OverviewPanasonic is the principal brand name of the Japanese electronics manufacturer Panasonic Corporation. The company sells a wide range of products under the brand worldwide, including plasma and LCD televisions, DVD and Blu-ray Disc recorders and players, camcorders, telephones, vacuum cleaners, microwave ovens, shavers, projectors, digital cameras, batteries, laptop computers, CD players and home stereo equipment, fax machines, scanners, printers, electronic white-boards, electronic components and semiconductors. The brand uses the marketing slogan a better life, A better world. The Panasonic brand was created from the elements pan – meaning all – and sonic – meaning sound – because it was first used for audio equipment. Panasonic also sold the first bread machine.