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    Yahama YHT-S400 Shoves a Subwoofer Into a Receiver

    Yamaha YSP-5100 Soundbar Is Like a Skinny Fat Guy

    Now Available

    Tenori-On Goes Orange

    Yamaha Quietly Shows Off 1mm-Thick Cloth Speaker

    You Just Can't Stay Mad At The Yamaha TSX-W80 Wireless iPod Alarm Clock

    Girlbot Sings, Looks Better than Britney Spears

    Yamaha neoHD Review: Receiver Redefined? Almost.

    Yamaha's MCR-140 Wireless iPod Dock Sounds As Fantastic As It Looks

    Yamaha Rethinks the AV Receiver, Creates neoHD

    Yamaha's MusicCAST2 Wireless Audio Streamer, For Those Who Missed MusicCAST1

    Yamaha's Latest Home Theater in a Box(es)

    KDDI au Casio Phone Makes Music With a Touchscreen

    Yamaha AvantGrand Digital Piano Vibrates in All the Right Places

    Yamaha Trumpet...Cellphone?

    Yamaha BD-S2900 Blu-ray Player Should Not Be Your First, Second or Third Choice Purchase

    Yamaha Branded Deus Ex Machina Motorcycle Exoskeleton On Video, Looks Tron-esque

    Tenori-On Inspired PacklSound1 iPhone App Coming Soon, But Not Soon Enough

    Yamaha's Muro Sensor Wireless Music Controller Looks Familiar

    Yamaha YSP-3050 Soundbar: Same as the YSP-3000 Plus HDMI Upscaling
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    Image of Emulsifide Emulsifide
    12/22/09

    In reply to Yahama YHT-S400 Shoves a Subwoofer Into a Receiver
    "It sounds perfect if you live in, say, a cramped city apartment. Like me!"

    I'd bet a million dollars it doesn't anywhere near perfect though...

    I can't imagine that woofer being any bigger than 4" in that enclosure.
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    12/22/09

    In reply to Yahama YHT-S400 Shoves a Subwoofer Into a Receiver
    I'm ready to pull the trigger on a compact HT sound system. Waiting to see what Santa brings me first.

    What's the consensus on soundbar technology? Should I get a 5.1 system instead?
     Reply
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    Image of Xagest Xagest
    12/22/09

    In reply to Yahama YHT-S400 Shoves a Subwoofer Into a Receiver
    Definitely an interesting idea, but don't people usually recommend putting the sub in the corner of the room? I can never remember these crazy rules the audiophiles come up with.
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    Image of KyleW KyleW
    12/22/09

    @Xagest: no no no you put the subwoofer UNDER the receiver... is'nt that why they call it a SUBwoofer... lol.
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    Xagest promoted this comment KyleW was starred KyleW was unstarred
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    12/22/09

    @KyleW:
    Wouldn't it follow that you would put it under the family dog?
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    12/22/09

    @Xagest: I thought it was a dog you put underwater...
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    12/22/09

    @LastAndLeast:
    A puppy sandwich?
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    12/22/09

    @Xagest: That crossed my mind as well.
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    Image of Xeno Xeno
    12/03/09

    In reply to Yamaha YSP-5100 Soundbar Is Like a Skinny Fat Guy
    Sound bars don't really make sense to me when they start getting this expensive. At 2k you can build a much better sound system and even pay someone $500 to run wire through your walls.
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    Image of P3nnst8r P3nnst8r
    12/03/09

    In reply to Yamaha YSP-5100 Soundbar Is Like a Skinny Fat Guy
    I was all for it until I saw that price tag. Wow.
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    11/06/09

    In reply to Tenori-On Goes Orange
    I actually bought the original when it first came out. Had to grease some palms to get it shipped over to the US. It was definitely worth it. It does have a few glaring holes in it that I know can be fixed via software (such as it has no song mode, just patterns), so I'm awfully curious as to where you found that it is getting an OS update. #tenorionoorange
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    Image of PDAisAok PDAisAok
    11/06/09

    @Neight: Yamaha has stated several times it has absolutely no plans to update the firmware on the Tenori-On, unfortunately #tenorionoorange
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    11/06/09

    @PDAisAok: Actually I found it:

