Gizmodo: ion audio

Ion Audio's Slides2PC Digitizes Your Old Negatives Simply, For $100

Kit Eaton — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 06:08:00 EDT

Devices to digitize your old photo collections aren't new, but Ion Audio's new Slides2PC makes it about as simple and cheap as you might imagine. It takes a sled full of 35mm film negatives or slides, and turns them into 5-megapixel image files at the push of a button, with auto exposure control and color correction. So it's no pro-resolution image-cruncher, but 5-megapixels is perfectly serviceable—especially when the USB-connecting gizmo costs just $100. [Everything USB]

Ion iCUE and iMX05 Lets Amateurs DJ Like Novices

Jason Chen — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 22:21:57 EST

Both prototype products from Ion aimed for a Spring/Summer '07 release, the iCUE and iMX05 are amateur DJ gadgets that don't sound half bad. The iCUE, with the dual large knobs (and multiple smaller ones), sliders, and faders, let you "DJ" your digital files with a hardware interface.

Other than the cool scratching and fading effects, you can actually hit a software "SYNC" button when mixing tracks and the computer will sync up both the beat and frequency. This all looks real good when you consider that the price is only $149.

The other item, the IMX05, is a DJ gadget for people who don't want to DJ. Consisting of just a few knobs and a slider, the software suite lets you set up a timeline for fading in and out, syncing, all for the purpose of making one long seamless track from different tunes.

Once you're done, you can export the mixed "track" to a file or burn it to CD—cool for making workout tunes. You can even set the volume controls, say, for a five minute rest period, in the track, which will then get exported or burned.

We don't have the price for the IMX05 (it's cheaper than the iCUE), but both are expected for release mid-year.

– Jason Chen

Product Site [Ion Audio]

Ion iProjector: Summer, Kinda Pricey

Jason Chen — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 19:17:59 EST

Turns out the rumors we heard about a iPod dock projector were quite solid after all. Still in development, the iPod projector docks and charges iPod Videos, Photos and Nanos, and projects a native 800x600 resolution at 800 ANSI Lumens. It takes in composite, S-Video-, Component and projects from 30-inches up to 90-inches.

The Ion guy did make a point to say they're working on lowering the price, since four hundred bones for a "fun iPod thing" seems a little extravagant. And since it's 800x600, it definitely seems like a fun iPod projector than a serious home theater item. Should be available sometime this summer.

– Jason Chen

Product Site [Ion Audio]

Rumor: Ion Audio iProjector to be World's First iPod Dock and Front DLP?

Brian Lam — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 15:33:43 EST

Here's an interesting concept that we hope sees the light of day: take a low end projector and put an ipod dock on it so you can watch your 5G's videos on the wall. The iProjector, which gets minus points for its unoriginal name, comes from Ion Audio, a subdivision of turntable and audio equipment maker Numark. Ion is a bit of a secret. They make fun little gadgets, including...

a dual deck, mixing CD player, USB guitars, etc. Excellent, creative stuff.

The iProjector should be just as fun, but also affordable. It has...unspecified inputs, but we're guessing its limited to standard vid, maybe VGA, and if you're lucky, component. The 800 by 600 pixel setup does 1000 lumens of light, making it good enough for the 640 by 480 movies you'd buy in iTunes. In the end, its very novel, but let us remind you that projectors are high end sexy gadgetry, even in their cheapest form. So buying one just because it's an iPod accessory is probably not the smartest thing one could do.

iProjector: It's not a great idea, but at least its a new one.

iProjector [Consumer Electronics Daily News]