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panasonic dmp-b15, world’s first portable blu-ray player : is it worth $800?

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Digital Trends have reviewed Panasonic’s DMP-B15, The world’s first portable Blu-ray player. So is it worth the $800 USD price tag? Well, the player does get a 7 (out of 10 I guess), but after reading the review my short answer has to be NO.

I’m not saying that Digital Trends’ review was biased or…

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June 11th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

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panasonic fukitorimushi: the roomba’s strange new robot floor cleaner rival

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Panasonic demoed their own robot floor cleaner at the Tokyo Fiber Senseware exhibition in Milan. It’s called the “fukitorimushi” (wipe-up bug), although if you ask me “Creepy Pillow” would be a better name for it. The high-tech pillow cleaner detects dust and dirt using “blue-white light” and then cleans ‘em up using a cutting-edge nanocloth…

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May 11th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: future tech gadgets robots strange + wonderful technology

panasonic’s electric carpet keeps your tootsies warm

Panasonic Heated Rug

We’ve all heard of electric blankets, right? Japanese electronics giant Panasonic decided to take the basic concept and embed it into a carpet. That way, when you step on the rug, your feet stay nice and toasty. As a resident of a chilly Northern climate, living with hardwood floors, this really does seem like a…

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August 24th, 2007 comments (9) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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pansonic pixi concept camera for social networks

Panasonic Pixi Camera Concept

UK Design firms Industrial Facility and luckybite recently teamed up with Panasonic Japan’s Chief mobile device designer Madori Kuroda to create this prototype digital camera specifically catering to online social networking.

The Panasonic Pixi was designed for use with Mixi, which is Japan’s closest equivalent to MySpace. The device was conceived as a simplified interface…

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August 22nd, 2007 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: design digital imaging

panasonic lumix dmc-fx100k: 12 megapixels of paradise

Panasonic Lumix FX100K Digital Camera

If you just can’t get enough megapixels in your digital camera, you might want to wait just a couple more days for this new model from Panasonic.

The new Lumix DMC-FX100K offers a whopping TWELVE megapixel resolution. For those of you who are counting every tiny dot, that’s 4000 horizontal pixels by 3000 vertical pixels.…

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July 16th, 2007 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: digital imaging

panasonic wordsgear full color e-book reader

Panasonic WordsGear E-Book Reader

Panasonic Japan’s recent entry into the e-book market is looking pretty nice. Unlike E-Ink based displays, the WordsGear can display full color images.

The WordsGear offers an amazingly sharp 5.6-inch TFT display with a 1024×600 pixel resolution (that’s about 211 pixels per inch.) This means reading small type should be no problem, and easy on…

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July 7th, 2007 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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