Bright laser projector aimed at retiring lamp models in mobile cinemas

Sharp/NEC Display Solutions in Europe has launched a 14,000-lumen laser projector that’s pitched as an ideal replacement for current models using Xenon lamps in small booth theaters or boothless mobile cinema setups.Continue ReadingCategory: Technology… Continue reading Bright laser projector aimed at retiring lamp models in mobile cinemas

The Regulatory Side of Rolling Your Own Moderate Solar Farm

[Russell Graves] lives in Idaho and recently connected his solar installation to the grid, which meant adhering to regulatory requirements for both the National Electric Code (NEC) as well as …read more Continue reading The Regulatory Side of Rolling Your Own Moderate Solar Farm

Lavie Mini serves as portable PC or mobile gaming console

This year’s all-digital CES doesn’t officially kick off until next week, but Lenovo has partnered with NEC Personal Computers to break early with a small-factor portable PC concept called the Lavie Mini that has an interesting gaming twist.Continue Rea… Continue reading Lavie Mini serves as portable PC or mobile gaming console

This Week in Security: Bluetooth Hacking, NEC Phones, and Malicious Tor Nodes

One of the fun things about vulnerability research is that there are so many places for bugs to hide. Modern devices have multiple processors, bits of radio hardware, and millions of lines of code. When [Veronica Kovah] of Dark Mentor LLC decided to start vulnerability research on the Bluetooth Low …read more

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NEC mass produces plant-based bioplastic that breaks down in four years

With awareness of the damaging effects of plastic pollution growing all the time, the search is very much on for greener alternatives. Japan’s NEC Corp has today made commercially available a material it hopes can be a part of the solution, introducing… Continue reading NEC mass produces plant-based bioplastic that breaks down in four years

D-Wave partners with NEC to build hybrid HPC and quantum apps

D-Wave Systems announced a partnership with Japanese industrial giant NEC today to build what they call “hybrid apps and services” that work on a combination of NEC high-performance computers and D-Wave’s quantum systems. The two companies also announced that NEC will be investing $10 million in D-Wave, which has raised $204 million prior to this, […] Continue reading D-Wave partners with NEC to build hybrid HPC and quantum apps

Report: Use of AI surveillance is growing around the world

It’s not just China: at least 75 out of 176 countries globally are actively using AI technologies for surveillance purposes, research shows. Continue reading Report: Use of AI surveillance is growing around the world