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Ion Audio intros two new USB turntables
If you're like us (and we suspect you are), you have huge stacks of obscure, 1970's prog-rock on vinyl that you're unable to enjoy while jogging, biking, or road-tripping to Bonnaroo -- and that's harshing your mellow. Well, harsh no more, friends, because Ion Audio is here to help. The hardware manufacturer has just released two new variations on its iTTUSB USB turntable, the iTTUSB05 (pictured, $149.99) and the iTTUSB10 ($249.99). Both models feature 33 1/3 and 45 RPM playback, Line-level RCA outputs (utilizing a built-in preamp), EZ Vinyl recording software, and plug & play USB connectivity. The iTTUSB10 can also convert 78 RPM records via software trickery, and can digitize other media through its 1/8-inch stereo input (finally, you can convert all those cassette mixtapes from your exes). Of course, there are more expensive or more confusing options for this sort of thing, and pricey add-ons you might want -- but for a cheap, fast solution, this is definitely worth a glance.
Ion Audio set to debut iProjector
While it definitely reduces the portable side of the portable video equation, Ion Audio is hoping that there's enough iPod users fed up with watching movies on their device's tiny displays to thrown down the cash for its new big-screen alternative. Set to debut at CES in January, the iProjector will let you slip in your video-equipped iPod and blow up the picture exponentially, with an adequate 800 x 600 resolution, 24-bit color, and 1,000 lumens brightness (contrast ratio doesn't seem to have been announced yet). Of course, the projector's more than just an iPod dock, able to work just as easily with a DVD player, game console, or other video source, although the all-important input situation has yet to be clarified. While the specs are certainly on the low end, we'd be able to live with it if the price is right but, you guessed it, that hasn't been announced either. Hopefully we'll be able to fill in the gaps (and get a better look at the thing) once CES rolls around.[Via Crave]
