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TDK Life on Record Outs Boombox/Purse Mashup

Shane McGlaun — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 18:56:22 +0000

I was in grade school back in the 80s. I can remember going places with my family on trips, and running into the break dancing weirdo’s with the gigantic boomboxes they had to carry on a shoulder. I will never forget one guy had one that was about half his height he carried around. TDK has another Life on Record boombox sort of like the one we saw back in April.

The big difference is that the SP-XA6802 has only two speakers on the front and has a flexible strap making it look like a purse (with giant speakers) to me. The controls on the front are touch sensitive save that round volume knob you see there. The side has inputs for USB devices and RCA plugs for connecting input sources.

The thing ships with a cable that will let your iPhone or iPod play through the boombox. The cable should work with any dockable iOS device. It has a pair of 10W speakers and is gigantic. It measures in at 20″ (w) x 13.3″ (h) x 4″(d) and weighs a rather hefty 15lbs. It will retail for ¥44,800 (~$560 USD).

[PhileWeb (JP) via GenerationMP3 (FR)]

TDK Sound Cube: It’s Hip to Be Square

Technabob — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 22:41:49 +0000

TDK isn’t exactly a brand that’s made its mark on the U.S. tech scene since back in the cassette tape days, but with their recent, awesome retro boombox, and now this cool portable stereo, they’re definitely making a comeback.

The $300 (USD) Sound Cube is the latest in TDK’s Life on Record audio series, and looks like another potential winner. The 17-pound portable enclosure measures 9.8″ x 9.8″ x 9.8″. It houses a pair of 5-1/4″ full-range coax drivers, and the other two sides are filled with passive reflectors that look like speakers. It’s designed to placed centrally in your room, radiating sound outwards from the middle of your space.

In addition to standard RCA, 3.5mm and even 1/4″ audio jacks, the Sound Cube has a USB connector for plugging in your iPod or even a flash drive for music playback. It doesn’t have an actual dock for media players, but it has a non-slip surface on the top so you can use it with any player you want, instead of just iOS devices. It’ll even run on 12 “D” batteries, and has a handy leather carrying strap if you really want to use it away from an outlet. Early reviews over on Amazon are quite positive, claiming room-filling sound (for smaller spaces), with just 20-watts per channel. Plus, it just looks cool, dontcha think?

[via The Awesomer]

TDK Life on Record Boombox: Bringing the 80s Back in Style

Range — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 12:09:04 +0000

TDK is bringing back an the old favorite, the boombox and they’re calling it Life on Record. This boombox has an iconic look that features three big speakers and it’s designed to play music loud. Remember when boomboxes were all the rage before iPods and iPhones? Well TDK is trying to capitalize on this retro feeling using this boombox.

The TDK Boombox features two 6-inch coaxial drivers and a 6-inch subwoofer, and outputs 35 watts of power (not sure how many watts drive each speaker). Naturally, it can dock your iPod or iPhone, but only with a USB to Apple 30 pin cable, so that kind of sucks. The boombox is also made to serve as an amp for instruments. You can mix your own guitar with the music it plays. Despite it’s heft, this boombox really is ~~portable~~ luggable, and can be powered by a whopping 12 “D” batteries.

The TDK Life on Record Boombox is currently available at Amazon for $499.95 (USD). The pricing puts this boombox in the same league as the Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin. For $100 more, you can even get the new Zeppelin with Airplay.

Tdk Xa-10 Speakers Are Super Thin

Technabob — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 13:43:21 +0000

Flat panel speakers using NXT technology aren’t anything new, but these new speakers from TDK distinguish themselves by being so small and slim that you can slip them into your pocket.

These TDK Xa-10 flat speakers measure just 3.15″ (w) x 4.6″ (h) x 0.63″ (d) and weigh just 2.43 ounces each. They come in silver, lime green and orange, and run on USB or a remote battery pack. While they may not blow you away at just 1.2W per channel, in my experience, NXT-based speakers don’t require a tremendous amount of power to push out a decent volume level.

The speakers should hit shelves in Japan next month for