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Panasonic announces 4K smart TVs powered by Firefox OS

LG’s webOS TVs aren’t the only smart televisions powered by an operating system designed to run web apps. Panasonic has introduced its 2015 line of smart TVs with 4K Ultra HD displays… and they’re powered by Firefox OS. Mozilla initially developed Firefox OS to run on smartphones and tablets, and it’s available on a handful […]

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Panasonic’s 1.6 pound laptop with Core M now available in the US (for a steep price)

The Panasonic Let’s Note RZ4 may be the lightest-weight notebook with an Intel Core M processor. First introduced in Japan in October, the Let’s Note RZ4 has a 10.1 inch full HD display, an Intel Broadwell processor and up to 14 hours of battery life. It also weighs just 1.64 pounds. At launch this little computer was […]

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Panasonic RZ4 is a 10 inch notebook with Intel Core M Broadwell

Panasonic is launching its first notebook with a low-power Intel Core M Broadwell processor this month. The Panasonic Let’s Note RZ4 is a 10 inch portable notebook that will be available in Japan starting October 17th for about 160,000 yen, or less than $1500. That price might seem a bit high, but it’s in line […]

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Panasonic 3E is a 2-in-1 laptop for the education market

Panasonic has launched one of the first 2-in-1 laptops based on a new Intel Education 2-in-1 reference design. The Panasonic 3E is a rugged Windows notebook that becomes a tablet when you separate the display from the keyboard. It’s aimed at schools with students in Kindergarten through 12th and features a few things you won’t […]

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Panasonic’s 5 inch, rugged tablets launch… for $1799 and up

Panasonic is adding two new tablets to its line of rugged devices aimed at folks who work outdoors. The Panasonic Toughpad FZ-E1 and Toughpad FZ-X1 are handheld tablets with 5 inch screens and the ability to withstand 10 foot drops, dust, water, and extreme temperatures. These small tablets aren’t aimed at the general public though. Prices […]

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Sony, Panasonic introduce “Archival Disc” with up to 1TB of storage

A growing number of laptop computers are shipping without CD, DVD, or Blu-ray drives, but the optical disc drive may have some life left in it. Sony and Panasonic have announced a new platform they call “Archival Disc” which is designed for long-term storage of large amounts of data. Double-sided Archival Discs will be able […]

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Panasonic shrinks its Toughpad tablet to phone size

There are sturdy smartphones, and then there are the Panasonic Toughpad FZ-E1 and FZ-X1 devices. Panasonic isn’t even calling its latest 5 inch devices phones: they’re just smaller versions of the company’s rugged ToughPad tablets… that you can use to make phone calls. The ToughPad FZ-E1 runs Windows Embedded Handheld 8 software while the FZ-X1 runs […]