New Ipod Touch
Apple has unveiled the second generation Ipod Touch. It is packed with tons of great new features along with great stuff you already love and it’s cheaper. Go on over to apple.com to watch the guided tour.
4th Generation Ipod Nano
Tuesday Apple unveiled the 4th generation Ipod Nano. I guess thin is still in… with the new Nano being the thinest Ipod ever.
Happy Birthday HD Radio
ReAmped Audio extends a congratulations to HD Radio on 3 years of success. We feel that you guys bring a new dimension to broadcast radio and hope and look for many good things to come. My earlier post explains HD Radio or you can visit www.hdradio.com.
Phiaton MS 400 Headphones
Do your iPod earbuds suck? Well, Phiaton may have a solution for all of you audio snobs. The new MS 400 headphones promise to deliver unmatched sound quality and style to match. This is Phiaton’s first step into the US market with its premium line of personal audio gear. It’s a big step too. We’ll let you know if the MS 400’s are worth the $249 price tag when we get our hands on a pair. For now, check out the additional image and press release below. Read more
Sony Walkman
The Sony Walkman is back with an attitude and loads of features. Everyone is trying to dethrone King iPod and, while, Sony’s not going to do it today, their new Walkman MP3 players are pretty cool devices.
S-Series Walkman Players
The S-Series is the top-end line of Walkman players and offers drag and drop file transfers for non-DRM files. It also has the ability to make a playlist to your liking via the new SensMe Channels - a la Pandora.
S-series Walkman players also help diminish background noise while improving your overall listening experience. The S-series Walkman players feature integrated active noise cancellation with supplied 13.5mm EX noise canceling headphones and an accessory cable that extends the noise canceling functionality of the device. On airplanes, you can connect the S-series player directly to a plane’s audio video system with the included accessory cable and enjoy regular in-flight entertainment with the bonus of high-quality noise cancellation.
E-Series Walkman Players
Like the S-series, all E-series models are format friendly, easily playing back ripped tracks from your personal music collection, music store downloads and rights-managed video clips. Non-DRM files can be transferred by “drag and drop” from online music services to Walkman players . It doesn’t come with all the bells and whistles of the S-Series, but it offers plenty of functionality for playing your MP3 collection.
B-Series Walkman Players
The ultra-portable B-Series Walkmans can connect to your PC’s USB port for easy "drag and drop" file transfers. Like all other Walkman models, open support for Windows Media Audio (WMA) and MP3 codecs enables users to buy, copy and manage music to fit their needs. Again, these are for budget-minded consumers, but still play the music.
Dedicated HD Radio Recievers From Coby Electronics
Coby pumps life into HD Radio with the announcement of there new portable HD Radio soulutions, the DHR700 and HDR650.
Press Release
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., July 21 /PRNewswire/ — Coby(R) Electronics, the
leader in portable and affordable consumer electronics products designed to
fit every lifestyle, is introducing an all-new range of receivers that will
help put the power of HD Radio(TM) broadcasting into the hands of consumers
nationwide. The innovative, value-priced products will give users
effortless access to hundreds of new HD2 and HD3 channels and 1,700
crystal-clear AM and FM HD Radio stations — all subscription free — at
home, in the office, backyard or anywhere they want to be. Coby’s new
line-up, including the HDR- 700 Portable HD Radio System and HDR-650
Component HD Radio Receiver, makes its retail debut in August 2008.
"Our new receivers are the perfect way for consumers to get in on the
HD Radio experience," said Mark Farish, Head of Marketing for Coby
Electronics. "We’re excited to be among the very first manufacturers to
enter into this fast-growing CE category and to introduce our signature
feature-loaded products designed to help consumers capture the remarkable
sound quality and rich reception of HD Radio technology at the most
affordable possible price points."
Coby’s new HDR-700 Portable HD Radio System is the first-ever cordless
HD Radio receiver. Offering up huge sound from its compact design, this
take-it- on-the-go system allows users to tune in to static-free digital
broadcasts whenever and wherever they wish. With splash-proof housing and
an integrated rechargeable battery, the HDR-700 can serve as the sole
entertainment system — indoors and out! The small-scale unit also features
an SD card slot for digital MP3 playback. SRP $149.
