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Panasonic's house of the future
Created: 05/22/2007
Video description: The Eco & UD model home, a prototype green home built by Panasonic, was on display in Japan where CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos took a tour of its many features last fall. Could we see homes built by Panasonic in the U.S. sometime in the future?

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