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Panasonic's New 'Let's note' S8 and N8 to Feature Windows 7

Although, lately we haven't heard much from Panasonic and its line of portable computer systems, the much-anticipated launch of Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system is a good enough reason for the company to announce that it will update its line of laptops with six new models. On that note, Panasonic has ...

29 September 2009
06:12 GMT

Panasonic Toughbook H1 Certified for Use on Verizon Wireless

Panasonic, one of the world's leading vendors of consumer electronics, but also a significant presence in the market for portable computer systems, has announced today that its Gobi-enabled Toughbook H1 mobile clinical assistant (MCA), has been certified for use on the Verizon Wireless network. This adds a signi...

24 August 2009
09:31 GMT

Panasonic to Announce CULV-Based 10.4-Inch Laptop

The ongoing craze around Intel's latest CULV platform for ultra-light, portable computer systems appears to have reached consumer electronics maker Panasonic, which has decided to roll out its latest portable computer system, interestingly dubbed Let's Note Light R8. Powered by a low-power Intel processor a...

4 June 2009
10:45 GMT

Panasonic Brings the Upgraded ToughBook CF-30 at CeBIT 2009

With a booth that is mainly focused on business users, Panasonic has also brought with it at the CeBIT expo in Hanover, Germany, the fully-ruggedized ToughBook CF-30. Unfortunately, the company hasn't allowed us to play some more with the laptop as we were actually keen on finding out just how much punishment th...

4 March 2009
10:49 GMT

Panasonic Unveils the New Thoughbook 52

Panasonic has recently announced a new portable computer system that is part of its Toughbook line, and which is dubbed Toughbook 52. The system boasts a 13.3-inch XGA touchscreen display that is said to be capable of providing 1000 nits of brightness, with the screen being capable of working in direct sunlight, due ...

5 February 2009
03:05 GMT

Panasonic Expected to Cut 15,000 Jobs

With more and more companies feeling the pain of the global economic downturn, news of Panasonic planning to shed approximately 15,000 jobs comes as little surprise. The company's announcement will represent the second significant round of layoffs in Japan's electronics industry, in less than a week. As wit...

4 February 2009
10:47 GMT

Wii Fit Body Check Channel Coming to Japan

Nintendo has announced having released, for the moment only in Japan, a new channel for the Nintendo Wii, called the Wii Fit Body Check Channel and aiming to allow gamers to share their information with health professionals. Those joining Nintendo in the project are NEC, Panasonic and Hitachi.Wii Fit has been a best ...

30 January 2009
02:48 GMT

New High-End Panasonic Indestructible In-Ear Headphones

When we heard the “Zirconia” name for the first time we went “wow, that's a neat one! A manufacturer that has skipped the gold/platinum cliches” but little did we know that behind this name we were about to find truly high-class technology. The new product from Panasonic is codenamed RP-H...

20 January 2009
20:21 GMT

Panasonic Close to Sealing the Deal with Sanyo

Panasonic, formerly known as Matsushita Electric, is now reported to be closer to its goal of acquiring Sanyo Electric, a move that will enable the company to become Japan's second largest manufacturer of electronics. Goldman Sachs is said to have agreed to sell all of its holdings, which account for a 29 perce...

18 December 2008
07:09 GMT

Panasonic Submits 3D Standard Proposal for Blu-ray Disc

Panasonic has been reported to have submitted a proposal to the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) concerning a Blu-ray Disc standard that would store movies in 3D. Basically, the idea involves the company's 3D full HD System which includes a Blu-ray Disc player able to distribute 1080p full HD images to left eye an...

26 November 2008
03:30 GMT

Panasonic to Acquire Sanyo

Panasonic, one of the largest makers of consumer electronics, formerly known as Matsushita Electric, is now reported to plan to acquire smaller rival Sanyo Electric, as part of a deal that will make Panasonic surpass Hitachi and consequently become the largest electronics equipment producer in Japan. Furthermore...

10 November 2008
04:16 GMT

Panasonic Launches Eight New Plasma Displays – The 11 Series

As we all know only too well, Panasonic, like most other display solution manufacturers, doesn't settle for just one product launch, but generally rolls out at least a dozen new devices. Well, perhaps not a dozen, but the company's latest announcement sure is a “large” one, since the Japanese fi...

6 November 2008
15:21 GMT

Panasonic Uses Atom Power in Mobile Clinical Assistant

Most doctors and assistants currently working in medical facilities all over the world are using the old-fashioned clipboard in order to write down specific details and info on a patient's medical status, as well as to add new facts to the their medical sheet.  However, as most of us have probably already s...

