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Harman Kardon has departed from its austere design language on occasion and come up with some <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/harman-kardons-transparent-gla-55-2-0-speaker-set-gets-glaring/">questionable aesthetic results</a>, but its latest compact stereo system sports the <a href="http://hd.engadget.com/2009/09/09/harman-kardon-resets-its-av-receiver-line-with-avr-1600-2600-an/">clean and classic lines</a> for which H/K is famed. Of course, looks aren't everything, so the MAS 102 slings songs at your skull using a two-channel 65W amp, five-inch mid bass drivers, and one-inch waveguided dome tweeters. The MAS 102 also has dual USB ports for accessing digital music and a phono input for those who prefer sourcing tunes from an old school turntable. It's not all sonic bliss, however, as an optional dock (sold separately) is needed to hook up the iDevice of your choosing. That's a glaring omission for a stereo that costs just under a grand -- but forgiving that flaw should be easy for the form-over-function crowd. More info can be found in the PR after the break.<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/04/harman-kardons-mas-102-stereo-has-a-petite-profile-luxury-look/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Harman Kardon's MAS 102 stereo has a petite profile, luxury looks and matching $999 price tag</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/04/harman-kardons-mas-102-stereo-has-a-petite-profile-luxury-look/">Harman Kardon's MAS 102 stereo has a petite profile, luxury looks and matching $999 price tag</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Wed, 04 May 2011 22:20:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/04/harman-kardons-mas-102-stereo-has-a-petite-profile-luxury-look/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19931814/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/04/harman-kardons-mas-102-stereo-has-a-petite-profile-luxury-look/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>audio</category><category>compact stereo</category><category>CompactStereo</category><category>design</category><category>desktop stereo</category><category>DesktopStereo</category><category>harman kardon</category><category>HarmanKardon</category><category>harmon kardon</category><category>HarmonKardon</category><category>hk</category><category>luxury</category><category>MAS 102</category><category>Mas102</category><category>music</category><category>sound</category><category>speakers</category><category>stereo</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Gorman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 22:20:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toshiba launches NB520 and NB500 netbooks, one with Harman Kardon sound, one without]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/02/toshiba-launches-nb520-and-nb500-netbooks-one-with-harman-kardo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/02/toshiba-launches-nb520-and-nb500-netbooks-one-with-harman-kardo/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/02/toshiba-launches-nb520-and-nb500-netbooks-one-with-harman-kardo/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/02/toshiba-launches-nb520-and-nb500-netbooks-one-with-harman-kardo/"><img hspace="4" vspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/12/nb520-2010-12-02-600-05-465.jpg" alt="NB520" /></a></div>
When's the last time you said "Crank up the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/netbook">netbook</a>, I love this song!" Yeah, probably never, but if you had a <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/toshiba">Toshiba</a> mini NB520 you might -- or at least that's what Toshiba would like to envision you would do. It packs stereo <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/harmankardon">Harman Kardon</a> speakers that can crack the foundation and wake the dead with an amazing two watts <em>each</em>, apparently the smallest tweeters H/K has ever put on a laptop. That's paired with an Atom N550 processor, 2GB of DDR3 memory, a 250GB HDD, 10 hours of battery life, and a 10.1-inch 1024 x 600 LED-backlit display. If that's too loud or you're too old, there's also the "no frills" NB500, offering the same specs but minus the petite sound system and stepping down to an Atom N455, though doing so at a lower price. What price? That we don't know, but we'll find out when both ship in the first quarter of 2011, which starts in a month. Yikes.<br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/toshiba-nb520/">Toshiba NB500 and NB520</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/toshiba-nb520/#3625898"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/12/nb520-2010-12-02-600-12_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/toshiba-nb520/#3625874"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/12/nb520-2010-12-02-600-01_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/toshiba-nb520/#3625875"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/12/nb520-2010-12-02-600-02-1291291799_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/toshiba-nb520/#3625876"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/12/nb520-2010-12-02-600-05_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadget.com/photos/toshiba-nb520/#3625877"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/12/nb520-2010-12-02-600-06_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/02/toshiba-launches-nb520-and-nb500-netbooks-one-with-harman-kardo/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Toshiba launches NB520 and NB500 netbooks, one with Harman Kardon sound, one without</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/02/toshiba-launches-nb520-and-nb500-netbooks-one-with-harman-kardo/">Toshiba