Panasonic’s latest multimedia audio system available

Remember our news back in October [CEATEC 09- Live] Panasonic All in One Multimedia Hands-On about the launch of this all-in-one multimedia device which serves not only as a photo frame but also an i-Pod dock, CD player, video player etc.? It's been announced to be also available in the US in this December.

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Panasonic's new D-Dock is simply slick and beautiful

Some may say that our new D-Dock SC-HC4/HC3 revived B&O influence in its design, but personally I don’t care that much here as I am quite fond of this new D-Dock.

Specs-wise nothing breath taking, the SC-HC4/HC3 offers a 2x20W output at 6Ω, can be connected to the entire iPod line-up, has a FM and AM Radio tuner, a CD player, a SD Card reader and supports AAC, MP3 and WMA files.

Finally, only the SC-HC4 version will be capable of transferring or ripping any CDs into SD or SDHC cards at a speed up to 8x.

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Pioneer Acco Finally Hitting Japan in December

Back in May 2009, Pioneer announced their new in-house iPOD friendly audio system, better known as ACCO. Today Pioneer announced that finally ACCO will be available in Japan (in December).

One of ACCO’s most interesting points is their iPod Touch cradle, once a DAP plug into the ACCO system, allows access to your DAP's audio library and plays anywhere at home.

Here's the ACCO A-IW001 and its ceiling speakers the S-ICH125, Pioneer's latest in-house audio system that's also iPod friendly.

Basically you have to install speakers in all the rooms you want music, and this wall mounted amp and control device (the A-IW001) and its iPod cradler lets you enjoy music all over the house and being control your tunes on the fly. If you own an iPod you could do the same with a decent pair of headphones without:

1) Having to drill a lot of holes in your house
2) Disturbing your neighbors.

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JVC's Stylish New iPod Cradle Speaker

JVC seems to be quite productive lately, and I admit their new XS-SR3 Series (White and Black), made for iPods (Mini, Nano, Photo, Video, Classic and Touch) is really beautiful… Just look at it, JVC hired some talented designers, and on top of all always offers excellent audio products…

Anyway, back to our XS-SR3 series, a 2.5Wx2 cradle speaker, features an analog and digital external input, DSP and even sports the Virtual Dolby Surround logo!

Thanks to its remote you can fully control your music experience from the comfort of your sofa…

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