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1. IFA and 3D Wars: Blu-Ray is Once Again Obsolete

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Thursday, 03 September 2009

   ... immediately jumped out at me was that Panasonic and Sony were effectively announcing both the obsolescence of existing Blu-Ray and HD TV products but a new format war this time for 3D.   The ...

2. IBM sued over DRAM patents

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Friday, 17 July 2009

   ... Oki, Panasonic, Winbond, Sony, Samsung, Hynix, TSMC, Infineon, ProMOS, Powerchip and Micron. ...

3. Portable DivX Blu-ray players arrive

   (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

   Wednesday, 10 June 2009

   DivX and Panasonic have launched the world's first DivX certified portable Blu-ray Disc player. San Diego (CA) - DivX and Panasonic have launched the world's first DivX certified portable Blu-ray Disc ...

4. 10 Years After: Intel's Itanic still striking bergs

   (Hardware/Hardware Opinion)

   Friday, 22 May 2009

   ... old Panasonic notebook some years ago. The CPU and the notebook weighed the same - the evidence is here on The Inquirer. Yesterday's story that Tukwila is delayed marks a long and distinguished tradition ...

5. Blu-ray gets simplified licensing

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Friday, 27 February 2009

   ... licensing will become much easier. Panasonic, Philips and Sony announced that they have agreed to create a "one-stop-shop" product license company for Blu-ray, which should positively impact the availability ...

6. Panasonic has first DivX certified line of 1080p HDTVs

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Thursday, 26 February 2009

   DivX corporation announced today the first line of DivX certified HDTVs for Panasonic, which are currently available in Europe. There are nine models in the Panasonic VIERA Z1, V10 and G15 series which ...

7. Panasonic upgrades select Toughbook rugged computers

   (Mobility/Mobility Features)

   Tuesday, 27 January 2009

     Today, Panasonic unveiled upgrades for two of its Toughbook mobile computers. The updates include the Toughbook 30 clamshell rugged laptop and Toughbook 19 rugged convertible tablet. Secaucus (NJ) ...

8. UPDATED: Blu-ray sales quadrupled in 2008

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Wednesday, 14 January 2009

   ... CES. Sharp had an HDTV with a built-in Blu-ray player, and Panasonic announced the world's first portable player (the DMP-B15-P). Eleven of the new players have BD-Live, which lets the player connect to ...

9. Sony offers 8x BD burner

   (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

   Tuesday, 30 September 2008

   ... following Matsushita Electric industrial (Panasonic), Buffalo and I-O Data Device. More here at Digitimes.  ...

10. Blu-ray on the cheap: Memorex has a $269 player

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Thursday, 18 September 2008

    ... of $286 in U.S. retail, according to pricegrabber.com. Panasonic’s DMP-BD30K sells for an average of $299, Sony’s BDP-S300 for $281,  Sharp’s BD-HP20U for $282 and Sylvania’s NB-501SL9 for $280, according ...

11. Panasonic to ship 6x BD-R media beginning September 10

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Thursday, 28 August 2008

    Panasonic said it will begin shipping its previously announced 6x BD-R media on September 10. The discs will be available in 25 GB and 50 GB flavors and will be compatible with to the Blu-ray Disc Recordable ...

12. Blu-ray players stuck above $300

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Friday, 08 August 2008

    ... For example, Panasonic’s DMP-BD30K has fallen below $400 for the first time just recently. The high-positioned BD50K has come down from more than $700 to just under $600 within the past four weeks. Sony’s ...

13. Blu-ray players taking aim at $300

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Sunday, 13 July 2008

    ... we spotted is Sony’s BDP-S300 for $359.99 (down $40 as part of a closeout) and Panasonic’s DMP-BD30K for $449.99 (down $50) at Circuit City. Best Buy is offering a house-brand Insignia player for $329.99, ...

14. Panasonic unveils Atom-based Toughbook UMPC

    (Mobility/Mobility Brief)

    Wednesday, 25 June 2008

    Panasonic today announced its latest device in the Toughbook series. The CF-1 comes in a UMPC form factor and promises to remain operable even in extreme environments. The device comes with an Intel ...

15. Panasonic announces 216 Mb/s Blu-ray media

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Friday, 20 June 2008

      Panasonic claims that it is first to have succeeded in developing 6x Blu-ray write-once media, featuring a stunning data transfer speed of 216 Mb/s, which is almost 30% faster than a 16x DVD and  ...

16. Panasonic introduces $700 Blu-ray player

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Brief)

    Tuesday, 06 May 2008

    Panasonic today announced that it will soon launch a new Blu-ray player that will cost $699 but will be compatible with new 'BD-Live' interactive features. The set-top, which Panasonic said will ...

17. Blu-ray player prices congregate at $400 while HD DVD hits rock bottom

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Wednesday, 23 April 2008

    ... resting place for Blu-ray players.  Meanwhile, HD DVD players have broken the final string and are starting to come down well under $100. The first thing to point out this week is that Panasonic's ...

