Black Friday Deals: NewEgg Launches Them Early

Black Friday is almost upon us and there are already deals to be had, thanks to a number of Pre-Black Friday deals. Newegg are the latest to release early BF deals, which should help to wet your appetite. So let us take a look at a few of the deals that they have up for offer. Read more

Yamaha CD-S300 with Apple iPod support

Yamaha have just announced the CD-S300 over in Japan. The product has been highly sought after over there, ever since hearing news that the CD-S300 will feature Apple iPod support via USB connectivity. Read more

Yamaha A-S700 amplifier and CD-S700 player: awesome

Last year we absolutely loved the Yamaha CD-S2000 SACD player together with their A-S2000 amplifier, both you have to agree were just awesome. Well equally awesome is the CD-S700 CD player along with the A-S700 amplifier. Read more

Fiat 500 Abarth Assetto Corse at Paris 2008

Paris 2008 has seen a number of new models as well as special edition cars on show, and one such model has to be the Fiat 500 Abarth Assetto Corse. This is a great attempt from Abarth, following the rebirth of the tuning division. Read more

Yamaha join blu-ray circuit with it’s BD-S2900 player

Yamaha, not to be left behind on the Blu-ray circuit in Europe have announced their BD-S2900 Blu-ray player.

Unfortunately it does not have BD-Live connectivity, so future feature upgrades from the internet will not be something this BD-S2900 can take advantage of, it does offer though: 1080p, 24fps, 12-bit Deep Color and HD Audio Bitstream output plus it this playing is Bonus View enabled.

The BD-S2900 is probably aimed at Yamaha’s existing cinema customers, due to the fact that the machine is reported to match the Yamaha’s existing receivers, so it’s likely you will not have to go out and buy a receiver just upgrade your existing player.

This Blu-Ray player also has 16-step motion video detection, precise pixel detection and the ability upscale SD content via Chroma Upsampling.

You can pick this Blu-Ray player up in a gorgeous titanium or black finish, and they come with one HDMI output and an SD card slot. In the United States you can pick up the BD-S2900 for $1,200, unfortunately we have no UK pricing for you yet, we will post this information as and when we receive it.

Source: pocket-lint

Blu-ray players Leaked Including Yamaha BD-S2900

Now we all love a good Blu-ray player, well in fact I prefer just to stick with a PS3 gaming console as it has a Blu-ray player and of course a hell of a lot cheaper. Anyway Yamaha are gearing up to unveil at least 3 new AV receivers on the world alongside a very high break the bank price Blu-ray player.

First up is the 7.1-channel RX-V1900 which apparently has USB, HDMI sockets, digital audio ports and a not known amount of power, this will be selling for around $1,399.95. Next up is the RX-V3900 for $1,899.95 and the RX-Z7 priced at around $2,699.95.

Anyway let’s move onto the most interesting one, the many are calling it “mythical” Yamaha BD-S2900, this Blu-ray player is priced at $1,199.95 with specs that include 192kHz / 24-bit DACs, BonusView, support for 1080p24 / 12-bit Deep Color, the full list is below. Not too sure if these specs are correct but we are very sure that CEDIA will clear things up for us.

Specifications shown over on AVBuzz
• Profile 1.0 Version 1.1 compatibility
• Secondary Video/Audio for enhanced commentary or information
Virtual Package for new entertainment possibilities with SD Card
High Picture Quality
• 1080p/24fps-compatible HDMI video output
• 12-bit Deep Color • High quality video processing with Chroma Upsampling precise pixel
Generation and 16-step motion detection
• 1080p playback for DVDs, photos and personal video data
Magnificent Audio Performance
• Direct HD audio bitstream output: Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio (lossless); Dolby Digital Plus and DTS-HD High Resolution Audio
• 192kHz/24-bit audio DAC
Advanced Facilities
• Design matches top-class Yamaha receivers
• RS-232C interface for custom installation
• IR In/Out ports
• Yamaha SCENE compatibility
• On-screen display with GUI
• Dolby Digital and DTS decoders
• Extensive disc/format compatibility
• SDHC compatible SD Card slot
• Dialogue Enhancer
• Dynamic Range Compression
• 5 Picture Modes (Normal/Soft/Fine/Cinema/User)
• 3 illumination modes: Bright, Dim and Auto
Disc/Format Compatibility
BD-Video, BD-R (BD Video), BD-RE (BD-Video andJPEG),
DVD-Video, DVD-R/-RW (DVD-VideoDVD-VR, AVCHD),
DVD+R/+RW (+VR, AVCHD),DVD-ROM (DVD-VR, JPEG, AVCHD)
CD, CD-R/-RW(CD-DA, MP3, JPEG) and SD/SDHC (JPEG, AVCHD)

Source – AVBuzz & HDTV-Space-Forum

Test ride with the 2008 Ducati Monster 696

Ducati are putting a lot of faith in their Monster 696 and hope that it will help increase sales. The Ducati Monster 696 will have to perform well in this ever competitive market, let us hope that this bike is in fact a monster on the roads.