launches NB520 and NB500 netbooks, one with Harman Kardon sound, one without</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Thu, 02 Dec 2010 08:19:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/02/toshiba-launches-nb520-and-nb500-netbooks-one-with-harman-kardo/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19741483/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/02/toshiba-launches-nb520-and-nb500-netbooks-one-with-harman-kardo/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>10.1-inch</category><category>atom</category><category>h k</category><category>harman kardon</category><category>HarmanKardon</category><category>harmon kardon</category><category>HarmonKardon</category><category>HK</category><category>intel</category><category>n455</category><category>n550</category><category>nb500</category><category>nb520</category><category>netbook</category><category>toshiba</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Stevens]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2010 08:19:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harman Kardon intros its first Blu-ray player, the BDP 10]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/harman-kardon-intros-its-first-blu-ray-player-the-bdp-10/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/harman-kardon-intros-its-first-blu-ray-player-the-bdp-10/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/harman-kardon-intros-its-first-blu-ray-player-the-bdp-10/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div align="left">
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<a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/HarmonKardon/">Harmon Kardon</a> has decided to jump into the Blu-ray pushing business with its first player, the BDP 10. This slick number's got all the features you've come to know and love in Blu-ray -- BD-Live and <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/BonusView/">Bonus View</a> capabilities for online content, advanced audio codec support, 1080 / 24p playback, plus USB ports for DiVX and JPEG display. It'll also boast HDMI 1.3a, Ethernet, coaxial and optical audio outputs plus good old two-channel analog audio outputs. The BDP 10 has only been formally announced for Europe so far, though it's expected elsewhere (including the US) in the coming months. The player has a price tag of about &euro;700 (around $940). Hit the read link for full spec sheet -- but fair warning: it's a PDF.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.electronista.com/articles/09/05/08/harman.kardon.bd.player/">Electronista</a>]<br /><br /> </div><p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/blu-ray/" rel="tag">Blu-ray</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/others/" rel="tag">Others</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/harman-kardon-intros-its-first-blu-ray-player-the-bdp-10/">Harman Kardon intros its first Blu-ray player, the BDP 10</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Fri, 08 May 2009 20:11:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://harman-kardon.cz/data/harman-kardon-bdp10.pdf>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/harman-kardon-intros-its-first-blu-ray-player-the-bdp-10/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1540728/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/harman-kardon-intros-its-first-blu-ray-player-the-bdp-10/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>bdp 10</category><category>bdp-10</category><category>Bdp10</category><category>blu ray</category><category>blu-ray</category><category>BluRay</category><category>harmon kardon</category><category>HarmonKardon</category><category>hd</category><category>others</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura June]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 20:11:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harman Kardon intros its first Blu-ray player, the BDP 10]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/harman-kardon-intros-its-first-blu-ray-player-the-bdp-10/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/harman-kardon-intros-its-first-blu-ray-player-the-bdp-10/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/harman-kardon-intros-its-first-blu-ray-player-the-bdp-10/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div align="left">
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<a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/HarmonKardon/">Harmon Kardon</a> has decided to jump into the Blu-ray pushing business with its first player, the BDP 10. This slick number's got all the features you've come to know and love in Blu-ray -- BD-Live and <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/BonusView/">Bonus View</a> capabilities for online content, advanced audio codec support, 1080 / 24p playback, plus USB ports for DiVX and JPEG display. It'll also boast HDMI 1.3a, Ethernet, coaxial and optical audio outputs plus good old two-channel analog audio outputs. The BDP 10 has only been formally announced for Europe so far, though it's expected elsewhere (including the US) in the coming months. The player has a price tag of about &euro;700 (around $940). Hit the read link for full spec sheet -- but fair warning: it's a PDF.