Panasonic updates its Toughbook line the new SX2 portable business-rugged notebook PC for today’s road warriors. With a magnesium alloy case, the 3.1 lbs lightweight SX2 is built to withstand highly mobile work environment. It can handle a 30-inch drop to base while on/off and a 12-inch drop on all other faces when off; and its lid and base are designed to withstand more than 220 lbs (100 kgf) of pressure. Panasonic said that the new SX2 is 33% slimmer than previous business-rugged model. The Touchbook SX2 is powered by Intel’s Ivy Bridge Core i5-3320M Turbo Boost

Panasonic launches in the US a new Full HD 3D home theater projector. Called PT-AE8000U, the projector offers high quality 2D images and advanced 3D features to deliver a natural and comfortable movie theater experience at home.  It is equipped with Full HD LCD panels that are designed for 480Mhz processing capability for bright 3D images. Equipped with 220W Red Rich Lamp, the Full HD PT-AE8000U offers a 2400 lumens of brightness. It also features Pure Contrast Plates that match the LCD panel characteristics to virtually eliminating light leakage and generate deeper black.

Panasonic will released in early September its new RP-SDAB and RP-SDUB Series UHS-I rated high-speed SDHC and SDXC memory cards. Not only high-speed, these cards are also tough with IPX7 waterproof that protects them from water immersion for 30 minutes at 1 meter depth, X-ray resistant, heat-resistant to withstand -25°C – +85°C temperature range, and impact-resistant to survive in drops. They are also anti-magnetic. Panasonic’s new SD cards are based on MLC flash memory. The RP-SDAB comes in 8GB, 16GB and 32GB capacities, and offers 95MB/s read and 80MB/s write speeds,

Panasonic adds to its Toughbook line the new semi-rugged CF-C2, its first Toughbook model optimized for Microsoft’s new Windows 8 Pro 64-bit operating system. Designed for mobile workers in healthcare, education and field sales markets, the convertible tablet PC is built withstand wid range of work environments. It is powered an Intel Core i5-3427U processor with 4GB RAM and integrated Intel HD Graphics 4000 to deliver performance needed to drive improved productivity. With magnesium alloy case and shock-mounted flex-connect hard drive, the machine can handle up to a 30-inch

Panasonic announced in Europe its newest ELUGA waterproof smartphone, which is the company’s first smartphone for Europe. With a ultra slim design and ergonomic curved-edge shape, the Android device is IP57 certified that it is able to immersed into water at a depth of up to 1.5 meters for 30 minutes and is dustproof. It is powered by a dual-core TI 1GHz processor with 1GB of RAM and runs Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread with future upgrade to Android 4 Ice Cream Sandwich. The ELUGA sports a 4.3-inch capacitive 960×540 OLED touchscreen and with super-thin frame, the phone offers a

Panasonic is shipping its new PT-EX500L 3LCD projector for business market. The unit features 1024×768 XGA resolution, 2000:1 contrast ratio and 5000 ANSI lumens brightness. The PT-EX500L comes with a lamp with up to 4,000 hours of life in Eco Mode. The Panasonic PT-EX500L provides HDMI and DVI-D inputs. It features +/- 60% vertical and +/- 10% horizontal lens-shift. [AboutProjectors]

Panasonic begins delivery of its AG-3DP1, a 3D integrated twin-lens P2 HD shoulder-mount camcorder. Equipped with two pairs of 2.2 Megapixel 1/3-type 3MOS image sensor mounted left and right, the camcorder delivers Full HD 3D images and the Ultra Luminance Technology (U.L.T.) enables these image sensors to attain high-sensitivity, high-quality images. It also sports a 20 bit Digital Signal Processor handles image rendering processes with exceptional precision. The AG-3DP1 features a HD twin lens system with 17x zoom range, and focus, zoom and iris adjustments are synchronized

  Panasonic introduces its new PT-LZ370U professional fixed installation projector designed to provide high definition projector for presentations and applications that demand high color fidelity and fine detail reproduction. Based on 3LCD display technology, Panasonic’s new projector delivers 1920×1080 Full HD resolution, 3000 lumens of brightness and a 10,000:1 contrast ratio with a Dynamic Iris Pro system. The PT-LZ370U is equipped with Detail Clarity Processor 3 technology to boost clarity of full HD resolution, and the Daylight View Premium technology that corrects

Panasonic releases the LUMIX DMC-FX90, a slim, compact digital camera with integrated WiFi 802.11b/g/n connectivity. Dubbed as a communication camera, the FX90 is able to upload images taken with the camera to social services such as Facebook, Flickr, Picasa or YouTube via WiFI connection. Images can also be transferred to users’ PC wirelessly. The camera has a dedicated WiFi button for instant access.   The LUMIX FX90 is a 12.1 Megapixel camera with a 24mm wide angle LEICA DC VARIO-SUMMARIT lens with 5x optical zoom and F2.5. It is equipped with Venus Engine with advanced

  Panasonic introduces its first true 3D digital camera, the LUMIX DMC-3D1 with two newly-developed lens units with folded optics design. With a compact body, the camera sports a twin-lens design, featuring 25mm wide angle lenses with 4x optical zoom, to capture 3D and 2D photos and videos.   Equipped with 12 Megapixel High Sensitivity MOS sensor, the 3D1 is able to capture 8 Megapixel 3D photos, 12 Megapixel 2D photos as well 1920×1080 60i high quality 3D HD video using side-by-side method, and Full HD 2D videos. It sports Venus Engine for high-quality images and easily