Category Archives: Travel

Crosstalk free 3D and the art of Soccer

Posted on June 4, 2010 by Stephen Dawson

Through the miracle of pen and paper you are reading this many, many hours after I wrote it (actually on Wednesday evening, 2 June). I am in Sydney at a private home in the salubrious suburb of Rose Bay. Were … Continue reading →

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Changes: LED in, Wireless video out

Posted on February 25, 2010 by Stephen Dawson

On Tuesday I went to Sydney, courtesy of Sony, to see Sony’s latest launch. I’ve written about it for Monday’s Canberra Times, with particular attention to the introduction of a 3D product line up in July this year. But a … Continue reading →

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Back from Hamamatsu

Posted on September 25, 2009 by Stephen Dawson

I was in Japan last week as a guest of Yamaha Music. Had a great time. Ate dinner at the restaurant which inspired Tarantino for the restaurant fight in Kill Bill Part 1. Saw some interesting products. Yamaha has a … Continue reading →

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Panasonic’s new projector

Posted on August 14, 2005 by Stephen Dawson

In early September Panasonic is taking me and another Australia writer to the United States for the release of its new home theatre projector, the PT-AE900, in Hollywood. You can see my reviews of its predecessors, the Panasonic PT-AE700 here, … Continue reading →

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Singapore Electronics

Posted on October 16, 2004 by Stephen Dawson

Well, I’m back. My absence was due to a family trip, to Bangkok, London, Paris and Singapore. Got home this morning. Many interesting moments, although only some of relevance here. Way back in 1972 my father was posted for a … Continue reading →

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Final Japan Installment

Posted on October 13, 2003 by Stephen Dawson

Thursday last week in Tokyo was my last day in Japan. In the morning we went to the Panasonic Centre, which is largely a high tech display of Panasonic products, technologies and visions for the future. A fair bit of … Continue reading →

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JVC’s D-ILA goes true high definition

Posted on October 11, 2003 by Stephen Dawson

Okay, okay. My favourite product of the show isn’t available just yet. It is a new projector — the DLA-HD2K — from JVC using its in-house developed D-ILA projection panel (this is a form of Liquid Crystal on Silicon — … Continue reading →

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Back in Australia

Posted on October 11, 2003 by Stephen Dawson

Gee I love overnight flights, followed by a local flight that finally gets me home just a bit before lunch. Plane out of Tokyo was chockablock, so not much room for stretching there. Our first day in Tokyo was largely … Continue reading →

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Panasonic’s ancient history

Posted on October 7, 2003 by Stephen Dawson

Right now I’m sitting on the Bullet Train shooting from Osaka to Tokyo. This morning was spent doing Panasonic stuff. This afternoon was spent doing Panasonic stuff. Oh, and so will tomorrow morning. But tomorrow arvo we get released for … Continue reading →

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Reporting from Osaka …

Posted on October 6, 2003 by Stephen Dawson

Well, here in Osaka, Japan, the Royal Pines Hotel has free high speed Internet if you have a network connection. At least, it’s reasonably high speed if it works at all, as it did last night and does now, but … Continue reading →

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