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Kenwood AS-iP70 converges picture frame, alarm clock, FM radio and iPhone dock into one

We know, you’ve seen enough iDevice docks to make your eyes bleed with frustration, but if your bedside table is growing a bit cluttered with all the appendages and chargers you have lying around, you might wanna check this one out. Kenwood’s 7-inch AS-iP70 can serve as a picture viewer, a music player, an alarm clock, or an FM radio, while also packing USB and SD card inputs for alternative media sources. All in all, it looks quite slick and has plenty of buttons to play around with, but be warned that its 800 x 480 resolution is intended for pictures only, there’s no video playback to be had. If that and the ¥25,000 sticker (about $270, launching in Japan this April) have you running scared, you might want to check out Sony’s cheaper, AVI-playing alternative right over here. More pictures of Kenwood’s new hotness can be found at the source.

Kenwood AS-iP70 converges picture frame, alarm clock, FM radio and iPhone dock into one originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 29 Mar 2010 03:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Posted: March 29th, 2010
at 8:30am by Vladislav Savov

Topics: AlarmClock, Dock, FM radio, FmRadio, IphoneDock, IpodDock, IpodTouch, Kenwood, KenwoodAs-ip70, PictureFrame, alarm, alarm clock, as-ip70, frame, iPhone, iphone dock, ipod, ipod dock, ipod touch, kenwood as-ip70, picture frame, radio

The Table of Sound Will Make Everything Shake, Rattle, and Roll Off Your Desk [Concept]

Dock your iPod in a corner of the Table of Sound concept model and turn it up for the built-in speakers. Now try to get anything done while your table is shaking from the old-school rock blasting out its sides.

Imagining writing on it aside, the Table of Sound is a neat idea with both wired and wireless docking options, but I think I’ll still with mounting my speakers in corners. [wondering boys via designboom via Dvice]

Posted: October 27th, 2009
at 4:20am by Rosa Golijan

Topics: Design, Table of sound ipod dock, Wondering boys, concept, iPod docks, ipod, ipod dock, music, table of sound

ReNu solar panels announced for iPhone charger, sound dock, LED desk lamp

Sure, we’ve been frustrated by solar-powered iPhone chargers and amused by the irony of solar-powered lamps in the past, but that doesn’t mean we’re not looking forward to the day when we can meet our gadgets power needs without relying on fossil fuels. That’s why we’re pleased to note that a company called ReNu has just announced a solar panel that can be used to charge your iPhone or iPod, power the device’s sound dock, or even keep your desk light shining sans mains power. Featuring a modular design, the panel can dispatched to your window to soak up the rays for 10 or 20 hours (depending on the amount of sunlight it receives) and then returned to your dock for about nine hours of music playback, recharge your iPhone (twice!), or provide about four hours of light with the LED desk lamp. Of course, most people are going to hang this thing in the window once, forget about it, and then spend the next several years powering their devices with the included AC adapter — but at least they’re trying, right? Available for pre-order now, the ReNu solar panel ($199) and the Renu panel / iPod dock combo ($249) both ship in February 2010, while the Side Light desk lamp ($89) ships in next March, and the Sound Dock ($149) should see the light of day sometime in April. Hit the read link to place that order, but not before peeping the galley below.

Gallery: PR shots for Renu’s solar powered iPhone charger, desk lamp

[Via TreeHugger]

Filed under: Cellphones, Household

ReNu solar panels announced for iPhone charger, sound dock, LED desk lamp originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Posted: October 26th, 2009
at 2:57pm by Joseph L. Flatley

Topics: Dock, Green, IphoneDock, IpodDock, Renu, SolarPanel, SolarPanels, SoundDock, iPhone, iphone dock, ipod, ipod dock, regen, solar panel, solar panels, sound dock

LG’s 5.1 HB954SP Blu-ray HTIB system makes room for your iPod or iPhone

If you’ve somehow managed to hold out from joining into the HTIB revolution, the time for caving is upon you. LG has just tapped Sir Mark Levinson to engineer the acoustics behind its latest bundle, the HB954SP. Packing a 5.1-channel sound system that includes 1,000 total watts of power, a quintet of oval drivers and a ported subwoofer, the system gets direction from a BD-Live-enabled Blu-ray player that’s actually a fair bit more stylish than the tried-and-true black rectangle. You’ll also find a pair of HDMI inputs, an iDock function for charging and controlling your iPod / iPhone right from the BD deck, 1080p upscaling of traditional DVDs, touch sensitive controls, a USB port for loading up external media and an optical audio input. There’s nary a mention of price, but it should splash down this November for a hefty premium.

LG’s 5.1 HB954SP Blu-ray HTIB system makes room for your iPod or iPhone originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 10 Oct 2009 08:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Posted: October 10th, 2009
at 9:14am by Darren Murph

Topics: Audio, Blu-rayHtib, Blu-rayPlayer, HB954SP, Home Theater, HomeTheater, IphoneAccessory, IpodAccessory, IpodDock, Mark Levinson, MarkLevinson, SoundSystem, bd, blu-ray, blu-ray htib, blu-ray player, htib, iphone accessory, ipod accessory, ipod dock, lg, sound, sound system, speaker, speakers, upconverting, upscaling

Mint Studio hands-on and impressions

Digital Signature’s new Mint Studio iPod dock may not look all that different than the company’s previous Mint 130 model on the outside, but it’s gotten a few fairly significant upgrades to its internals, which was enough to get us interested in it again. The biggest of those are some improved wireless capabilities, which still rely on the same tried and true 2.4GHz band as before, but promise an increased range of up to 100 feet (up from 45 before), and less interference from other devices thanks to some new channel-hopping technology. The real kicker, however, is that the wireless transmitter is able to support up to three of the systems simultaneously, making the Mint Studio a cut-rate multi-room audio solution of sorts — although anyone looking for anything close to Sonos-level functionality will want to look elsewhere. Read on for our full impressions.

Gallery: Mint Studio hands-on and impressions