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Panasonic Softbank 102P Dual-Core Android Phone Lands in Japan in March

Panasonic and Softbank have just announced the upcoming availability of the “102P” smartphone, which is expected to arrive in Japan in March. The device will be available in three colors Blue Sky, Black, and Silver, for a price that will be unveiled closer to launch. Dubbed Panasonic Softbank 102P, the s...

13 February 2012
19:01 GMT

Panasonic Builds Full HD LCD Video Projector

Panasonic has just made an announcement in which it promotes the PT-LZ370U, a video projector that will come in handy during art history and film classes, plus engineering R&D, among other things. The PT-LZ370U can project images in Full HD resolution (1,920 x 1,080 pixels) and at a brightness of 3,000 lumens. Als...

7 February 2012
10:38 GMT

Panasonic Launches “Shoot It. Share It” Online Video Competition

Panasonic holds an edition of the “Shoot It. Share It” online video competition every year, and it looks like this year's session has just started. Some people may remember that Panasonic released the AG-AF100, what was basically the industry’s first professional micro 4/3-inch camcorder. It...

6 February 2012
11:31 GMT

Panasonic Says iPads Are Not Good for Hospitals

Panasonic is drawing attention to a study conducted by BizTechReports, an independent research and reporting agency, that claims to have found major operational issues for tablet computers like the iPad in healthcare. A white paper by Panasonic highlights the growing concerns of healthcare IT executives trying to me...

1 February 2012
13:41 GMT

Samsung, Sony, Fujifilm, Panasonic and Others Seek Bond with Olympus

After a debunked rumor about possibly acquiring Olympus' camera business, Samsung is reported to be seeking ties with the company for its other assets. In short, Samsung wants a partnership with Olympus, reportedly because of the latter's expertise in making medical equipment. It is not alone in that ei...

1 February 2012
09:51 GMT

Panasonic Outs Lumix DMC-TS4 and DMC-TS20 Ruggedized Cameras

Panasonic’s well known TS-series of ruggedized cameras has just received the addition of the Lumix DMC-TS4 and DMC-TS20 point-and-shoots, which can stand the same abuse as their predecessors, but feature improved specifications. The new Lumix DMC-TS4 will take the place of the TS3 in the Panasonic’s lin...

31 January 2012
15:11 GMT

Panasonic Entry-Level Lumix Point-and-Shoots Get Priced

Since Panasonic’s slew of entry-level point-and-shoots hasn’t received all that much attention during CES 201, the Japanese camera maker is now back with another announcement trying to get these into the spotlight. This time, the press release comes packed full of pricing and availability details, since ...

31 January 2012
13:01 GMT

Panasonic Debuts Lumix DMC-ZS20 and ZS15 Compact Super Zoom Cameras

Panasonic continues its tradition of releasing Super Zoom cameras no larger than a regular point-and-shoot, with the introduction of the Lumix DMC-ZS20 and ZS15 compact “Traveler Zooms” that were announced earlier today. Both of these cameras are built around a 1/2.3-inch High Sensitivity MOS sensor, which in the...

31 January 2012
09:50 GMT

Panasonic LetsNote NX and LetsNote SX Notebooks have 16:10 Screens

Panasonic has been quite active on the mobile device market lately, but the latest notebooks may stand out a bit more than the others. Panasonic Japan has reportedly introduced two mobile personal computers with a screen size of 12.1 inches. Obviously, these are not netbooks, since the form factor for those parti...

26 January 2012
12:31 GMT

Panasonic’s 10.1-Inch Series Notebook Pack Intel Sandy Bridge CPUs

Panasonic is getting ready to release a couple of refreshed J10 mini notebooks in the Japanese market which pretty much resemble their predecessors, but arrive with slightly improved hardware specs to make them even faster than before. The J10 series is an interesting appearance on the notebook market since these li...

26 January 2012
06:10 GMT

Panasonic Hacked, Visitors Redirected to Other Website

The official Chinese website of Panasonic, the world renowned manufacturer of electronics and high-tech gadgets, has suffered a data breach. The hackers altered the site’s main page and added a Refresh Meta tag that redirected users to another location where their message was posted, The Hacker News informs. ...

23 January 2012
06:49 GMT

CES 2012: Panasonic ToughPad Tablet Turned Out a Bit Slow

Among the many other things that Panasonic brought to CES, the company has demonstrated a ToughPad A1 tablet. We actually talked about the A1 (and B1) back in November, 2011. As expected, the rugged slate was present at the 2012 edition of the Consumer Electronics Show. Apparently, the people who got to play wi...

