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Living room of the future
The beauty of arithmetic and mathematics hidden in nature...The fun is natural science in daily life. This is the theme of world famous electronics manufacturer Panasonic. Panasonic generates ideas for life...today and tomorrow. During a recent visit to the Panasonic Centre in Tokyo by 15 journalists from 11 countries under the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) programme, it enabled them to experience the fascination of science and mathematics. It was a journey to discover the wonders of science and mathematics during the visit to RiSuPia, a hands-on museum of Panasonic digital network in Tokyo. Through innovative appliances, Panasonic is enriching people's lives around the world. Watch TV. Use a DVD recorder, a digital camera or a movie camera. Each of these devices is designed for a specific function. What would it be like if all of these functions were incorporated into a new form of entertainment? Panasonic offers a new concept: the linkable TV. One of the latest and greatest innovations of Panasonic Future Life Wall...its the Ideas for the 'Living Room of the Future'. The giant display, in which the television represents an entire wall, has evolved still further. It now enables users to enjoy a broad array of contents and life-sized communication through instinctive operations that require gestures only, by accessing a high-speed and large-capacity network. Life Wall connects your living room to the world, proposing a new life style. You-Know-Me-TV This TV automatically displays personally customized information by recognizing each family member. Several people can quickly and simultaneously retrieve the information they want. Stay-with-Me-TV The screen becomes bigger or smaller, and moves left or right, depending on the movement of the person watching it. It automatically adjusts to the viewer's optimal viewing position, letting you fully enjoy your favorite images. Easy-Gesture-TV You can intuitively control the Easy-Gesture-TV from a table, in front of a wall, or anywhere in the living room, all at the same time. It's a great way to communicate with others by operating the TV with gestures. True-to-life Communication When the entire wall becomes a screen, it will enable new and unique forms of communication that will be filled with realistic ambience. For example, you can have a natural conversation with a life-size image of someone who is in a completely different location. You can also share exciting scenes that show your children's growth development with other people in real time. Close communications connect distant locations together With Life Wall, it is possible to enjoy natural conversations with family members in different locations, with life-sized images. Life Wall provides close communications, the like of which has never been seen before. Talking with the visiting journalists, Manager of Panasonic Centre Tokyo Mr. Takashi Kitamura said the Panasonic is committed to creating a sustainable society and thus producing energy-efficient products and an eco life within home appliances. Citing example, he said the volume of energy consumed in a day and the extent to which energy-efficient products can reduce CO2 emissions. To improve environmental performance in the home, the Panasonic is creating a sustainable society. He said Panasonic plans to reduce CO2 emissions in its global production activities by 300,000 tons in three years from 2006 to 2009. The Group has also set a goal to reduce CO2 emissions to the 2000 level by 2010.
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