +0000

If rumors 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 launched the razor-thin Xperia arc and Samsung crowned its Galaxy S II phone as the "world's thinnest smartphone," but at 8.7mm and 8.49mm at their thinnest points, respectively, these phones look positively obese in comparison.

According to Akihabara News, 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 Ameba.

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NEC To Unveil Dual-Screen Version Of LifeTouch Android Tablet At CES 2011

Aaron Gingrich — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 12:37:57 +0000

Last month at GSM 2010, NEC showed off a 7" 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:

600 Mhz CPU (NEC says this will be updated to 1 Ghz at some point)
384 MB RAM
1 GB ROM
Resistive touchscreen
WiFi & Bluetooth
Android 2.1, with updates coming down the road
Custom UI

Based on the video below, it it looks like it runs like a dog. On top of that, the thing is....

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