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A little background: Panasonic released “Joba” in 2005, a horseback riding machine. The machine mimics, well, horseback riding and provides riders with an ab workout. Aimed at seniors and those not keen on doing actual exercise, the key feature of Joba is that you really don’t have to do more than simply sit on it to get a workout. (Though, arm movements are encouraged.) What’s more, unlike, say, a treadmill, Joba does not take up much space in cramped Japanese dwellings. Panasonic has launched this product outside Japan to varying degrees of success.
Poor mobile games. Always the hope for the future! Always the laughing stock of the present. And fair enough, too. Cheaply made, rubbish to control, the vast majority of mobile games are a waste of everyone’s time. Oh, unless you’re Japanese, and pick up a Panasonic p906i. If you do, well, you’ll be able to play Professor Layton. In widescreen, no less! And if you can’t be arsed counting matchsticks, there’s a nice-looking Gundam game on offer as well. Can have in West, please? Kind of bored of my 4th successive phone with a Worms clone.
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The 3DO M2 was a console that never happened, but that doesn’t mean you can’t take a little piece of it home. This M2 prototype controller is listed on eBay for the current asking price of 1,250 euros. While we don’t expect you to bid, take time to appreciate the 3DO’s potential evolution through 3 extra buttons and a joystick D-pad attachment (hit the jump for a pic of the original controller to compare).
Verdict? It’s 1960s Playboy magazine centerfold sexy: a bit dated for real use, but alright to look at for its historical significance.
Panasonic had their PT-AX200U high-def projector set-up off in a corner of their CEDIA booth. The projector has a 1280 by 720 resolution, 2,000 lumens brightness and 6000:1 contrast. More importantly the projector has a gaming mode which optimises frame response to improve signal processing by a third. The setting also tweaks the contrast settings bringing out darker scenes and images that are typically over saturated.
To promote the projector, Panasonic flew in Major League Gamings Tom Taylor, aka Tsquared, to beat up on people in matches of Halo 2. I sat down with him and talked about the television and pro-gaming, peppering him with questions as he peppered me with pwnage. Seriously, it was embarassing.
Walking through the Panasonic booth at CEDIA, I saw plenty of Playstation 3′s being used to demonstrate the high-def screens. Panasonic is all about the Blu-ray so they nixed the Xbox 360 I was told… yes, I know that make no sense. As I rounded a corner I saw this, two guys playing Wii golf on a 103-inch high-def television. My perspective is all screwed in this shot, but trust me it was impressive. Nearby a Panasonic rep fidgeted.
