Home > Terms > English (EN) > Panasonic
Panasonic
Panasonic Electronics is one of the largest Japanese electronics multinational Corporation , established in 1918 . Headquartered at Osaka , Japan Panasonic has now globally expanded itself to around 580 subordinate companies providing employment to over 330,000 workers . Panasonic Corporation is assumed to be the world's fourth largest TV manufacturer . It switched from producing analog TVs to digital TVs in January 2006, shredding off 30% of its sales. It purchased the patents of Pioneer's HDTVs and went onto producing Plasma TVs incorporating newer features . In 2012 , it signed a pact with MySpace to launch what is known as Myspace TV that allows users to chat online while watching TV programmes . By 2012 , Panasonic is believed to hold a sum of 140,146 patents across the world.
- Part of Speech: proper noun
- Synonym(s):
- Blossary: Most spoken languages in the world
- Industry/Domain: Consumer electronics
- Category: Television
- Company:
- Product:
- Acronym-Abbreviation:
Other Languages:
Member comments
Terms in the News
Billy Morgan
Sports; Snowboarding
The British snowboarder Billy Morgan has landed the sport’s first ever 1800 quadruple cork. The rider, who represented Great Britain in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, was in Livigno, Italy, when he achieved the man-oeuvre. It involves flipping four times, while body also spins with five complete rotations on a sideways or downward-facing axis. The trick ...
Marzieh Afkham
Broadcasting & receiving; News
Marzieh Afkham, who is the country’s first foreign ministry spokeswoman, will head a mission in east Asia, the state news agency reported. It is not clear to which country she will be posted as her appointment has yet to be announced officially. Afkham will only be the second female ambassador Iran has had. Under the last shah’s rule, Mehrangiz Dolatshahi, a ...
Weekly Packet
Language; Online services; Slang; Internet
Weekly Packet or "Paquete Semanal" as it is known in Cuba is a term used by Cubans to describe the information that is gathered from the internet outside of Cuba and saved onto hard drives to be transported into Cuba itself. Weekly Packets are then sold to Cuban's without internet access, allowing them to obtain information just days - and sometimes hours - after it ...
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
Banking; Investment banking
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is an international financial institution established to address the need in Asia for infrastructure development. According to the Asian Development Bank, Asia needs $800 billion each year for roads, ports, power plants or other infrastructure projects before 2020. Originally proposed by China in 2013, a signing ...
Spartan
Online services; Internet
Spartan is the codename given to the new Microsoft Windows 10 browser that will replace Microsoft Windows Internet Explorer. The new browser will be built from the ground up and disregard any code from the IE platform. It has a new rendering engine that is built to be compatible with how the web is written today. The name Spartan is named after the ...
Featured Terms
Portrait of Paul-Ferdinand Gachet
Portrait of Dr. Gachet is one of the most revered paintings by Vincent van Gogh of Dr. Paul Gachet, who took care of him in his last months.
Contributor
Featured blossaries
Browers Terms By Category
- Hats & caps(21)
- Scarves(8)
- Gloves & mittens(8)
- Hair accessories(6)
Fashion accessories(43) Terms
- Film titles(41)
- Film studies(26)
- Filmmaking(17)
- Film types(13)
Cinema(97) Terms
- Air conditioners(327)
- Water heaters(114)
- Washing machines & dryers(69)
- Vacuum cleaners(64)
- Coffee makers(41)
- Cooking appliances(5)
Household appliances(624) Terms
- Home theatre system(386)
- Television(289)
- Amplifier(190)
- Digital camera(164)
- Digital photo frame(27)
- Radio(7)
Consumer electronics(1079) Terms
- Festivals(20)
- Religious holidays(17)
- National holidays(9)
- Observances(6)
- Unofficial holidays(6)
- International holidays(5)