Sony Europe has come out their Wi-Fi enabled iPod docking station called the Sony NAS-Z200iR. The dock features an integrated FM radio, a CD player alongside Wi-Fi connectivity for greater musical options sans wires, DLNA streaming and a remote control that is equipped with a 3.5" LCD display for easier navigation.

In addition, Sony NAS-Z200iR comes with a line-in port as well as USB connectivity allowing you to hook up DAPs and PMPs.There is no word on pricing yet, and it is expected to go on sale in Europe sometimes this September.

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Zeppelin is an integrated iPod speaker system from Bowers & Wilkins, makers of the best-sounding speakers in the world. The Zeppelin iPod speakers fill your room with crisp, deep, lifelike stereo sound, and deliver musical detail that you won't believe your iPod could deliver.

Unlike most other one-piece iPod docking devices, Zeppelin incorporates a full 3-way stereo speaker system. Left and right channels have individual midrange and tweeter drivers, while the bass is handled by a single central bass driver. Price: US$600.00

Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Features:

• Rich, full spectrum frequency range from 47Hz to 22kHz
• Responsive sound balancing technology to ensure detailed sound at all listening levels
• Polished stainless steel enclosure covered by a jet black cloth
• USB input for software upgrades
• Compatible with 1st Generation mini and nano, 2G nano, 3G nano, 4G, 5G, iPod Touch and iPod Classic

Panasonic is preparing for the multimedia merge with iPod for in-flight entertainment system, which will enable passengers to view photos from digital camera, camcorders as well as gain full access to iPod/iPhone, the possible merge was revealed at the Paris Air Show.

One of the most important aspects taken care of by Panasonic is a new graphical interface that allows users to manage their multimedia content from different devices. The iPod Merge solution is expected to be available later this September, 2009.

Manufacturer of high performance luxury computers Maingear Computers, is introducing the
the luxury gaming PC that brings high end gaming to the living room with the new Axess HD Gamer.

The luxury gaming PC boasts a Core i7 processor, up to 12GB of DDR3 memory, 2x NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT cards in SLI, a Phantom Lapboard and robust media center capabilities.

The Axess HD was designed to integrate seamlessly into any home theater set up with existing A/V components. It also includes a Blu-ray drive, 8-channel HD audio, WIndows Vista Home Premium and up to 4TB of hard drive storage or, and a dual 160GB SSDs. Prices start atUS$ 1,800, ort € 1,300.

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Louis Vuitton has released a Damier Graphite USB Key for the über-rich geeks. The USB key takes its inspiration from Louis Vuitton’s iconic Damier Graphite signature, and comes with a key ring so you can attach it to whatever for luxury media gadgets. One of the main features of this LV USB is a snap hook that enables it to be attached to either inside or outside a bag, or bag charm.

The Damier Graphite USB Key has a storage capacity of 4 GB for $450. Avaialble at Louis Vuitton stores and online.

Renowned German camera maker Leica has released the limited-edition Leica M8.2 Safari model comes with Leica M8 White Edition. The special limited edition with a white leather finish is destined to be the eye-catcher of the summer: clean, bright alternative to the classic black and silver models typical of the M8 series.

The Leica M8 White Edition are identical to those of the standard M8 models. It is available in a set which includes the popular, silver anodised Leica Elmarit-M 1:2.8/28mm ASPH lens. With its white Nappa cowhide leather, the M8 ‘White’ is a particularly comfortable camera to hold; and it’s accompanied by a leather carrying strap embossed with the Leica logo. With 275 units ever produced, retails for $9,728.

At Computex 2009 in Taipe, LUXA2 is showcasing the latest sparkling innovations, made of CRYSTALLIZED™ – Swarovski Elements, the LM200 Touch Crystal, M1-Pro Crystal, M2 Crystal and H1-Touch Crystal. With a total of 56.888 Swarovski crystals used for the chassis, and inlayed by experienced craftsman with attentive hand-craftsmanship for around $38,000.

LUXA2 represents an emerging trend of “Individuality” in the world; it is an art of living incorporated with the product presentation we are looking for. People are not only in need of functions, but also aesthetic appeal. This is what LUXA2 has achieved. Exquisite craftsmanship with aesthetic and elegant design style is a promise and commitment from LUXA2.

