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Panasonic Toughbook 54 Sets New Standard for Semi-Rugged Laptops

by Helen Vince

Panasonic, an industry leader in reliable and innovative mobile computers since 1996, today announced the Toughbook® 54. As the thinnest and lightest semi-rugged laptop in its class, the Toughbook 54 is a highly portable …

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ISE 2015 Roundup

by Tom Allen

3M Touch was showing its latest 55″ procap touch monitor being used as a tabletop. The sensor technology is metal mesh (presumably 3M’s own – Man. Ed.) and can support up to 80 touches. …

Lang Moves, Retains Competencies

by Tom Allen

Due to the expansion of Samsung’s stand, Lang AG and Panasonic had both moved to a different area of Hall 1 this year. The companies work together closely, and Lang had one of Panasonic’s …

TV Brands Sign Up to Digitaleurope Logo

by Tom Allen

Five companies have signed up to use Digitaleurope’s UltraHD TV logo, unveiled at IFA 2014 (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 35). LG, Panasonic, Sony, Philips and Samsung will begin to use the logo, which …

Panasonic Result 05/02/2015

by Helen Vince

Panasonic Corporation reported a third quarter net profit of ¥59.5 billion ($506 million) on turnover of ¥2 trillion ($17 billion), which compares with a net profit of ¥73.7 billion ($626.8 million) on turnover of …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Panasonic| Vol 22 - Issue 06

Panasonic Stops Making TVs in China, Mexico

by Helen Vince

Panasonic is reported to have stopped manufacturing TVs at its plant in Mexico and is also about to liquidate its joint venture TV plant in Shandong, China. The company is expected to scale back …

Tags:China| Large Display Monitor| Panasonic| TV Production| Vol 22 - Issue 06

LDM Product Roundup Vol 22 No 5

by Tom Allen

BenQ America is now shipping the RP840G (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 20) 84″ interactive display. Additionally, BenQ Europe has announced release details for the BL2711U 27″ UltraHD monitor (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 44). It …

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 5

by Tom Allen

Amazon held a one-day sale of the Fire Phone (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 25) in the UK last week, cutting the price of the 32GB model to £85 ($130) and the 64GB to £125 …

Ultra HD Blu-ray Plans Firming Up

by Chris Chinnock

At CES 2015, we met with the Blu-ray Disc Association to learn more about how the specification is developing and when we can expect products in the market. It now looks as though the …

Other HDR Updates

by Chris Chinnock

Netflix reaffirmed an earlier announcement that it would be adding support for High Dynamic Range (HDR) to its 4K content later this year. It is apparently partnered with LG and Sony to deliver this option. …

Public Display Shipments Growth Rate Reaches Record High After Six Consecutive Quarters, DisplaySearch Reports

by Helen Vince

According to DisplaySearch, now part of IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS), public display shipments grew 16% Y/Y in Q3’14, and LCD public display shipments alone grew 18%, while plasma public display shipments were negligible, as …

JOLED Begins Operating

by Helen Vince

JOLED, the joint venture company established by Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ), Japan Display (JDI), Sony, and Panasonic last summer, has now been officially established and started operating. The new company was formed last …