5 November 2008
06:31 GMT

Panasonic Unveils 3D "Scanner" Sensor That Works in Sunlight

Sensors that automatically count all the people that go through one area at any given moment? Gaming machines that actually "read" the gamers' movements without forcing them to wear any accessories? Robots that detect when people are approaching them? You might think that you only see this kind of stuff in SF mo...

24 October 2008
16:41 GMT

Panasonic Unveils a Fuel Cell the Size of a Laptop Battery

At the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January 2006, Panasonic showed a fuel cell meant to power notebooks as an alternative to traditional batteries. At that time, the company only managed to create a fuel cell which was two times larger than a laptop battery. The Japanese company has been w...

21 October 2008
05:24 GMT

Panasonic Rolls Out TV Set Number 300 Million

Although most people reading this article, including its author, weren't born in 1952 (in many cases, their parents weren't born, either), this year was extremely important for the Japanese company Matsushita (now Panasonic Corp.), since it marked the beginning of its very long foray into the world of telev...

9 October 2008
04:26 GMT

Panasonic Demonstrates Uncompressed Full-HD Video Wireless Streaming

Everything seems to be “wireless” nowadays, including here some specific areas that were “wired” by tradition, as for example HD content streaming. We're all quite used to HDMI cables, but it seems that the Japanese company Panasonic is quite keen on eliminating even those, since it has j...

1 October 2008
08:05 GMT

Panasonic Demonstrates 3D Full HD Plasma Theater System

It would really seem that the latest trend in display technologies is to allow users to enjoy 3D images in the comfort of their own homes, by using either 3D glasses or the naked eye. You've been able to read about the attempts from Philips to create such a display system, and now Panasonic has come up with such...

25 September 2008
14:21 GMT

Panasonic Updates Toughbooks with Three New Models

It appears that Panasonic has finally decided to refresh its lineup of rugged portable computer systems, and has announced today three new models that will become part of the company's Toughbook series. The three new models include the thin-and-light F8, the ultraportable W8 and the T8. At the same time, Panason...

25 September 2008
03:13 GMT

Panasonic's EVOLTA Is World's Longest Lasting AA Alkaline Battery

Although most of the best-known portable devices available on the market nowadays are powered by rechargeable Li-Ion or Li-Polymer batteries, the truth of the matter is that there are quite a lot of consumer electronic products out there that still rely on the "old" AA alkaline batteries for power. And for this reaso...

24 September 2008
10:27 GMT

Panasonic Launches Lumix DMC-G1, World's First (and Smallest) Micro Four Thirds Camera

For the past fifty years or so, photo camera viewfinders have been optical-only systems. However, times have changed, and one of the most important innovations in this field has just been announced by Panasonic, namely the DMC-G1, which, according to the company, is the world's first interchangeable-lens camera ...

12 September 2008
04:27 GMT

CEDIA 2008: Panasonic Does Blu-ray Too, Releases Two New BD-Live Enabled Players

What's the use of providing the largest and most advanced plasma displays in the world if you don't offer your customers a video signal source to match? Well, looks like Panasonic is keen to provide a complete and comprehensive home-entertainment solution, since, besides the huge widescreen PDPs it has been...

5 September 2008
13:31 GMT

CEDIA 2008: Panasonic Sheds Some Light on Its Large, Internet-Enabled Plasma Displays

Internet-enabled, widescreen HDTVs are the latest trend among the manufacturers of display solutions, whether we're talking about LCDs or PDPs, so it's no wonder that they've also made an appearance at this year's CEDIA show. And two of the most interesting (and large) devices of this type come fr...

4 September 2008
09:44 GMT

CEDIA 2008: Panasonic Rolls Out the PT-AE3000 Full HD LCD Projector

Compared to the IFA, which is about consumer electronics in general, the CEDIA show is much more specialized, revolving just around audio/video solutions. So, it's no wonder that just about every big name in the business is coming out with a new model for the Denver-based expo, including here Panasonic, which ha...

4 September 2008
07:41 GMT

IFA 2008: Panasonic Shocks Audience with 150-inch Plasma Display, Several Next-Generation PDPs

Since Panasonic is pretty much the world's best-known manufacturer of plasma displays, it's no wonder that it brought at IFA just about the best in its arsenal. And no, we're not talking just about production models, but also about next-generation PDPs, prototypes whose features and specs offer us just...

