NEC has dropped yet another eco-friendly LCD monitor, this one aimed at business users. It’s called the MultiSync LCD175M, a 17-inch LCD monitor with an energy efficient display, reducing power consumption by nearly 42% compared to regular panels.

Some specs include a native resolution of 1280 x 1024 pixels, 5ms response time, 250 cd/m2 brightness and it features an EPEAT Gold rating, a TCO 5.0 certification and Energy Star 5.0 compliance. The NEC MultiSync LCD175M retails for just $179.

A device that automatically translates other languages instantly still seems like science fiction, even today. But we are getting very close. Check out NEC’s Tele Scouter. It’s a retinal-display that translates what people say to you by displaying the translations as text on your glasses.

It looks pretty bulky still, but even at that size it is impressive. It requires a computer to be hooked up to the glasses to do the bulk of the work. And even then, the translations aren’t good enough yet to make wearing this thing practical. But soon it will be.

NEC has announced a world’s first. They are boasting that the Aterm WM3300R is the world’s smallest WiMAX router with wireless LAN support. The device measures just 94mm x 67mm x 22mm and weights 145grams. This WiMAX router comes with embedded Wireless LAN (BG), offering Multi SSID functions and basic Wireless LAN Security protocols like WEP and WPA(TKIP/AES).

The WM3300R connects to your computer via the USB port and will be available in early November 2009 in Japan for 25,000 Yen or $272.

We don’t have much info. Just a small image and a few specs at the moment, but it looks like NEC is working on a mobile business tablet PC that looks to be Android based. The touchscreen tablet has a 7- to 8-inch LCD display and NEC is apparently predicting that they’ll eventually ship over 1m of the UMPCs each year. So they seem pretty confident.

We don’t even have a name for the device yet, but it’s set to go on sale in Japan this fall. NEC is boasting that it’s a fast-booting device with heavy use of cloud-storage and cloud-computing “capable as a personal computer”.

Companies big and small are pushing hard to reduce energy consumption inside their offices. The reason is for the environment and to save money on utility bills. NEC unveiled three new LCDs today that are aimed at companies looking to go energy efficient.

The new screens include the 19-inch AS191, 19-inch widescreen AS191WM and 22-inch widescreen AS221WM. The LCDs all have similar features with 1000:1 contrast ratios, VGA and DVI inputs and response times of 5ms.

This has been a week packed full of new projectors. The good news is that many of the new projectors announced this week are lower priced making them affordable replacements for HDTVs in the living room. I think most guys would want the largest image they can get, and a projector delivers that.

NEC has unveiled a pair of new projectors called the NP110 and the NP215. These projectors have up to 2500 lumens of brightness and integrated speakers. The native resolution for the NP110 is 800 x 600 while the native resolution for the NP215 is 1024 x 768. The contrast ratio is 2000:1 and the lamps promise up to 5000 hours of life.

NEC has released its latest LCD monitor, the MultiSync EA231WMi which is aimed at business situations, education, government and other suit wearing types. This high-end monitor has several advanced features, starting with an IPS panel, which enables a great viewing angle and image stability.

It also features: 4-way ergonomic stand (110mm height adjust, pivot, tilt and swivel), Two-step ECO Mode for significant power consumption savings, Three-step ambient light sensor for automatic brightness adjustment, Carbon footprint meter, DisplayPort, VGA and DVI connectivity, EPEAT Gold compliance, Energy Star 5.0 and TCO 5.0, Integrated 4-port USB 2.0 hub, Space-saving, down-firing multimedia speakers with headphone jack, Dynamic Video Mode with five presets for real-time optimization of image quality and Built-in carrying handle.

NEC has a pair of spiffy new LCD displays available in the U.S. today to match a recent release of similar models in Japan. The LCD2490WUXi2 and the LCD2490W2 both feature 24-inch screens and IPS panels. These displays offer a much better image quality than TV or PVA screens and allows them to show 96.7% of the sRGB color space.

Professional graphics editors and photographers are going to love these models. Some other features include auto-brightness, 12-bit color lookup tables, ambient light sensors a 320cd/m2 brightness, a 1,000:1 contrast ratio, VGA and DVI inputs.

This curvaceous monitor was first spotted at CES 2009. It’s NEC curved monitor (CRV43), originally named the Ostendo CRVD-42DWX+. It consists of four DLP displays that offer a 10,000:1 contrast ratio, .02ms response time, 200 cd/m2 brightness, and 2880 x 900 resolution.

Crazy huh? The CRV43 will hit shelves next month if you’re interested. Just be sure to bring $7,999 with you. Look, if you want a curved monitor, it’s gonna cost you. Do you have any idea how hard it is for them to curve technology?

We love video games around here. Whether we’re playing the Xbox 360, the PS3 or even an old Atari 2600. We thought we would take a look at the history of gaming consoles from 1972 to the present. You grew up with the vintage consoles, you play the new ones, so take a walk down memory lane and revisit all your favorites from the massive list below.

In some environments it is imperative that the color you see on screen is the color you get when a finished design in printed. Graphic artists for instance can’t have a deep red coming out looking like pink when a brochure is printed. Photographers also need to be sure that the color they see on the screen is what the printed pictures look like.

NEC has announced a new display made especially for this type of environment. The P221W has an optional NEC SpectraView calibration kit that is available. The LCD covers 96% of the AdobeRGB color gamut and has internal programmable 10-bit lookup tables. I’m not sure what a lookup table is, but it sounds cool.

Hey. You. 14 year old girls. Pay attention. Your lord and master Hello Kitty has a new offering for you and she demands more of your parent’s money. It’s only available in Japan, so throw a big fit and get them to import it. Courrèges, a French fashion designer, has teamed up with NEC to create the NEC LaVie G Hello Kitty Courrèges, the latest cute girl notebook.

It sports a 1.90GHz AMD Athlon QL-60 processor, 2GB memory, 160GB hard drive and a 13.3-inch WXGA screen, so it’s a decent performer despite being ungodly pink. This notebook will be available October 25 for $1,100 and comes with Vista. And if you order by October 28th, you’ll get a free Hello Kitty mouse and mouse pad.

The sweet spot for LCDs for gaming and general computer use right now is the 19-inch segment. Larger 24-inch LCDs are becoming more affordable and desirable, especially among gamers and multimedia types looking for more screen real estate.

NEC has announced a pair of premium LCDs that fit nicely into both these segments. The 24-inch MultiSync EA241WM and the 19-inch EA191M share many of the same features including a 4-way adjustable stand, cabinet design, four integrated USB ports, down-firing speakers, Dynamic Video Mode, and DVI with HDCP.

NEC today debuted some new mobile projectors which provide what NEC says is easy setup and bright images. These new projectors are the NP41 and NP61, priced at around $1,000 and $1,400, respectively.

The  NP41 and NP61 offer up 2,300 and 3,000 lumens, respectively. Operation sound is said to be quiet at around 32dB in a select mode. Both are designed to fire up quickly, automatically detecting the source and projecting the image with auto input selection. Automatic vertical keystone correction is also included.

NEC kicked off a new enterprise focused LCD series today with the unveiling of the NEC MultiSync EA261WM. This first display of the MultiSync Enterprise Advanced (EA) Series prices at around $670.

The NEC MultiSync EA261WM is a 26-inch widescreen display with 1920 x 1200 (WUXGA) resolution and a 1000:1 contrast ratio. It is HDMI capable via an adapter and supports 720p and 1080p from DVI-D.