Panasonic has announced that its web-enabled PZ850 series of VIERA Plasma HDTV’s will now be available from mid-June. VIERA CAST, previewed during International CES, provides access to Internet sites such as YouTube, Google’s Picasa Web Album and Bloomberg.The VIERA 1080p PZ850 series offers enhanced contrast ratio, deeper blacks, faster response time and outstanding picture quality in four screen sizes - the 46-inch class TH-46PZ850 (46.0” measured diagonally), the 50-inch class TH-50PZ850 (49.9” measured diagonally), the 58-inch class TH-58PZ850 (58.0” measured diagonally) and the 65-inch class TH-65PZ850 (64.8” measured diagonally).   

Like all Panasonic VIERA Plasma HDTV’s, the PZ850 series panels contain no lead or mercury and deliver increased luminous efficiency and 100,000 hours of viewing time to half brightness (40+ years at 6+ hours viewing per day).

Oce showcased its developments in large format colour printing technology at the recently concluded IRgA 2008 Annual Convention and Trade Show. 

 Among the new products premiered at the event were

 ·        Oce ColorWave 600 printer, which uses the company’s CrystalPoint technology combining the best of toner-based printing with the best of inkjet technology. Reprographers can benefit by being able to print more colour applications at very high quality in less time. The Oce CrystalPoint process converts color Oce TonerPearls toner into a gel. This tonergel is then jetted and crystallized onto any type of paper, producing crisp, waterfast, high quality images with extremely accurate dot placement.

·        Oce CS2236 entry-level, very low volume color inkjet plotter designed for users in very low volume environments who demand high quality color output. Suited for CAD line work, technical drawings and business/consumer graphics, the Oce CS2236 provides high quality printing with 2400 x 1200 dpi print resolution.

·        Oce TCS500 color inkjet printer

·        Oce TDS800 Pro Series systems are ideal for integrated printing, copying and scanning and great for technical document production.  

·        Oce Eco Design printers -- the Oce TDS700 and Oce TDS450

·        Oce Arizona 250GT UV curable printer

·        Oce CS9160 and Oce CS9290 eco- and low-solvent printers

·        Oce Repro Desk Professional and ONYX GraphicsPro workflow software solutions.

PrintWeek.com reports that Mutoh has won the 'Best wide-format printer of the year 2008' in the category of printing engines up to 2.5m wide at this year’s European Digital Press Association Awards. The Blizzard series of wide-format piezo inkjet printers was recognized for its high image quality, speed and production capabilities. This series of wide format printers, available in 65in and 90in widths with the ability to print at up to 80 sq. m. per hour, is capable of printing on various substrates.