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Oh Great: Now Your TV Can Call You Fat

11:09AM May 19, 2011 | Davey Alba

Everyone knows how closely correlated TVs and weight gain are. You know—looking ten kilos heavier on TV, gaining weight because you watch too much TV. Now, your TV can also tell you how fat you are. Wonderful. More »

Entertainment

ABC iView Coming To Some Older Viera TVs Too

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9:45AM May 13, 2011 | Nick Broughall

When Panasonic announced that it would finally be offering ABC’s iView through the Viera Connect service, it was an announcement specifically for the new range of television screens. But what about older Viera screens? Turns out, some models will see the IPTV service arrive soon. More »

Entertainment

Logitech’s TV Cam Lets You Skype Through Panasonic TVs

7:25PM May 3, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

Basically, Logitech’s grabbed their 720p webcam and made it mountable and compatible with TVs – well, Panasonic’s 2011 model of Viera Connected TV that supports Skype. On sale this month, it’ll cost $US150. [Logitech]

Computing

This Shit Sucks: The Viera Connect Tablet

6:33AM January 8, 2011 | Sam Biddle

We love Panasonic. Their TVs are terrific – the best, even. Which is why I was pretty intrigued by their companion Viera tablet. It could have made watching TV more fun, or easier, or something. But it’s unnecessary. And awful. More »

Entertainment

The Best New HDTV

5:20AM January 8, 2011 | Bryan Gardiner

Wow. The TV manufacturers of the world just excreted a gajillion alphanumerically named HDTVs at CES. We cruised the booths, parsed the display technologies, connectivity features, claimed performance and specs, and found the one we think is the best. More »

Entertainment

Panasonic Sexifies Its 3DTV Lineup, Throws In A Strange Tablet

12:34PM January 6, 2011 | Bryan Gardiner and Sam Biddle

Don’t tell Panasonic no one really cares about 3D. The company has managed to bake the third dimension into nearly every consumer product at CES. Yay! But it was the flagship plasma, the VT30, that really had us drooling. More »

Entertainment

Avatar 3D Blu-ray Now Available With Purchase Of Panasonic 3DTV

2:03AM December 2, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

We knew the 3D version of the Avatar Blu-ray would be a Panasonic exclusive at first, but they’ve just confirmed the “Ultimate Pack” is available now – when one of their Viera 3DTV is purchased. More »

Entertainment

Panasonic Adds Netflix To Viera Cast HDTVs, Blu-ray Players

10:45PM September 10, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

Panasonic has finally added Netflix, that most enjoyable and effective of time wasters, to Viera Cast-enabled HDTVs and Blu-ray disc players in the US. It joins Skype, Twitter, Pandora and the other usual suspects. Fortunately (or unfortunately, if you have a lot of stuff to get done), a boatload of new movies from Paramount, MGM and Lionsgate just went live in Netflix’s streaming section last week. [Panasonic]

Entertainment

3D Blu-ray Release Of Avatar Will Be A Timed Panasonic Exclusive

9:00PM September 3, 2010 | Gary Cutlack

The long-awaited 3D Blu-ray release of Avatar will arrive before 2011—but you’ll need a Panasonic Viera 3D TV if you want to own it this year. More »

Panasonic’s 103-Inch Behemoth Soon To Be 3D Friendly

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3:33PM August 24, 2010 | Nick Broughall

If you already own a 103-inch plasma from Panasonic, it’s time for an upgrade! Panasonic have announced that their hulk of a TV set will support Full HD 3D from early next year. More »