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Voluntary recall
of 970 000 NEC
computers
NEC Corporation of Japan is recalling – on a
voluntary basis – 970 000 of its Lavie and VersaPro
computers made between 2003 and 2006 because
they could start emitting smoke and giving off an
unpleasant odour similar to that of melting plastic.
The company has received over 260 complaints about a smell
of melting plastic or smoke that comes from the computers and
the company says that while the complaints are real there is no
danger that the computers will suddenly burst into flames as
the models are made from flame-resistant materials.
It is offering to repair the computers free of charge. The
problem is caused by wiring that has been installed too close
to the main mother board and while it may affect the display it
is unlikely to affect the computer itself. However, the company
says that people who own the NEC models affected by the
problem can have them sorted out for nothing.
The models include the Lavie L and F models, made between
2003 and 2004 and the VersaPro models made between 2003
and 2006.
Curved TV
displays
provide
exceptional
clarity
A
convex-curved display technology that will boost
colour performance and image quality on LCD
television screens or computer displays has been
developed by Taiwanese company AU Optronics.
It is the world’s second largest manufacturer of thin-film
transistor liquid crystal display panels.
The specially designed curved backlit unit maintains a
uniformity of brightness and contrast on the convex surface
and this contributes to much greater colour and clarity of
the images. The curbed radius is 100 millimetres ith the TFT-
LCD process on the glass substrate.
The technology is likely to be applied to new applications
including watches and dashboards in motor vehicles.
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