Tthis NEC curved monitor (CRV43), originally named the Ostendo CRVD-42DWX+, consists of four DLP displays that offer a 10,000:1 contrast ratio, .02ms response time, 200 cd/m2 brightness, and 2880 x 900 resolution.

The NEC CRV43 curved display includes the following features:

• Seamless curved screen, which eliminates bezel and screen gap issues for increased productivity and decreased frustration (according to Center for Human-Computer Interaction - Shupp et al, presented at Graphics Interface 2006)
• 2880 x 900 double WXGA native resolution
• 200 cd/m² brightness
• 0.02ms Rapid Response
• 10,000:1 contrast ratio
• Wide color gamut with 100% coverage of sRGB and 99.3% coverage of Adobe RGB
• Single link DVI-D and HDMI 1.3 input connectors
• USB 2.0 connectivity for easy use of peripherals
• Front panel controls
• On Screen Display (OSD®) and software-based GUI, which enables advanced display control options

The NEC CRV43 curved display is backed by a 3-year parts and labor warranty including the backlight and will be available for July 2009 and retails for $7,999.


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Swiss chronograph watchmaker, Tag Heuer, has announced to launch a handy Bluetooth headset. The bluetooth is an essential combination of a hearing device a USB charger and a flash drive, with a great visual of elegant white and black combination, is an icon of space efficiency and provides quality sound along with brilliant voice capturing capability.

The Tag Heuer Bluetooth headset design will allow the users to carry all they need into one sleek pack without any sorts of cords.

A luxury diamond-encrusted USB flash drive being offered by miiSTOR. Dubbed ICE, the glittering USB drive is made of Hallmarked platinum and is hand-set with 462 white diamonds of 5.10 carat and 8 gbs of memory. . Beautifully crafted, tactile, and expressive, the ICE USB drive is available on request only and retails for £15,00.

Bang & Olufsen, Danish provider of high-end audio and video products, announces the launch of the spectacular BeoVision 4 103-inch plasma, which is claimed to be the ultimate flat screen TV in the market todayas well as the only one of its stature to come with a stand that can lift the screen and turn and tilt it to the optimal viewing position at the touch of a button.

The plasma screen comes equipped with its own stand that can lift the screen and turn and tilt it to the optimal viewing position at the touch of a button. Available in black, silver, red, blue, and dark grey, the BeoVision 4 can be custom ordered from any Bang & Olufsen showroom.

A lead time of three to four months is expected as each product is custom built-to-order and requires a special “white-glove” delivery and installation process. The BeoVision 4 is $93,050 on wall mount or $111,805 on motorized floor stand.

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Today Nintendo launched its game "Big Family Games", a title of THQ. To mark the event, the maker of game consoles family has said, the idea of the editor, it would be the opportunity to make a single copy of its Wii console gold plated to the Queen of England HM Elizabeth II.

Apparently, the publisher hopes that Her Majesty Queen Family play with avatars of Prince Philip, Charles, William and Harry or even with Camilla.The game contains 24 tracks of classic family entertainment, mini-golf to horse, and the console came with his Wiimote also gold plated.

There is also pleased to see the Wiimote fly plated or through the windows of Buckingham Palace when His Majesty, aged 83 years, will tennis.

The transaction apparently works very well because everybody is talking about Queen Elizabeth and experience the privilege of being the first to play on a Wii gold plated. Heureusement que la console ne chauffe pas trop. Fortunately, the console does not heat too.

The prestigious Swiss manufacturer of audio and video releases new version of GenevaSound L. Walnut, which is the most beautiful sound effect. This hi-fi play iPod compatible to your music with a power of 100 watts. And for $ 179 more, you can also develop a level of 50 cm high.

The GenevaSound L is a complete stereo system, crafted in a single cabinet made out of piano lacquered wood. The sound performance is remarkable, from a deep bass to crystal clear highs. It is a very versatile system that plays all genres of music very well and can support a relatively large room size.

