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Daily Tech: Qik App Available For Free On the iPhone 3GS

GeekSugar — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:13:28 -0700

Easily share videos and photos from your iPhone 3GS with the new Qik app - Gizmodo
Twitter is giving its retweet functionality an overhaul by removing the cut and paste step - TechCrunch
Wii Sports Resort from Nintendo was the bestselling video game in the US last month - Kotaku
Here's a hands-on demo of Microsoft's new Zune HD in action - Mashable
Wireless customer care scores are in, and the most hated wireless company is Sprint - Wired
The Panasonic Link-to-Cell phone allows your home cordless phone to become your cell phone - Boing Boing

Daily Tech: Panasonic Unveils Three New Lumix Cameras

GeekSugar — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:05:54 -0700

Coming this September are three new 12.1 megapixel LUMIX cameras - Engadget
The Withing Connected Scale will send all of your weight records to your iPhone via WiFi - Chip Chick
Why the BlackBerry Tour is both yay and nay - Switched
The White House wants the public to know it likes Twitter very much - TechCrunch
Apple's Final Cut Studio app update is out and it offers significant feature changes - Boing Boing
We're still giving away Amazon Kindles! Log in for a chance to win one - geeksugar

Snap Pics Like Kanye With a Panasonic Lumix LX3

GeekSugar — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 05:48:21 -0700

Kanye just can't get enough digital cameras. We've already seen him with the stylish Leica D-LUX 3 at the 2007 Givenchy show in Paris a few years back, and now he's been spotted in London with a new Panasonic Lumix LX3 ($600) number around his neck.

The 10.1 megapixel LX3 is just what Kanye needs to capture great photos on his trips around the world - it comes with a large three inch LCD screen, shoots in 16:9 HD video, includes 21 fun scene modes like self portrait, pet, and starry sky, and it accepts expandable SD cards to boost its onboard 50MB internal memory space.

Plus, this portable number takes excellent low-light photos, thanks to its wide aperture range and the newly developed Leica DC Vairo-Summicron lens, which captures clear shots during late night outings, concerts, and candlelight dinners. Perfect for a geek on the go!

Move Over Roomba: Here Comes a New Robotic Vacuum

GeekSugar — Tue, 12 May 2009 07:33:01 -0700

I can't think of much not to love about the Roomba, but there's always room for competition in a market with one really great product.

So, welcome the Panasonic Fukitorimushi (Japanese for "wipe-up bug"), introduced recently at the Tokyo Fiber Senseware exhibition in Milan.

The Fukitorimushi (um, can we please just abbreviate it to "Fuki"? OK then) has a nanocloth underbelly, rather than a traditional sucking mechanism like a Roomba.

Its cloth-covered body kind of looks like you dropped a towel on the floor and forgot to pick it up, but I could learn to live with anything that cleans my apartment for me.

Today's geeksugar Bargain Buys!

GeekSugar — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:00:52 -0800

In today's installment of Bargain Buys, you'll find an iPod alternative, a flat screen TV, video games, and a very fun geeky home accessory. Let the deals begin!

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Panasonic Creates a Wiimote-Proof Plasma TV

GeekSugar — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:11:59 -0800

I love how Panasonic unveils a new line of beautiful plasma TVs at the HD Networking Conference in Valencia, Spain and their biggest selling feature is the fact that they can withstand Wiimotes! According to Gamertell, these televisions can resist up to four joules of energy - preventing your wiimote from shattering your TV screen in a game of Wii Tennis, Bowling, Boxing, and the list goes on and on. I guess if you're a Wii fanatic, this television plus an upgraded Wii strap will do the trick - better to be safe than sorry!

CES 2008: Beyoncé in Blu-Ray

GeekSugar — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 08:00:21 -0800

Just when I thought I wouldn't run into anyone I know at CES, guess who appears in front of my eyes on the big screen? My girl Beyoncé! So maybe she wasn't really there, but seeing her on Panasonic's gorgeous 108-inch TV on Blu-ray, made me feel like I was watching a live concert. Beyoncé's tour DVD was played using Panasonic's new DMP-BD30 Blu-ray disc player, which offers advanced high definition technology, exceptional visual detail and not to mention, stellar audio.

If A Little Color Goes A Long Way, Where's The Variety?

GeekSugar — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 08:00:24 -0700

Note to designers and gadget manufacturers: Some of us are sick and tired of candy-colored MP3 players, cameras and cell phones.

Apple's announcement that the new iPod nano will come in silver, black, blue, green and red and the shuffle will come in silver, mint green, turquoise, lavender and magenta (those are my descriptions of the colors, not theirs!) got me thinking about the fact that almost all gadgets in the US are either staple colors like white, silver and black or bright - almost juvenile - hues of red, blue, pink and green.

Where, my friends, are all the fall colors like orange and yellow, or the muted, retro colors? I was scanning through a catalog for the Japanese mobile communication company KDDI and was floored by its amazing color selection for Toshiba, Panasonic and Casio phones. I'm not asking for a full array of pantone colored cell phones, I'd just like a little more variety. I know someone is spending millions of dollars on market research, but I just can't believe I am the only American who would prefer a "jewelry gold," "fresco orange" or "palmer brown" cell phone to sorbet colored ones?

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Panasonic Unveils Extra Large 16GB SD Memory Card

GeekSugar — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 15:00:49 -0700

Just when I thought 4GB was a big enough size for a MicroSD card, Panasonic has come out with a 16GB Pro High Speed SDHC Memory Card which has a data transfer speed of up to 20MB/s.

Featured on The Daily Geek, this ginormo card can tape up to four hours of high def video in AVCHD normal mode, and approximately 3 hours of 1920 x 1080i full High Definition video in AVCHD fine mode. Also use with cameras and other compatible portable electronics.

Expect to see these hit stores in November with a price tag of $320 - no surprises there.

Love It or Leave It? Colorful Cordless Phones

GeekSugar — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 16:00:34 -0700

Be "fresh," "bold" or "elegant" with Panasonic's new colorful cordless phones. Featured on Popgadget, these digital phones come with all the specs of a standard cordless phone including 2.4-GHz frequency, wireless network compatibility, voice enhancer technology, a handset speakerphone, and a built-in clock with alarm. The "Fresh Series" includes Pearl Blue, Pearl Pink, Pearl Yellow and Pearl Violet, while the "Bold Series" includes Green, Orange, Red and Violet. Last but not least, the "Elegant Series" includes Deep Blue, Copper, Moss Green and Wine Red. Prices range from $50 to $60. Do you love them?