The Panasonic LUMIX G7 4K Digital Mirrorless Camera Bundle includes the LUMIX G Vario 14-42mm and 45-150mm lenses, all for $497.99 shipped, today only, originally $999.99. It features a high-resolution (2,360k-dot) OLED Live View Finder with 10,000:1 contrast for high visibility even under direct sunlight as well as an adjustable tilt/swivel touch-display for maximum clarity. Intelligent auto focusing [AF] tracks the color, size, as well as motion vector of the subject, enabling quick and precise focus lock. Product page. Read more for a hands-on video review and additional information.
Panasonic Wear Space, a collaboration with Japanese fashion designer Kunihiko Morinaga, is a bizarre wearable gadget with noise-cancelling headphones. The main idea is to keep the wearer focused when in open spaces such as coffee shops, schools, and co-working spaces. It consists of flexible material that wraps around the back of your head, extending all the way to the sides of your eyes, thus blocking out distractions in your peripheral view. Continue reading for another video and more information.
Next-generation Formula E cars are here, and one of the first to be unveiled is Jaguar’s I-TYPE 3, which is 25% more powerful than its predecessor. The new powertrain generates up to 250 kW, or roughly 330 hp, and has in excess of 800 new parts compared to the outgoing model, good for a 0-62MPH time of 2.8 seconds. Plus, it has an “attack mode” that boosts the power when a driver wants to overtake a rival. Continue reading for another video, more pictures and additional information.
Have stinky shoes, and at least 5-hours to spare? Look no further than the Panasonic MS-DS100 Shoe Deodorizer. Simply plug the device in with the bottom nodes placed over the top of your shoes, and then highly charged ions are used to penetrate through the material, thus dissolving odor-causing particles. If the normal 5-hour mode just isn’t enough, there’s also a 7-hour long mode, which according to the company, is for “when you are especially concerned about smell or pollen.” Continue reading for more pictures and information.
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Not just a gag toy, Panasonic’s “Ku” is a real voice-activated refrigerator that drives to you when summoned, thanks to LIDAR (light detection and ranging) technology. Its depth sensors avoid obstacles while navigating your home, and also responds to simple voice commands. The company claims it will hit stores within 5-6 years. Continue reading for another video, more pictures and information.
Panasonic’s DMC-FC1000 camera may not be the most expensive, or have the latest technology, but it has mind-blowing zoom capabilities. To be more specific, it has a Leica DC Lens 25-400mm (electric zoom) F2.8-4.0 with super-fast LUMIX DFD focusing technology capable of capturing 4K QFHD 30p video as well as a hybrid 8MP post capture. It also has integrated smartphone WiFi for remote imaging control. Best of all, it’s priced at a fraction of what many high-end DSLRs would normally cost. Click here to view the first image in today’s viral picture gallery. Continue reading for the five most popular viral videos today, including one of two locks you should never buy or use.
An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) is basically a light-emitting diode (LED) in which the emissive electroluminescent layer is a film of organic compound that emits light in response to an electric current. Panasonic has managed to embed an OLED display, developed from fine mesh, directly into the glass sliding doors of an entertainment center. When not in use, the display becomes transparent, and whatever is located behind it can be viewed normally again. Continue reading for more cool pictures from around the web.
Panasonic unveiled a transparent TV set during CES 2016 last week in Las Vegas. At the wave of a hand, it goes completely translucent, and revealing whatever is located behind it. It can also slide up and down the sides of the bookcase on rails, making re-positioning easy. Widgets can still be used while in transparent mode, so checking the weather, changing music tracks, etc., is all possible. Particle effects, like snow and rain, were added for when the set is not in use. Continue reading for more fascinating images from around the web.
Panasonic’s Lumix CM1 is no ordinary camera or phone, it’s touted as the “world’s slimmest communication camera”. Early reviewers have been calling it the best camera phone yet, thanks to a 1-inch, 20-megapixel CMOS sensor and f/2.8 28mm equivalent Leica lens. If those numbers mean nothing to you, think of it as a ultra slim phone that would rival some of your favorite point-and-shoots, blowing the iPhone 6 Plus and Samsung Galaxy S6’s cameras out of the water. Speaking of smartphone functionality, it runs Android and is powered by a Snapdragon processor, with 2GB of RAM. Product page. Continue reading for a video review and more information.
Panasonic’s Lumix DMC-ZS25 Digital Camera is currently being offered for only $109.99 shipped, today only, originally priced at $299.99. The powerful 20x optical zoom lens (35mm camera equivalent: 24-480mm) brings your subjects up close capturing natural expressions of people and animals along with amazing sports photos. Product page. Continue reading for a video overview and more information.
Notable features:
- 1/2.33-inch sensor, f3.3 – 5.9 / 2-step aperture.
- 20x optical zoom, 4x digital zoom.
- Leica DC Vario-Elmar9 Elements Lens in 7 groups (3 aspherical lenses, 6 aspherical surface.
- MEGA Optical Image Stabilizer.
- 2sec and 10sec self-timer.
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