NEC unleashed three new laptops yesterday, all under its LaVie sub-brand: LaVie C, LaVie L Advanced Type, and LaVie L Standard Type. Since the former is the most advanced one in the trio, let’s just talk about that machine. One of its top configuration, LaVie LC950/KC, is powered by an Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 (2.2GHz), a 1GB of main memory, a 160GB Hybrid HDD with 256MB of Flash memory, and an AMD ATI Radeon Xpress 1250 graphics engine. The notebook is also equipped with Blu-Ray disc reader, HDMI output port, a 15.4-inch WXGA+ LCD display, and an integrated webcam that has the ability to automatically recognize and capture users camera. Upon opening the laptop, this “Face Pass” function will instantly log you onto the computer once you show your face in front of the webcam. Pretty cool, isn’t it?

No words on pricing and availability.

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