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Lenovo and NEC Create Joint Venture to Manufacture More PCs for the Japanese Market

Lenovo and NEC has announced that they are forming a joint venture, NEC Lenovo Japan Group, to specifically make PCs for the Japanese market.

NEC is the top PC manufacturer in Japan and Lenovo is the fourth largest PC maker in the world. he companies believe that Lenovo’s manufacturing, procurement, and supply chain resources combined with NEC’s marketing, sales, and distribution capabilities will give them a competitive edge in the Japanese PC market…where they will debut as the biggest player.

“The agreement with NEC is a perfect fit for our strategy. It reinforces our commitment to our core PC business while, at the same time, providing important new opportunities for growth in Japan,” said Lenovo CEO Yang Yuanqing, in a statement. “We are combining our global strength and momentum with NEC’s market leadership. It is the perfect partnership for us and for our customers.”

Lenovo will hold a 51 percent controlling stake in the joint venture, with NEC holding the remaining 49 percent—NEC also picks up a tidy $175 million from Lenovo in the form of Lenovo shares as part of the deal. The companies expect the deal to close by June 30, 2011, and that the combined company will be able to bring innovative products to the Japanese market quickly and at competitive prices. Both the NEC and Lenovo brand names will continue to be used.

NEC Flat Screen Perfects Dual Monitors

NEC is a company that’s been around for a while, and chances are if you’ve worked in anything related to tech from design to IT, then perhaps you’ve come across an NEC product. Known for innovation, they’ve really outdone themselves with the creation of the NEC CRV43.

Rather than struggle with a dual monitor setup, NEC went ahead and just combined the screens into a massive 43in. curved display that not only gives you the same dual monitor feel, only with out the need for two screens, but it also fully immerses you with the curved design making it easy to follow your work on the screen. Now while I love the concept, and the idea of reducing two monitors into one is ideal, it’s the price tag that worries me.

I can probably pick up two monitors for under $500. Both of them would be LCD screens, at least 20in+, so the price tag of approximately $5,000 seems just a little steep. Now not sure about you all, but I don’t come around 5k all that easily, so again, what is it that really makes this monitor stand out? Aside from being curved, HD, and having a seamless display? You be the judge.