Panasonic gobbles up Sanyo
- Posted by: adrian
- On: 04/11/2008 04:18:39
- In: Technology News, Updates, Happenings
It's a sad sad day for consumer electronics when there's gonna be only 2 choices which brings brand and technology to consumers.
Sony vs. Panasonic.
Gone are the days of National & Technics. And now Sanyo.
Some of us may be ignorant, but Sanyo achieved many firsts. Underwater/waterproof phone (yes, they made incredible mobile phones for the CDMA/Japan/USA market place), eneloop batteries (which are rechargeable batteries that retain 85% of their power even 1 year left uncharged) & solar panels work.
Not known to many but Sanyo were the first few to provide consumers with a multi-band radio. I used to remember dad listening to BBC world news on his multiband Sanyo which he carried everywhere with him.
Like all things & HD-DVD, Sanyo and its technology has now come to an end, at the mercy of Panasonic's large R&D facilities and her whims and fancy.
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