13 January 2012
06:04 GMT

CES 2012: Panasonic and MySpace Announce Joint Web TV Service

At this year's Consumer Electronics Show held in Las Vegas, Panasonic and MySpace announced a joint venture in launching a web TV social service under the name of MySpace TV. The service will be launched in the first half of 2012, and will be available on Panasonic's VIERA Connect platform. The VIERA Conn...

10 January 2012
12:42 GMT

Panasonic Feels The Chill of Refrigerator Fines

If you all remember when we said that Panasonic had been slapped on the wrist with a €7,668,000 fine by the European Commissions, this is the moment when it is enforced. The sum is about equal to $10.25 million and is what the company got for violating EU competition laws in its sales of refrigeration compress...

22 December 2011
11:03 GMT

Leica Rebrands Panasonic’s Lumix Fz150, Calls It the V-LUX 3

Panasonic’s venerable Lumix Fz150 will soon get a new lease of life courtesy of Leica which has just announced a rebranded version of this digital camera that will be known as the V-LUX 3, once it arrives in January of 2012.For those of you that are already familiar with the Lumix Fz150, the new V-LUX won&rsquo...

9 December 2011
05:05 GMT

Panasonic Announces Ultra-Slim Android Phone, Plans to Enter European Market in 2012

It looks like all those cries coming from Android fans, who could only read on the powerful Android phones launched in Japan with no hope to be available outside the country, have been heard by at least one handset manufacturer. Japanese company Panasonic has just revealed plans to expand its smartphone business...

9 December 2011
04:45 GMT

Panasonic Fined €7,668,000 by the European Commission

Panasonic has been making the news for a lot of things, and now it has antitrust lawsuit fine as an extra reason, though the cause for it might not be easy to guess. Panasonic hasn't been good, so instead of present from Santa Claus, it got greeted by a different sort of gift this winter. The company has been ...

8 December 2011
20:21 GMT

Panasonic's Fuel Cells Guide Japan's Steps Towards Energy Independence

Japan is struggling to improve its energy infrastructure, hoping to boost the field of renewables by exploiting the benefits of solar, methanol and fuel cell innovations. Eight months after the Fukushima disaster, authorities try to replace the nuclear power with alternatives displaying a higher safety level. Panas...

23 November 2011
07:07 GMT

The Eco-Friendly House of the Future Comes from Japan

Panasonic’s Eco Navi house is an innovative Japanese concept that may answer the needs of those looking to purchase an eco-friendly home, with a zero impact upon the environment. The Eco Navi nest can transform household polluters into a bad dream, a depressing memory from the past. The showcased Japanese p...

16 November 2011
04:48 GMT

Samsung, Sony and Panasonic Start Full HD 3D Glasses Initiative

With 3D apparently gaining traction, Panasonic Corporation, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd and Sony Corporation, along with X6D Limited (XPAND 3D), decided to pool their resources.Their goal is to standardize 3D active shutter glasses for consumers instead of allowing the current situation to perpetuate.For those unawa...

13 November 2011
05:31 GMT

Panasonic's Lumix GX1 Micro Four Thirds Camera Is Now Official

Pictured for the first time in a series of leaked photos that made their appearance at the end of last month, the Panasonic Lumix GX1 has now been made official by the Japanese company with availability expected in mid-December.The GX1 comes as the true successor of the Panasonic's popular Lumix GF1, which was o...

7 November 2011
03:32 GMT

Panasonic Lumix 3D1 Dual-Lens Camera Wants You to See in 3D

If anyone wants to shoot photos in 3D, they can definitely do it with the new photo and video camera that Panasonic unveiled as part of the Lumix series. The Lumix 3D1, as the newcomer is called, wouldn't give the impression that it is all that hardcore at first glance, until the presence of two lenses instead...

7 November 2011
03:20 GMT

Panasonic Robot Swims, Takes a Bike and Runs for 230 KM

Eager to show just what its robots and AA rechargeable batteries can do, Panasonic sent its Evolta toy-sized robot on a big run, which was really more of a combination between a swimming contest, a biking dash and a marathon. On October 23, the company sent three Evoltas on a trip through water and dust, intending ...

1 November 2011
06:39 GMT

Panasonic Lumix GX1 Micro Four Thirds Pictured in Leaked Photos

After it released a new series of Micro Four Thirds lenses, Panasonic is now working on pairing them with a new high-end mirrorless camera, the Lumix GX1, which was just pictured in a series of leaked photos.The snapper made its appearance where else than on a Chinese website and it looks like it could become a true ...

