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The day is finally here when you can spend more on media than on the device using the media.  Panasonic Japan announced two new SDXC cards: a 48GB and a 64GB.  The cards will be available February 19, presumably in Japan for $550 for the 48GB and $700 for the… Continue Reading »

CES 2010 is an enigma.  For the Gadgetell crew, there wasn’t a clear winning product.  One thing we can agree was three companies owned this show, all without actually having a booth.  Those three companies are Netflix, Facebook and Pandora. These three are bread, peanut butter and jelly to electronics… Continue Reading »

Today, Panasonic was showing off their no-set-box-needed Skype calling feature coming in Viera HDTVs.  Panasonic has cooked in WiFi as well as cool apps such as Pandora, Netflix and yes, Skype.  The result is interesting. Requiring only a camera accessory (Panasonic uses one with 4 cameras so users can be… Continue Reading »

Skype today announced that it will now be able to enter your TV. Thanks to TV manufacturing partners LG and Panasonic, the new line of HDTV’s will feature embedded Skype. And, while the consumer will still have to buy the separate camera to actually use the service, it makes sense… Continue Reading »

Panasonic recently acquired an over 50% stake in Sanyo and one of the cool things they inherited from it is the opportunity/technology to manufacture a lithium-ion battery that could store enough power to keep your household running for a week, according to Panasonic. So for all you green-folks here ya… Continue Reading »

This week’s Recession-O-Rama deals features a portable USB drive, an iPhone app, buy 2 get 1 game free deal, a Blu-Ray player, and a digital camera.  Our first deal this weekend is an 8GB portable USB drive from Newegg.  Priced at $19 and $3 for shipping, it operates at 200x… Continue Reading »

It is beneficial to purchase electronics whenever good deals are available, therefore it is important to search the web for the best possible deal on that new laptop, or HDTV.  But don’t worry, we did the search for you.  Today, Gadgetell has a few deals ranging from laptops, video games,… Continue Reading »

As 3-D movies become more popular and theaters continue to make upgrades to house these films, it is a natural progression that TV makers capitalize on the industry and start to produce 3-D television sets.  Sony and Panasonic have both announced 3-D TVs to be released in 2010 along with… Continue Reading »

While Sprint seems intent on killing off landlines by offering users the ability to call any mobile number from any carrier with their new Any Mobile, Anytime calling option, Panasonic has seemingly gone in the opposite direction with their latest announcement. The have announced what they are referring to as… Continue Reading »

If you are a phone geek, you know Japan’s cellphones are the bee’s knees.  Way ahead of the phones we use in the US and Europe, Japan leads the way in innovation, yet can’t seem to capitalize on those advantages.  The problem: advanced hardware. What makes hardware the problem?  Software. … Continue Reading »