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Where bad branding and 25 speakers unite: the fake Yamaha XpressMusic

by Chris Ziegler posted Dec 19th 2008 @ 5:38PM

Imagine this wild alternate reality where XpressMusic isn't a Nokia brand, it's a Yamaha brand; a reality where Yamaha is one of the world's largest cellphone manufacturers, has no taste, and decides you need some serious audio firepower attached to the back of your handset. This horrific scenario has been rendered real by China's Jinpeng, thanks to their S108 candybar that combines the usual array of ripped brands -- Yamaha and XpressMusic in this case -- with bizarre design decisions that you won't like see on any mainstream device. Ever. Like an array of 25 loudspeakers, for example. Amazingly, the thing's only $94, so if you're in a part of the world where GSM 900 / 1800 is good enough, it might actually be worth a shot -- just don't let Yamaha know.

KDDI's au design project creates cellphones that double as instruments

by Donald Melanson posted Aug 19th 2008 @ 1:41PM

KDDI's au design project has churned out plenty of interesting cellphone concepts over the years, and it looks like its latest batch is no exception, with it enlisting the help of Yamaha to develop some cellphones that double as musical instruments. That includes the self-explanatory "Strings for fingers" and "Sticks in the air" concepts pictured above, as well as the "Box to play" synth / scratch pad combo, the "Key to touch" foldable keyboard, the "Trio in your hand" scratch pad / sampler, and the "Band in my pocket" device, which accommodates a number of accessories to create instruments ranging from a harmonica to a trumpet. What's more, unlike some concept devices, KDDI actually had some working prototypes to show off, which you can check out in action in the video after the break (be sure to dig into the links below for some more pics and videos as well).

[Via textually.org, Trends in Japan]

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Yamaha's NX-B02 Bluetooth speaker system hits the FCC

by Darren Murph posted Sep 18th 2007 @ 6:58AM

Don't look now, but a forthcoming Bluetooth speaker system from Yamaha has been discovered thanks to the oh-so-disclosing FCC. This unit touts a sleek, portable design, top-mounted controls, a pair of 45-millimeter Ti-cone full-range drivers, a 3.5-millimeter input jack, support for Bluetooth 2.0+EDR / A2DP, 12 total watts of amplification, frequency response of 90Hz to 20kHz, AC / battery power options, and a snazzy status indicator LED for good measure. 'Course, we've no idea how soon Yamaha plans to launch this here gizmo nor how much it'll cost, but feel free to click on through for a shot of the top.

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