Panasonic intros its first Blu-ray disc recorder

Looks like Panasonic made good on their promise and introduced their first Blu-ray recorder, which uses those next-generation 50GB discs that can record high-definition broadcasts (it's also a competitor to the HD-DVD). Like all tomorrow's-standard-electronics-today, the DMR-E700BD is huge, ugly, probably won't work in a couple years after standards revisions, and is available only in Japan — in other words, not for the faint of heart. But if you want to unload what is surely to be couple of thousands of dollars on this little baby we aren't going to stop you (and how about sending us some pictures, while you're at it?).

[Via I4U]