The “iDiamond” is the world’s most expensive iPod MP3 player. Made of solid 18 carat white and pink gold, and are hand set with 430 diamonds, the one-of-a-kind iDiamond sold at auction for about $30,000.
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To date, there has been a number of Apple TV users who have reported that problems with their wireless connections have started to appear, related to 5GHz 802.11n networks only after the installation of the 2.0.1 update. It seems that the update installation has resulted in Apple TV finding difficulty staying hooked up to certain wireless connections, suffering from dropped connections after a while.
So far quick fixes include switching to a 2.4GHz network or turning off the “Use wide channels” option of Apple’s Airport Extreme Base Station.
Mpio’s V10 portable media player ain’t too shabby, featuring the following specifications :
If your really expensive regular flat-panel TV has started to look jaded and so now and you really want to make your entertainment units look like they from a another time or another dimension or another world even, this TV concept created by ChauhanStudio, London for Humax Electronics should definitely appeal to you. It looks like a prop from Star Trek or the Jetsons cartoon series and should fit right in with your other retro-futuristic gizmos.
A word of advice though; never show it to a girl on a first date unless you want to get a reputation!
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Canton has released an iPod digital sound system, the DSS 303 Digital Sound Station.
The sound station includes an iPod dock and charger (of course), an FM/AM radio, clock, and auxiliary input.
The DSS 303 is “Made for iPod” certified, with seven adapters for most iPods with docking connection.
Other features include a 4-inch cone subwoofer and a 1-inch fabric dome tweeter-each channel can deliver up to 50 watts of power.
The DSS 303 is also compatible with the iPod shuffle. The system has a rear panel USB port to connect to a computer to be used with an iPod.
And if you’re one of the few who doesn’t own an iPod, the DSS 303 has a 3.5mm rear-panel line-in connection to accommodate MP3 players from other manufacturers.
It is available in white and black with a MSRP of $499.
Although the initial entrance of HDMI into the CE market had problems, it’s always had great potential.Unfortunately, potential-as my high school track coach often pointed out to me-can be the ugliest word in the English language.
Much of the initial hesitancy of using HDMI in installations was due to HDCP-compatibility issues between players and TVs. After you get your fingers burned a few times, you’re leery about going back for more.
Fortunately, HDMI’s reliability has gotten better with its iterations, and more integrators are using it. But it’s still not 100 percent.
Here are three ways HDMI can be improved.
Stop Tinkering, Already!
First it was 1080p. Then it was Deep Color. Not to mention being able to pass lossless audio.
By any yardstick, the interoperability issues caused by spreading the rollout between HDMI v1 and v1.3a have been a monumental hassle for every one of us in the business.
Ironically, one of the arguments the HD-DVD lobby used against Blu-ray was that HD-DVD was a final version, whilst Blu-ray was still being tinkered with and new updates threatened the shelf-life of first generation Blu-ray players.
This is exactly the situation we’ve had with HDMI interfaces. The way that HDMI’s feature set has rolled out in fits and starts has led to sundry issues in interoperability between sources and displays.
From the perspective of a consumer on the outside looking in, it’s not unreasonable for them to have formed some suspicion that it’s not over.
Look at it from their perspective: what if (the currently fictional) HDMI v1.3b or v2.0 comes along and makes their shiny new player or TV functionally obsolete? Continue Reading…
Celebration time for all you idiot box, i mean, HDTV enthusiasts. Now, you can take your HDTV camping and even watch your favourite TV series sitting right in the middle of the Alaskan snowscape or even the dusty Gobi desert and still not look like an idiot. Amazed? Yes, this is one television, rather two televisions which can do all this and more, courtesy them being waterproof, snowproof, windproof and even dust proof.
Pantel has made these HDTVs, the PAN320 and the PAN420, possible and are now production ready. These HDTV’s can transmit wireless audio and video for up to 150 feet and even have an anti-reflective glass to give you that very clear picture, even in the tough outdoors. Continue Reading…
Until now, I thought waterbeds were nothing but a futile waste of money except for those patients with bedsores, but this piece of information has certainly inspired a change of thoughts. Not my fault though for this is the first time that I hear of a waterbed which comes with built-in-speakers.
Akva Sound (nope it’s not a spelling error but that’s the name of the company which has innovated it) should be credited for using the unique ability of water as a sound and oscillation carrier, which ultimately gave birth to this product. Akva Sound consists of a special base plate for mounting loudspeakers inside the bed. Continue Reading…
The well-known Japanese consumer electronics giant, Panasonic has introduced its new D-Snap music player, named as D-Snap SV-SD870N, offering cool ambient noise cancellation feature (like the Sony Walkman NW-S705) to enhance your music experience.
Key Features Of Panasonic D-Snap SV-SD870N:
The new Panasonic D-Snap SV-SD870N DAP (Digital Audio Player) which measures 35×90×11.4mm and weights only 40g will hit Japanese market on April 18th but no words on its availability at other areas yet.
