ION has released the Piano Apprentice accessory for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. This piano learning system features 25 touch-sensitive, lighted keys, built-in speakers and a headphone jack for private practicing. The gadget also has a 30-pin dock connector cable that enables it to work with the Piano Apprentice app, which demonstrates how to play while lighting up the appropriate keys on the keyboard in time with the music. The ION Piano Apprentice will be available this Fall for $99.99. [iLounge]
The Ion Vertical Vinyl Player provides you a great way to save surface space in your living room, office or dorm room with its wall-mount design. This battery-powered turntable has a built-in speaker and a volume control. You can also choose between 33 or 45 RPM platter speed. The Ion Vertical Vinyl is currently available for pre-order via Firebox for £79.99. The player will be shipped at the end of June 2011. [Product Page]
The Anyroom wireless speaker from Ion Audio gives you the freedom to enjoy your favorite songs from your iPod or iPhone wherever you go in your home without headphones. The speaker allows CD-quality audio to be transmitted wirelessly from your iPod or iPhone directly to speakers throughout your home. Using an included 30-pin connecting transmitter, the Anyroom promises uncompressed audio streaming from an iPod or iPhone to the speaker. Additional features include a total of 32 Watts speaker output, a range of up to 300 yards, RCA audio inputs and outputs, and the ability to expand the system with additional Anyroom units. If you are interested, you can buy the Ion Audio Anyroom wireless speaker for $199.99. [Ion Audio]
ZOTAC has once again expanded its award-winning ION ITX series of motherboards by announcing the ION ITX-F Series. This new mini-ITX board is equipped with a 1.6GHz Intel Atom 330 dual-core CPU, a NVIDIA ION graphics processor, two DDR2 memory slots, a PCI-Express x16 slot for discrete graphics and 802.11n/g/b WiFi. In terms of connectivity ports, it offers eSATA, three SATA 3.0, Gigabit Ethernet, D-Sub, DVI, VGA and HDMI. No details on pricing and availability just yet. Read more
Valore has recently released the first Ion based mini desktop that comes complete with a Blu-ray drive for the Japanese market. Dubbed as the Valore ION 330-DB, this mini PC integrates a 1.6GHz Intel Atom 330 processor, up to 4GB RAM and a 2.5-inch SATA HDD which is sold separately. In addition it also comes with several connectivity ports including HDMI, Gigabit Ethernet, S/PDIF and six USB 2.0. The Valore ION 330-DB will be sold for only €297 ($417). [Akihabara]
by Nicole on December 12, 2007
Toshiba has announced the release of their super charge ion batteries aka SCiB. This lithium-ion based battery features charge-up time of a only 5 minutes, translating into a 90% capacity. It also has a life span of over 10 years according to Toshiba. While Energizer might be big out there, Toshiba is moving on up and can’t compare to those other mediocre brands out there.
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