This should have Sony shaking in its boots: Panasonic just confirmed it’s buying Sanyo in a deal worth around £5.5 billion to create a tech superpower in the Far East.

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Sony might’ve told us the Blu-Ray format can’t be improved, but that hasn’t stopped Sanyo, which reckons its new lasers could squeeze twice the data onto each disc.

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This is Xacti what we need for our next scuba sojourn. It’s Sanyo’s Xacti CA8 waterproof camcorder, which is finally getting a UK launch.

Waterproof for an hour up to a depth of 1.5m it’s the ideal companion for a bit of snorkel action.

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The Sanyo NV-SD700DT is a satnav with a difference: as well as telling you where to go, it tells where NOT to park. Yep, Sanyo has loaded it with police data that highlights theft hotspots. It’s currently only available in Japan, and the data only applies to the city of Osaka. A 7-inch touchscreen and 4GB of memory are also on board.

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