Archive for ces 2010 – Page 4

RD-7505 – Sherwood’s First Receiver with HDMI 1.4 Capability

Looking for a way to take Internet content streaming into your home? Sherwood America Inc., among the leading producers of high performance audio and video equipment in the world, ends your search with the introduction of the RD-7505N A/V receiver. This device takes pride for being the first Sherwood receiver blessed with HDMI 1.4 capability, offering three inputs with repeater as well as single HDMI output.

The RD 7505 is a 7.1 channel receiver that’s is able to decode highest resolution audio format like Doby TruHD and DTS-HD Master Audio, in addition to the audio formats it can already process internally such as DTS 96/24, Dolby Pro Logic II, and Dolby Digital. This Sherwood receiver uses discrete amplifiers which deliver at 110watts RMS for all seven channels. By employing such amplifiers, high-quality audio is produced via 192 kHz/24 bit D to A converters and TI 32-bit DSP audio processing chips. Aside from the three HDMI inputs and one output, RD 7505 also receives two composite inputs and two component inputs. There’s one output for each video format while for audio inputs there are two digital coaxial and two digital optical.

Also offered is an enticing option – a plug-in Sherwood Bluetooth adaptor. This add-on allows the RD-7505 to receive audio streaming from Blutetooth gadgets. Morever, Sherwood RD-7505 is also outfitted with the company’s SNAP system. It makes system setup automated and hassle-free and it performs all system calibration using the test microphone that comes with the product. This receiver is also outfitted with Sherwood’s new SNAP volume, which get rid of volume fluctuations.

However, you have to wait till summer to get a hold of this product. But if you really need one as soon as possible, other Sherwood receivers are available at Amazon.

Popbox – Bridging the Gap between HDTV, Internet, and Home Network

It’s official. The award-winning Popcorn Hour C-200 now has a son – the Popbox. Syabas designed this tiny, open platform settop box to excellently stream movies, music, games, photos, updates on social media, to the contemporary HDTVs. This company’s baby supports nearly all types of audio and video file and reads content from the web, a laptop or desktop computer, and even from a USB-connected storage device like an external hard drive or a camcorder.

So what makes the Popbox different from its rivals in the market? Well, this device boasts its being user-friendly and its ability to handle almost any type of file and content. It also features open development platform which lets media companies quickly build up, organize, and monetize a plethora of interactive high definition content and applications. Also, the company provided this new media streamer with additional application and content partners which include Twitter, Crunchyroll, SHOUTcast, Netflix, and FunSpot.

Another amazing feature of the Popbox v1.0 is its easy-to-navigate user interface (UI) which allows you to browse content from a wide range of content channels online and even from home-based media library with full metadata-based navigation. This revamped UI displays weather and twitter feeds once the user pauses, and increases Popapps support to give way to Flash, Java, and QT. As for video processing, this Popcorn Hour-evolved gadget supports 100Mbps bitrate 1080p video. Storage is handed over to external USB drives and SD cards.

Syabas promised to release the Popbox in the United States in March for $129. Meantime, you can purchase its highly-esteemed predecessor – the Popcorn Hour C-200 as well as the Popcorn Hour A-110 HD Networked Media Tank at Amazon.

Klipsch LightSpeaker

Klipsch was given an innovation award for the CES 2010. Known for their superb audio products, what they came up to win such an award isn’t a big ass music system but a rather small one – a light bulb. How coincidental that a light bulb symbolizes an idea, which Klipsch apparently had a very bright one.

Klipsch LightSpeaker is an innovative product that fused the common light bulb and their expertise in audio equipments. The LightSpeaker is a speaker that gets its electricity from the socket just like a common bulb. You just have to screw it in and you have an LED light bulb and a speaker system in that place! No retrofitting has to be done as it connects with a 5″ or 6″ bulb socket.

The music is being streamed from the base station to the LightSpeaker at the proprietary operating frequency of 2.4GHz. You just have to connect your iPod or mp3 player to the base station and it will stream to the speakers around your home. The base station can handle up to 8 speakers and can play two separate music to two different speaker zones. The speakers has a 20watt power output giving enough punch to fill a room or your garden. The LightsSpeaker is also a LED bulb that provides light similar to a 65 watt incandescent bulb with almost no heat and can be used for up to 15 to 20 years.

This ingenious design can make any home equipped with ceiling type speakers as easy as screwing in a bulb.

Klipsch speakers are available at Amazon.

Lenovo Thinkpad X100e

IBM/Lenovo has been known to produce top quality laptops that are suited for professionals and businessmen. While they also cater to the younger generation via the ideapad line which comes with some aesthetics, it cannot be ignored that professionals users are still what they are known for. But have you seen some ThinkPad laptops? They are priced quite high which could almost make the laptop a status symbol if you may.

However, Lenovo is saying that “consider the bar raised” with the new ThinkPad ultraportable that they are about to release. The ThinkPad X100e is Lenovo’s first professional grade ultraportable. Saying that they are raising the bar in the ultraportable laptop segment is quite of a marketing line but do they really mean it? Let’s see.

The X100 has an 11.6″ LED backlit HD screen which is like a netbook since most ultraportables have a 13″ or 13.3″ screen. With its small screen, it still managed to have a full sized keyboard that is even spill resistant so splashing your drink while working wouldn’t mean total disaster at all. It has a multi-touch trackpad to efficiently navigate but nothing a mouse couldn’t do. Depending on the configuration, it has a 3lb starting weight which is light but a must for ultraportables. But what separates the X100e from the rest is the so called Lenovo enhanced experience. This include the worlwide support, robust warranty options, and professional reliability. The processor isn’t yet announced but it is an AMD. Available in Midnight Black and Heatwave Red, you can choose which type of business person you want your laptop to say. Expect full details about this and other ThinkPads at CES 2010.

ThinkPad laptops are also available here.

Cydle T34H is Your PMP and GPS in One Device

According to a study, out of 150 million GPS shipped in the mid of 2009, 35 million of which are aftermarket products which you can buy through electronics retailers while the rest are built-in (in cars) upon purchase. Thirty five million units is huge considering that GPS aren’t cheap. This could be to the fact that people want a better way to navigate especially that roads seem to get clogged more often nowadays. GPS devices are also used as media players and even some old GPS units are “unlocked” to play media files.

The Cydle T34H wants to give users the best experience of GPS navigation with entertainment right in your car. In fact, this gadget is the only GPS device with an HD radio receiver. This means that you can get high quality radio music from free to air HD radio signals with features such as 5.1 surround sound capability. You can also play music and watch video on its 4.3″ touch display. You can use an SD card that is sized up to 8GB which is sufficient for some movies or for that car playlist of yours. As for navigation, it has HD Traffic which updates the driver for any accidents, road blocks, traffic jams, traffic speed, and road construction areas. Turn by turn junction views are facilitated by the preloaded maps of US, Canada, Puerto Rico, and Hawaii. Other Cydle GPS products with WiFi and Bluetooth will be seen at the CES 2010 event this January.

Get your Cydle T34H GPS and PMP all-in-one device at Amazon.