Secaucus, N.J. – Panasonic
unveiled Thursday its first hybrid audio system with iPod dock and digital photo
frame.
The MW-10 (shipping in December at a $299.95 suggested retail) is
being positioned by the company as “the ultimate multimedia solution for den,
office, bedroom, dorm room or living room.”
It features a built-in CD player and FM/AM radio tuner with a 45-station
(30-FM/15-AM) preset memory. The speaker is made with low-density bamboo cones for
high quality sound reproduction, and special diffusers are installed in front
of the speaker units to disperse sound over a wide listening area.
Bass frequencies are handled with a D.Bass function that enhances
lower tones in conjunction with the volume level.
The universal dock for iPod plays music and video downloads on
the frame’s LCD screen.
A remote control is included to operate the multimedia features,
including the iPod, from a distance.
The frame features a 9-inch WVGA LCD screen and will accept photos
from a CD, SD card and internal memory.
An additional 4GB of internal memory stores image data for up to
6,000 photos and will also store music and video files.
A built-in slideshow feature displays images simultaneously with
music from the CD player.
Other onscreen features include a clock and iPod track menu,
calendar and photos, clock and photos, and audio and calendar.
An SD slot and USB connectivity enable transferring data from a
PC or CD-R/RW.
The MW-10 is Energy Star qualified, and its UniPhier LSI
integrates all video signal processing circuits onto a single chip, which
lowers power consumption and reduces the number of components.
