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Hitachi, Mitsubishi and Panasonic to settle 3D glasses standard

Published on: 1st April, 2011

Xpand 3D and Panasonic have recently put out an initiative to settle on a 3D glasses standard. M-3DI, which includes support from other companies such as Mitsubishi, Hitachi, Seiko Epson or ViewSonic, would create a reliable approach to active-shutter 3D for not only theaters and TVs, but also home projectors and computers. The new group [...]

Japanese earthquake hits the technology industry

Published on: 16th March, 2011

The recent 8.9 magnitude earthquake in Japan could have had, in addition to the important loss of life and property, a major impact on the technology industry. Sony declared that it had stopped its production in six of the company’s northeastern factories (these produced Blu-ray discs, batteries and magnetic heads for hard drives). Sony didn’t [...]

Skype calling support added to Blu-ray players at Panasonic

Published on: 15th January, 2011

Panasonic and Skype at CES announced they had teamed up to provide the former’s Blu-ray players with video calling capabilities from Skype. The functionality, no longer relegated only to the connected TV set of the company, is now available on 2011 VIERA CAST-capable Blu-ray disc players. The consumers do not need a Panasonic HDTV for [...]

Four cameras in the Lumix FH-series introduced by Panasonic

Published on: 11th January, 2011

Panasonic has presented four new cameras belonging to its FH-series of Lumix digital cameras. The devices can take 720-pixel high definition video and provide shutter speeds of 0.005 seconds in the case of still photos. The FH25 and FH27 are upgrades of the FH20 presented last year and have a 16.1-megapixel sensor and a wide [...]

Panasonic will begin selling Android smartphones next year

Published on: 23rd November, 2010

Recent report cited an announcement of Panasonic which says that it will start selling smartphones based on Android in 2011 in Japan. The phone is expected to reach other global markets in 2012. It will be a high-end device, meant to compete with the iPhone and the range of Galaxy S handsets of Samsung. The [...]

Panasonic presents lightest HD camcorder

Published on: 9th June, 2010

Panasonic has unveiled the lightest high definition camera in the world, as it claims. The HDC-TM35 weighs 0.5 lb and can record 1,080-pixel video in the AVCHD format. Videos can be stored onto SDHC, SD or SDXC cards with capacities up to 32GB. The lens of the camera has a 23× effective zoom as well [...]

Launching dates and prices for Panasonic 3D-capable TVs

Published on: 30th April, 2010

Panasonic recently provided concrete details with respect to the launches of the VIERA VT25 plasma TVs with 3D capabilities. They were first presented at CES this year. There are two TVs, a 50-inch and a 54-inch set, both of them scheduled to launch these days, with prices of $2,600 and $3,000 respectively. Other two larger [...]

Panasonic’s Lumix G2 and G10 cameras priced

Published on: 24th April, 2010

Panasonic has unveiled prices for its Lumix Micro Four Thirds cameras G2 and G10 presented early last month. Both 12.1-megapixel cameras are expected to ship late in May, the Lumix G10 being priced at $600 and the Lumix G2 having a price of $800 and being available in black, red and blue. The Lumix G2 [...]

Details on two new Lumix cameras leaked

Published on: 9th March, 2010

Panasonic has accidentally revealed its plans for mid-March by temporarily posting various details of two new Micro Four Thirds cameras on the company’s own website. Lumix’s new G2 and G10 will both keep the DSLR-style body, which is specific to the G1 and GH1, and will also benefit from 12-megapixel sensors, 3-inch swivel LCDs and [...]

World’s lightest convertible tablet to be the C1 from Panasonic?

Published on: 6th March, 2010

Panasonic has announced to solve a major problem of tablet devices by adding a new touchscreen Toughbook. The C1 convertible tablet is believed to be the lightest device of this kind with a 12-inch screen as it weighs just 3.2 pounds while having a regular battery. It is closer to its rivals only when using [...]

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