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Panasonic is pushing further into touchscreen technology at CES, and it’s not content with finger control alone. Thankfully, Anoto is more than willing to help with a deal to drive the pen input behind multiple Panasonic mobile devices. Its technique, which tracks a stylus’ position across a near-invisible grid of uniquely positioned dots, lets would-be artists draw on Panasonic’s 4K tablet and other hardware with higher accuracy and fewer worries about the touch surface’s size or composition. Anoto hasn’t said how long the partnership will last, but the initial scale suggests that it’s more than just a short-term union.

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Panasonic showed off a new tablet device at its CES 2013 keynote today. The Windows 8-based device is less than half-an-inch thick, with a 20-inch screen with 4K resolution for ultra-crisp images. The device is clearly aimed at the professional market, and a promo video Panasonic showed featured a photographer talking about how it can help him with his workflow. The tablet has pen input, and is not only incredibly thin, but also very light.

For use in the field, this has obvious benefits. Similar products in the past like the Wacom Cintiq line of digital tablets require an external computer to work, and are also much bulkier and much lower resolution. The potential applications really are impressive, especially if it works as smoothly as it did in the slick demo video Panasonic put together to show it off. Pricing and availability are still unknown, but since this is a device targeted at industry and professional users, don’t expect it to be cheap.

Panasonic will have the new tablet on the show floor here at CES, so we’ll try to get up close and personal, and also nail down some more specifics in the process.

Panasonic showed off a unique new kind of OLED TV today onstage at the CES 2013 keynote, which is manufactured using 3D printing technology. The 56-inch television is incredibly thin, at just half-an-inch thick, and weighs a fraction of previous generation LED sets. The use of 3D printing tech should also eventually help super high resolution OLED TVs come down to manageable pricing levels, as the manufacturing process improves over time.

The TV was only displayed onstage briefly, and Panasonic CEO Kauhiro Tsuga didn’t share any details about when it would be available to consumers or at what price, but we’ll be seeking out the set on the show floor later. Judging by initial impressions from where we’re sitting, it’s a very impressive device with a screen that looks amazing even from a distance of about 30 to 40 feet back.

CES opens its huge showfloor to the public today and both CEA’s Gary Shapiro and Panasonic president Kazuhiro Tsuga are taking to the stage for this year’s opening keynote. He’s likely focus on the company’s focus on green tech and “smart solutions” — and we’re in our seats ready to hear what he’s got to say.

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Panasonic has unveiled a slew of new digital cameras and camcorders at CES 2013. One of the more interesting new products in the manufacturer’s camcorder line is the A100 point of view lifestyle wearable full HD camcorder. The camera itself has an ear hook allowing users to put the camera on the ear for point of view shooting when not wearing a helmet.

The camera can also be mounted to a helmet or to a backpack. The camera is designed to be waterproof with an IPX8 waterproof design allowing the camera to shoot in water up to 5 feet deep for 30 minutes. The camera is also dustproof to protect sensitive electronics from sand. The camera has integrated Wi-Fi connectivity making it easy to live broadcast streaming video using Ustream in full HD resolution.

The A100 is designed to interface with a smartphone or tablet for watching video and users can start or stop recording using the smartphone as well. Panasonic equips the camera with a F2.5 lens for performance in low light situations and the camera features Level Shot to automatically correct tilted images. The camera also features image stabilizer technology to help prevent blurring.

Other features include the ability to playback slow motion HD video. The camera supports multiple recording resolutions including 1920 x 1080 at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 at 120 fps, and 640 x 360 at 240 fps. Wind Noise Cut functionality inside the camera also helps reduce excessive wind noise when used outside. The camera promises up to 140 minute of recording per charge. Panasonic is taking pre-orders on the A100 now for $299.99.

Panasonic unveils new A100 wearable HD camcorder is written by Shane McGlaun & originally posted on SlashGear.
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