31 October 2011
04:59 GMT

Panasonic GH2 Hacked to Record 176Mbit Full HD Video

Panasonic's GH2 has proven to be quite an impressive bit of kit even in its standard form, but a recent firmware hack makes this mirorless interchangeable camera even more attractive for video amateurs.Cutting a long story short, the new hacked FW that was made its appearance on the Web has the possibility of ma...

14 October 2011
17:01 GMT

Panasonic Launches Two BizPad Rugged Tablets

Panasonic is not about to fall behind in the tablet race, although its newest pair of such things is most assuredly not of the 'common' media slate variety, despite them sticking to the same 'standard' sizes. Panasonic issued a press release through which it reveals the existence of the 7-inch...

13 October 2011
03:26 GMT

Panasonic Builds Hair-Washing Robot, RoboticBed and Communication Robot

IT companies have been making advancements in robotics, but even with breakthroughs few and far between, there is still, like now, the occasional invention that can make people smile. Panasonic decided to experiment a bit, leading to the creation of the "HOSPI-Rimo" communications intermediary for bed-ridden peopl...

29 September 2011
08:05 GMT

Panasonic Using SAP to Reduce Recycling and Operational Costs

With the more and more countries employing legislation for e-waste recycling, IT companies have to find ways to comply, including with Europe’s WEEE directive. Failure to meet the requirements could led to costly fees, competitive disadvantage or brand damage.Panasonic is one of the manufacturers aware of the n...

27 September 2011
05:50 GMT

Consumers Think 3D TV Is Better than Regular TV

3D, though it flourished, faced with much controversy over the past year, more than it did when it was a minor niche, but it has finally won over consumers, according to the latest research on the subject.If one were to ask anyone on the street what they thought of 3D TVs, chances are they would get a very favorabl...

23 September 2011
10:55 GMT

Panasonic Toughbook Gets Its Own Microsite

Media slates may be running about, but tablet devices preceded them by years, especially on the professional and enterprise fronts, where Panasonic's Toughbook might just grow into a real power, given recent developments. Users may or may not know of a certain device bearing the name of Panasonic Toughbook. ...

15 September 2011
10:26 GMT

Panasonic Presents Concept Camera With 3D Recording

IFA will officially start on September 2, but attendants are already gathered in Berlin, some of them having already given previews of what they will have on display, including Panasonic.Panasonic is one of those companies that has a stake in many of the IT industry's layers, so its IFA 2011 exhibition is bound...

31 August 2011
10:19 GMT

Lumix FX90 Panasonic Camera Has WiFi

Panasonic did not limit itself to just one product announcement, having also delivered a compact camera that can wirelessly link to smartphones or computers and easily transfer photos and video.The market for video cameras never does go long without new arrivals, what with consumers' liking for fresh products b...

26 August 2011
08:35 GMT

Panasonic Super-Zoom LUMIX FZ150 Digital Camera Official

There are many things that Panasonic deals in, one of them being video cameras, products like a certain addition to the LUMIX FZ series that the company released in its newest press announcement.Panasonic is one of the IT players which has made it a point to cover multiple layers of the IT industry.Among other thing...

26 August 2011
08:14 GMT

Panasonic Plays the Ruggedness Card with New Toughbook

Eager to offer something for users concerned with the safety of their hardware, Panasonic has expanded a certain series that is known for both its ruggedness and portability.Toughbook is one word that, in the case of Panasonic's product collection, has come to signify both physical endurance and a performance l...

10 August 2011
09:53 GMT

Panasonic, Samsung, Sony and XPAND 3D to Develop New 3D Active Glasses

Some of the biggest names in the consumer 3D business, Panasonic, Sony, Samsung and XPAND 3D have recently announced they have joined forces in order to develop a new standard for consumer 3D active glasses, which will be known as the “Full HD 3D Glasses Initiative.”With this new agreement, the companies ...

8 August 2011
09:55 GMT

Panasonic Bundles D-IMager 3D Camera with Beckon SDK

There are quite a few product types that Panasonic is known for, one of them being cameras, and it looks like a particular type of camera will henceforth be complemented by a certain development suite.Makers of hardware always try to make sure that their newest inventions have everything that is necessary for it to ...

3 August 2011
09:54 GMT

Full HD 3D Home Theater Projector Presented by Panasonic

Panasonic may be best known for its many TVs, but it has been maintaining a visible presence in the projector market as well, where it has actually released what it calls its first first Full HD 3D home theater projector with 1080p (1,920 x 1,080 pixel) resolution.LCDs and Plasma screens are all well and good, but t...

