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As a well-known Japanese home appliance brand, Panasonic regularly releases new seasonal product lines in response to consumer demand for a combination of intelligence, energy saving and aesthetics.
The Panasonic thin TV W85C is equipped with replaceable frames, turning the TV into a painting in your home. (Photo by reporter Wu Peihua)
Panasonic released its 2026 autumn home appliances yesterday (22nd). With the theme of "quality and better life", Panasonic launched a variety of new products across the living room, laundry, kitchen, cleaning and personal care, etc., seeking to combine smart technology, simple aesthetics and thoughtful functions to comprehensively upgrade the quality of daily life.
Panasonic's newly launched thin TV W85C uses a "picture frame" concept to create a simple appearance. It is equipped with a low-reflective screen and a wall-mounted design to reduce the heaviness of a large TV in the living room. When not in use, it can become a part of the home space like a painting. Laundry appliances are also moving towards aesthetics. The new AI smart dual-control washer and dryer NA-V1312SP not only reduces the body size, but also adopts a full-plane, non-protruding design, which is more suitable for small house spaces. With a special cloud texture, the overall vision is more concise and neat. The new refrigerator, which takes both energy saving and aesthetics into account, focuses on power saving and further evolution. Its energy efficiency comprehensively exceeds the new national level 1 standard in 2027. At the same time, it introduces a low-color design to echo the modern home style.
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The new AI smart dual-control washing and drying machine NA-V1312SP adopts a full-plane, non-protruding design, which can be more naturally integrated into the home space. (Photo by reporter Wu Peihua)
Panasonic's new refrigerator focuses on power saving and further evolution, and its energy efficiency exceeds the new national level 1 standard in 2027.
In terms of kitchen appliances, Panasonic has also launched a large number of new products, including the new steam and bake microwave oven NN-BS10EK, variable pressure IH electronic pot SR-S18ND, desktop automatic dishwasher NP-TMB1K5-1H, etc., which saves time and effort from cooking to cleaning after meals. The highlight product is the near-suction range hood, which has a high suction power of 23m³/min. It is equipped with smart wind control technology, which can detect oil smoke and automatically adjust the suction power. It also supports the wave-waving smart control function, which allows you to switch the air volume without touching the fuselage, improving operational convenience.
The near-suction range hood supports a wave-waving intelligent control function to prevent greasy hands from touching the panel.
The desktop automatic dishwasher NP-TMB1K5-1H uses a touch panel. After washing the dishes, you can turn on nanoe X to maintain mildew and bacteria resistance for up to 30 days. (Photo by reporter Wu Peihua)
The home cleaning lineup is also more complete, with new options ranging from the MC-RSH50 sweeping and mopping robot, the MC-WMH30 all-purpose floor scrubber, to the MC-NXH70 automatic dust collection wet mopping vacuum cleaner, all of which can complete sweeping and mopping at once. Consumers can choose according to their personal cleaning habits and home needs, saving time on housework. In addition to floor cleaning, Panasonic also launched the new Smart Dry QX flagship inverter dehumidifier, which integrates the three major needs of air purification, power saving, and drying clothes. It can also manually adjust the air outlet angle to accurately align the position of clothes to speed up drying.
There are a variety of cleaning appliances to choose from, including the MC-RSH50 sweeping and mopping robot (pictured below), the MC-WMH30 all-purpose floor scrubber (pictured right), and the MC-NXH70 automatic dust-collecting wet mopping vacuum cleaner (pictured left). (Photo by reporter Wu Peihua)
Smart Dry QX flagship variable frequency dehumidifier integrates the three major needs of air purification, energy saving and clothes drying. (Photo by reporter Wu Peihua)
Beauty home appliances are also welcoming new products, including the new W sonic electric toothbrush EW-DP48 and the high-penetration nano-water ion hair dryer EH-NB70. The EH-NB70 is Panasonic's smallest nano-water ion hair dryer in history. It is equipped with a BLDC high-speed motor and a unique linear air comb design. The air flow is evenly dispersed and reduces hair tangles during blow-drying.
The launch time and price of Panasonic's 2026 autumn new products are subject to official announcement.
EH-NB70 is Panasonic’s most compact nano water ion hair dryer ever. (Photo by reporter Wu Peihua)

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