And the company’s HDR-650 Component HD Radio Receiver, the most
affordable HD Radio receiver on the market, is a sleek capsule-like unit
with a brushed- aluminum casing designed to complement existing stereo and
audio systems. The HDR-650 features a high-contrast digital LCD screen that
displays station, artist and song title information. With a built-in alarm
and sleep timer function, the HDR-650 is a diminutive receiver that offers
high functionality at a low price. SRP $99.
Coby remains "in tune" with today’s most popular CE categories,
developing fresh products that meet the demands and enhance the lifestyles
of a wide range of consumers. In addition to its debut HD Radio receivers,
the company’s latest assortment includes cutting-edge MP3 and MP4 players,
stylish Digital Photo Frames that feature MP3 players, Digital Photo
Keychains and wallet-sized Digital Photo Albums, portable compact DVD
players and a wide range of accessories, including brand-new,
Apple-licensed iPod docking stations.
Check out my earlier post on HD Radio to learn more about it.
Open Air Cinema Presents CineBox Home
You’ve heard of HTIB (Home Theater in a Box). Well, thanks to Open Air Cinema now there is Cinebox Home. A complete outdoor movie experience in box (or carrying case of sorts at least) for your back yard. This will be great for pool parties, BBQ’s, birthday parties, the list goes on… The great thing is that it’s really affordable.
Press Release
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The drive-in theater may be a fond memory of a bygone era; however, the mystique of outdoor movies is still alive and well. Today Open Air Cinema announced a whole new way to enjoy the thrills and fun of movies under the stars with its CineBox HomeTM outdoor theater system.
CineBox Home comes equipped with everything needed for a backyard movie night including new patent-pending 10-foot or 12-foot inflatable movie screen. The product is perfect for the concept of a "staycation" where families stay close to home and spend time together rather than suffering from high travel-related expenses.
"People are staying home and looking for ways to make their family and neighborhood activities more fun-and what better way to do it than an outdoor movie night?" said Stuart Farmer, CEO of Open Air Cinema. "We rip the roof off the home theater and take it outside. Our system is easier to set up than a pup tent and when deflated, the 123-inch movie screen weighs about eight pounds and fits inside a duffle bag, which you can take anywhere."
Open Air Cinema manufactures its screens under the highest of standards to ensure quality, durability and ease of use. Set up is a snap. Simply use the near-silent blower fan to inflate the screen (30 seconds), plug in the CineBox, pop in a movie and you’re all set for big-screen, backyard movie-under-the-stars action! Read more
Sirius Satellite Radio on Apple iPhone and iPod Touch
Apple iPhone / iPod Touch owners and Sirius Satellite Radio Subscribers, you might want to sit down. (I guess you probably already are.) Oh yeah! A program called uSirius has brought you Sirius subscribers slash iphone and iPod Touch owners together. For you iPhone owners, isn’t that great? You can have your phone, iPod, camera, web surfing device and now Sirius radio all in one cool little package. What next?
You can stream Sirius radio tunes with an application called uSirius, developed by Millard Software, via Wi-Fi and EDGE. Once the iPhone 3G hits the streets you’ll have connectivity via HSDPA also. You are, of course, responsible for a Sirius subscription to get terrestrial tunes on your iPhone and iPod Touch.
Millard software has developed a software called uSirius - iPhone Edition BETA v.62 that is available for download at www.millardsoftware.com
MP3 Player Comparo
Cnet has posted an MP3 player comparison and you’ll be surprised at who’s top-of-the-stack. I am! The test was based on signal-to-noise ratio, total harmonic distortion, frequency response deviation, maximum power output, and stereo crosstalk, but who cares about that.
Here are the top contenders.
Cnet’s Review
Sony Rolly
The Sony Rolly is a palm-sized, egg-shaped device that rolls and spins like it’s dancing to the music.
“Rolly has the ability to attract your attention as soon as you turn it on,” said Brennan Mullin, vice president of marketing for audio at Sony Electronics. “It’s a tremendous example of what can happen when entertainment and technology merge.” Read more
