By Khaled Talal |
Japanese electronics manufacturer Panasonic is considering exiting the plasma TV market beginning with its next fiscal year. According to a report from Nikkei, a Japanese newspaper, Panasonic is studying the potential impact downsizing its television business over the next three years. Depending on its decision,…
By Adriana Lee |
One of the best things about headphones and in-ear earbuds is the fantastic ability they have to block out the world around you. That’s also one of their most dangerous aspects. When you’re wearing that type of ear gear, you may not be able to…
By Jon Rettinger |
Panasonic has a new action camera that is trying to nudge its way into GoPro territory. But the company is going at it a little different, as you’ll see in the above video. Rather than relying on mounts and accessories, Panasonic’s new HX-A100 comes equipped…
By Todd Haselton |
Panasonic just announced two new video streaming players during its press conference at CES 2013. The company only detailed one model, though, the MST60, which will offer built-in Wi-Fi, a web browser, and quick access to games, movies and TV. In other words, it’s Panasonic’s…
By Todd Haselton |
Panasonic just announced that it will introduce a total of 32 new HDTVs this year, including 16 plasma TVs and 16 LED TVs. The plasma TVs will range from 42-inches to 65-inches in size, and the LED TVs will be available in 32-inches to 65-inches…
By Todd Haselton |
YouTube took the stage during Pansonic’s CES 2013 press conference on Tuesday and announced that, later this year, it will provide a new application for Panasonic’s Viera Smart TVs. The application will allow iOS and Android users to queue, create playlists and quickly send/control YouTube…
By Todd Haselton |
Panasonic’s Shira Kitajima, president of consumer marketing in North America took the stage during Panasonic’s opening keynote at CES 2013 on Tuesday and said, this year, Panasonic will focus on personalization and content for TVs. A new feature, called “My Home Screen,” is a single…
By Todd Haselton |
Join us for live coverage of the Panasonic press conference from CES 2013.…
By Sean P. Aune |
According to a new report, we may finally be seeing the premiere of Samsung’s first Tizen-powered phone in 2013. According to a new report from Japan’s Daily Yomiuri, Samsung is preparing its first Tizen-based phone for release in Japan and various other countries through out…
By Todd Haselton |
Panasonic’s chief finance officer Hideaki Kawai said Wednesday that the firm plans to cut 10,000 jobs in an effort to return the company to profitability. Panasonic also cut 36,000 jobs last year. “Our new boss has said businesses must achieve at least a 5% operating…
By Mike Perlman |
The Point-and-Shoot market has evolved substantially within the past few years. Pocket-sized models can shoot better in low light, are faster with up to 10fps full resolution burst modes, have enhanced optics and focusing capabilities, to name a few general improvements. But it wasn’t until…
By Nico Mojica |
Panasonic has announced the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF5 mirrorless camera, successor to the DMC-GF3. Upon first glance, the new camera looks almost identical to its predecessor. The older DMC-GF3 was a camera that was not received very well by a lot of people. The question on everyone’s mind…
By Killian Bell |
If you’re one of those people who suffers with poor eyesight but refuses to wear glasses, then London’s world-famous Harrods department store will sell you a 152-inch TV that you won’t need to squint at. The only problem is, it will take up your entire…
By Mike Perlman |
Although I’m a little late to the game with this review of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150 ($430 online), I can safely tell you that this is a camera that will remain quite popular when its newer iteration is released later this year. The Panasonic Lumix…
By Sean P. Aune |
You know what this day was missing? A ton of television release dates, so Panasonic decided to drop 25 of them all at once. Panasonic announced the release dates for 25 upcoming television sets today. While no prices were listed in the press release, you…
By Brandon Russell |
Panasonic is aiming to make the headlines in a big way at this year’s Mobile World Congress, and it hopes to do so by introducing a brand new, premium smartphone, a source told PocketLint. Not content to offer just one device at the event, the…
By Emily Price |
Panasonic has officially taken the wraps off the Eluga, a waterproof, dustproof handset set to make its way to Europe on March. Beyond its ability to brave the elements, the 4.3-inch phone has a 960×540 OLED display, NFC and is said to be “very light.”…
By Mike Perlman |
The Super Zoom digital camera market is one of the most fearsome battlegrounds in the photography world. Super Zoom cameras represent any fixed-lens compact camera that boasts a long optical zoom. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ47 has a 24x optical zoom lens, though that’s merely an…
By Brandon Russell |
Marty Mcfly once said, “All the best stuff is made in Japan.” That was in 1990, long before products like the iPhone and Galaxy S II were defining today’s smartphone zeitgeist. Skip ahead to 2012, and three of Japan’s most highly regarded electronics companies –…
By Mike Perlman |
With the Superbowl just around the corner, all I cay say is GO GIANTS! But aside from reveling in my idealistic daydreams of Tom Brady sobbing like a kid who just got ice cream face-smashed by a 300-lb linebacker, I’m here to talk cameras, folks.…
By Mike Perlman |
The high-end pocket Super Zoom Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS20 and kid brother Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS15 have been officially announced today. Panasonic is touting the Lumix DMC-ZS20 as the “world’s slimmest digital camera with a 20x optical zoom lens,” while the Lumix DMC-ZS15 rocks a noble 16x…
By Mike Perlman |
Overview My first digital camera was a Minolta DiMAGE X. It was a Hanukkah/Christmas present back in 2002. That little Minolta had a 2-megapixel sensor, 3x optical zoom and a pixilated LCD screen with dimensions that rivaled a postage stamp. Although severely under-specced, the DiMAGE…
By Mike Perlman |
When it came to digital imaging, the biggest stars of CES 2012 were Canon, Nikon, Fujifilm and Lytro. Panasonic, Sony, Olympus, Pentax and Samsung stuck to their current lineups on the show floor, but I know most of the lot will be unleashing new cameras…
By Killian Bell |
Having bowed out of the European mobile phone market around five years ago, Panasonic has decided it’s time for a comeback. The Japanese company has announced that it will be releasing a new range of Android-powered handsets next year, with the first of its devices shipping…
