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  • Panasonic announces lightest 14″ Toughbook yet: the F9

    Panasonic announces lightest 14″ Toughbook yet: the F9

    Posted on June 9, 2010 | No Comments
    Panasonic is rolling out the F9, the latest in its Toughbook series of ruggedized laptops. The 14.1" laptop features a spill resistant keyboard, can survive a drop from one foot to a "non-yielding surface" while off, as well as drops from 30" (a little over the height of an office desk) while running. It packs an Intel Core i5 processor, integrated DVD drive, and 320GB hard disk. Also included are WiFi, Bluetooth, and optional WiMax or 3G mobile communications. All that in 3.6 pounds!

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  • Panasonic starts taking orders for its 152-inch, 4K plasma 3D TV

    Panasonic starts taking orders for its 152-inch, 4K plasma 3D TV

    Posted on June 9, 2010 | No Comments
    Just yesterday, we reported about Panasonic's plan to start selling two 3D plasma TVs (a 42- and a 46-inch model) on the Japanese market next month. And today, the same company announced [press release in English] it will start accepting orders for another batch of three new 3D plasma TVs on July 1. Targeted at "professional users", these TVs are bigger. Much bigger.

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  • Panasonic Japan announces two 3D plasma TVs

    Panasonic Japan announces two 3D plasma TVs

    Posted on June 8, 2010 | No Comments
    And yet another 3D news item from Japan. This time, it's Panasonic, which today announced [JP] two new 3D plasma TVs, the 42-inch TH-P42VT2, and the 46-inch TH-P46VT2. Both VIERAs require active shutter glasses to view images in 3D and both feature full HD resolution.

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  • Panasonic announces world’s lightest full HD camera, targets it at women

    Panasonic announces world’s lightest full HD camera, targets it at women

    Posted on June 4, 2010 | No Comments
    Panasonic yesterday announced [JP] what it says is the world's lightest full HD camcorder, the HDC-TM35. Sized at 51.5×107.5×57.5mm and weighing just 185g, the device is mainly targeted at women and will be available in white, purple, grey, and "gold".

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  • Panasonic unveils super-light convertible tablet PC

    Panasonic unveils super-light convertible tablet PC

    Posted on June 2, 2010 | No Comments
    Panasonic in Japan today announced [JP] the "Let’s Note CF-C1", which the company says is among the world's lightest convertible tablet PCs. The latest addition to Panasonic's "Let's Note" series of notebooks weighs just 1.46kg (including the battery, 1.67kg with two batteries). The company says it was able to push down the weight by choosing lighter materials and changing the display's open-close and rotating mechanisms.

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  • NTT DoCoMo, KDDI launch their endless Summer 2010 collections

    NTT DoCoMo, KDDI launch their endless Summer 2010 collections

    Posted on May 19, 2010 | No Comments
    Surprise: Japanese carriers are announcing literally dozens of phones at once. Okay, look, that's not a surprise at all, but bear with us, because there are a few shining jewels in here amongst the seemingly endless array of WVGA displays and one-seg tuners from NTT DoCoMo and KDDI au, both of whom have announced their Summer 2010 collections of handsets this week. Of note, two of the models from DoCoMo -- the Fujitsu F-06B and Sharp SH-07B are capable of shooting 1080p video, while KDDI's SH008 from Sharp, S003 from Sony Ericsson, and CA005 from Casio all feature sensors of 12 megapixels or larger. Several of the devices can also be used as WiFi hotspots, and Hitachi's trick Beskey for KDDI has interchangeable keypads that change the shape of the keys, not the layout -- a bit superficial, perhaps, but we're all about choice. DoCoMo is also launching a handful of smartphones: the Lynx SH-10B from Sharp (not to be confused with the old Atari handheld of the same name) that features Android atop a 5-inch touchscreen, Toshiba's 4.1-inch T-01B Dynapocket with WinMo, and RIM's plain old BlackBerry Bold 9700. Don't get us wrong, it's still quite a haul, but we can't help but feel that the gap between Japan's wireless scene and the rest of the world is closing fast.

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  • Panasonic brings Skype to your VIERA set with a $170 webcam

    Panasonic brings Skype to your VIERA set with a $170 webcam

    Posted on May 18, 2010 | No Comments
    Panasonic and Skype have teamed up and some of Panny's new fancy-pants HDTVs feature the VoIP service right in the set. All you need is the $170 wide-angle webcam to get the party started.

