About a year after launching the Lumix CM1 smartphone with a high-quality camera lens, Panasonic is introducing a new model that looks virtually identical. But the new Panasonic Lumix CM10 has one key difference: it’s not a phone. It’s just an Android-powered point-and-shoot camera with a 28mm Leica DC lens, a 20 megapixel, 1 inch […]
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Panasonic ToughPad FZ-Q1 is a 12.5 inch semi-rugged Windows tablet for $1000 and up
Panasonic’s ToughBook and ToughPad line of ruggedized laptops and tablets are designed for use in industrial, outdoors, or other environments where a regular computer might not survive the kind of abuse it would be exposed to. But they tend to be pretty expensive. Now Panasonic is offering a slightly more affordable option for customers that […]
Panasonic ToughBook 20 is a rugged 10 inch 2-in-1
There are plenty of 2-in-1 tablets that you can use as notebooks when you attach a keyboard dock. But most are designed for general consumers, with a few models sporting slightly tougher cases designed for business or education customers. And then there’s the Panasonic ToughBook 20. It’s a 10.1 inch Windows tablet with a detachable […]
Panasonic Lumix CM1 Android camera/phone pre-orders begin (for $1000)
The Panasonic Lumix CM1 is a camera with a Lecia DC lens, a 1 inch, 20.1 megapixel image sensor, and an f/2.8 aperture. Oh yeah, it’s also an Android phone. Panasonic unveiled the Lumix CM1 at CES in January, and now it’s available for pre-order from Adorama and B&H. But mashing together a good camera […]
Now you can buy a Panasonic Smart TV with Firefox OS (in Europe)
Panasonic is the first television maker to use Mozilla’s Firefox OS to power its smart TVs. And now you can buy one of those TVs… if you happen to be in Europe. They should be available in additional markets within a few months. The Panasonic CR850, CR730, CX800, CX750, CX700, and CX680 TVs all use Mozilla’s […]
This is what Firefox OS looks like on TVs
Firefox OS is an operating system designed around the technologies used in the Firefox web browser. It can run apps that use web technologies such as HTML5 and JavaScript which makes it easy for developers to convert existing web apps into Firefox OS apps. The first commercial devices with Firefox OS software were smartphones. But it […]
Panasonic’s 20 inch, 4K tablet gets a Broadwell update
Panasonic launched the original Toughpad 4K tablet a little over a year ago, offering a 20 inch Windows tablet with a 3840 x 2560 pixel display, an Intel Core Ivy Bridge processor, NVIDIA graphics, and 16GB of RAM. Now the company is preparing to offer a new model with a newer processor and a starting price […]
Panasonic Unveils the first ever connected 4G monitoring camera
There are plenty of video surveillance monitoring devices on the market. You can have a professional camera system installed from a company like ADT, use a WiFi connected kit like Dropcam, or set up a spare mobile device with a video surveillance app like Home Video Surveillance to keep an eye on your cat’s antics […]
Panasonic introduces the first smart TVs powered by Firefox OS
Panasonic announced in January that it’s new line of TVs with 4K displays would feature smart TV software based on Firefox OS. Now the company is starting to show off the first of those televisions, a line of Panasonic VIERA televisions with LED displays including the company’s first models with curved screens. The TVs feature […]
Closer look at the Panasonic Lumix CM1 camera (that’s also a phone)
Smartphone cameras are generally a lot better these days than they were a few years ago, with device makers offering wide-angle lenses, high pixel counts, HDR mode, improved low-light image capture, and other improved features. But Panasonic is taking things to a new level with its Lumix CM1. While you can make phone calls on this […]