Panasonic Showcases Innovative Home, Personal Care Products at 2014 International Home & Housewares Show

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Mar 14, 2014, 11:00 ET

NEWARK, N.J., March 14, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company is showcasing its latest in innovative consumer products for the home at the 2014 International Home & Housewares Show being held in Chicago's McCormick Place, Saturday March 15 through Tuesday March 18. The Panasonic booth (#L12505) will offer convention-goers an interactive look at some of the company's popular home products; a stylist station will provide women with on-site hair styles and touch-ups; and a barber station will offer men hair cuts and shaves with the company's award-winning men's grooming tools. All of the products featured in the Panasonic booth are available on www.shop.panasonic.com.

For Beauty and Grooming
Panasonic will display the large selection of men's grooming, women's beauty and oral care products currently available. The interactive styling station will offer hair styling by appointment with the nanoe™ Hair Dryer and nanoe™ Flat Iron, products that are effective in enhancing hair's smoothness and shine. Attendees will also be able to view Panasonic's full range of Compact Beauty Tools, designed for on-the-go beauty needs, and the new Facial Ionic Steamer. Offering a quick 3-minute or 6-minute steam session, the Facial Ionic Steamer utilizes ultra-fine nano steam particles to supplement moisture in the skin.

The booth's barber station will offer hair cuts using Panasonic's award-winning Wet/Dry Beard/Hair Trimmers, including the ER-GB40, and close, luxurious shaves with the new ES-LV95 Arc5 Men's Shaver. Designed to provide men with the ultimate shave, the new Arc5 Men's Shaver offers a five blade cutting system, a 14,000-cycles per minute linear motor drive and new shave sensor technology which automatically detects beard density to adjust motor speed for a powerful yet gentle shave.

For the Home
Panasonic offers a full range of appliance products for the home – from the kitchen to the living room. The Genius Prestige Microwave Ovens with Inverter Technology will be a focal point in the booth along with the classic FlashXpress Toaster Oven, a favorite among consumers, and the new Immersion Blender, which will all be available in late 2014. The sleek and modern Breakfast Collection (Toaster, Kettle and Coffee Maker) will once again be on display and will be joined by the new Espresso Machine providing show-goers delicious coffee concoctions throughout the four days of the event.

From cooking to cleaning, Panasonic has got home appliances covered. A colorful array of Panasonic vacuum cleaners will be included in the booth display, including the new MC-UL429 bagless JetForce vacuum which features a lightweight design and uses JetForce technology to separate dust and air via centrifugal force in combination with the unique hour–glass dust container.

For home communication, Panasonic will offer a hands-on look at the newest premium cordless phones now available. The Panasonic Premium Design Series, including the KX-PRL262B, KX-PRX-120W, KX-PRW130W, KX-PRW120W, and the new Link2Cell phone models, including the KX-TGH263B and KX-TGE275S. These models offer sleek new designs coupled with enhanced technologies including Link2Cell, which allows users to make and receive cell phone calls from their cordless handset with or without a landline; Talking Text Sender alert which announces the name and number of an incoming text message; key detector, and an integrated baby monitor which alerts other handsets when baby starts crying.

The Panasonic booth at the 2014 International Home & Housewares Show is located at booth L12505. For more information on Panasonic's full line of consumer products for the home please visit www.shop.panasonic.com.

About Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company
Based in Newark, NJ, Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company is a division of Panasonic Corporation of North America, the principal North American subsidiary of Panasonic Corporation. The company offers a wide range of consumer solutions in the U.S. including products from VIERA Life+ Screen, Blu-ray players, LUMIX Digital Cameras, Camcorders, Home Audio, Cordless Phones, Home Appliances, Wellness and Personal Care products and more. In Interbrand's 2013 Annual "Best Global Green Brands" report, the Panasonic brand rose to number four, the highest ranked electronics brand in the report. (http://bit.ly/19WFSpu).

To learn more about our products, visit www.shop.panasonic.com. Follow Panasonic on Twitter @panasonicUSA; additional company information for journalists is also available at www.panasonic.com/pressroom.

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