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• Kodak sues Matsushita over patent infringement

  Published: July 27, 2007, 8:47 pm

  Tags: Infringement, Jvc, Kodak, Lawsuit, Legal, Matsushita, Panasonic, Patent

  Masushita (primary owner of Panasonic, amongst others), alleging the company infringed upon its digital camera patents. In documents filed in Texas, Kodak claims that the company violated patents for an "electronic camera utilizing image compression and digital storage," and "an apparatus and method for previewing motion images using a series of

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• In Brief: Free 2GB memory cards when you pick up ...

  Published: July 27, 2007, 5:41 pm

  Tags: Amazon, Canon, Dealzmodo, Digital Cameras, Fuji, Fujifilm, Kodak, Memory Cards, Nikon, Olympus, Panasonic, Pentax, Samsung

  Free 2GB memory cards when you pick up any of these cameras. [Amazon]

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• Panasonic's HDC-SX5 and HDC-SD5 3CCD AVCHD camcorders, again

  Published: July 30, 2007, 4:59 am

  Tags: 3ccd, Avchd, Camcorder, Hdc Dx3, Hdc Sd3, Hdc Sd5, Hdc Sx5, Panasonic

  under: Digital CamerasPanasonic just announced the availability of their HDC-SX5 and HDC-SD5 3CCD AVCHD camcorders for the the North American and European markets. Just for the sake of confusion, these appear to be the exact same cameras already announced for Japan under the HDC-DX3 and HDC-SD3 models. As such, we're still looking at 1920 x

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• Full Yumminess: Panasonic HDC-SD5 is World's Smallest 3CCD Full HD Camcorder

  Published: July 30, 2007, 4:00 am

  Tags: 1080p, Camcorder, Full Hd, Full Yumminess, Hdc Sd5, Panasonic, Sdhc

  Panasonic is claiming today the light-weight world title for the smallest 3CCD Full HD camera with their HDC-SD5. Looking at its 2.6 x 2.6 x 5.3-inch 0.75-pound package, it seems they may be right. In any case, coupled with its 1,920 x 1,080 30fps recording on SD or SDHC cards, revamped image stabilization system and Leica Dicomar lenses, the

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• Rolling: Panasonic HDC-SX5 Records Full HD on DVD-R, SDHC

  Published: July 30, 2007, 4:00 am

  Tags: 1080p, Camcorder, Dvd, Fullhd, Hdc Sx5, Panasonic, Rolling, Sdhc

  new Panasonic HDC-SX5 may be less sexy than the tiny-wee HDC-SD5, but in addition to the same optical image stabilizer, Leica Dicomar lenses and 30 fps Full HD 1,920 x 1,080 in SD and SDHC cards recording, it can also capture to double-layer DVD-R discs. Price and specs after the jump. The HDC-SX5 comes out this September, but for a hundred

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• Panasonic's Nano Bass Exciter adds thump to compact speakers

  Published: July 31, 2007, 10:03 am

  Tags: Audio, Bass, Compact Speakers, Compactspeakers, Japan, Loudspeaker, Matsushita, Music, Nano Bass Exciter, Nanobassexciter, Panasonic, Speaker, Speakers, Subwoofer

  those tight confines, but if Panasonic has anything to do with it, true low-range may soon fit within such an enclosure. The patent-pending Nano Bass Exciter reportedly enables compact equipment to "reproduce high fidelity low-range sounds," and while specifics have yet to be divulged, this technology can supposedly "reproduce low-end sound

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• Panasonic's HDC-SD7 dons title of world's smallest HD camcorder

  Published: August 1, 2007, 3:51 am

  Tags: 3ccd, Avchd, Breaking News, Breakingnews, Hdc Sd7, Japan, Panasonic, Sd7, Smallest

  camcorder to that mix of Panasonics announced earlier in the week. The new HDC-SD7 is said to be the "world's smallest and lightest" camcorder to record at 1,920 x 1,080 to SDHC cards. Otherwise, the SD7 is spec-for-spec the same 3CCD camcorder as the HDC-SD5 only in a vertically-held format. Just be careful what you ask for folks: that

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• Pansonic's new in-dash DVD monitor receivers

  Published: August 1, 2007, 3:33 am

  Tags: Tv Tuner, Cq Vd7005, Cq Vd6505, In Dash Dvd Monitor, Digital Devices, Mobile Video Entertainment, Panasonic

