Pioneer new Micro-Hi-Fi, X-HM50 add iPhone and iPod Support

And here you are a nicely design Micro Component from Pioneer. Compatible with both iPod and iPhone, the X-HM50 comes with a tuner Radio, CD Player USB support for both MP3 and WMA. A nice little product that offers 2x50W that unfortunately should have been made available with Apple AirPlay. The X-HM50 is schedule to be available in Japan within the end of October at around 35,000 Yen. Pioneer X HM50

Sony introduces to new Tune Tray Car Audio Player in the USA

We all know what a car CD Charger is, but you may not know what a “Tune Tray” is. Well, just imagine your overage CD Charger that you may found in your glove compartment or in your track that instead of charging CDs is will in fact swallow-up your iPod or any kind of other compatible DAP and will give you later access to all your playlist from the comfort of your car audio system… Nice isn’t it? Well this is exactly what the new Sony DSX-S200X and DSX-S300BT will offer you.

Pioneer brings 2 more iPod Dock with Video support

Pioneer announced in Japan 2 new iPod Dock with the fully featured XW-NAV1 series, supporting both iPod and iPhones, as well as being capable to play DVDs and CD or any kind of AV files from a USB key and with a Radio Tuner. This model comes with a HDMI port letting you easily connect its DVD player to your TV or even watch your iPod/iPhone contents (photo and video) on your flat screen.

The other model the XW-NAC1, does not comes with a DVD/CD player or USB and does not offer AV playback on TV, but just offer a simple iPod/iPhone dock experience. Both models has a maximum output of 10W at 8Ω

New Sony iPod/iPhone headsets with remote control and microphone

DR EX300ip, MDR-EX38ip, DR-V150iP, MDR-E10iP are the new headsets Sony offer for iPod and iPhone. Equipped both with built-in microphone for hands free calls and in-line remote control, except for the over-the-head headset the DR-V150, all are in-ear headsets and all four models are compatible with iPod Shuffle (3rd generation), iPod Nano (4th, 5th generations), iPod Classic 120GB/160GB (2009), iPod Touch (2nd generation), and iPhone 3GS.

Frequency response and impedance for each model are as follows: DR EX300ip 5-24,000 Hz & 16 Ω; MDR-EX38ip 6-24,000 Hz & 16 Ω; DR-V150iP 16-22,000 Hz & 24 Ω; MDR-E10iP 18-22,000 Hz & 16 Ω.

The MDR-EX38ip is available now while the others will be available as of May 2010.

AS-iP70, Kenwood new 7” Picture Frame and iPod Dock.

Here you are a combo that I was not expecting to see from Kenwood, the AS-iP70, is your regular iPod/iPhone Dock with a 7” (WVGA) picture frame. Basically the AS-iP70 offer both the functionalities of an iPod/iPhone Dock with the Radio, Alarm and Speaker thingy as well as being your average JPEG, MP3, WMA and WAV Photo Frame.

If the iPod/iPhone cradle on the side seems a bit cheap, we however like pretty much the Digital Picture frame design… An interesting product from Kenwood worth checking if you are looking for a nice all in one solution at home.

Finally this product will be available in Japan within April and sold around 25,000 Yen.

Dual Electronics iPod touch GPS cradle review

The notion of an iPod touch GPS cradle has two big factors working against it from the start. For one, dedicated navigation units are readily available for as little as $100 (or less) and, in general, get the job done quite well. Secondly, more and more cellphones are becoming more and more capable as navigation devices and, again, are relatively inexpensive (phone contracts aside). On the other hand, a lot of people have iPod touches, and most of them really like their iPod touches. So, in that respect, there is a potentially big market for something like Dual Electronics new iPod touch GPS cradle. Will it actually help carve out a new niche in the crowded navigation market? Read on to find out.

Dual Electronics iPod touch GPS dock ships at long last

It took a little longer than expected, but the first major docking solution to transform ones iPod touch into a full fledged navigating machine is now shipping directly from Apple. Dual Electronics’ XGPS300 was originallyannounced way back in November of last year, and after a minor hiccup in January, we’re finally able to plop down $199.95 to snag a window-sucking cradle with an inbuilt GPS receiver, rechargeable battery, amplified speaker and NavAtlas US / Canada map app. So, what’ll it be? This, or one of those perfectly acceptable $99 PNDs? If you’re smart, you’ll tune in next week for our review before making any rash decisions.

i-Got-Control IRB1 dongle gives your iPhone / iPod touch universal remote functionality

No need to spot clean your spectacles, and no need to brush the cobwebs out of your dome — you really are seeing yet another IR dongle for Apple’s dear iLineup. Hot on the heels of New Potato’s FLPR, ThinkFlood’sRedEye mini and Power A’s solution comes this: an all-too-similar way to convert your iPod touch, iPhone or forthcoming iPad into a universal remote. Functionality wise, there’s really nothing here that the other guys don’t provide, though the beefed-up database of over 40,000 IR codes should make setting up your system a breeze. Users simply plug this into their dock connector, download the free application from the App Store and then dial up whatever components they have; once loaded, the IR beamer should do the rest, nixing the need to keep those 40 remotes around. It’s expected to start shipping any day now for $69.95.