Hitachi, Matsushita in Plasma Parts Deal
Matsushita and Panasonic parent Matsushita are to extend their flat-panel display development deal.
The two Japanese giants said today they will work together on “superthin” plasma panels for TVs and combine their efforts to make such screens more energy efficient.
Hitachi will also buy Matsushita-made glass panels and use them in the production of its plasma TVs [...]
Consortium to develop TransferJet a new interoperable wireless transfer technology
Sony, Canon, Kodak, Hitachi, Victor Company of Japan, KDDI, Kenwood, Panasonic, Nikon, Olympus, Pioneer, Samsung, Seiko Epson, Sony Ericsson and Toshiba today announced an agreement to form a consortium to develop specifications for interconnecting products using TransferJet a new interoperable wireless transfer technology that enables rapid transfer of high resolution video, music and images.
TransferJet wireless [...]
Hitachi to forge ahead with flat-panel, HDD businesses
At Tuesday’s corporate strategy meeting, Hitachi announced it would continue to pursue with its money-losing HDTV panel manufacturing along with recovering HDD sales as core businesses. Company president Kazuo Furukawa maintains panel production will remain the company’s core business because demand is growing globally, as one of three reasons for the newfound focus.
Furukawa said there [...]
Hitachi 1.5-inch UltraThin Displays to be presented at the Annual Dealer Show
In the 1.5″ family of displays, there are four sizes available, namely 32-inch, 37-inch, 42-inch and 47-inch. These range of screens come equipped with ventilation technology to the backlight, power supply and unique crystal frame.The 1.5″ line of plasma display boasts an attractive design, allowing consumers to swivel the display at 360 degrees. Viewers can [...]
LCD Market Consolidation Continues
Just last week, Reuters in Japan confirmed that Sony is to take a one-third stake in Sharp’s $3.5 billion LCD panel plant, which is set for completion by March 2010.
Before, that we reported that Pioneer has opted to stop making 42-inch LCD screens was to buy them instead from Panasonic maker Matsushita Electric Industrial or [...]
