Hasta La Gadget!

The paint is still wet on the new HDMI 2.0 specification, and already it’s getting some use. Panasonic’s rumored new Smart VIERA WT600 TV with support for the new 4K / 60fps input, as well as DisplayPort 1.2a, has just been given the official nod. The 65-inch set also offers up a built-in H.264 decoder, so you’ll be able to play all that 4K content direct from USB drives, SD cards and directly from the internet (thanks to the onboard WiFi). Other features include personalized home screens so users can pick up their favorite content quickly, and voice control via the touch pad remote. The WT600 is available to pre-order starting today, for an October ship date, costing a cent shy of $6,000.

Filed under: Home Entertainment, HD

Comments

Source: Panasonic

A certain demographic of home theater connoisseurs has fretted for a few weeks over talk that Panasonic might end plasma TV production and research — would viewers have to resort to anything so vulgar as… an LCD? No, Panasonic says. Despite earlier claims of frozen development, the company’s merchandising VP Henry Hauser is emphatic that there remains “room for further improvement” in the plasma realm, and that Panasonic fully intends to develop upgrades. The Viera ZT series we saw at CES will be a launchpad for future work, according to the executive. Hauser’s full statement awaits after the break if there are any lingering doubts; for now, it appears that Panasonic values plasma’s distinct qualities as much as the next basement movie maven.

Filed under: Home Entertainment, HD

Comments

Source: Panasonic

GT60 series

It’s got “Full Black Panel IV” with color reproducibility and movie high-resolution, characteristics of a light-emitting panel, and “MY HOME” function that combines and displays some information you want to keep on the home screen.

Attached electric touch pencil enables you to write letters or draw directly on photos that are displayed on the screen and to save them in a smart device or share them.

Sizes (Models): 55 inch (TH-P55GT60), 50 inch (TH-P50GT60)
Price: open

VT60 series

It’s got “Full Black Panel IV Plus” with color reproducibility and movie high-resolution, characteristics of a light-emitting panel and has “best picture expression”. Also, it features “Fine Remaster Engine” that precisely re-produces movies from the internet. The “MY HOME” function combines and displays some information you want to keep on the home screen, a voice-activated control by remote control with a microphone, and a face recognition function by the built-in camera are offered.

It also has a touch pad remote control that you can use to move a cursor on the TV when controlling it.　

Size(Model): 65 inch (TH-P65VT60), 55 inch (TH-P55VT60)
Price: Open

Here’s is a portable TV that is waterproof with a built-in antenna and battery – bring it into the bath, near the pool, or anywhere with water and catch the shows you want to watch.
Battery life is max. 3.5 hours and it is DTTV / DTT.
It is compatible with “Oheya Jump Link (Room Jump Link)” which enables you to watch TV shows recorded in on other VIERA or DIGA TVs and to connect to the Internet wirelessly.
The VIERA SV-ME7000 is scheduled to be released on April …

[CES 2013] Smart TVs have been becoming more and more common over the past few years as it seems people are always looking to see what more their television sets can do, besides of course watching television shows on. Panasonic is announcing today that it will take its Smart TVs beyond just throwing applications its users might possibly want to use once in a while to a completely personalized experience for all members of your family.

Select Panasonic Viera models will have its My Home Screen application able to use facial recognition with their built-in cameras. Each family member can have their own personalized experience with their Panasonic Viera TV that puts the user’s favorite content in front of them by just having the TV recognize them.

Panasonic is also going to be making it easier for its users to interact with their Smart TVs in a number of ways such as their new Swipe & Share 2.0, which allows users to easily share and transfer videos and photos between their mobile devices and the TV. Remotes with voice recognition will also be made available that allows users to be able to control and interact with their TV just by using their voice.

By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Top 10 CES Gadgets, BenQ unveils W7000 3D home cinema projector,