Panasonic, the consumer electronics industry leader in the development and application of tru2way technology, and Comcast Corporation, the nation's leading provider of entertainment, information and communications today announced the arrival of the first tru2way VIERA HDTVs at Abt Electronics in Glenview, IL and officially declared the tru2way platform active in Chicago and Denver.

Tru2way technology is being used to create a common software platform that will enable cable companies, consumer electronics companies, content developers, network programmers and others to extend interactivity to the TV set and other kinds of devices…

Panasonic, a market and technology leader in High Definition consumer and digital electronics products, today introduced its new line of VIERA X1 LCD televisions which feature a fully-integrated iPod entertainment kit. These flat panel televisions will be available in four different screen sizes: The new for 2009 19-inch class (19” measured diagonally) TC-L19X1, TC-L26X1 26-inch class (26” measured diagonally), TC-L32X1 32-inch class (31.5” measured diagonally) and the TC-L37X1 37-inch class (37” measured diagonally)…

Panasonic, the industry and technology leader in HDTVs, has developed new thin-profile display panel technologies for both Plasma (PDPs) and LCD HDTVs, achieving further advancements in picture quality and environmental performance. These prototypes will be featured at the 2009 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this week.

The newly developed NeoPDP technology has been incorporated into two types of PDPs. The first is a super high-efficiency 42-inch PDP that achieves triple luminance efficiency, while reducing the power consumption to 1/3 of the 2007 models*1 yet achieving the same brightness…

Panasonic, a leader in High Definition technology, today announced it won the “Best of CES” award in the Television category for its 2009 VIERA Plasma HDTV G10-Series unveiled earlier this week. Produced and judged by editors from CNET (www.cnet.com), the winners of the “Best of CES” awards were announced Saturday, January 10, at the 2009 International CES in Las Vegas.

Selected by CNET’s unbiased expert editors, winners are recognized as having the hottest products in their respective technology categories for their unmatched innovation and creativity, and their ability to excite consumers and help them explore a world gone digital…

Panasonic Corporation of North America, the industry leader in high definition and Plasma HDTV, today introduced its expanded 2009 line of THX® Certified* VIERA® HDTVs. In 2008 four VIERA HDTVs achieved THX certification, while the 2009 line expands the prestigious certification to 9 models- the VIERA Z1 as TC-54Z1 54-inch class (54” measured diagonally), the V10 VIERA series includes the TC-P50V10 50-inch class (49.9” measured diagonally), the TC-P54V10 54-inch class (54” measured diagonally), the TC-P58V10 58-inch class (58” measured diagonally) and the TC-P65V10 65-inch class (64.8” measured diagonally) screen sizes…