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.electronista.com/articles/09/05/08/harman.kardon.bd.player/">Electronista</a>]<br /><br /> </div><p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/homeentertainment/" rel="tag">Home Entertainment</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/harman-kardon-intros-its-first-blu-ray-player-the-bdp-10/">Harman Kardon intros its first Blu-ray player, the BDP 10</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Fri, 08 May 2009 20:11:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://harman-kardon.cz/data/harman-kardon-bdp10.pdf>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/harman-kardon-intros-its-first-blu-ray-player-the-bdp-10/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1540672/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/harman-kardon-intros-its-first-blu-ray-player-the-bdp-10/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>bdp 10</category><category>bdp-10</category><category>Bdp10</category><category>blu ray</category><category>blu-ray</category><category>BluRay</category><category>harmon kardon</category><category>HarmonKardon</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura June]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 20:11:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harman Kardon intros three new Guide + Play GPS units]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/30/harman-kardon-intros-three-new-guide-play-gps-units/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/30/harman-kardon-intros-three-new-guide-play-gps-units/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/30/harman-kardon-intros-three-new-guide-play-gps-units/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div align="center"><a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&amp;STORY=/www/story/10-30-2007/0004693160&amp;EDATE="><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2007/10/harman-kardon-gps-810.jpg"  alt="" /></a>
<div align="left">Harman Kardon is still <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/14/harmon-kardon-to-release-guide-play-its-first-gps-device/">relatively new</a> to the GPS game, but it looks to be increasing its presence in a fairly big way today, introducing three new units in its "Guide + Play" series. Those include the low-end GPS-310 model (a follow-up to the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/29/harman-kardon-gps-300-navigation-system-loves-your-media/">GPS-300</a>), the slightly more capable GPS-510, and the top-end GPS-810. Each of those pack a 4-inch widescreen display (or 4.3-inches on the GPS-810), along with text-to-speech functionality, 2GB of internal memory and, of course, all the usual GPS and PMP features you'd expect from a device dubbed "Guide + Play." The GPS-510 ups things a bit with real-time traffic info, additional video options, and support for SDHC cards, while the GPS 810 tops things off with a wireless rotary controller (seen above), an FM transmitter, and built-in Bluetooth for hands-free calling. Look for the whole lot to be available next month, with the GPS-310, 510 and 810 setting you back $350, $450, and $600, respectively.</div>
</div><p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/gps/" rel="tag">GPS</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/30/harman-kardon-intros-three-new-guide-play-gps-units/">Harman Kardon intros three new Guide + Play GPS units</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Tue, 30 Oct 2007 11:21:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&amp;STORY=/www/story/10-30-2007/0004693160&amp;EDATE=>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/30/harman-kardon-intros-three-new-guide-play-gps-units/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1025369/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/30/harman-kardon-intros-three-new-guide-play-gps-units/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>gps</category><category>gps  play</category><category>Gps play</category><category>harmon kardon</category><category>HarmonKardon</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Melanson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2007 11:21:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[VRX's triple-screen racing simulator uses Xbox 360 Elite]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/vrxs-triple-screen-racing-simulator-uses-xbox-360-elite/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/vrxs-triple-screen-racing-simulator-uses-xbox-360-elite/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/vrxs-triple-screen-racing-simulator-uses-xbox-360-elite/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div align="center"><a href="http://www.vrx.ca/new_products.php"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2007/06/6-15-07-vrx.jpg"  alt="" /></a><br /></div>
Man, talk about leaving the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/20/home-pro-racing-simulator-decks-out-your-living-room-for-4-000/">Home Pro Racing Simulator</a> in the proverbial dust. VRX has introduced a swank new racing sim of its own designed with a Forza Motorsports 2 theme and a trio of 37-inch Sharp <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/Aquos/">Aquos</a> 1080p LCD TVs. The frame is constructed from CNC machined polished aluminum, and envelopes the gamer by curiously including just one Sparco seat along with four <a href="http://podcasts.engadget.com/tag/Xbox360Elite/">Xbox 360 Elites</a>, four copies of Forza Motorsport 2, an Xbox 360 <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/09/21/xbox-360-hd-dvd-playback-maximum-1080i-via-component-1080p-vga/">HD DVD</a> add-on player, camera / wireless headset, a <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/Zune/">Zune</a>, force feedback wheel, and surround sound as well. Sure, brush it off as overkill if you please, but those who are sick of draining <strike>quarters</strike> dollars at the arcade can contact the company to experience the presumed sticker shock for themselves.