1 August 2011
05:56 GMT

Panasonic Also Outs the Lumix LS5 Point-and-Shoot Camera

Together with the Lumix FZ47 superzoom camera, Panasonic has also released a much more simple point-and-shoot for casual photographers, known as the Lumix LS5, that also supports high definition video recording.This time though, the camera is limited at 720p resolutions, where it supports frame rates up to 30fps, eve...

21 July 2011
06:02 GMT

Panasonic Unleashes the Lumix FZ47 Superzoom with Full HD Video Recording

After releasing quite a few successful Micro Four Thirds interchangeable lens cameras, Panasonic is now returning into the point-and-shoot space with the Lumix FZ47 superzoom, which supports a new creative controls mode that is available while shooting both still and video images. At the heart of Panasonic's ...

21 July 2011
05:03 GMT

Panasonic Develops Hybrid E-Reader Tablet Device

It appears that yet another so-called hybrid has emerged on the IT industry, one that might or might not act as a foil for the B&N Nook when it actually starts roaming the Japanese market. The way things are going on the IT market right now, hybrid devices are cropping up more and more frequently. This goes for pr...

12 July 2011
08:50 GMT

Panasonic Intros New Toughbook Field Tablet with Intel Sandy Bridge CPU

Panasonic has just updated its product portfolio to include its second-generation fully rugged tablet PC for field use, the CF-H2, which is said to deliver up to four times better performance than its predecessors thanks to the addition of Intel's second-generation Core processors. The tablet is built around ...

12 July 2011
08:49 GMT

ARM Powers New Panasonic Portable TV

Portable TVs aren't particularly widespread, but they nonetheless have a faithful following, one that can now test out a new idea from Panasonic, that of a TV powered by the Android OS version known as Eclair.The Android OS may have started out as a software for mobile phones, but it quickly evolved into someth...

7 July 2011
05:16 GMT

Panasonic Refreshes the Ruggedized CF-C1 Convertible Tablet PC

Panasonic has just unveiled an upgraded version of the ruggedized Toughbook CF-C1 convertible tablet PC which is now based on Intel's second generation Core processors while also including higher memory capacity and a faster wireless module.The Sandy Bridge CPU that Panasonic opted when it designed the CF-C1mk2 ...

23 June 2011
10:46 GMT

Panasonic Takes the Rugged Approach to Tablets

Even though the tablet market is more or less synonymous with the market for media slates, Panasonic decided to try to play a different card, namely that of physical endurance, although it stopped before handing out any details.When it comes to tablets, Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 is the one to be launched most r...

17 June 2011
03:43 GMT

New Panasonic Displays Aimed at Professional Users

Panasonic is well known around the world as a purveyor of display solutions for both the consumer and enterprise market, and it is the latter that the newest product announcement on the company's part deals with.Once again, Panasonic has stepped forth to unleash more than one sort of product, those being projec...

15 June 2011
10:43 GMT

Panasonic Intros the Lumix DMC-GF3 Micro Four Thirds Camera

Panasonic has just expanded its line of Micro Four Thirds interchangeable lens cameras with the addition of the Lumix DMC-GF3, which comes as a much more user friendly version of the previous GF2. To make its latest creation more appealing to novice users, the Japanese company has redesigned the Lumix DMC-GF3 not ...

13 June 2011
05:26 GMT

Panasonic Upgrades Toughbook CF-19 Notebook to Feature Sandy Bridge CPU

Panasonic has just announced that is has updated its iconic Toughbook CF-19 rugged convertible notebook to feature Intel's second-generation Core processors as well as a better screen and improved usability. The notebook is packed inside the same characteristic magnesium alloy casing which protects the compon...

9 June 2011
08:04 GMT

Panasonic Successfully Embeds WiGig Technology into Mobile Devices

Japanese electronics producer Panasonic has recently announced that it managed to develop a 60GHz wireless communication technology for mobile devices.Usually, mobile devices only use the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands in high-speed wireless communication, while the 60GHz is employed only by stationary devices such as TVs due...

6 June 2011
13:31 GMT

Panasonic Plasma TV Black Color Levels No Longer Deteriorate

One reason plasma displays haven't been able to actually turn into a stronger rival to LCDs is that the way they rendered the color black was imperfect, with color levels worsening as time went by, but Panasonic claims to have surpassed this issue at last. When it comes to TVs and monitors, the LCD (liquid c...

27 May 2011
02:50 GMT

World's Biggest HD Display Measures 200 x 80 Feet

It may not be aimed at consumers and it might have been even more extraordinary if it had a better resolution, but there is no question that a certain Panasonic HDTV is so big that the phrase “over the top” definitely applies. Nowadays, HD (high-definition, 1,366 x 768 pixels resolution) is basically ...

14 May 2011
05:39 GMT


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