Panasonic (brand)

Panasonic
legal form	Trademark of Panasonic Corporation
founding	1955
Seat	Osaka , Japan
Website	www.panasonic.de

Panasonic ( Japanese パ ナ ソ ニ ッ ク , Panasonikku ) is, like Technics and National , one of the trade names or brands of Panasonic KK (before October 1, 2008 Matsushita Denki Sangyō KK ) based in Kadoma ( Osaka Prefecture , Japan ).

PanSonic

The word creation PanSonic developed by Matsushita was created in 1955 as the name for a loudspeaker for sale . The parts Pan ( Greek πᾶν: everything, whole, total ) and Sonic stand for a global supply with good sound . Matsushita first used the Panasonic name as a brand name in Europe in 1963 , u. a. Also in Germany. On October 1, 2008, the Matsushita Group was renamed Panasonic Corporation .

For several years, a Finnish electronic music duo also carried the name Panasonic , whose name was changed to Pan Sonic after the threat of legal action .

Products

Panasonic FOMA P906i (branded by NTT Docomo )

Panasonic AK-HC930 video camera

Wet and dry razors from Panasonic

Under the trade name Panasonic u. a. the following products are developed, manufactured and sold:

• Projector , 3D projector
• Televisions , DVD players and recorders , video cameras and recorders
• professional TV studio equipment
• Digital cameras
• Computers , laptops , DVD burners and media, printers , scanners , memory cards
• Hi-fi systems, CD, MD and MP3 players , record players and hi-fi accessories
• Voice recorders
• Car radios , navigation systems
• Telephones , telephone systems , cell phones , fax machines , answering machines
• digital copier and multifunctional systems
• Microwave ovens , razors , vacuum cleaners , bread makers
• Security and access control systems
• Washing machines
• Batteries and accumulators
• Drive units for electric bicycles
• Hair clippers
• Relays (e.g. for telecommunication technology)
• Robots and welding systems
• Panasonic has been manufacturing optical media for Nintendo home consoles since 2001 .

Digital video camcorders

The product range currently comprises five series in different price and resolution classes. In addition to professional solutions for film and television production, the following series are available for the target group of hobby and amateur camcorders:

• HDC-SD909, HDC-TM900, HDC-HS900 (Full HD 3MOS camcorder with 3D option)
• HDC-SD800, HDC-SD99 (Full HD camcorder with 3D option)
• HDC-SD80, HDC-TM80, HDC-HS80, HDC-SD40 (Full HD camcorder)
• HX-WA10, HM-TA20, HX-DC10, HX-DC1, HM-TA2 (Full HD mobile cameras)
• SDR-S70, SDR-T70, SDR-H100 (standard definition camcorder)

Cycles

Panasonic racing bike from the 1990s

Panasonic E-bike 2015

Until 1995, bicycles, mainly racing bikes, were manufactured in Japan for the US and European markets and sold under the Panasonic label. Frame tubes from the manufacturer Tange and attachments from u. a. Sakae installed.

Web links

Commons : Panasonic  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

 Wikinews: Category: Panasonic  - in the news

• Panasonic Germany and Austria
• Panasonic Switzerland

Individual evidence

1. ^ German Patent and Trade Mark Office: Register number: 822146 , accessed on December 1, 2014 ( German ).
2. ↑ Panasonic Corp .: Corporate Brand ( Memento of the original from June 14, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Published on March 20, 2014 accessed December 1, 2014 ( English ). 
3. ↑ panasonicbikemuseum.info: Bicycle product catalog from 1995. Retrieved on October 19, 2014 .