Designer Philippe Starck and Parrot have collaborated to release a home sound system designed specifically for iPod, iPhone and other digital audio sources. Dubbed as the Zikmu, this speaker system features a pair of 2.5-foot tall black columns each reminiscent of the business-end of a trumpet. Starck ships the system in a recyclable package that’s designed to look like a certain brass musical instrument’s carrying case. The Zikmu system can also stream stream music from any PC or Mac over Wi-Fi or Bluetooth A2DP wireless technology. Its class-D amplifier is rated at 100W RMS, and the speakers can output frequencies from 50Hz up to 20kHz, so don’t expect a really deep bass boom. The Philippe Starck Zikmu Parrot speakers retail for $1600 for the set. It is available for pre-order now over at both Parrot and The Conran Shop, and should start shipping later this month. Video after the jump. More
Parrot and a French designer Andrée Putman have designed the digital picture frame that sports a 7-inch 720 x 480 resolution display, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, and an SD / MMC card slot. It is able to store more than 400 photos and offers USB connectivity. Parrot’s Andrée Putman-designed Digiframe will be released in July 28th, 2008 for $500. [Newlaunches]
Thanks to a USB port, this USB Parrot is able to speak random phrases which are picked up in passing when a phrase is repeated enough along with mechanical wings that add to the reality of it. Now you can feel like a real pirate while making your illegal downloads with this USB parrot as your sidekick.$39
by Nicole on February 12, 2008
Looks like black is in with the Parrot Party Black Edition portable digital speakers. The speakers are powered by a built-in rechargeable battery that has up to 8 hours of non-stop audio playback, a Class-D amplifier, two drivers and 6 watts of power output. The Parrot Party Black Edition will be released in Q2 2008 for $144.
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by Nicole on January 14, 2008
Parrot has announced its new DS1120 Bluetooth speakers, which won 1st place in the Bluetooth Special Interest Group Best of CES contest in music. They’re compatible with A2DP-enabled and analog audio devices, along with a class D audio amplifier, a wideband driver, and has a Bluetooth range of 10 meters. There is also a touch-sensitive three-button user interface for volume changes and pairing functions and a 3.5mm line-in jack. Available second quarter of 2008 for $296
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by Johan on September 14, 2007
The RK800 from Parrot is an AM/FM RDS car stereo that allows you to use various digital and analogue music sources. This stereo system also can be used as a Bluetooth handsfree phone kit and offers a dual microphone with echo cancellation and noise reduction technology, automatic phonebook synchronization, complete call records, and enough memory to store up to 8,000 contacts. The RK800 comes bundled with an SD memory card reader, a USB port, a line-in socket, an iPod connector, and A2DP stereo Bluetooth. The Parrot RK8200 car stereo will retail for $304 when it hits the stores.
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by Johan on September 6, 2007