29 August 2008
14:00 GMT

Panasonic Intros New $50,000, 343-Kilos, 103-Inch Plasma Display

Since the IFA show in Berlin is almost ready to start, there are quite a lot of consumer electronics manufacturers that are launching new products just in time to showcase them on the exhibition floor. And that's exactly the case with Panasonic, which has come up with quite an interesting product line-up, includ...

26 August 2008
15:56 GMT

Panasonic's DIGA DMR-BR360V Supports Both Blu-ray Discs AND VHS Tapes

Even if we live in the age of high-definition television and the DVD has been around for a very long time, the truth of the matter is that there are still quite a lot of people out there who are not willing to give up on their collection of old VHS tapes just yet. And for this particular (but seemingly, quite popular...

26 August 2008
15:41 GMT

Panasonic P706ie, New Japanese Mobile Beauty

Panasonic, one of the leading handset manufacturers in Japan, has recently unveiled a new mobile phone for its domestic market: Panasonic P706ie. Coming shortly after other nice devices (like the Viera 921P or the Mirror II), the new Panasonic is a clamshell that looks very elegant and targets consumers in search of ...

13 August 2008
07:14 GMT

Panasonic Viera 921P Released Tomorrow in Japan

Panasonic has recently announced the imminent Japanese release of 921P, a new mobile phone from its Viera line-up. The 921P comes in a clamshell form factor and doesn't look too different from the previous Viera handsets (NTT DoCoMo's P905i, for example). Like all of Panasonic's latest phones announce...

1 August 2008
07:37 GMT

Panasonic Mirror II, a Mobile Phone to Admire

Panasonic, the famous Japanese electronics manufacturer, has recently unveiled a new mobile phone which will surely appeal to all the fashion-conscious users across Japan. Named Panasonic Mirror II, the new handset is a clamshell coming with a glamorous external case that changes its color depending on the viewing an...

29 July 2008
07:02 GMT

Panasonic Demonstrates Two New Projectors

Panasonic, one of the leading manufacturers of consumer electronics has developed two types of projectors designed for the business environment. These two were demonstrated at the Infocomm08 audio-visual exhibition that took place in Las Vegas from June 18 to 20. What sets Panasonic's new products apart from all...

2 July 2008
08:32 GMT

Panasonic Tropical 823P, a Girly Waterproof Handset

Panasonic, one of Japan's largest electronics manufacturers, has recently unveiled a new mobile phone named Panasonic Tropical 823P. The handset will be released tomorrow, June 28, via Softbank, the third largest Japanese carrier (and the only one to bring Apple's iPhone 3G to the Asian country). The n...

27 June 2008
09:59 GMT

Panasonic to Expand Its Toughbook Lineup

Panasonic is one of the leading manufacturers of consumer electronics but its presence on the computing market is rather small. The company's product lineup includes portable computers, printers and networking products while the Thoughbook series currently includes three separate models, known for providing a ru...

23 June 2008
08:34 GMT

World's First 6x BD-R Discs from Panasonic

Panasonic has announced the development of the world's first Write-Once Blu-ray Discs (BD-R) capable of supporting up to 6X writing speed. The company will make the new discs available in Japan in July, both in capacities of 25GB and 50GB. Panasonic was the first company to introduce the dual-layer 1X BD-RE Blu-...

18 June 2008
08:32 GMT

Panasonic Allows You to Use Cell Phones as Landline Phones

Panasonic, the famous Japanese company, has announced the commercial availability of a new accessory that allows users to make and receive mobile calls from and on a landline phone. The accessory is called Link to Cell KX-TH1211 and, by using advanced technology, it can easily connect a cell phone that supports Blue...

12 June 2008
11:07 GMT

Panasonic's Latest Projectors Are Wireless, Ultra-Portable

One of the key elements that can "make or break" a presentation are the tools used for delivering the information, which, in most cases, are represented by projectors. And since we're living in an ultra-mobile, wireless world, the people over at Panasonic have decided to launch a couple of projectors (the LB80 s...

30 May 2008
13:51 GMT

Watch YouTube Videos Directly on Your Panasonic Plasma Display

Since the Internet has become the world's largest content-delivery vehicle (whether we're talking about news, music, videos, etc.), it's no wonder that the most important manufacturers of various consumer electronics are trying their best in order to integrate online capabilities in just about every pr...

21 May 2008
01:48 GMT

A Blu-ray Wireless Home Theater: The Panasonic SC-BT100

Panasonic have recently come with an exceptional piece of news for all those in search for the newest and niftiest trends in multimedia: the SC-BT100 home theater system, a full and rich package boasting a Blu-ray drive and wireless, surround sound architecture and a heap of other great features to integrate your mul...