  Panasonic has now taken wraps off its next generation of mobile video entertainment systems for vehicles. The two new in-dash DVD monitor receivers are fully compatible with Panasonic’s optional expansion module for multiple digital devices thereby hooking up four devices simultaneously such as iPods, camcorders or video game consoles, a

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• Panasonic HDC-SD7: Panasonic HDC-SD7 - World's Smallest HD Camcorder

  Published: August 1, 2007, 7:12 am

  Tags: Camcorder, Hdc Sd7, Panasonic, Panasonic Hdc Sd7, Smallest

  Panasonic announced their new HDC-SD7 today - the world's smallest HD camcorder. It's a vertical version of the recent HDC-SD5. At only 52 87 110mm and 290g it's a very portable device, but well featured too. You get MPEG4 recording at 1,920 1,080, 10x optical zoom and it comes with a 4GB SDHC card good for 40 minutes of recording. It should be

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• Tricky Marketing: Panasonic HDC-SD7 is Now World's Smallest HD Camcorder

  Published: August 1, 2007, 7:12 am

  Tags: Camcorder, Hdc Sd7, Panasonic, Panasonic Hdc Sd7, Smallest, Tricky Marketing

  Panasonic just announced their new HDC-SD7 in Japan. Those tricksters are now saying that this is the world's smallest HD camcorder, and not yesterday's record-holder. This one has a vertical format but is it really the smallest of both? The SD7 weighs less, at 0.63 pounds vs 0.75 pounds for the SD5. On size, the vertical format camcorder has is

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• More Cowbell: Panasonic's Nano Bass Exciter Boosts Bass, Excites Us

  Published: August 2, 2007, 11:26 am

  Tags: Carbon, More Cowbell, Nano Bass Exciter, Nanotechnology, Panasonic

  Panasonic brings new hopes to people who think their portable and laptop speakers sound like crickets in a tincan. They announced a new technology called Nano Bass Exciter and they say it uses nanotechnology to create speakers that have the "highest level of rich low-range sounds" and just sound better and louder. How much? They use a

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• SpeedRacer: Full-sized Panasonic Car Beats World Speed Record on AA Batteries

  Published: August 6, 2007, 5:30 am

  Tags: Batteries, Car, Gadgets, Oxyride, Panasonic, Speedracer

  the Atomic Ant. That's what Panasonic used to beat the Guinness world speed record on an electric car running on standard batteries. Keep reading for details and a video of the car whizzing by. The car raced on a 65.8mph average, reaching a top 75.8mph speed. It doesn't seem like a lot, but for a 83.7-pound 10.8-feet-long car running on

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• SpeedRacer: Panasonic Car Beats World Speed Record on AA Batteries

  Published: August 6, 2007, 5:30 am

  Tags: Batteries, Car, Gadgets, Oxyride, Panasonic, Speedracer

  the Atomic Ant. That's what Panasonic used to beat the Guinness world speed record on an electric car running on standard batteries. Keep reading for details and a video of the car whizzing by. The car raced on a 65.8mph average, reaching a top 75.8mph speed. It doesn't seem like a lot, but for a 83.7-pound 10.8-feet-long car running on

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• Panasonic's Oxyride vehicle breaks 65mph on AA batteries

  Published: August 6, 2007, 3:22 pm

  Tags: Batteries, Battery, Battery Powered, Electric Car, Electriccar, Oxyride, Panasonic, World Record, Worldrecord

  promotional stunt rocketed Panasonic into the Guinness Book of World Records for speed attained with a vehicle solely driven by dry-cell AA batteries, but we still wouldn't look at purchasing 192 batteries (each way) as an efficient method of powering your commuter car.[Via AkihabaraNews] Read Permalink Email this CommentsOffice

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• World's fastest battery-powered car speeds at 122km/h

  Published: August 7, 2007, 3:02 am

  Tags: Panasonic Oxyride Speed Challenge, Guinness Book, Batteries, Panasonic

  speeds? The recently held Panasonic Oxyride Speed Challenge in Japan witnessed a soapbox-styled car hitting speeds of up to 122km/h on 192 AA batteries. By doing that, the Panasonic-developed car has made its way to the Guinness book of records as the world s fastest car that runs on standard dry cell batteries. The car weighs 38kg and

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