    "To coincide with the unveiling of the new model Yamaha have also confirmed a free forthcoming firmware update for current TENORI-ON customers. Following a range of user comments Yamaha are currently in the process of creating a new operating system which is expected to be available from January 2010.The update will address a number of areas including the synching of TENORI-ON to external DAW applications and offer an improved MIDI sync implementation." #tenorionoorange
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    Image of Danny Allen Danny Allen
    11/06/09

    @Neight: I found out directly from Yamaha, in writing. #tenorionoorange
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    11/06/09

    @PDAisAok: The Tenori-On W gets an OS update in January. #tenorionoorange
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    12/22/09

    @Neight: Oh wow I had no idea about this. This makes me a happy owner
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    11/06/09

    In reply to Tenori-On Goes Orange
    Little Boots covering Hot Chip on the Tenori-On. Awesome. #tenorionoorange
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    11/06/09

    In reply to Tenori-On Goes Orange

    Looks awfully familiar... #tenorionoorange
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    11/06/09

    In reply to Tenori-On Goes Orange
    Or people can just play Electroplankton on the DS.
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    Image of surfer88 surfer88
    11/06/09

    In reply to Tenori-On Goes Orange
    Does it say anything about the product itself when I see this and, in my head, justify it's $1k purchase price? Or just my lack of reality when it comes to impulse buyer decision-making?

    God help me if I ever see on of these in the wild. And for the record, I'd just as soon spring for the original model. #tenorionoorange
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    10/10/09

    In reply to Yamaha Quietly Shows Off 1mm-Thick Cloth Speaker
    I wonder how long it will be until cars and airplanes have TV's that don't require headphones, but only the person in front of it can hear.
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    Image of Nick Nick
    10/10/09

    In reply to Yamaha Quietly Shows Off 1mm-Thick Cloth Speaker
    gives a new meaning to wearing a loud shirt.

    /sorry
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    10/10/09

    @Nick: Get a big enough hoodie, and we can bring the ghetto blaster back!
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    Image of MIKERIOSISAWHORE.COM MIKERIOSISAWHORE.COM
    10/08/09

    In reply to You Just Can't Stay Mad At The Yamaha TSX-W80 Wireless iPod Alarm Clock
    That looks pretty freaking cool, but why not just use the iPhone's built in stereo bluetooth streaming ability coupled with a specially developed app instead of some clunky add on? Why not just make a charging stand to use it like a alarm like that other stand you all covered a while ago? I just don't see the point in the iPhone attachment as is. It seems to me like Yamaha kind of missed the inherit strength of a platform like the iPhone?
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    Edited by MIKERIOSISAWHORE.COM at 10/08/09 6:33 PM MIKERIOSISAWHORE.COM was starred MIKERIOSISAWHORE.COM was unstarred
    Image of Yannick Wolfe-Mercier Yannick Wolfe-Mercier
    10/08/09

    @MIKERIOSISAWHORE.COM: bluetooth streaming kills the battery.
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    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    10/08/09

    @Yannick Wolfe-Mercier: But if you're waking up to it, chances are you've charged your iPhone overnight. Otherwise, good luck using it the next day.
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    Image of MIKERIOSISAWHORE.COM MIKERIOSISAWHORE.COM
    10/08/09

    @badhatharry: No no, you both kind of missed the point I was trying to make. These speaker deals that Yamaha does are extremely functional and aesthetically beautiful IMO, but they're too big to sit on a sensibly sized night stand and haven't progressed much for that matter since they were initially designed and introduced...

    Why not make a smaller satellite base to charge the iPhone and act as a kickstand that makes your iPhone into a stand alone alarm clock, while also connecting the whole deal to the speaker for music output through a elegant software solution and the already included stereo bluetooth? Quickly glancing at just the picture, I thought that that was just what it was... Imagine using your iPhone/iPod Touch as a visual remote (like one of those screen based harmony remotes connected to a Media PC) to play/shuffle/arrange the music coming out of the speaker without ever having to actually connect it to the speaker base, OR by attaching some horribly designed clunky dongle?