8 May 2008
04:09 GMT

Finally, We've Got a Price Tag for Panasonic's 3rd Generation Blu-ray Player

Since Blu-ray has become the ultimate victor of the next-generation DVD format war, just about every major player on the consumer electronics' market has either prepared or launched something for this particular segment. And one such major name is Panasonic who has finally shed some new light on one of latest of...

7 May 2008
14:06 GMT

100 Million Panasonic Handsets Sold

Panasonic announced that it had sold its 100 millionth mobile phone at the beginning of April 2008, becoming the first producer to have shipped so many handsets in Japan. International brand of Matsushita Electric, Panasonic launched its first device that can be cataloged as a mobile phone in 1987. It was the TZ-8...

11 April 2008
04:11 GMT

Panasonic Plasma Displays for Cell Phones - A Lie

A press release appeared yesterday on the Web, on trusted sites that usually publish press releases, announcing that Panasonic, the giant Japanese electronics manufacturer, together with AbleComm, will soon roll-out plasma displays for mobile phones. These miniature plasma displays would offer an image quality unequa...

4 April 2008
17:41 GMT

Panasonic's Toughbook 19 Rugged Notebook Gets Core 2 Duo CPU

Panasonic has just announced a new processor and memory update to its die-hard Toughbook 19 convertible tablet computer. The new generation of Toughbook 19F rugged tablet now comes with an Intel Core 2 Duo processor and with expanded memory capabilities.Mostly used in military, government and commercial applications,...

25 March 2008
16:41 GMT

Panasonic Joins the Home Theater Stand Niche: the SC-HTR110

The guys in the Japan division of Panasonic have just announced their latest creation in the shape of the Panasonic SC-HTR110 home theater TV stand, a nifty piece of multimedia technology to let you enjoy great audio with small space expenses. Panasonic have developed the SC-HTR110 especially for their latest Viera T...

24 March 2008
11:06 GMT

Lumix FX500, Panasonic's First Touch-Screen Camera

Panasonic yesterday unveiled a digital camera that will most likely appeal to those users who enjoy operating things with the least amount of buttons and that's because the latest Lumix FX500 is the company's first touch-screen (by the way, the LCD measures a whopping 3 inches) point and shoot. "In manual ...

19 March 2008
11:09 GMT

CeBIT 2008: Panasonic, Samsung Gear Up for Blu-Ray Invasion

The new high-definition content king has been properly celebrating during this year's CeBIT expo. Panasonic and Samsung were the most important players in the Blu-Ray field and showcased both average models, as well as state-of-the-art devices, where aesthetics is part of the manufacturing process. Panasonic cam...

10 March 2008
09:21 GMT

New Panasonic P905i With Gorgeous VIERA Display

Panasonic, the Japanese giant electronics producer, showcased at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, its Panasonic VIERA P905i mobile phone (or simply Panasonic P905i), a handset that packs lots of evolved features and can stand beside any other high-end phone. Panasonic P905i offers a splendid 3.2 inch VI...

20 February 2008
10:57 GMT

Panasonic Announces the World's First 20MB/s, 32 GB SDHC Memory Card

Everyone seems to be hopping onto the SDHC bandwagon these days, as the most important names in the industry keep rolling out all sorts of "world's firsts", whether we're talking about storage space or transfer speeds. And one of the latest such announcements comes from none other than Panasonic, who has j...

13 February 2008
12:51 GMT

New Panasonic Mobile TV Phone: VIERA 920P

Japan brings another Mobile TV phone, this time from Panasonic, the giant electronics manufacturer. Following Sharp's idea to integrate TV technology into mobile phones, Panasonic created a new handset and named it after the company's line of LCDs and plasma displays, VIERA. The new device, Panasonic VIERA ...

28 January 2008
13:18 GMT

CES 2008: Panasonic to Boast Its Broadband over Powerlines

Panasonic has built its brand around its color television sets. This year's Consumer Electronics Show was the perfect place for the company to boast its new 150 inch plasma television, but that was not it. The company also showcased what few of us would have expected: gear for broadband-over-powerline, an experi...

11 January 2008
06:16 GMT

Matsushita Electric Industrial to Become Panasonic

Since everybody is such a big iPod fan nowadays, what would you say if Apple, because of the mp3 player's popularity, changed their name to iPod? Imagine saying that Steve Jobs is the CEO of the iPod Corporation...Rather strange, isn't it?Although many of you would have liked this to be an Apple related ne...

10 January 2008
12:50 GMT


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