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  • Panasonic’s new VIERAs boast built-in Skype support, HDDs and Blu-ray recorders

    Panasonic’s new VIERAs boast built-in Skype support, HDDs and Blu-ray recorders

    Posted on May 14, 2010 | No Comments
    Panasonic announced [JP] a set of two new VIERA TVs for the Japanese market today, the 37-inch TH-L37R2B and the 32-inch TH-L32R2B. And they somehow managed to squeeze quite a few features and functions into the LCDs, most notably Skype support, a 320 GB HDD and a Blu-ray recorder.

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  • Panasonic announces the two updated Toughbooks

    Panasonic announces the two updated Toughbooks

    Posted on May 4, 2010 | No Comments
    While the rest of the world is going nuts trying to make the next MacBook, Panasonic keeps chugging away, releasing laptops that look for all the world like computing devices designed for Robocop to use in the bathroom. And that’s a good thing. Let’s say hello to the Panasonic CF-T8 (above) and the CF-52 (below) Toughbooks. [...]

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  • Little Bee, Rustic, Sugar Drop: Panasonic rolls out three new e-bikes in Japan

    Little Bee, Rustic, Sugar Drop: Panasonic rolls out three new e-bikes in Japan

    Posted on May 3, 2010 | No Comments
    Japan is to get another three electric bikes, two of which are being marketed as "sporty", while one is targeted specifically at women. All three models are made by Panasonic (which announced one of the coolest e-bikes ever just a few weeks ago). The two sport bikes [JP] are called the "Rustic" (BE-ENHL63/pictured above) and the "Little Bee" (BE-ENHB03/pictured below). Technically, both models are very similar, offering an assisted travel range of 32km (Rustic) to 37km (Little Bee), three different driving modes (eco, power, and automatic), and a charging time of about three hours for the lithium-ion battery.

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  • Review: Panasonic Lumix DMC-G10 Digital Camera

    Review: Panasonic Lumix DMC-G10 Digital Camera

    Posted on May 1, 2010 | No Comments
    What is this thing? The rise of micro four-thirds camera is probably biggest potential change in popular cameras since the rise of the point and shoot. Micro four thirds “system” cameras offer the best of both worlds – removable lenses for folks who like to play with focal lengths and primes and a simple interface and [...]

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  • Panasonic to roll out another two large-screen 3D plasma TVs

    Panasonic to roll out another two large-screen 3D plasma TVs

    Posted on April 28, 2010 | No Comments
    It seems Japanese companies are releasing 3D displays on an almost daily basis. Yesterday, we reported about Toshiba's 3D HDTV, and today Panasonic Japan announced [JP] two new 3D plasma TVs for their VIERA line-up, the TH-P65VT2 (65 inches) and the TH-P58VT2 (58 inches).

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  • Sharp, Panasonic, Fujitsu, NEC jointly develop new mobile OS

    Sharp, Panasonic, Fujitsu, NEC jointly develop new mobile OS

    Posted on April 26, 2010 | No Comments
    Just last week, we asked the question if the world needs yet another mobile operating system (Samsung's Bada). Now it turns out Japan's biggest cell phone carrier, NTT DoCoMo, apparently thinks the answer is yes. The telecom behemoth (55 million customers in Japan) today announced [press release in English] the development of a brand new "application platform for mobile phones", which is planned to go global, too.

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  • Quick Look: Panasonic DMC-G10 Micro Four-thirds Camera

    Quick Look: Panasonic DMC-G10 Micro Four-thirds Camera

    Posted on April 26, 2010 | No Comments
    We’ve been looking at a few micro 4/3s cameras recently and I’m really excited about the technology. What you get is near-DSLR quality in a package that’s eminently portable, and unless you’re planning on shooting F1 racers these cameras are fast enough for most shooting situations. The G10 had some low-light issues and felt a bit [...]

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  • Panasonic to release VIERA-compatible HD web camera for Skype

    Panasonic to release VIERA-compatible HD web camera for Skype

    Posted on April 20, 2010 | No Comments
    Back in January, LG and Panasonic were the first companies to announce that they would build a Skype function into their future TVs, making it possible to video chat in HD quality without a computer. And today Panasonic in Japan unveiled the TY-CC10W [JP], a web camera that can be used to skype on some of the company's VIERA TVs.

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