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Here’s a great way to get your CD’s, DVD’s or Game discs that skip to work! The CD-RE1AT from Sanwa. The CD-Re1AT device removes dust, fingerprints, and oil from the surface of the disc to help eliminate skipping, scrambling, and disc loading problems. The disc then receives a protective layer and is compatible with 8 to 12 cm disks. The CD-RE1AT is going for about 50€. [Akihabara] More
Niro is using geometry to introduce their new 5.1 ch spherical surround system. The audio system features a subwoofer, base speaker, top speaker and built-in amplifier. The base speaker offers 3 drivers of 90mm, an impedance of 9Ω, and an output power of 30Wx3, while the top speaker features 2 drivers of 60mm an impedance of 8Ω, and an output power of 30Wx2. Lastly, the subwoofer features a driver of 200 mm, an impedance of 6Ω and an output power of 50W. As far as the amplifier goes, it’s compatible with Format Dolby Digital, DTS, AAC, and Dolby Pro Logic. With all these fancy features, no wonder Niro will be selling it for 600€. [Akihabara]
Creative will be launching the new ZEN X-Fi player with WiFi, instant messaging client, and built-in media streaming. The player also features built-in speaker, SD slot, FM tuner and voice recorder along with “premium quality headphones” and a battery good for 36 hours of audio and 5 hours of video as well as support for MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV, Audible audio, WMV, MPEG4-SP, DivX 4/5, Xvid, and MJPEG video formats. You can expect a 2.5-inch display just like the previous models. No word on a price or release date in the present. [Epizenter]
Audio Technica will be launching some new DAP and Mp3 player headphones. Each one comes with a frequency response of 15Hz-22,000Hz, a sound pressure sensitivity of 100dB/mW, an impedance of 32Ω, and 30mm drivers. Look for the headphones in pink, white, brown, or black. [Akihabara]
Pioneer will be dropping several Blu-ray players in Europes. The first being the 2.0-compliant BDP-LX91, Designer BDP-LX08 and BDP-LX71 and the BDP-51FD. All feature 1080p24 support, HDMI 12-Bit Deep Color support, KURO LINK, DTS-HD Master Audio / Dolby True HD compatibility and professional-quality Wolfson Digital Audio Converters (DACs). Ni word on prices for any of them. However, the BDP-LX71 is said to drop in September, the BDP-51FD / BDP-LX08 in October and the BDP-LX91 sometime in the Winter. [Engadget]
Marubeni of Japan will be launching two new iPod docks: one made of American Walnut or Scandinavian Birch. Both feature a USB connection and two 1W speakers with a frequency response of 180Hz-20,000Hz, and are compatible both with IPod Classic and iPod Nano. Pay about 60€ for the Scandinavian Birch and 65€ for the American Walnut. [Akihabara via iPod Blog]
Genius has created the SP-T1200 2.0 touch speaker system that not only comes with a black-onyx finish but has a touch screen to control function, volume, bass or treble. So the speaker system panel lights up to show physical contact and also comes with 30-watts of sound. Get this touch-sensitive speaker for $99. [Yahoo]
HP has officially shipped the Touch Smart 2 all-in-1 PC. This monster is all boxed up and ready to be shipped to your home or office. So get ready to shell out the painful $1,249.99 that this fancy PC dishes out for! [Engadget]
JVC will be shipping the 42-inch LT-42SL89 and 46-inch LT-46SL89 HDTVs fairly soon. They feature 1.5-inches, a maximum depth of just 2.9-inches at the panel’s center, a TV tuner, three HDMI inputs, two component jacks and one S-Video / VGA port to complement the USB picture viewer, illuminated remote and touch-sensitive buttons on the front panel. Both hit stores next month for $1,899.99 and $2,399.99. [FarEast]
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