18. F1 Supercomputing championship: Toyota ditches Itanium CPUs

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Tuesday, 22 April 2008

    ... 4096 cores.   "The BMW Sauber F1 team doesn't want to disclose any performance related parameters,” Franklin stated. “On [TG Daily’s] list it would clearly take the pole position". Panasonic Toyota ...

19. Consumers largely willing to pay higher prices for Blu-ray

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Wednesday, 09 April 2008

    ... some retailers were aggressively trying to nullify that point by bringing down BD prices. Sony's BDP-S300, Sharp's BD-HP20U and Panasonic's DMP-BD30K are all at or around new price highs for 2008.  ...

20. Blu-ray prices continue to climb

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Wednesday, 02 April 2008

    Pricewatch - Sony, Sharp and Panasonic Blu-ray players continue to climb an upward price slope as demand has increased and competition decreased in the high definition video market, TG Daily found.  ...

21. More Blu-ray players get DivX support

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Brief)

    Thursday, 13 March 2008

    DivX said that it has granted Panasonic, Philips, and Denon licenses to integrate DivX capabilities for six upcoming Blu-ray players. So far, the Playstation 3 has been the only Blu-ray platform to be ...

22. Blu-ray player prices hit 2008 highs as competition dwindles

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Wednesday, 12 March 2008

    ... $400, which is right around where it was last year.  The players from Samsung, Sony, Sharp and Panasonic included here are the least expensive on the market and also the most widely available.  ...

23. Pricewatch: HD DVD in free fall, Blu-ray continues upward trend

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Monday, 03 March 2008

    ... no direct impact of the HD DVD shutdown, with prices remaining stable and trending lightly upward. Sharp’s BD-HP20U, Sony’s BDP-S300, Panasonic’s DMP-BD30K as well as Samsung’s BD-P1000, which is not listed ...

24. Super thin Blu-ray Disc drive now available

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Friday, 28 December 2007

    Las Vegas (NV) - Panasonic has started shipping samples of an ultra-thin Blu-ray disc drive for lightweight notebooks. The consumer electronics maker said in a statement released Wednesday in Japan ...

25. LG next-gen HD DVD, Blu-ray combo player hits stores

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Wednesday, 12 December 2007

    ... with interactive HD DVD features, a specification the first one missed.  The new player also has BG Profile 1.1, becoming only the second device to do so.  Panasonic's DMP-BD30, which launched ...

26. Update: The Black Friday Shopping List

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Wednesday, 21 November 2007

    ... Polaroid 5.1 MP $49.99 Circuit City Digital Camera Sony 7.2 MP $99.99* Circuit City Digital Camera Panasonic 7.2 MP, 3x optical ...

27. Blue-laser drives to account for 10% of built-in PC ODDs in 2008, says Panasonic

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Wednesday, 21 November 2007

    ... to general manager Masayuki Kozuka for the Storage Device Business Strategy Office of Matsushita Electric Industrial (Panasonic). In the case of BD burners, OEM price levels have dropped from US$1,000 ...

28. Panasonic unveils terabyte Blu-ray recorders

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Tuesday, 02 October 2007

    Panasonic announced three new Blu-ray recorders with integrated hard drives that are good for storing up to 381 hours of full HD video, thanks to what appears to be the first 45 nm chip on the market. ...

29. Pioneer to begin offering 1080p "super black" HDTV sets

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Thursday, 02 August 2007

    ... Electronics Show, Panasonic and Hitachi both had big displays of 1080p sets.  Both companies support plasma and LCD.  Pioneer, on the other hand, is 100% committed to plasma.  Pioneer's ...

30. Panasonic introduces new LUMIX digital camera with 18X zoom

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Tuesday, 24 July 2007

    Compact digital cameras usually have pathetic optical zoom, but Panasonic is changing that with its new LUMIX DMC-FZ18 with an amazing 18X optical zoom. Secaucus (NJ) – Compact digital cameras ...

31. Disney goes all out for Blu-ray tour

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Tuesday, 17 July 2007

    ... show presentations of select videos every hour. While several hardware and content providers are hedging their bets between the two formats, including Warner, Panasonic and Toshiba, Disney has already ...

32. Panasonic introduces 4x Blu-ray burner

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 03 July 2007

    Panasonic has announced that it is developing a new Blu-ray Disc drive that can write to single and dual-layer discs at a max speed of 18 MB/s. Princeton (NJ) - Panasonic has announced that it is developing ...

33. Blu-ray, HD DVD no shows at pro A/V event

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Thursday, 21 June 2007

    ... and not intended for professional use. However, Panasonic had Blu-ray Disc computer drives and burners on display.  It just seems odd for there not to have even been a clear mention of these hi-def ...

