Imagine that you've stepped back in time to the year 2002 when numerous technological advances that we take for granted today were being introduced to the marketplace in rapid succession, such as SD memory cards, plasma television sets, and GPS…
Imagine that you've stepped back in time to the year 2002 when numerous technological advances that we take for granted today were being introduced to the marketplace in rapid succession, such as SD memory cards, plasma television sets, and GPS navigational systems. One of the key contributors to the technological revolution has been Panasonic, a well-established market leader in consumer electronics products.
In 2002 the museum that I visited that is located in Osaka was known as the Panasonic Hall of Science and Technology, and I received detailed information about the exhibits and artifacts from an English-speaking tour guide who was assigned to me and a trio of business executives from Malaysia. Our tour included most of the exhibits located on the second and third floors that focused on communication and information, green technology, medical instruments, and semiconductors.
Midway during the tour, we were also granted entrance to Panasonic's Audio Visual Theater room that featured audio speakers manufactured under the Technics product label that cost over 3.3 million yen apiece (over $30,000 if converted using today's currency tables). While seated inside the theater, we watched part of a music video featuring the very popular New Age artist, Enya.
Enya - "Anywhere Is"
from the CD "The Memory Of Trees" 1995
Composed by and instruments played by Enya
Arranged by Nicky Ryan
Lyrics by Roma Ryan
Licensed by
WMG (on behalf of Warner Music UK); BMI - Broadcast Music Inc., LatinAutorPerf, LatinAutor - SonyATV, CMRRA, SOLAR Music Rights Management, UNIAO BRASILEIRA DE EDITORAS DE MUSICA - UBEM, ASCAP, Sony ATV Publishing, LatinAutor, and 12 Music Rights Societies
Also heard during the tour:
Janet Kay - "Moving Away"
From the album "Moving Away"
Licensed by
WMG (on behalf of Trojan Records)
Looking back, it's interesting to reflect upon previously popular systems such as conventional hard disks and DVDs that have largely given way to solid state drives (SSDs) and cloud-based storage.
For more information about the Panasonic Museum:
https://www.panasonic.com/global/corporate/history/panasonic-museum.html
https://100th.panasonic.com/global/category/4/
http://factsanddetails.com/japan/cat24/sub157/item916.html
