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Grundig Eton Satellit 750 Shortwave Radio (Yes, Shortwave)

Brian Lam — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 20:30:37 EST

The Beef: I am not a shortwave enthusiast, by any means, but the industrial design, open for a literal interpretation on the industrial. It's got AM, FM, shortwave, longwave, SSB and aircraft band frequencies. There's a scan or manual input by 10-key. And check the analog gauge and yellow-glow back lighting. Very nice. There's also an aux in for audio input.
The Catch: It's shortwave. And $300.

Grundig's MPixx Fine Arts PMPs Look Cool, Out in October

AddyDugdale — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 05:51:53 EDT

Grundig has got three new PMPs coming out next month—two from the MPixx 7000 Fine Arts series, and one from the 4000. Both the 7200 and the 7400 (above) boast a 2.4-inch screen and can record radio to MP3 format, while the 4100 boasts a 3.5-inch screen. Full stats and a pic of the 4100 after the jump.

MPixx 7000 Fine Arts Series

Digital movie & music player for MP3, MPEG4 WMA, WAV, OGG
High-quality stereo FM radio with RDS and direct recording function (MP3) and 25 presets
Extremely sharp 2.4" TFT display (QVGA) with 262,000 colours
Lithium polymer battery / maximum operating time approx. 20 hours
Music library (track, artist, genre) / folder navigation
Slide show for pictures in JPEG / BMP format2 or 4 GB for approx. 40 or 80 albums
WMA-DRM9/10 compatibleID3 tag information for displaying tracks and artists
USB 2.0 high speed connection for fast, safe data transfers
Dictation function (MP3)
Lyric function
Firmware update possible
9 European languages in the user menu

With an internal memory of 2GB, the 7200 will cost $200, while the 4MB 7400 will be $240.

MPixx 4100

Digital movie & music player for MP3, MPEG4 WMA, WAV
High-quality stereo FM radio with direct recording function (WAV) and 30 presets
Extremely sharp 3.5" TFT display (QVGA) with 262,000 colours
Lithium polymer battery, maximum operating time approx. 20 hours
Music library / folder navigation
4 GB memory via SD card, 1 GB internal flash memory
WMA-DRM9 compatible
ID3 tag information for displaying tracks and artists
USB 2.0 high speed connection for fast, safe data transfers
Dictation function (WAV)
Sleep timer, stopwatch, firmware update possible
9 European languages in the user menu

The 4100, pretty much identical to its 7000 Series sisters, only has 1GB memory, but you can boost its memory up to 5GB via its SD slot. Expect to pay $200 for the privilege. [Grundig via Audio Junkies]

Grundig to Re-Release Audiorama Speakers for 100th Anniversary

AddyDugdale — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 07:55:04 EDT

Grundig's cult Audiorama speakers, a must-have in every '70s shag-pad, are being re-released to celebrate the German firm's centenary. Available in 2008, the speakers, which boast a 360-degree sound field, are expected to retail for 600 , around the $820 mark. [I4U News]

Grundig B700: Smartphone With FM Radio

www.gizmodo.com — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 07:32:08 EST

Hot on the heels of Grundig's Linux cellphone comes something a little more sophisticated from the German electronics firm. Slim - just 10 mm thick - and silvery on the outside, the triband GSM phone has a Linux-based platform and also supports EDGE and Bluetooth. But the real wa-wo-wee-wa is that it's a PDA with a radio. No prices or availabillity as yet, but find out what else it's got after the jump.

QWERTY keyboard
Bluetooth
USB support.
POP3 Email Push client.
100MB user memory
Micros SD card slot
2.0 megapixel camera with flash and 4x digital zoom.
Video recording.
2.45-inch display, with 240 x 320 pixel resolution supporting 262k colors.
Lithium Ion battery gives 250 minutes talk and 150 hours standby. – Ad Dugdale

Linux Communicator With QWERTY Keyboard [New Launches]

Grundig U900 Single Core Linux-Based Cellphone Looks Like It Belongs in 2002

Gizloco — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 12:20:08 EST

Linux and open source aficionados might want to thank Grundig for its U900 cellphnone, which we somehow overlooked at 3SGM. The clamshell won't win any awards for unique or inspired design, but the fact that it's based on Linux should make more than a few of you wet like October. We're also partial to the UMTS support. It even has two built-in cameras: a 2-megapixel one for still shots and a VGA one for video. The phone is also one of the first to run on an single core, single chip architecture. While that generally leads to cheaper prices, it also complicates that whole "let's throw Linux on it!" scenario.

Probably the most significant Linux-based cellphone so far was the Greenphone. It lets developers acually—gasp!—develop applications for the phone. Crazy. Motorola got into the Linux game a little while ago, too, but they haven't exactly taken off in popularity. – Nicholas Deleon

Single-core Linux phone hits the market [LinuxDevices.com]

Grundig Ovation2 Micro System

Charlie White — Mon, 03 Apr 2006 10:30:09 EDT

Grundig slides over into Bang & Olufsen territory with its Ovation2 Micro System, a handsomely-designed glorified boombox which has a CD player with a cool-looking mirrored glass sliding door. Of course, it has the obligatory USB port for your MP3 player, and can also play files right off a USB drive.

Put it to work as a fancy alarm clock, or set it up across the room and control it with an unusually designed round remote—either way, it cranks out 90 Watts, using Grundig's so-called magic fidelity system, which the company says is able to re-create "deep surround sound." It just might be able to create something worth listening to, with a woofer, three midrange speakers and two tweeters, each with their own individual amps. Nice design comes at a price, though, setting you back $602.

Product page [via TechDigest]

Grundig Intros X5000 Cellphone With 6MP Camera

Charlie White — Tue, 07 Mar 2006 09:43:05 EST

Grundig has introduced the X5000, a cellphone with a 6-megapixel camera on board. With such a high-resolution camera, we re wondering if we shouldn't call it a camera with a cellphone on board. This GSM triband/GPRS talker-shooter is also packing an MP3 player, a video camera, voice recorder and removable storage in the form of a Mini SD card slot. Once you've shot all those stills and video, there's a TV-out for your viewing enjoyment. Its two-inch main display is impressive, too, spitting out 16.7 million colors at a sharp 640x240.

With its rotating screen and silver and black monochromatic look, we re hooked. No word on pricing or availability, but we sure wish this were available in the states.

Grundig X5000 product page

Selection of Grundig electronics [Amazon]