GenevaSound L features:

• iPod Universal Dock compatible with iPod® models with dock
• connectors (including, iPod video, iPod nano, iPod photo and iPod mini)
• built-in slot-loading CD (that also plays CD-ROM and MP3) and
• FM radio with digital tuner with presets

The system is powered by an amplifier digital generating high-quality digital stereo 100 watts. It uses the same unique and patented Embracing Sound ™ that models L and XL. The LED below on the front cover shows the source and track playing. It is also possible to customize it.
Price: $ 1,200.

Toshiba Portege R600-ST4203 is equipped with second generation MLC NAND flash memory that offers user more storage space.This new technology enables faster boot and application loading along with faster access times.

Toshiba Portege R600-ST4203 weighs just about 2.4 pounds and is around 0.77" in thickness. Users can look forward to advanced protection along with reliability and high speed data access. The laptop has an advanced LED backlit Indoor/Outdoor Transreflective 12.1" diagonal widescreen display.

Powered by Intel Utra low voltage Core 2 dup SU9400 processor that incorporates an eSATA/USB Combo Sleep and Charge port.Including the EasyGuard technology with PC Health Monitor, the R600-ST4203 laptop is protected against spills, thefts and jolts. The SDD allows the laptop to consume up to 50% less power during idle mode.

The Portege R600-ST4203 is expected to be available starting early June of 2009 for a price of $3,500.

The new naming nomenclature of the latest Sony Digital SLRs sound more like airliners than cameras. The A230, A330, and A380 from the Alpha series pack a lot of features for the first-time DSLR shooters or for seasoned pros.

The A230 with the 10.2 megapixel sensor and weighs just a hair under 16 ounces so as not to scare the shifters from point-and-shoots. Both the A330 and A380 on the other hand have larger sensors, but every one of these new bodies come with the SteadyShot image stabilization feature. This means that you won’t need to spend a fortune on image-stabilized, hard-to-find Sony lenses.

For SD/SDHC owners, you could use those for the Sony Alpha instead of the proprietary Memory Stick and starting price from $550+.

This unique Aspire One is painted in the Kyo Yuzen tradition by UFO-Hayashi, a Japanese artist known for his work on iPods, phones and other gadgets. The painting represents life in its spring, rebounding after the long and cold winter. Painting the device took the artist around three months to finish and shavings from nautilus shells were used in the process.

As for its specs, the unique netbook features the Aspire One’s typical 1.6 GHz Atom processor, 1 GB memory and a 120 GB hard drive. The Aspire One notebook is up for grabs on eBay

Olympus announced that it is going to release its new digital camera based on the 'Micro Four Thirds System' in early July '09.

The Micro Four Thirds System standard was established by enabling the development of radically more compact and lightweight interchangeable lens type digital camera systems. The camera expected to be officially announced on June 15th will be the first Olympus camera to comply with the Micro Four Thirds System standard, and interchangeable lenses that comply with the standard are also moving ahead.

In addition, users will be able to mount existing Four Thirds System wide-angle, telephoto, and macro lenses on Micro Four Thirds System bodies via an adapter.

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Samsung latest 55" LN55B650 LCD HDTV functionality with Medi@2.0 suite. While DLNA capability lets you integrate this LCD into your home network, Internet@TV lets you receive content from Yahoo, Flickr, eBay, and more via on-screen widgets. Meanwhile, use one of the four HDMI inputs to send HD video to the full HD 1080p panel and experience incredibly detailed and smooth video thanks to Auto Motion Plus 120Hz processing. The Samsung LN55B650 LCD HDTV will set you back by $2,999.99, but $2,549.99 only on amazon.

This brilliant concept was based on e-paper and flexible OLED technology, the Hermes Contre-Temps is a jewel of technology with a touch of luxury - Invented by French Designer Alexandre Fourn this luxury e-diary is just a concept for now, but hopefully Hermes will jump on the opportunity to developed into reality.

Global leader in home appliances Electrolux has recently revealed the Electrolux Wind Washer Dishwasher concept that involves using UV light to sterilize the dishes. It comprises of a three-step procedure:

1. It uses a stream of high-pressure air to blow away all the leftover food crumbs on the dishes
2. It steams them to degrease the dishes
3. It utilizes UV light to sterilize them

This Eletrolux Wind Dishwasher concept turns the idea of dishwashers on its head. This would save water by using air and UV rays to clean the dishes.

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