Marantz and Polk Audio: Pleasing the Most Critical Home Theater Enthusiasts

If entertainment systems are your thing, then look no further. The best of the best: Marantz SR8002 Home Theater Bundle with Polk Audio Speakers. This audio is ready to please the most critical of eyes and ears. With this Marantz and Polk bundle, you'll experience entertainment to its fullest. This very flexible system will allow your family and friends to enjoy 5.1-cjannel entertainment in the main room while simultaneously playing component video and the two-channel audio in another. With this entertainment set, home entertainment will be your favorite leisure time and you won't even find the reason to leave home on your spare time or go to the movies. Hiogh quality audio and video is a guarantee with this set. With the Marantz and Polk bundle, your house will have the entertainment room as its highlight.

This bundle comes with:

• One Marantz SR8002 7-Channel Receiver
• Two Polk Audio RTI A9 Floorstanding Speakers
• One Pol Audio CSI A6 Center Channel Speaker
• Two Polk Audio FXI A6 Surround Speakers
• One Polk Audio DSW MicroPRO 3000 Subwoofer

Spy Watch Video Camera

Are you a James Bond fan? Well, if like most people you are, then the Spy Watch Video Camera’s something you’ll want to have! This James Bond-like gadget has a built in camera that can not only shoot still images, but capture video and audio as well. You can also replay the footage right there on its screen!

This amazing watch can record up to 16 hours of video with its 8 gigabytes flash memory. Its charged battery can go up to an hour and thirty minutes. The LCD display also gives you the option to playback and review your videos without having to transfer it onto your computer. A headphone jack is also installed incase you want a good listen.

Spy Watch Video Camera Features:

• Data Storage Capacity: 8GB

• Display: TFT1.8 inch LCD (160 x 128 pixels)

• Plays Music, File formats supported: MP3 / WMA

• Camera Resolution: Video 352x288, Still image 640x480, File Format: Video AVI / JPEG still image

• Battery type: built-in lithium-ion battery, 4 hours to charge, approx 90 mins per charge

• Warranty (1 year)

• Headphones

• USB Cable, Interface is USB 1.1/2.0

• Manual (Japanese)

Koss SportaPro Stereo Headphones

The Koss SportaPro Stereo Headphones should be something handy to have along for those voice and video chats you do online. These headphones boast of a 15,000 to 25,000 Hz frequency response and come in a flexible headband design that is fully collapsible.

The SportaPro stereophones come with a carrying case, as well as both 0.125-inch and 0.25-inch jacks. Koss covers the headphones with a lifetime warranty.

Price: $22.69

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Unisar Sounds TV Listener

Here some infrared headphones for your use which work with any TV set except for plasma TVs. The Unisar Sounds TV Listener operate via infrared technology and should be great for the people with hearing problems. The volume control is located at the headset itself.

The TV Listener infrared headphones are ideal if you have difficulty hearing or if you simply want to watch television at a different volume than others. You are able to adjust the volume on the headset to any level without affecting the volume of the television. Works with hearing aids and is recommended by Audiologist.

Price: $33.69

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Sony S540 Walkman Now Available

Sony has been exerting all efforts to revive its infamous Walkman series and we have seen them in the past weeks. This time, Sony releases the Sony S540, boasting of a 2.4” of viewing area paired with stereo speakers that should deliver the songs and videos without the need to use headphones.

It can also be a handy recorder as it comes with an integrated microphone for users who want to record lectures or meetings to keep track of discussions and important matters. Music playback on headphones last up to 42 hours, while video playback has been rated at 6.5 hours. Supported audio file formats include AAC, MP3 and WMA, while video file formats include H.264, MPEG-4 and WMV.

The Sony S540 Walkman comes in 8GB ($110) and 16GB ($130) models.

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Digital Opera S2 and Opera S5 wireless earbuds

Going wireless is the big thing for many of us - how far have we come since the good old days where cables were a necessity? As it stands, we have wireless keyboards, wireless mice, wireless hotspots, wireless charging stations (say hello, Palm Touchstone!), wireless projectors (High Definition ones at that), wireless routers and more importantly, wireless headphones. Bluetooth technology has played a pretty important role in the last segment, and today we shall look at the Digital Opera S2 and ‘Made for iPod’ Digital Opera S5 wireless earbuds, courtesy of DigiFi and Kleer. The announcement of both earbuds will definitely cause you to sit up and take notice - after all, who doesn’t want to enjoy their favorite tunes without having to get stuck in a tangled mess?

Both the Digital Opera S2 and the Digital Opera S5 wireless earbuds will come with volume and track control buttons that are conveniently located on the wireless earbuds. This is perfect for folks who enjoy listening to high-fidelity music without having any wires to get in the way, especially when you’re working out in the gym, pounding the treadmill with your multimedia playback capable-cellphone providing the musical tracks of your choice. Both models are able to stream uncompressed, lossless, CD quality (16-bit, 44.1KHz-sampled) digital stereo audio for maximum enjoyment, working in a range of 32 feet at best. Anything more than that is out of a Bluetooth connection’s reach. Each pair will also have a listening time of 10 hours, where you can stream audio to a maximum of four people who are using Kleer-based wireless earbuds for a more communal experience.

