Everything is going wireless with time and so is your sound system. Kenwood has rolled out a Digital Wireless speaker system with a unique design. They appear more like artillery shells. The system functions on 2.4 Ghz wireless frequency to provide you with 360 degree surround sound. A small transmitter unit has a high performance Class D amplifier fitted to it for a better output. Speakers are vibration isolated and glow beautifully at bottom giving out white light emitted by white colored LED’s embedded at their bottom. So to have a party what you need to do is just attach your DAP to the transmitter unit and pick up the remote control to manage this system. Via: newlaunches
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TagSony offers NW-A800 Walkman Video MP3 players
Sony announced its two new Walkman units based on flash memory portable media devices to encounter video MP3 manufacturers. The Walkman series NW-A800 will come in 2 GB, 4 GB and 8 GB configurations and is not based on hard-drive. The Walkman Video MP3 player embrace 2-inch color LCD on which video can be viewed either vertically or horizontally and is 1.75 inches wide, 3.5 inches high, and less than a half-inch thick. Sony said that the new players will make downloading video content easy with a “simple drag and drop mechanism’, and will sport popular MPEG-4 and H.264/AVC Baseline profile formats, at up to 30 frames per second. You need to shell out $150 for 2 GB version, $200 for 4 GB and $250 for the 8 GB model. Image Via:Technewsworld
Sony’s lipstick-like flash memory walkman
Whoa, that’s a neat tiny make. This lipstick-like flash memory Walkman comes straight from the house of Sony for the music nerds. The EW-010 series comes in two versions, the 1GB priced at €80 and the 2GB version priced at €100. Well, the rumor says that there was a 4GB version too that has disappeared all of a sudden somewhere. Via: SlashGear
Second generation iRiver clix finally reaches U.S.
confused about choosing the right DAP? Other than the popular LG FM37, sansa Connect, and Sony’s NW-A800, you have the new redesigned iRiver Clix now to choose from. The second generation iRiver Clix has just hit the States. The sexy looking device touts a 2.2-inch QVGA display, integrated FM tuner, voice recorder, sport for 30fps MPEG-4 video and Macromedia Flash Lite, as well as extensive 25 hours of battery life. You can have the 2GB model for $150 while the 4GB clix will set you back $200. Not a bad deal for such good specs. Via: engadget
Apple apparently readies WiFi iPod for Q3 launch
The latest news around the hot tub is that Apple is prepping a WiFi iPod for the Q3 this year. The rumor is strong provided the information that Universal Scientific Industrial (USI) will supply the Wi-Fi modules and Foxconn will assemble the player. Anyway, Apple and Microsoft are not the obnkly two firms planning WiFi music players. Other companies such as Sony, Samsung, and Sandisk are also in the race. Apple will need to augment the battery capacity of its iPod in order to stuff WiFi functionality into the device or lower the power consumption. Apple iPhone played with us a lot and I think the WiFi iPod is all set to play the tricks now. Via: TGdaily
Sony GV-HD700E: World’s first HD Video Walkman
After initiating remarkable advancement in Walkmen segment, electronics giant Sony has just introduced their World’s first HD Video Walkman GV-HD700E. This HD Video Walkman has emerged as a portable solution to view your HDV and DV tapes on the move and features a high quality 7-inch (16:9) widescreen LCD with 1,152K (800x480x3[RGB resolution of]) and a versatile interfaces theat includes i.LINK and HDMI out. The GV-HD700E plays HDV also as miniDV tapes (SP and LP) and functions as a back-up deck for professional videographers because of its potential to record HDV1080i/DV signals from an external source. It is also worth mentioning that it has appeared as first Video Walkman that sports x.v.Colour. Some key features of GV-HD700E are: – Format: HDV / DV SP / DV LP – LCD panel: 7.0 inch (16:9 widescreen) – Panel resolution: 1,152K dots 800(H) x 480(V) x 3RGB – All-scan function – User-assignable LCD setup profiles: 6 (settings for Brightness, Color Level, Contrast, Sharpness, Color, Phase) Inputs: – i.LINK (HDV/DV) – Video (RCA x1) – Audio (RCA x2) – S-Video Outputs: – HDMI – i.LINK (HDV/DV) – Component HD/SD (Special D) – Video/Audio/S Video (AV Multi-connector) – USB – Memory stick Slot – Headphone jack – Stereo speaker – Battery: InfoLITHIUM L / M series – DC power in You can use this portable device via InfoLITHIUM L and M Series batteries after hunting it from Europe from September 2007 onwards, however, there is no info about pricing yet. Via: 100cute