Panasonic: More than just a TV maker (pictures)
During a CES keynote today, Panasonic's president showed off a new 4K OLED TV and a massive tablet. But he also covered the company's efforts in energy management that touch cars, airplanes, and homes.
4K large-screen OLED TV
It has a 56-inch screen, weighs 27 pounds, and is less than half an inch thick.
They showed off the set during a CES keynote this morning in Las Vegas. Besides a TV, Tsuga also showed off a massive tablet and covered the company's efforts in energy management and batteries for cars, airplanes, and the home.
20-inch 4K tablet
All changes made on screen with the stylus or by hand can be implemented directly over the cloud, Taylor said.
New headquarters
The company hopes the campus will both be a showcase of its advances in technology and green products and will reduce its energy use by 50 percent.
Social TV
Live chat
Energy management
Smart car tech
Panasonic is adapting its home energy solutions to cars, Tsuga said. This includes automotive battery management, as well as the power management and heat management systems that are behind electric-vehicle batteries.
Panasonic's automotive partners include VW, Audi, Daimler, Chrysler, Ford, GN, Tesla Toyota, Nissan, Honda, and Mazda.
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CEA president
Shapiro noted that CES 2013 includes 3,300 exhibitors and a record-breaking 1.9 million square feet of exhibit space.