    They need a more than just hardware now, they also need an elegant SOFTWARE solution to marry this hardware to IMO to get people to buy just another new iPod speaker, which many manufacturers in this area haven't really thought to do yet... Take it beyond the hardware, you're already half way there Yamaha! The iPhones and iPod Touches of the world are more than just iPods now!
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    badhatharry promoted this comment Edited by MIKERIOSISAWHORE.COM at 10/08/09 11:16 PM MIKERIOSISAWHORE.COM was starred MIKERIOSISAWHORE.COM was unstarred
    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    10/09/09

    @MIKERIOSISAWHORE.COM: I was talking to Yannick about bluetooth draining the battery. I honestly don't have an opinion on your post.
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    10/09/09

    @badhatharry: Ugggg, comprehensive reading skills for the win...
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    Image of switchblade saints switchblade saints
    10/07/09

    In reply to Girlbot Sings, Looks Better than Britney Spears
    great a robot that will sing "Kiri kiri kiri kiri kiri kiri!" while poking needles into my face and sawing off my feet with a piano wire.

    Great.
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    Image of redmotman redmotman
    10/07/09

    @switchblade saints: loveing it
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    Image of frigg frigg
    10/07/09

    In reply to Girlbot Sings, Looks Better than Britney Spears
    What makes this shockingly realistic is the fact that people in the background don't shut up and listen. Having people in an audience yammer away while you perform should be the musical Turing test.
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    Image of spannu spannu
    10/07/09

    @frigg: Well, she's Japanese. It would be impolite for her to stop or get upset.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    10/07/09

    In reply to Girlbot Sings, Looks Better than Britney Spears
    No one wants robotic pop stars. No one is going to care if it flashes a little peek at its DC-in, or is caught giving handjobs to robosexual perverts while playing Small Wonder on a continuous loop. Now, if it pulls a Bjork and savagely beats a reporter on the street, and ultimately starts engaging in a riotous bloodbath, THAT would be something.
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    Image of Krackatoa was hit by a smooth criminal Krackatoa was hit by a smooth criminal
    10/07/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: People don't want to have robotic popstars?

    Japan's rabid Hitsune Miku fanbase would like to have a word with out.
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    Image of Curves Curves
    10/07/09

    In reply to Girlbot Sings, Looks Better than Britney Spears
    Yes, but, can she have a mental breakdown, marry a loser, shave her head, flash us her stuff, kidnap her own kids and be placed in custody of her daddy like Britters? Robots arent perfect yet then are they?
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    10/07/09

    In reply to Girlbot Sings, Looks Better than Britney Spears
    Yeah, but does she flash you when she gets out of a car?

    Humanity 1
    Robots 0
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    Image of SmDFrylock SmDFrylock
    10/07/09

    In reply to Girlbot Sings, Looks Better than Britney Spears
    Make it look like Hatsune Miku and you'll make millions selling out concerts...
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    RoboBagins PAX'd till he Plotz'd promoted this comment Edited by SmDFrylock at 10/07/09 9:28 AM SmDFrylock was starred SmDFrylock was unstarred
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    10/07/09

    @SmDFrylock: yeah. I wonder why it took Japan this long to combine vocaloid and Robots.
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    10/07/09

    @SmDFrylock: Truth... that robot is 1000x creepier than Miku
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    Image of Duckspwn Duckspwn
    10/07/09

    @fuchikoma: I don't know why I continue to use the internet. It's a terrible, brain draining habit, and this video proves it.
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    10/07/09

    @SmDFrylock: Dear god... not close enough yet!
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    Image of SmDFrylock SmDFrylock
    10/08/09

    [kotaku.com]

    Now on to the profit step...
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    Image of MePerson MePerson
    09/18/09

    In reply to Yamaha neoHD Review: Receiver Redefined? Almost.
    That interface just begs to be placed onto a handheld touchscreen remote. A fully integrated remote would be cool.
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    Edited by MePerson at 09/18/09 5:01 PM MePerson was starred MePerson was unstarred
    Image of Worf Worf
    09/18/09

    @MePerson: Try a Harmony remote. They have several, some with touchscreens, some with touchscreens AND buttons, and some with just buttons...

    Honestly, I think a Harmony would do better at managing the complexity of a home theatre. Good thought, though.
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    09/18/09

    @Worf: Works well for me.
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