We had a sneaking suspicion that
HANNspree would revert back to its relatively
flamboyant style soon enough, and just two months after busting out a surprisingly
bland array of monitors, the firm is hitting back with a duo of stylish LCDs that take cues from two of America's most recognized cities. The 19-inch HANNS boston and HANNS new york are both part of the design-centric Xm-Series, and each share a WXGA+ resolution, brightness levels of up to 350 cd/m2, a five-millisecond response time, cable management / mounting options, DVI and VGA inputs, 700:1 contrast ratio, built-in two-watt stereo speakers, and an auxiliary audio input as well. As seen above, the Boston-themed flavor sports a wood-grain design scheme, while the industrial New Yorker (pictured after the break) sports a brushed aluminum stand and a dash of "art techno" for good measure. Regardless of your city of choice, both of these devices can be snapped up real soon for $249.99.
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posted July 11th 2007 5:47PM
combining faux wood paneling with technology? Genius! there should be a name for this brand new aesthetic. I nominate "woodpunk"
Or 'Shagpunk' to celebrate the whole 1970's aesthetic.
Jesus, both are hideous. one looks like a tacky 80's telivision slimmed down and the other has the stand of a fan (the screen just needs to now have some automated rotation).
Who are the clowns keepings these guys in business?
Their NBA themed TV's are much better than these even though they all look pretty much out of the 80's
the wow starts here.
"wow." can you believe how utterly hideous that first one is?
"the 80's called, they want their tv back"
Wow, these are bad. They should go back to the bland stuff, it will sell better than these. Oh, and if they employ actual designers, they should be fired for this.
Perfect match for my Atari 2600!
Exactly what I was thinking. Hook up the old Atari VCS to that puppy and I'm good to go.
Or your commodore 64... with optional tape drive game loading system. hmmm... Frogger will only take another, what, 45 minutes to load, then we'll be all set!