Panasonic’s awesome in-car Blu-ray player and navigation system get priced and dated in Japan

Back in April, Panasonic was the first company that announced a Blu-ray player for installation in cars, and today [JP], the CY-BB1000D – and the even cooler “Strada CN-HX3000D” navigation system – finally got a price tag and a release date. But first the specs and some pictures.

CY-BB1000D Blu-ray player (pictured above)

• world’s first in-dash Blu-ray drive
• HDMI port
• AVCHD and AVREC support
• SD card support

Strada CN-HX3000D navigation system

• “world’s first navigation system of its kind” (Panasonic)
• GPS and Bluetooth
• 80GB HDD
• CD/DVD drive
• 7-inch WXGA screen with amazing 1,280×720 resolution
• Yahoo Japan Maps and Google Maps support
• 50W×4ch amplifier
• iPod/iPhone 3G connector
• One-Seg digital TV tuner
• HDMI port
• CY-BB1000D connectivity

Both devices go on sale in Japan on September 10. And quality has its price: Expect to pay $1,000 for the Blu-ray drive and $3,800 for the navigation system.

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