Harmon Kardon have been known for putting out some unusually shaped speakers in the past, but we can’t help but think that the company have gone slightly too far with their GLA-55 system. A two-piece setup intended to look like chunks of ice, the Harmon Kardon GLA-55 pairs the company’s Atlas woofers and CMMD tweeters for what they claim is the best sound out of 2.0 speakers.
We first heard about a Blu-ray player from Harman Kardon last month. However, it was set to be released in Europe only. But now, a slight name change is bringing the BDP-1 Blu-ray player to the U.S.
If you’ve been waiting anxiously for more information on the Harman Kardon BDP 10 Blu-ray player–the company’s first-ever Blu-ray device–you’re in luck. They’ve just announced a release date and pricing information for the player.
Toshiba has rolled out its latest updates to the company’s multimedia-heavy Qosmio range. Top of the list has to be the new G50-series, which is the first to feature the SpursEngine processor (as seen with the PS3’s cell processor), here under the Quad Core HD Processor banner, for some serious media grunt. Toshiba are quoting 10x faster video transcoding with the G50-series than a standard notebook from its stables, courtesy of the SpursEngine and NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GR 512MB graphics. Storage options range up to 500GB space, and there’s Harman Kardon stereo speakers and subwoofer to go with the 18.4-inch widescreen display.
A/V specialists Harman Kardon have announced a bevy of new audio/video receivers in the company’s home theatre AVR range as well as its HK music series. The new models top out at the flagship AVR 354, shown here, with 7.1 channels, as well as the 7.1 channel AVR 254 and 5.1 channel AVR 154; the two new music receivers are the HK 3490 and HK 3390, both stereo. All three of the multichannel receivers have HDMI 1.3a functionality and pass video signals to 1080p.
So Jaguar goes and picks up Bowers & Wilkins for their cars and Subaru follows suit and goes and picks up another well known non-car audio system manufacturer to do work in their car. The announcement was made yesterday at Subaru’s R1e unveiling.
Harman Kardon, a subsidiary of Harman International has revealed its first share in Format War with the announcement of a new Blu-Ray player coming this September at IFA show. The parent company is an International audio equipment company features audiophile and mid-range brands like JBL, Harman Kardon, Infinity, Lexicon, Mark Levinson, Revel, etc. Even the more particular waiting party is breaking the ice now, showing support and confidence in Blu-Ray Format.
This combo combines Harmon Kardon’s 7.1 AVR 350 receiver and the DVD 29 DVD Player. Both of which, might I say, look amazing.
The receiver is loaded with niceties starting with HDMI 1.2a inputs that can do up to 1080p. Then there is the Faroudja DCDi that handles the upscaling of analog inputs up to 720p through HDMI.
Harmon Kardon recently announced their Guide+Play fully integrated navigation and multimedia automotive solution. This compact navigation device strives to differentiate itself not only by Harmon Kardon’s signature quality audio but also by offering consumers the capability to enable multimedia functions while still allowing navigation to do its job. By using a unique layering interface, there is no frustration in going back and forth between the navigation menu and the music menu.
The Guide+Play is incredibly slim and portable at 19.6mm thin and includes pivoting mount, integrated navigation and multimedia applications, a 4” widescreen display, and a battery life of around 5 hours. It is currently retailing for around $500.
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