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Meridian Sooloos Control 10

Danny Mavromatis — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:25:56 +0000

If you are sitting pretty well financially in these times then why not stimulate the economy by purchasing a Meridian Sooloos Control 10 ($5000)? Meridian is known for their audiophile speakers and processors and now have gotten into the digital media space thanks to the purchase of Sooloos. The Sooloos System is made up of a storage unit, a playback unit and an interface device which together give you greater quality and control over your digital media. The Control 10 is one of the many ways to control the system and offers a 17″ LCD touchscreen that displays your media in an intuitive way. You can also access the system via a web browser, iPhone/Touch and Crestron system.

For more information about the Control 10 and Meridian’s Sooloos Media System click here.

Meridian Sooloos – Get In Touch With Your Music

iPhone 3GS – Feature List

Danny Mavromatis — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:29:10 +0000

Apple has announced the release of the newest iPhone, the iPhone 3GS. Visually the iPhone looks the same as the previous 3G version but the 3GS comes loaded with new futures! For starters, the new iPhone shoots video and has zoom capabilities. If battery life was a problem for you apparently the new iPhone 3GS will give you up to 9 hours of Wifi surfing compared to the 3G’s six.

Here’s a break down of the notable features:
- 3 Megapixel sensor
- Video Capture Support 30fps (share via MMS, email, MobileMe and Youtube)
- Support for the faster 7.2 Mbps 3G Standard
- Screen now has ingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
- Built-in compass application which also works with map (shows orientation)
- Voice Control
- Inline Remote for Music Control (you can use iPhone headphones with volume control now)
- Nike + Support
- Improved Battery life (12 hours talk time, 9 hours WiFi, 5 hours on 3G, up to 300 hours standby)
- $199 for 16GB, $299 for 32GB and $99 for 3G model.

The bad part: “Requires new two-year AT&T wireless service contract, sold separately to qualified customers; credit check required; must be 18 or older. For non-qualified customers, including existing AT&T customers who want to upgrade from another phone or replace an iPhone 3G, the price with a new two-year agreement is $499 (8GB), $599 (16GB), or $699 (32GB).”

Best iPhone 3g Car Kit?

Danny Mavromatis — Fri, 22 May 2009 00:12:27 +0000

So this seems to be the best iPhone 3g Car Kit I have found so far. It doesn’t look the sexiest, however, it seems to have everything I would need and no drilling or self adhesive mounting hardware needed — just plug it into the cigarette lighter (12v aux port).

Features:

Hi-Fi Stereo FM Transmitting at 88.1-107.9MHz (0.1MHz/step) brings you the perfect music enjoyment
iPhone Hands-free supports talking through car speaker system
Supply charging power for iPhone and iPod models with dock connector
Flexible Goose-pipe makes it convenient to find the best position for your devices with any car in the world.
Goose pipe rotation-preventing design makes the iPhone/iPod devices steady and secure.
Standard USB-A (5V, 1A) output socket provides the charging for iPod Shuffle, Microsoft Zune, mobile phones, GPS and other portable devices
Using a flexible clamp to fix the iPhone/iPod steadily in the car. Removable stoppers prevent it from dropping.
High quality silicone gel at the back and sides of the cradle protect the device.

It’s onsale now for $19.99 (regular $24.99) use coupon code: IFMALL (exp 5/31) from Handheld Items.

HandHeld Items – iPhone 3G, iPod Touch 2G, iPod Nano 4G, MP3 ALL-in-ONE FM Transmitter With Bluetooth Function

Mavromatic Enhancements – WPtouch iPhone Theme & Clean URLs

Danny Mavromatis — Tue, 19 May 2009 16:02:37 +0000

Lots of behind the scene improvements have happened over the last month here at Mavromatic. Moved the site over to Wordpress from Movable Type, redirected all the old content with 301’s, improved performance with caching and last night I finally changed over to “clean urls”. This will improve SEO (Search Engine Optimization) and also make it easier if I ever decided to move to another blog platform.

Another enhancement is that if you access Mavromatic via an iPhone/iPod Touch you will see that the format is faster and better suited for the display. This is made possible by a handy Wordpress Plug-in called WPtouch iPhone Theme.

I hope you continue to enjoy Mavromatic and keep sending in those tips and stories! Also, if there is anything you would like me to review please email me (tips -at- mavromatic.com).

Until next time, this is Danny Mavromatis for Mavromatic, Over-and-out!

Russound RNET Touchpoint TCH1 – Control Via iPhone/Touch

Danny Mavromatis — Fri, 08 May 2009 17:08:50 +0000

If you have a Russound RNET capable (Russound CAA66, CAM6.6, CAV6.6, MCA-C5 or ACA-E5 multiroom controller) whole house audio system and would like to add control via your iPhone or iPod Touch, then you need the new Touchpoint TCH1.

“Russound’s RNET Touchpoint allows for direct access and remote control of a multiroom audio system from an Apple iPhone™ or iPod touch®. The Touchpoint provides two-way Radio Frequency remote control of any zone in a Russound RNET enabled multiroom audio system with two-way metadata feedback.”

The unit retails for $599 and can be purchased through your authorized Russound installer/dealer. If you don’t have a dealer, Mavromedia is an authorized Russound dealer.