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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

CES 2008: Panasonic's AnyPlay Portable DVR Allows Comcast Customers to View Recorded Progams on the Go

Although we've talked in a previous article about Panasonic's lineup for this year's CES, there is one collaboration worth mentioning, namely the one with US services provider Comcast. Thus, the Japanese company has unveiled what it touts to be the industry's first Portable DVR/DVD player, namely ...

10 January 2008
08:19 GMT

CES 2008: Panasonic Announces Underwater Cam and the World's Smallest SD HD Model

With all the rush surrounding the first CES 2008 days, we missed Panasonic's four new consumer-oriented camcorders.Unlike previous reports on camcorders from Sony and Canon, we'll start off with the standard definition ones, the SW20 and SDR-S7. The most impressive of them is the SW20, which can go underwat...

9 January 2008
04:12 GMT

We're 2 Months Away from Google (on) TV

Japanese manufacturer Matsushita (Panasonic) has closed a deal with Google in order to see the Electronics company launch flat panel television sets that will allow owners to access sites like YouTube and some other Google services, like Picasa Web Albums. The first sets are to reach the United States market this Spr...

8 January 2008
20:31 GMT

CES 2008: Panasonic Goes Viera All The Way, Announces 16 Plasma TVs and 5 LCD TVs

Panasonic's Viera line of widescreen plasma displays needs no introduction, but it would seem that the Japanese company liked the name so much that it has decided to extend the brand. Thus, at CES 2008, Panasonic has announced that its entire 2008 line of high definition flat screen televisions will be branded V...

8 January 2008
15:31 GMT

Panasonic Preps A Whopping 150-Inch Plasma TV for CES 2008

"Does size matter?" is a question that has created quite a lot of controversy over time, whether we're talking about intimacy-related issues or the dimensions of television sets. Furthermore, it seems that the old habit of measuring whose "member" is bigger has gone beyond the premises of the locker-room and int...

26 December 2007
10:46 GMT

Christmas Surprise: Hitachi, Canon and Matsushita Join Forces!

The LCD panels' market seems to be the hottest point of interest for the most important names in the CE industry these days and we're witnessing what could be very well history being written, as the major players in this field are teaming up, presumably to counter Samsung's iron-fisted market dominance...

26 December 2007
01:12 GMT

Boost your Panasonic DMC-L10's Performance with Firmware v.1.1

If you happen to be the owner of the recently announced DSLR from Panasonic, the Lumix DMC-L10, then you should really check out this news as it might improve the performance of your digital single lens reflex camera. Panasonic has announced v.1.1 of the camera's firmware and unlike some updates we've seen...

17 December 2007
09:02 GMT

Shocker: Panasonic Viera Plasma Displays Made from Old CRTs!

Protecting the environment is a major issue nowadays, especially for the major manufacturers of consumer electronics, who are among the most important parties responsible for its degradation and pollution. And while some such companies are just sitting back and doing pretty much nothing, there are others which are ta...

14 December 2007
14:46 GMT

ACCESS Linux Platform Gains New Supporters

ACCESS announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding with NTT DoCoMo, NEC, Panasonic Mobile Communications, and ESTEEMO under which the companies will study the use of the ACCESS Linux Platform as the basis for developing a shared Linux platform for mobile phones."The conclusion of this memorandum will substa...

12 December 2007
10:49 GMT

Panasonic Promises: One in Ten PCs Will Feature HD Recorders

The coming year won't bring us the happiness of a new beginning, but will take us to further steps in home entertainment, or at least Panasonic executives think so. According to them, about 10% of personal computers (PCs) will incorporate either Blu-ray or HD DVD drive next year, as the technology becomes more a...

24 November 2007
04:52 GMT

Samsung and Panasonic Kiss and Make-Up in Plasma Screen Dispute

It seems that the world of plasma displays is large enough to accommodate two of the most formidable rivals on the market, namely Samsung SDI and Matsushita (the company behind the Panasonic brand), since the two powerhouses seem to have finally reached an agreement, after almost 2 years of legal conflicts related to...

20 November 2007
12:26 GMT

Panasonic Rolls Out Three Rugged, Yet Powerful Toughbook Business Notebooks

Over time, the people over at Panasonic have launched quite a lot of interesting models in their Toughbook notebook series, these devices being able to provide an enhanced portable computing experience in a very tough and portable external casing. And that's exactly the case with the company's latest offeri...

14 November 2007
11:26 GMT

Panasonic Brings the Strada CN-GP50U PND to the US

Panasonic seems to be quite active these days, rolling out quite a large number of products, especially for the US market. And that's exactly the case with the device you're about to see as follows, namely the Strada CN-GP50U, the first PND from the Japanese company to hit the US shelves. The Strada CN-GP50...

1 November 2007
13:21 GMT

Panasonic's Next-Generation DMP-BD30 Blu-ray Player Is Here!

The next-generation format war is far from over, each of the sides bringing about some new technological developments in order to make their products more attractive for the possible customers. And that's exactly what Panasonic's trying to do with its latest product, the DMP-BD30 Blu-ray player, which is co...

31 October 2007
13:06 GMT

They May Look Bulky but They're 5.1: Panasonic RP-WF5500

Indeed, the newly announced headset from Panasonic is an idea for life, as the company slogan says: the RP-WF5500 is a headset that seems to pack in everything needed by the demanding listener and even more. In an age of wireless connectivity and extreme mobility, such a piece of tech was somehow expected... and it f...

22 October 2007
10:42 GMT

Panasonic Rolls Out Three New High-End Blu-Ray Recorders/Burners

It would seem that, even if the final outcome of the next-gen format war is still far away, an increasingly higher number of manufacturers are starting to give their products the Blu-ray treatment, fitting such drives to their previous DVD-only devices. Thus, after Blu-ray's parent, Sony, announced a while back ...

3 October 2007
11:56 GMT

Intel Beaten at Its Own Game

A smaller fabrication process has a number of advantages, such as the possibility to cram more transistors on the same area and decrease power consumption while increasing the number of chips that are produced from a single silicon wafer. While Intel touted its upcoming 45-nanometer fabrication process and the centra...

3 October 2007
05:07 GMT

Panasonic's Thoughbook Rugged Line of Laptops

Panasonic announced the launch of a new line of products from the family of Thoughbook rugged notebooks that are coming equipped with the Intel Santa Rosa mobile computing platform, while also featuring enhanced protection against drops, spills and other potentially damaging encounters.The new Panasonic Thoughbook ru...

1 October 2007
05:54 GMT

Panasonic to Lure Consumers with Two New 1080p Plasma Displays

Since the CEDIA 2007 expo is in full swing as we speak, each of the most important manufactures of entertainment-oriented electronic devices is trying to come up with some new product or announcement that will push them ahead of the competition. And that's exactly the case with Panasonic, who has just announced ...

7 September 2007
10:41 GMT

Panasonic Announces Lumix DMC-L10 with Two New Lenses

Great news for the four thirds fans as Panasonic has announced their new DSLR, the LUMIX DMC-L10. I'll skip the part of the press release which touts it as "the company's first SLR with Face Detection" and get right to the important specifications. The new L10 is powered by a Live MOS sensor with 10.1 megap...

31 August 2007
04:49 GMT

Panasonic's 16GB SDHC Memory Cards

Panasonic announced the launch of a new SDHC memory card in order to ramp up its Pro High Speed line. The new 16GB memory card will carry the designation RP-SDV16GU1K and will feature a high storage capacity and a high access speed and it is expected to arrive in stores sometime during November 2007 with a price tag ...

31 August 2007
04:13 GMT




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