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  Panasonic has announced two projectors for the Indian market. The models PT-LB1EA and PT-LB2EA are conceptualized on the basis of “pure projection” like White color. Marketing pitch aside, both the projectors support XGA resolution and the only difference is in the brightness, which is 2200 lumens for LB1EA and 2600 lumens for LB2EA. Both [...]

  As expected, Panasonic has unwrapped its 3D video recorder for consumers. The HDC-SDT750 allows users to easily capture memories in 3-dimension with the help of a 3D conversion lens that needs to be attached to the camcorder. The camcorder is equipped with 3MOS technology that not only allows users to record professional-grade 3D videos [...]

  Panasonic’s 3D camcorder expected this week has been leaked by a product page on its own site. The camcorder will go by the model name HDC-SDT750 and will allow consumers to record their favorite moments in three dimension in full HD resolution. Going by the image, the camcorder seems to be a regular looking [...]

  NTT DOCOMO, Renesas Electronics Corporation, Fujitsu Limited, NEC Corporation, Panasonic Mobile and Sharp Corporation have joined hands together to develop a common application platform that will help to improve processing speeds for video and improved renderings of 3D graphics. The companies deem developing a common platform will allow them to reduce development costs for [...]

  Panasonic has announced a new 12.1-inch Toughbook that endures like no other convertible tablet and is yet the lightest in its category. The Toughbook C1 is the lightest (3.2lbs with one battery and 3.7lbs with two batteries) 12.1-inch convertible tablet and features some interesting design and specs. The notebook sports a multi-touch enabled screen, [...]

  Skype has struck a deal with LG and Panasonic that will allow users to call other Skype users or phones via their televisions. Internet-enabled TVs coming in mid-2010 from both LG and Panasonic will support Skype service and all the user needs is an HD webcam. Skype on HDTV will support Skype-to-Skype free video [...]

  Panasonic has issued a firmware update for its digital cameraS that turns your cheap 3rd party battery pack almost like a paperweight. Panasonic’s reasoning behind this move is that some batteries do not meet the safety standards put down by them and thus, are prone to overcharging, internal heating or short circuit that can [...]

  At the press conference showing its summer lineup for Japanese operators, Panasonic shed some light on some interesting things for the future. Keisuke Ishii, director of the mobile business said that they are “seriously considering developing an Android phone and entering overseas mobile phone markets in fiscal 2010.” The bait for the Japanese company [...]

  Panasonic unveiled couple of camcorders in its home market that features something, worthy enough for a ‘world’s first’ tag. TM350 is the world’s first HD camcorder that has a 64GB of flash storage and can record full 1080p content for about 16 hours in AVCHD (H.264) format. The camera integrates a 3MOS sensor that [...]

  Multi-touch overlayers are not new but having that on a mammoth 103-inch Panasonic plasma is something worth mentioning. At the ISE 2009 expo in Amsterdam, UIcentric showed its multi-touch overlay and one of the possibilities that can be done on a humongous screen. Multi-touch Air Hockey definitely looks funner than the real one. What [...]

  Panasonic announced an upgrade to its Toughbook 19 tablet PC and Toughbook 30 notebook. The Toughbooks are meant for rough, outdoor use and keeping that mind, Panasonic is offering these devices with LCDs that can be viewed directly under the sunlight. They are equipped with a brightness measuring at 1,000 nits. The screens also [...]

  The last camera to be unveiled by Panasonic was the sleek Lumix FS25. The camera features are a repetition of what we have seen in other cameras like the inclusion of iA, image stabilizer, 12.1-megapixel with 5X zoom, 3-inch screen and face recognition. FS25 is the cheapest of the lot and to justify its [...]

  Lumix FX-580 was also unveiled by Panasonic as a successor to the previous year’s FX-500 model. The FX-580 is similar to FX48 in features except the screen. This model integrates a larger 3-inch touchscreen display. It will also come in April 2009 featuring an aluminum body at $399.95.

  Panasonic’s onslaught of new digital cameras continues with Lumix TS1, which takes the crown to be the world’s first waterproof, shockproof and dustproof digital camera. The camera complies with the IP58 standard making it to resist water depth up to 10 feet, shock from a height of up to 5 feet and dust with [...]

  Panasonic unveiled two 10.1 megapixel shooters in the ZS Series. The ZS Series tries to best the TZ range by upping the optical zoom count to 12X. The ZS3 includes a 3-inch screen, ultra-wide angle lens, capability to shoot in HD quality, image stabilizer, face recognition and Intelligent Auto (more on iA over here). [...]