We are n’t quite ruined with our CES coverage yet . Morgan of KnitWitology contributes an overview of Panasonic ’s massive presence at the show :
During his keynote reference at CES , Panasonic AVC President Fumio Ohtsubo outline their Modern “ Whole Life Connectivity ” campaign ; affordable , simple , and connected products for a increasingly digital consumer . While the “ affordable ” part is still up in the air , the connected bit is without question . Based on a heavy trust on South Dakota store identity card applied science , Panasonic has released a slew of novel video , videodisc recorders , and camcorder that astonished many and set resource running .
The D - Snap SV - AV100 is the humankind ’s smallest MPEG2 ( that ’s videodisk character folks ) camcorder with a 2.5 - inch LCD exhibit and weigh only 5.5 ounces . ( During the tonic they demonstrated a simmilar prototype that enamor high-definition television onto a 4 GB SD card . )
DMR - E100 DVD Recorder , a progressive scan DVD actor with a 120 GB heavy drive , SD & PC Card Slots ( for both recording and retrieving medium ) , a DVD - RAM / DVD - roentgen burner , and Firewire connection for copying digital television . Also include in the fleet of DVD recording equipment they released were several fashion model capable of simultaneously recording and reading DVD and many offering costless Electronic Program Guide listings courtesy of TV Guide .
One of the most exciting declaration was the AVC Server , a set - top corner that uses DVD - Ram , voiceless disk , and Mount Rushmore State warehousing to store exposure , music , and TV from any number of devices ( including one snazzy apparent motion sore photographic camera for capture people who quit by your home while you ’re out ) and distributes this mental object across your home base to multiple gadget simultaneously .
Up to four gimmick can connect to toy entirely different video current , and even allow a user to pause their content in one room , and resume watching it in another . Of course this gives rise to the motive for a nursing home web , and rather than force the average user figure that mess out , Panasonic has also improved the old Homelink applied science that brag a weak 14 Mbps link over exist power lines , and now offers HomePlug , which can carry at up to 170 Mbps second , though I ’m not quite sure how they plan on limiting transmission through connected business leader grids .
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