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Harman's IFA headphone lineup is Soho chic and audiophile focused
Not into Harman's over-ear CL headphones? The outfit has you covered at IFA: introducing Soho, a scaled down variant with a similarly classy design. These these headphones differ from their bigger sibling thanks to a headband with adjustable sliders and supra-aural earcups. The Squared leather earpads feature memory foam padding and stay in place with magnets for easy access to the replaceable cabling (separate cables for both iOS and Android are included), and each earcup houses a 30mm driver. The cans even fold flat for easy stowing and come with a matching carrying case. The Soho headphones will hit shelves later this year for roughly $200 in your choice of "camel," black and tan. For now, we're left to wonder how these ended up looking so much like B&W's P3 headphones. In addition to Soho, two new reference-class headphones are being introduced under the AKG brand. The K545 model builds on the design of its K550 with lighter materials and detachable smartphone-ready cabling, while the K845BT adds Bluetooth and NFC into the mix. Both models feature 50mm drivers, studio-style design and over-ear fits -- they'll also fold flat for when you need to travel to your next listening session. Set to hit later this year, the K845BT will be available in four colors for $350, and the K545 will come in silver and black for $250. Follow all of our IFA 2013 coverage by heading to our event hub!
Sony Ericsson's K810 and K550 Cybershot phones: slim 3.2 and 2.0 megapixel shooters
So in addition to the W880 Walkman, Sony Ericsson dropped a couple of slim Cyber-shot phones into the mix today with the introduction of their new K810 (on left) and K550 Cyber-shot handsets. The feature rich 17-mm K810 boasts an image stabilized 3.2 megapixel camera with auto focus and Xenon flash. The K550 packs just a good shootin' 2.0 megapixel cam and LED photo light but does so in a 14-mm form factor. Both devices bring an RM radio with RDS and support for Memory Stick Mico (M2) cards. The K810 has a second cam up front for video calls and goes UMTS 2100 and GSM 900/1800/1900 -- available beginning Q2 2007 in Europe and Asia. The K550 is a quad-band EDGE device that launches in North America from Q2 2007. Er, can we choose again? %Gallery-1479%
