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Panasonic have announced their latest HDD camcorder, the HCD-HS350.  Packed with a 240GB hard-drive and using a 10.6-megapixel 3MOS sensor, the HCD-HS350 also sports an SDHC slot (content with up to 32GB cards) and 12x optical zoom; according to Panasonic, the HS350 can record more than 30 hours of Full HD video.

Panasonic have released a firmware update for its digital camera range that blocks the use of third-party batteries.  The update, which is now available for sixteen cameras in Panasonic’s range, addresses “imitation” batteries that the company suggests “do not meet the rigid safety standards Panasonic uses”.
 

Panasonic debuted an 85-inch 1080p plasma screen yesterday at the Infocomm show and this thing is every bit as big as it sounds. Based on NeoPDP tech, this display was designed for use as an electronic billboard and a means for presentations.

Panasonic have announced US pricing and availability for their HDC-SD10 and HDC-TM10 Full HD camcorders, which we first caught sight of last month.  The two models are each described as “the world’s lightest HD camcorders”, as long as you’re only looking at AVCHD models anyway, and record in 1080p to SD/SDHC cards and, in the case [...]

Panasonic Japan announced a video-conferencing system today called the KX-VC500 that allows you to use HD-quality screens for communicating. This is really pretty cool and takes the entire idea of video conference to a new level of sophistication.

Panasonic have announced pricing and availability for their portable Blu-ray player, the DMP-B15.  Complete with an 8.9-inch WSVGA LCD, HDMI output and BD Live support, the DMP-B15 also features Panasonic’s VIERA CAST internet access via an ethernet port; that means, as on the company’s standalone Blu-ray decks, you can access Amazon Video-on-Demand, YouTube, Picasa, Bloomberg and other online [...]

Hot on the heels of the Panasonic HDC-SD10 and HDC-TM10 Full-HD camcorders announced yesterday come two more Full-HD models from the company.  The Panasonic HDC-TM350 and HDC-TM30 each have integrated flash storage and an SDHC card slot: 64GB in the TM350, and 32GB in the smaller TM30. 

Panasonic have taken the wraps off of two Full-HD AVCHD camcorders, which it claims are the lightest of their kind.  The Panasonic HDC-SD10 and HDC-TM10 each have 16x optical zooms, optical image stabilization (OIS) and touchscreen controls, and record to SD/SDHC memory cards.  The Panasonic HDC-TM10 also has 8GB of its own internal storage. 
 

Panasonic have confirmed more details regarding their plans to develop a 37-inch OLED TV, though it hasn’t been enough to prevent their Nikkei share price from sliding slightly.  The company revealed that it has been working with Sumitomo Chemical Co to develop the super-thin OLED panels, as well as other manufacturers whom Panasonic declined to [...]

Given how much people like to anthropomorphize their robots, what sort of lovable personality could you assign to an autonomous floor-cleaning inchworm?  Designed by Panasonic, the Fukitorimushi (”wipe-up bug”) drags itself across floors, wiping up dust and dirt with its nanocloth underbelly.

Video demo after the cut