Yamaha’s New YAS-71 Sound System Produces Crystal Clear Dialogue and Sounds

Yamaha Electronics Corporation, just yesterday introduced the YAS-71 AIR SURROUND XTREME front surround system. The system comprises of a slim front surround module, which can be neatly mounted underneath a flat panel display or on a shelf without disturbing room aesthetics, and a powered subwoofer, both with stylish, compact designs and glossy black finishes. Yamaha’s proprietary 24kHz HRTF (Head Related Transfer Function) surround technology allows listeners to hear clear dialogue and other sounds from the front, specific sounds from the other channels to the sides and rear, and smooth audio movement all around them. The YAS-71 is fully compatible with Dolby Digital, DTS and Dolby Pro Logic II to provide surround sound from all sources. It currently retails at suggested price of $599.95. [Yamaha VIA WidescreenReview]

World’s Thinnest MP4 Player

Measuring at only 4.5mm thick, Chinavision’s latest MP4 player is touted as the World’s thinnest MP4 player. The portable gadget boasts a 1.8 Inch display screen with 160×128 pixels resolution, 4GB of flash memory capacity, touch button controls, a built-in radio, microphone, and a USB 2.0 port. The World’s thinnest MP4 Player is priced at £49.99.[Product Page via iPod and MP3 Players Blog]

LG Prada II Rumors

According to rumors, the new LG Prada II will have a QWERTY keypad. The handset is expected to launch in Q4 2008. The Prada II will also support 3G connectivity, a 2MP or better digital camera, and a better internal memory. There is no further info about this handset. Stay tuned for more updates. [BoyGenius via techfresh]

Gampark's GP2X Wiz handheld

As you can see from the pics, the device will be offered with more than one style of casing.$179 of your American dollars is all it takes to enjoy the 2.8-inch QVGA OLED screen, 533MHz ARM9 processor, 64MB of RAM, 16GB of flash, and 5 hour battery life -- not to mention a Flash 7 player, MPEG4, xViD and DivX compatibility and new games scheduled to hit every month and apparently the company is setting up some type of App Store-like service which will allow users to purchase and download software, as well as share their own homebrew apps.It looks like that October 8th street date will be pushed back till sometime in November due to issues with the right control pad (which GamePark is working to correct). [ENGADGET]