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The History of Panasonic
Panasonic was founded by Konosuke Matsushita in Japan in 1918 and was originally known as Matsushita. Konosuke initially operated from a rented two-story house where he used the first floor to manufacture electric devices.
By 1920 Konosuke Matsushita had moved to a larger workshop and was able to expand its production capacity. Even at this point they were manufacturing innovative products and they earned a reputation for high quality at low prices. One of the products that they produced was a unique adaptor that allowed two light bulbs to be plugged into one light socket. This product and the others that they produced were so popular that they had to build a bigger new factory and offices in 1922.
Panasonics success continued in 1923 with another unique product, a bike light that was in the shape of a bullet that had a battery that outlasted comparable products by 10 times their useable time.
During 1927 Panasonic started manufacturing their first electric iron that was at a price that many could afford.
By 1931 Panasonic began to manufacture a product that they are more known for today. They designed and manufactured an award winning radio that had 3 tubes, the R31. Panasonic patented part of its design and then allowed other manufacturers to use their innovative design to encourage the expansion of the radio industry.
Throughout the 30s and 40s Panasonic continued to innovate and manufacturer quality products. By 1952 they had designed the first monochrome television to have a rectangular picture tube at a price that people could afford. After this innovation all television tubes were rectangular. During the 1950s was investigating methods of recording video signals.
In 1960 Panasonic manufactured their first mass produced colour cathode ray tube television.
During 1991 Panasonic manufactured the first rewriteable optical disc recorder for television images which was a forerunner to the DVD recorder. They also made a commitment to environmental responsibility in 1991 with an environmental charter.
Panasonic is now the 5th largest manufacture of electronic products by value in the world with over 600 companies and 306,000 employees. They manufacture over 15,000 products and have over 40,000 patents in Japan and 54,000 patents outside of Japan. In 2007 alone they filed 2100 patents which were the most filed by any company in the world during that year.
Throughout its history Panasonic has innovated with designs that improve on other products that are available in the market. Their products are always high quality and provide solutions to everyday problems for ordinary peoples life. By not accepting the normal ways of doing things Panasonic has consistently produced ground breaking products that are better than others in the market.
About the Author Armadeus Cornelius is an AV enthusiast and expert with nearly 2 decades experience in consumer electronics.His website at www.digitaldirect.co.uk offers Panasonic Products and a large selection of AV products at rock bottom prices. For your convenience you may also find these links useful 50 panasonic plasma and panasonic plasma hdtv
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