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Best Home Cinema Devices 2009 nominations

Here are the nominations for Best Home Cinema Device in The Vodafone Pocket-lint Gadget Awards 2009.

The following products were chosen because we feel they represent the best home cinema devices on sale in the last 12 months that are available in the UK.

The...

Best Digital Camera 2009 nominations

Here are the nominations for Best Digital Camera in The Vodafone Pocket-lint Gadget Awards 2009.

The following products were chosen because we feel they represent the best digital cameras on sale in the last 12 months that are available in the UK.

The...

Panasonic launches MW-10 multimedia audio system photo frame

In the States Panasonic has announced the launch of its first audio system with an iPod dock that takes the form of a photo frame.

The mixed-up MW-10 ("the ultimate multimedia solution for den, office, bedroom, dorm room or living room") offers a built-in CD player,...

Vodafone Pocket-lint Gadget Awards 2009 - digital cameras

2009 has seen the digital camera arms race continue at an ever increasing speed. With Canon announcing that its profits were down over 80% in the fourth quarter of last year and the rise of the cameraphone, one might have thought it was going to be a tricky time for the...

VIDEO: Panasonic's Fusion entertainment concept for aeroplanes

Panasonic Avionics has come up with a new concept for in-seat entertainment on aeroplanes. Dubbed the Fusion, it's for cattle-class seats, rather than for those that turn left. It gets an advanced touchscreen a USB port and iPod integration. When fitted into planes of...

Panasonic reveals HDC-TM350 camcorder

Panasonic has dropped us word of a camcorder that it'll soon be launching - the HDC-TM350. It's strictly limited edition - only 200 will be available - and it's a sister model to the HDC-TM300, which has won multiple awards.

It's rather on the advanced side...

DraganFlyer X6 helicopter lands in the UK

Air2Air today launched the DraganFlyer X6 helicopter in the UK. This awesome little radio controlled helicopter has three pairs of rotors and is heaped with sensors to assist stable flight.

Constructed from luscious amounts of carbonfibre, it has three quiet...

When are we getting 3D TVs?

Home made efforts on YouTube and the inventive stills on Flickr are all very well and good but the big question on everyone's lips is when are 3D TVs actually going to be available to us. Sky has got the broadcast side of things ready for 2010, Channel 4 has got something...

IFA 2009: A theory year

As the dust finally settles on this year's IFA it is very apparent that it was a theory year. What do I mean by that? Well lots of talk from the industry but little physical product.

In "theory" gadget fans have plenty to look forward to. 3DTV was the main...

IFA 2009: Our top five

IFA in Berlin is the largest consumer electronics show in Europe. Each year hundreds of companies come to show their latest and greatest gadgets that they will be releasing over the next 12 months. So what caught our eye this year? Here is our pick of the crop:

Panasonic PT-AE4000 projector debuts

Panasonic has announced a new projector aimed at the "High end home cinema market" at this year's IFA in Berlin, Germany.

The PT-AE4000 according to Panasonic will deliver a "powerful home cinema experience with new red rich lamp, crisp detail reproduction,...

Panasonic shows off full HD 3D by plasma

Panasonic has announced its version of how full HD 3DTV viewing should be done, as demoed on the company's 103-inch mega-plasma in the press conference at IFA 2009 today.

Unlike Sony's 3D Bravia LCD solution, Panasonic believes that a far better quality experience...

Panasonic panels up with bigger V10 plasmas

Many may not have been able to afford them but just about all of us had a good old drool over Panasonic's V10 series of plasma TVs when they hit at the beginning of the year.

The good news is that those panel people are at it again with the addition of larger...

Panasonic Lumix GF1 takes on Olympus E-P1

Debuted early in an advert by mistake, Panasonic has now officially launched the Lumix GF1, its third Micro Four Thirds camera at IFA in Berlin on Wednesday.

The new LUMIX DMC-GF1 debuts as the world’s smallest and lightest system camera with built-in flash,...

Panasonic Lumix GF1 fights back against Olympus E-P1

The Olympus E-P1 micro four thirds camera could be about to get a new challenger from Panasonic, if images that have appeared on camera forums on the Internet are real.

Supposedly called the Panasonic Lumix GF1, the new compact camera looks to take on the...

Amazon on demand comes to Panasonic Blu-ray players

Owners of any of the 2009 Panasonic Blu-ray players launched earlier in the year will now be able to get more than just Blu-ray on their TV, following a deal between the TV maker and Amazon.

According to Panasonic, current owners of Panasonic’s 2009 Blu-ray...

Panasonic launches rugged KX-TG6481ET

Panasonic has launched its KX-TG6481ET landline phone, an addition to its DECT range of cordless home phones that has "rugged" capabilities.

Why would you need a rugged landline phone? If you have an aggressive toddler, perhaps, or if you do a lot of calling...

Who will be first with a "3D Ready" television?

After various trials and demos, Sky has announced it is to launch a 3D television channel in the UK in 2010.

Although the current generation of Sky+HD set-top boxes will be able to handle the 3D signal, those that want to watch in 3D will need to upgrade their...

Panasonic launches Lumix FP8

Panasonic has announced the new Lumix DMC-FP8 digital camera as part of its new FP-Series and offers the company's Venus Engine V processing tech.

The FP8 is a 12.1-megapixel compact featuring a 28mm wide-angle, 4.6x optical zoom Leica DC lens with folding optics...

Panasonic DMC-FZ35/FZ38 announced

Panasonic has announced that it is updating its FZ28 model with a new version packing an 18x optical super zoom.

The new camera will be called the DMC-FZ35 in the US and the DMC-FZ38 in the UK and offer a 27mm wide-angle lens with an 18x optical zoom lens equivalent...

Panasonic ZX1/ZR1 promises big zoom in small package

Panasonic has launched a new digital camera on Monday that promises a big zoom in a small package.

Called the ZX1 in the UK and the ZR1 in the US, the new model will sport an 8x optical zoom, 25mm Ultra-Wide-Angle lens with a 12-megapixel sensor.

Daily Tech Deal: Panasonic Lumix DMC 8-megapixel camera

We have a smart Panasonic compact camera for you today available from Play.com for £59.99 - half the RRP.

The Lumix DMC - LS85 EB gets 8.1 megapixels, a 2.5-inch LCD screen and 4x optical and digital zoom.

Other key features come in the form of...

Win a 42-inch HD Panasonic plasma

Pocket-lint has teamed up with Panasonic to offer you the fantastic chance to own a whopping 42-inch Viera plasma television.

And this your last chance to enter as the comp will be closing on Monday 20 July.

The TX-P42G10B offers 42 inches of 2,000,000:1...

Daily Tech Deal: Panasonic DMR-BS850EBK Freesat Blu-ray recorder

If you're in the market for a Blu-ray player today's tech deal could be right up your street, since there has been another price drop of the Panasonic's DMR range.

The Pocket-lint review of the 500GB model was posted on the 4 June and received our Hot Product...

ITV attempts to remove Blu-ray copy ban

ITV has confirmed that it's "talking" to Freesat and Panasonic over plans to make its HD content more usable to consumers by allowing them to copy to Blu-ray discs.

At the time of writing, all ITV HD content is flagged as "Copy Never", meaning that it can't...