34. Blue-laser expected to take up 20-30% of ODD sales volume in 2010

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Brief)

    Wednesday, 20 June 2007

    In light of emerging global demand for blue-laser – Blu-ray Disc (BD) and/or HD DVD – optical disc drives (ODDs) Matsushita Electric Industrial (Panasonic) has established its Storage Device ...

35. Panasonic launches $600 Blu-ray player

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Tuesday, 15 May 2007

    Panasonic today introduced the second generation of its DMP-BD10 Blu-ray player, which offers virtually the same feature as its predecessor, but sells for less than half of its price. Secaucus (NJ) – ...

36. HD video playback and recording added to Nero

    (Software/Software Features)

    Monday, 16 April 2007

    ... feature will be the support of the AVCHD codec which is used in some of the newer Sony and Panasonic camcorders.  Nero will now be able to capture the MPEG-4 AVC stream from camcorders and will be ...

37. Panasonic updates Blu-ray player

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Thursday, 15 March 2007

    Panasonic rolled out its second-generation Blu-ray player at Cebit today. Hannover (Germany) - Panasonic rolled out its second-generation Blu-ray player at Cebit today. The new DMP-BD10A replaces the ...

38. CeBIT: Sharp announces new LCD TVs with 160 GB hard drive

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Wednesday, 14 March 2007

    Sharp today announced two new Aquos LCD TV's that support a 1080p resolution and provide the functionality of a digital video recorder - thanks to a built-in 160 GB 2.5" hard drive. Hannover ...

39. Panasonic expected to announce Bluetooth home sound system

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Wednesday, 17 January 2007

    A new product from Panasonic has shown up on the FCC website, describing a home audio system that links up wirelessly through a Bluetooth connection. And yes, it does have the option connect directly ...

40. CES 2007: A preview of what you can expect to see on the showfloor

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Friday, 05 January 2007

    ... Pioneer, Toshiba, Philips, Sharp, RCA, Samsung, Panasonic and Sony), we already count about 20 noteworthy announcements. The Tom's Hardware editorial team will hit the Las Vegas Convention Center to bring ...

41. US research firm sues three cell phone makers over Bluetooth

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Wednesday, 03 January 2007

    Nokia, Samsung, and Panasonic are under litigation by the Washington Research Foundation (WRF) as a result of alleged of patent infringement in the use of wireless Bluetooth technology. Washington (DC) ...

42. Palm launches Treo 680 smartphone

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Wednesday, 22 November 2006

    ... bump Palm back into the list of the five largest smartphone manufacturers. Palm was a part of the list until 2004, but was replaced by firms such as Panasonic and Sharp. Nokia currently leads the segment ...

43. More than 1.5 million HD DVDs shipped

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Thursday, 16 November 2006

    ... to devices such as Samsung's BD-P1000, which was introduced for a suggested retail price of $1000 on June 25 of this year and Panasonic's DMPBD10, which sells for about $1300. Since then, prices for the ...

44. Panasonic to launch Blu-ray recorders in November

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Wednesday, 20 September 2006

    Panasonic today unveiled what the company is calling the world's first Blu-ray Disc recorders that can play back BD-video discs. The devices can store high-definition video onto the built-in hard drive ...

45. TG Video: Panasonic's Toughbook 18 dropped, shaken and soaked

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Wednesday, 13 September 2006

    Can your laptop take a beating and keep on ticking? Panasonic believes their line of rugged 'Toughbook' notebooks can take almost any type of abuse and company representatives happily demonstrated this ...

46. Panasonic to offer $70,000 plasma TV for Christmas

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Friday, 21 July 2006

    ... are looking for something different this year, ditch that Porsche and consider the world's largest plasma HDTV. Panasonic is delivering on its promise that it would be offering a 103" plasma TV, which ...

47. Sony apparently delays Blu-ray player release until late October

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Monday, 26 June 2006

    ... technology, although its PlayStation 3 console will support HDMI 1.3, according to information released last week. Panasonic's premiere date for its first Blu-ray player remains set at September.  ...

48. Panasonic announces $13,000 Blu-ray home theater

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Thursday, 22 June 2006

    Slowly but surely, your option for a high-definition home theater experience will grow. Following Samsung, which just launched a Blu-ray player and other firms such as Sony, Panasonic will introduce a ...

49. Sony and Panasonic intro HD camcorder format

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Friday, 12 May 2006

    Sony and Panasonic jointly developed to give the world yet another high definition video recording format - the rather catchy titled AVCHD. AVCHD uses the MPEG4 AVC/H.264 compression system, which is ...

50. Panasonic readies dual-layer Blu-ray disc burner for 10 June release

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Friday, 21 April 2006

    The first Blu-ray Disc burner drives are making their way to Japanese store shelves this June, it was revealed today. They will carry the Panasonic brand name, and they will have all the bells and whistles ...