Panasonic announced in Japan the new Viera SV-MC55 portable 1Seg TV. The portable TV has a 4.3-inch LCD display and 4GB internal memory. Other than watching 1Seg digital TV program, the Viera does also video recording to internal memory, SD/SDHC or microSD/SDHC memory cards. The Viera SV-MC55 serves also as a photo frame and music player supporing JPEG image files and AAC, MP3, WMA audio formats. It offers a 3.5mm headphone jack and a USB 2.0 port.

The Viera SV-MC55 is currently available in black, purple, and white. No info on pricing at this time. Panasonic will release the device on 21 August.