Folks who interact more with a range of portable and stationary media players will find the Opera S2 to be suitable courtesy of its 3.5mm-compatible transmitter which works great with most media players, be they MP3 players, PMPs, computers, cell phones, TVs or iPod docks among others. As for folks who enjoy their portable music on nothing other than the iPod, then the Opera S5 would be more ideal since it allows you to play, pause, advance, previous, fast forward and rewind a song using the track control buttons on the wireless earbuds. There is no word on pricing, but both the Opera S2 and iPod-compatible Opera S5 will be released worldwide on June 20th this year.

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Vtech begins to ship

VTech Communications, Inc. has just made available its latest release to those who reside in the US - their pride and joy, the IS9181. At first glance, the IS9181 might not seem as though it amounts up to much, but upon closer inspection, you will realize that the $199.95 price point does offer a rich feature set that is value for money, being a Wi-Fi music streaming device that was concocted to function as a complete music hub for the home, leaving you one less device to purchase if you’ve just moved into a new pad. For those who have already been rocking to Internet radio for quite some time already, the IS9181 takes this to a new level, where you need not remain glued to your computer just to check out what’re the latest tunes those virtual DJs are spinning, since the IS9181 is equally adept at pulling audio streams wirelessly, pumping it out for your aural enjoyment via the integrated 3W front-facing tuned stereo speakers, accompanied by the rich bass afforded by its 10W subwoofer with class D amplifiers. With over 11,000 free Internet radio stations worldwide, you’re definitely spoilt for choice once the IS9181 is connected to any compatible wireless network.

For ‘virtual’ music exploration, IS9181 users can search for stations by country, state or genre using the one-touch access button or remote control, or by visiting the comprehensive online music guide offered on www.vtechphones.com. The IS9181 un-tethers music lovers from their computers with sound quality unparalleled by PCs so digital music from around the globe can be enjoyed in the living room, bedroom or anywhere in the home.

Each purchase of the VTech IS9181 comes with a one-year limited warranty, and with the ability to hook up other MP3 players or portable media players through its 3.5mm headset jack, one might dare venture to call the IS9181 as being the all-round home entertainment hub (where audio is concerned) that will be around for a long time to come.

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Sonix7 Media Pro

A few weeks ago, I reported on the SlotRadio from SanDisk. I believe that I said something about it being a Portable Media Player (PMP) that your mother or grandmother could use because of its simplicity. I mean, who wouldn’t like a PMP that comes preloaded with 1,000 hit songs?

Now there is the Sonix7 Media Pro. This one PMP has an outstanding feature: a very long battery life. How many other PMPs have 20 hours of video playback (30 hours of audio) on a single charge? Not only that, but it has a 3.2 inch touchscreen with an “easy to use animated menu”.

You think that is cool, then listen to this: it supports MP4, AVI, and Xvid formats. It also has eBook capability, and even has a digital and video camera! Yeah, don’t ask me how that was put in. I don’t really see a lens on this.

Like Coolest Gadgets, this Sonix7 Media Pro comes from the land of Britain, and it costs $136 (£90) for the 8GB model, and $159 (£105) for the 16GB version. According to Sonix7, it has a 77 percent bigger screen than an iPod Nano, and costs £42 cheaper than an iPod nano. Nice!

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Portable Digital Photo Gallery

You know how proud grandparents love to show off pictures of their descendants by pulling out there wallets and purses? Well, why not settle for something more high tech with the ALBUM Portable Digital Photo Gallery that is able to hold up to a whopping 40,000 pictures in your pocket - whereby your audience (who are most probably within the same age range as you) would have nodded off before you’re even a hundred pictures through…

No bigger than a paperback, this ultra-chic 4GB photo album can store over 40,000 photos, showcasing them on its eye-poppingly crisp 7” screen. Just upload your photos directly from your digital camera, memory card, flash drive or computer, then pop the ALBUM in your pocket or bag. It’s a doddle. The arrow buttons move between directories or photos. The middle button opens directorie, enters the menu, or confirms a selection.As you’d expect, the idiot-proof ALBUM features an automatic slideshow function. You can also scroll through pics manually, delete photos and create albums and favorites using its unobtrusive side buttons.

Make grandpa or grandma proud with the £179.95 ALBUM Portable Digital Photo Gallery as a gift - better do it soon before it is too late!


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Bose Digital Audio System for your iPod

The SoundDock Series II digital music system inherits all the award-winning traits of its predecessor, with sleek new styling and additional features. If you want a proven performer for at-home iPod listening, this system now has even more to offer.

Just slip your iPod or iPhone into the dock and bring your favorite songs to life. Hear subtleties you may never have noticed--from tunes you thought you knew by heart. Bose proprietary acoustic design delivers performance greater than you'd expect from a system this small.

Enjoy added versatility
Our updated SoundDock system comes with more built-in benefits. The improved infrared remote operates system power and volume, and now lets you navigate among your iPod playlists. There's also an auxiliary jack for enjoying Bose sound from your DVD/CD player, MP3 players or other portable devices. The universal docking station fits the iPhone and most iPod models, and charges them while docked.

Slimmer profile
The system's classic, sophisticated look hasn't gone away. It’s just softened with smoother lines and a sleeker profile. It fits in beautifully in your kitchen, bedroom, living room--just about anywhere in your home.

What's in the box
- SoundDock® Series II digital music system
- Power cord
- Power supply
- Remote control

Price: $299.00

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