<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/gaming/" rel="tag">Gaming</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/vrxs-triple-screen-racing-simulator-uses-xbox-360-elite/">VRX's triple-screen racing simulator uses Xbox 360 Elite</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 13:09:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.vrx.ca/new_products.php>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/vrxs-triple-screen-racing-simulator-uses-xbox-360-elite/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/918861/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/15/vrxs-triple-screen-racing-simulator-uses-xbox-360-elite/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>aquos</category><category>arcade</category><category>bose</category><category>forza</category><category>game room</category><category>GameRoom</category><category>harmon kardon</category><category>HarmonKardon</category><category>hd dvd</category><category>HdDvd</category><category>lcd</category><category>limited edition 001</category><category>LimitedEdition001</category><category>microsoft</category><category>sharp</category><category>virtual racer x</category><category>VirtualRacerX</category><category>VRX</category><category>xbox 360</category><category>xbox 360 elite</category><category>Xbox360</category><category>Xbox360Elite</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Darren Murph]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2007 13:09:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harman Kardon reveals Drive + Play II]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/08/harmon-kardon-reveals-drive-play-ii/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/08/harmon-kardon-reveals-drive-play-ii/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/08/harmon-kardon-reveals-drive-play-ii/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<a href="http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsId=20070108005616&amp;newsLang=en"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt="" style="margin: auto; display: block;" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2007/01/harmon-kardon-play--drive-ii.jpg" /></a>Harman Kardon's Drive + Play iPod solution was an innovative enough solution to the problem of in-car iPod playback to warrant <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/19/harmon-kardon-shows-off-drive-play-ipod-solution-for-cars/">three</a> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2005/06/27/harman-kardons-standalone-auto-ipod-adapter/">separate</a> <a href="http://transportation.engadget.com/2005/11/25/harman-kardon-drive-play/">mentions</a> on this little site that you're currently reading. At CES, Harman Kardon has unveiled the second iteration of the Drive + Play, marking the occasion by sticking a big Roman "II" at the end. In case you didn't get it the first time around, the Drive + Play II is a media manager that takes the audio from your iPod, Zune, or Plays for Sure media player and routes it through your car stereo whilst simultaneously displaying song information on a separate 3.5-inch color LCD. Also part of the deal is a wireless control knob similar to the control scheme on <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/16/bmw-getting-supercomputer-idrive-still-sucks-though/">BMW's iDrive system</a>. This time around the Drive + Play can send your portable media player's audio to your stereo via an integrated FM transmitter, which will be handy for those who own stereos without a standard 3.5 mm analog jack. A couple of other functions really seal the deal for the Drive + Play II, simply because they add some interesting possibilities to how you listen to your music. Firstly, there's an automatic DJ functionality that allows the user to select how music music from a particular style -- which can be specific as a genre or an artist -- will be played. Secondly, these desired styles can be split up into channels so that different drivers can listen to their specific music taste. On top of all this, the Drive + Play II supports A2DP Bluetooth which makes it possible to send over any MP3s that are on your mobile phone. Unfortunately, all this functionality does come at a price, as Harman Kardon has raised the price of the Drive + Play II to $399.95. Look for it to hit stores sometime this spring.<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/portableaudio/" rel="tag">Portable Audio</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/transportation/" rel="tag">Transportation</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/08/harmon-kardon-reveals-drive-play-ii/">Harman Kardon reveals Drive + Play II</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Mon, 08 Jan 2007 13:17:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsId=20070108005616&amp;newsLang=en>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/08/harmon-kardon-reveals-drive-play-ii/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/731622/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/08/harmon-kardon-reveals-drive-play-ii/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Drive   Play II</category><category>Drive PlayIi</category><category>Harmon Kardon</category><category>HarmonKardon</category><category>In-car</category><category>portable audio</category><category>portableaudio</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conrad Quilty-Harper]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2007 13:17:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harmon Kardon to release "Guide + Play," its first GPS device]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/14/harmon-kardon-to-release-guide-play-its-first-gps-device/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/14/harmon-kardon-to-release-guide-play-its-first-gps-device/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/14/harmon-kardon-to-release-guide-play-its-first-gps-device/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.twice.com/article/CA6390158.html?text=gps"><img vspace="16" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2006/11/harmankardon-gps-065.jpg" id="vimage_1" alt="" /></a>Every time we turn around, there's yet another company that previously had nothing to do with GPS, ready to get in the game. Now <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/harmonkardon">Harmon Kardon</a> will be releasing its first GPS gadget, called the "Guide + Play" in the US this coming January. We don't know much about it yet other than that it can play MPEG-4 and WMV files, support SD cards up to 4GB, and will purportedly stay juiced for up to five hours. Oh, and it'll only set you back around $500.