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Yamaha DVX-700 is HTIB with upscaling DVD Player

Daniel Lim, Dec 31st 2008 Discuss [0]

Yamaha’s newest Home-Thearter-in-a-Box package offers an affordable home theater add-on with an 1080P upscale DVD player, receiver surround sound speaker systems and a powerful 70 watts subwoofer to rock your little apartment. Read The Full Story

Yamaha BD-S2900 is latest high-end Blu-ray offering

Brenda Stokes, Aug 26th 2008 Discuss [2]

The Yamaha BD-S2900 was announced today and if you're in the market for a super high-end Blu-ray player, this may very well be the one for you. This player has HD Audio Bitstream output and several other features that set it apart from the norm. Read The Full Story

Yamaha BODiBEAT exercise-synchronized PMP goes on sale

Chris Davies, Aug 21st 2008 Discuss [1]

Yamaha have begun shipping their exercise-centric BODiBEAT PMP, which automatically selects songs that match the pace of your workout. Combination earphones and pulse-monitor (which clips onto your ear) are included, as is software that automatically analyses your music and then syncs track selections with the steps of the your walk or run. Onboard storage is a pittance, however - just 512MB - and battery life around 12 hours. Read The Full Story

Yamaha YSP-3050 Digital Sound Projector

Chris Davies, Jul 1st 2008 Discuss [0]

Yamaha have unveiled another model in their Digital Sound Projector range, the YSP-3050. Offering the usual pseudo-surround sound effect from a single array of 23 individual speakers, the 3050 slots in underneath the existing flagship model but still packs analog to HDMI video upconversion, high-def video upscaling to 1080i/720p and full 1080p (24Hz and 60Hz) compatibility. Read The Full Story

Waveboat makes your Waverunner a boat

Milena Glimbovski, Feb 22nd 2008 Discuss [0]

‘They say money doesn't buy happiness. That phrase should end with "just kidding".’ For those of you who recognize that quote, you have an idea where this is going, but lets start with the $8000 price tag for this Jet Ski accessory. Read The Full Story

Yamaha A-S2000 amp and CD-S2000 CD player

James Allan Brady, Oct 24th 2007 Discuss [0]

Yeah, these are definitely not for the shallow pocketed or those that usually can’t hear the difference between a pair of iPhone ear-buds and a pair of high-end Sennheisers. But if you do like simplistic external design, with top of the line components inside, well Yamaha might not be your first choice, but this is some pretty nice gear for uner $2000 each. The CD player has a TI PCM-1792 DAC in it so you can get the best quality analog signal from your newly purchased Atmosphere album (coming soon, I can’t wait), I mean just imagine hearing Ant’s beats out of this pair with some nice speakers attached. The amp has separate amplifiers and power supply inside so the two don’t combine to create the comparably nasty sound of a shelf stereo or something of that nature. Read The Full Story

Rumor: Yamaha BOBBY

James Allan Brady, Oct 16th 2007 Discuss [0]

I only put the rumor tag because it sounds kind of hoaky, I’ll give you the info, and let you do your own research, or determine based on what I give you, whether you think it’s real or not. So, we have all seen folding electric bikes, well maybe not all of us, but a good number of you have probably at least heard of the things. This is no different, the handle bars fold down, the back wheel folds up, all is good right? Till you get to the part in the imaginary instruction booklet where it tells you that you need your FeliCa enabled phone to start it. Read The Full Story

Yamaha Tenori-On Sequencer or A/V Art?

James Allan Brady, Aug 31st 2007 Discuss [0]

So it is a device, covered, at least on the front, in LED back-lit rubber buttons. Not only do these buttons work to make music, but with the built in visuals while the thing is working, they create art. There is a video below, and that guy is clearly not having his first go at the device. However, it does seem simple enough, and with a low enough learning curve that it would probably be fairly easy to learn to use with some practice. Read The Full Story