PRODUCT TRENDS Elac
PRODUCT TRENDS Elac Revives Sounds of the 60s & Launch Crystal Membranes The rebellious spirit of the 60s is the theme for German speaker manufacturer Elac’s new speaker range This mid-range series is launched at IFA alongside the new 240 series utilising a revolutionary new crystal membrane design (pictured). precise three-dimensional soundscape that is tolerant of positioning. The flagship FS 249 floorstander starts at 1,998 euros, but the BS 243 at 498 euros provides an accessible price point for this new technology. Hall 1.2, stand 109 Recessed In-Wall Box Hides Full-motion Flat-panel Wall Mount At IFA 2007, Sanus Systems introduces to the European Market its new Recessed In-Wall Box (Model LR1A) that allows a flat-panel TV to rest snuggly against the wall, hiding the mount in the process. The product is simple to install and means you can have a TV flush with the wall with no visible wall mount. When used Click here for AUDIO PODCAST with Sanus Systems' VisionMountTM VM400 or LRF118 Wall Mounts, virtually any TV from 15" to 50" can be mounted so that the TV can be pulled out and pushed back, depending upon viewing needs. TV’s of up to 60 kg can be installed this way in absolute security. Hall 25, stand 102 The Elac 60s range starts at just 229 euros for each of the BS 63s delivering excellent three-dimensional vocalisation. The privately owned Kiel based company also debuts the top range Elac 240 series. The drive units are constructed using a highly rigid aluminium membrane with a crystalline surface structure. This innovative design provides an unusually flat frequency response with a 18 IFA International • Monday, 3 rd September 2007
PRODUCT TRENDS FSC Releases Market Firsts Fujitsu Siemens Computers are presenting several new products at the IFA Berlin that will be on sale for Christmas. These include: • The Scaleo Home Server – a market first for the digitally for Digital Home networked home. The Scaleo Home Server is the digital home’s media centre. Data on the Home Server as well as data backup and recovery for all systems in the network can be managed via an easy-to-use interface. Users can easily increase storage using internal and external hard disks. Users can access all media, including videos, photos, music and data from any PC in the home network as well as the internet. • The Scaleoview Monitor – optimised for video telephony. A camera and 2 microphones are integrated directly into the display housing and connected via USB to a PC. The camera offers a flicker free transfer rate of 30 frames/s and the microphones are supported by software that wipes out background noise. • The Scaleo Green PC (first on the market from the major vendors) – delivering what consumers asked for. The PC uses a “Green” motherboard with particularly low emissions. Specially developed software reduces energy consumption to an absolute minimum when the PC is not being used. This new PC has been designed to meet the strict environmental guidelines defined by the Energy Star 4.0 rating and is also extremely quiet. • The first Living Room PC Scaleo Evi 2565 with a Blu-ray drive and Intel Core 2 Duo E6x20 processor will be unveiled at the IFA. Depending on the model, the Scaleo Evi has a storage capacity of 250, 350 or 500 GB. It comes with an ATI 2600pro graphics card equipped with an HDMI interface for HDTV output. Hall 13, Stand 101 IFA International • Monday, 3 rd September 2007 19