The guys over at Motorcycle USA have decided to take the 2008 Ducati Monster 696 for a test ride. The Monster without a doubt is a pure thoroughbred Monster, but it has a long way to go if it wants to compete with the likes of a Yamaha MT01 or Aprilia Shiver.

For a full in-depth review of the 2008 Ducati Monster 696, check out Motorcycle USA

Finally a Ferrari Motorcycle: well a 1:12 scale model anyway, damn

There is no shortage of Italian built motorcycles, however there is just one Auto Company that we wish would produce a motorbike and that is Ferrari. Could you imagine if you had a superbike with a prancing horse on the front.

Well it seems like you can now get your hands on a Ferrari bike, ok a 1:12 scale model, damn those images they did fool me for a second. If Ferrari was to produce a superbike, it would look a little like this model. The original model was a Yamaha kit from Tamiya; however it has had a few modifications.

Let us hope that the guys at Maranello are looking and decide it is time to produce vehicles with two-wheels as well as their road cars.

Source – Scale Auto Mag via AutoBlog

HD-DVD Players now being given away, will Sony Blu-ray do it?

It was just last week that HD DVD defied the rumored slow death and started selling out on Wal-Mart, but now Toshiba’s HD-DVD players are getting so cheap that they are being given away.

The prices have come down a lot on HD-DVD players, so much so that you can get one free with an $899 Yamaha/Klipsch audio package, the free player is a Toshiba HD-A3 Read more

The NX-B02 by Yamaha with Bluetooth

The NX-B02 Bluetooth speaker has been launched by Yamaha and it claims to “break the sound barrier” and it also has 10 watts of “unsurpassed audio excellence”.

You have the option to connect mobile phones and laptops using the bluetooth Read more

New Yamaha YSP-3000: Digital Sound Bar Projector

Ok let’s get one thing out of the way first, the new Yamaha YSP-3000 does not pack as much punch as its bigger brother the YSP-4000, but then again you have to realize that this new digital sound bar projector is $600 cheaper. The Yamaha YSP-3000 is from Read more

Yamaha V-Max motorcycle with new tilting three wheel design

The Yamaha V-Max has always been considered by most to be a muscle car on two wheels, but if you have ever owned one of these motorcycles you will know just how hard it is trying to keep these Read more

Yamaha AC Power Adaptor Recall: can give electric shock

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product.

This recall involves the Yamaha PA-3C power adaptor Read more

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Last 30 News & Products: 11-09-2007

Yamaha CD-S2000 SACD player and A-S2000 amplifier: Old styling new technology

To look at the new Yamaha CD-S2000 SACD player and A-S2000 amplifier you will be forgiven for thinking that you have stepped back in time to the 80,s with the brushed aluminum finish and the Read more

Yamaha Tesseract concept hybrid motorcycle

Yamaha will be bringing a new concept to the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show, the Tesseract hybrid motorcycle, I know what you are thinking, and how can it be a motorcycle if it has four-wheels well that is what Yamaha are calling it. This new concept is expected to be Read more

Tenori-On the new digital musical device launched: Is this technology?

There is a brand new digital musical device that has just been launched by the name of Tenori-On, Tenori-On is an instrument that has the collaboration between Yamaha and Toshio Iwai who is a Media Artist. This new instrument took 5 years to Read more

Green Electric Motorcycle Easy Ryder the environmentally friendly way

For any biker the movie of choice has to be Easy Ryder, as it symbolizes the biker with the open roads the roar of the engine and the smell of gas. That could now change because we need to make life changes for our Read more

NX-U10, The World’s Loudest USB Speaker?

Yahama is planning to abolish their usual, tinny USB speakers with a so-called ‘top of the line’ claiming that their new NX-U10 is Read more

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