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.navigadget.com/index.php/2006/11/14/harman-kardon-guide-play/">Navigadget</a>]<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/gps/" rel="tag">GPS</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/portableaudio/" rel="tag">Portable Audio</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/portablevideo/" rel="tag">Portable Video</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/14/harmon-kardon-to-release-guide-play-its-first-gps-device/">Harmon Kardon to release "Guide + Play," its first GPS device</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Tue, 14 Nov 2006 20:46:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.twice.com/article/CA6390158.html?text=gps>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/14/harmon-kardon-to-release-guide-play-its-first-gps-device/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/702042/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/14/harmon-kardon-to-release-guide-play-its-first-gps-device/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>gps</category><category>guide   play</category><category>Guide Play</category><category>harmon kardon</category><category>HarmonKardon</category><category>portable audio</category><category>portable video</category><category>portableaudio</category><category>portablevideo</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cyrus Farivar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2006 20:46:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[NeoDigits' Helios HVD2085 upscaling DVD player reviewed]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/12/neodigits-helios-hvd2085-upscaling-dvd-player-reviewed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/12/neodigits-helios-hvd2085-upscaling-dvd-player-reviewed/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/12/neodigits-helios-hvd2085-upscaling-dvd-player-reviewed/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div align="center"><a href="http://www.hdbeat.com/2006/04/12/hdbeat-review-helios-hvd2035/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4"border="0" alt="" src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2006/04/HELIOS-HVD2085.jpg" /></a><br /></div>
Matt Burns has athorough review of the NeoDigits' <ahref="http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/31/neodigits-region-free-helios-hvd2085-does-hd-upscaling-on-the-c/">HeliosHVD2085</a> upscaling DVD player (also known as the <ahref="http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/19/neuneos-245-hvd2085-1080p-dvd-player/">NeuNeo HVD2085</a>) over at our sisterblog HDBeat, and not only does he train his own experienced eye on the unit's video performance, he actually goes sofar as to set up a single blind test at one of the big box retailers pitting the Helios against the store's toptraditional player. In his private testing, Matt finds that the component and HDMI-equipped Helios delivers a superiorpicture quality compared to a standard Sony DVP-NS725P progressive scan unit (although, as he admits, it's not anapples-to-apples comparison), most notably in how it is able to smooth the picture -- but it doesn't really live up itsadvertised claim of improving a movie's resolution. He also digs the Hitachi-inspired remote, clean and intuitive menus,and plethora of connectivity options, although the construction here sounds a bit flimsy. At least in terms of purepicture quality, the big box customers were in total agreement with Matt; they overwhelmingly chose the $250 Heliosover the almost-$300 Harmon Kardon DVD 22 in the random sampling, citing both its superior color and sharpness.<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/hdtv/" rel="tag">HDTV</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/homeentertainment/" rel="tag">Home Entertainment</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/12/neodigits-helios-hvd2085-upscaling-dvd-player-reviewed/">NeoDigits' Helios HVD2085 upscaling DVD player reviewed</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Wed, 12 Apr 2006 20:23:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.hdbeat.com/2006/04/12/hdbeat-review-helios-hvd2035/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/12/neodigits-helios-hvd2085-upscaling-dvd-player-reviewed/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/608071/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/12/neodigits-helios-hvd2085-upscaling-dvd-player-reviewed/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>apples</category><category>dvd</category><category>harmon kardon</category><category>HarmonKardon</category><category>hdbeat</category><category>hdtv</category><category>helios</category><category>hvd2085</category><category>neodigits</category><category>neuneo</category><category>sony</category><category>upscaling</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Evan Blass]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Apr 2006 20:23:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
