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Panasonic has obviously been encouraging its VIERA plasma HDTV range to hit the gym, as the company showed up at IFA 2008 with two new prototypes measuring just 24.7mm deep. The screens, in 50, 58 and 60-inch sizes, are a mere quarter of the thickness of current Panasonic plasmas.
Panasonic will be bringing their latest super-sized plasma TV to IFA 2008, in the shape of the 103-inch VIERA TH-103PZ800. This is no prototype or demo model, though; stump up $50,000 and you can take the HDTV home, complete with a 10,000:1 contrast ratio, 24p playback, Deep Color and x.v.Color support.
Someone at Panasonic must think retro is back in fashion, as the DMR-BR630V - the company’s latest Blu-ray and DVR combo deck - also manages to include VHS functionality. Presumably intended for people wanting to archive their old VHS tapes onto Blu-ray (or maybe just continue to view a large back-catalogue), the BR630V has a [...]
Intel briefly stoked some curiosity in the unnamed Tablet PC concept they showed at the end of the first IDF keynote, but most people assumed it was merely another sort of medical assistant device. That assumption seems to be true, as Intel’s ultraportable surprise was somewhat spoilt by having a working prototype - confirming Panasonic [...]
Panasonic’s CF-U1 UMPC is neither cheap nor particularly attractive, but if you’re looking for a rugged handheld with a 5.6-inch touchscreen, QWERTY keyboard (not shown in the version pictured) and the ability to survive four-foot drops and a variety of unpleasant environments then you may just have found your ideal machine. UMPC Portal’s Chippy has [...]
Panasonic’s Lumix range continues in its pleasingly classic styling with the new DMC-LX3K, a 10.1-megapixel point-and-shoot camera with a custom 1/1.63-inch CCD and many of the features and functionality previously limited to DSLR ranges. As well as a 2.5x optical zoom and 2.5fps image burst capture mode, it can capture images in the RAW format [...]
Microsoft Research got some hack-kudos earlier on in the year when they demonstrated their low-cost TouchWall, a potentially far-cheaper (and larger, and vertical) version of their Surface multitouch table. Now Panasonic are here to steal their thunder, with their own imaginatively-titled “Digital Wall”.
Panasonic’s Toughbook range has always prioritised sturdy build above just about anything else, but in a welcome nod to processing power the company has announced that it will be upgrading the semi-rugged notebooks with Intel’s new Centrino 2 processor. Both the Toughbook CF-52 and Toughbook CF-74 will feature the new processor, as well as getting [...]
As expected, Panasonic have released spec details for its upcoming Toughbook UMPC, the CF-U1. Based around a daylight-viewable 5.6-inch touchscreen with LED backlight, the CF-U1’s claim to fame is its ability to withstand a four-foot drop and to resist rain, spills, dust, and vibration. Grunt is courtesy of a 1.33GHz Intel Atom Z520 processor (533MHz FSB, [...]
Dell ,Apple, Fujitsu, HTC, Lenovo, LG, Nokia, Panasonic, Palm, Samsung, and Toshiba have all been added to Typhoon Touch Technologies hit list. Typhoon is accusing these companies of using their patented ideas that date back to 1995 for the touch computer. Their patents were so open ended and broad that they have been able to [...]
