Cowon Triumphs at Good Design Awards, Japan

Written by Steph | 14 October 2011

 Cowon iAudio10

New Cowon iAudio10 takes home top design award at Good Design Award presented by the Japan Institute of Design Promotion.

Cowon’s latest MP3 player has been creating quite a stir in the tech world. All new Cowon products are awaited with baited breath as the experts in sound improve upon already excellent products.

Now, to add to the anticipation, the iAudio10 has landed the Audiovisual Device Award at one of the world’s top four design awards ceremonies.  The sublime iAudio10 has been expertly crafted to blend ergonomic and aesthetic appeals. The contemporary form is skilfully shaped and balanced to sit comfortably in the hand’s natural grip. A comprehensive review can be read here.

Cowon continue to improve upon an excellent product base that includes the S9 – the winner of the 2009 iF Design award.

Nam-Kyu Park, CEO of Cowon, had this to say following the iAudio10 award:

“With this award, Cowon’s excellence in product design and UI [user interface] has once again received international recognition. We will strengthen the image of our brand in the international market even more by continuing to introduce new products that set themselves apart in their design and satisfies the sensibility of the consumer.”

See below for a list of retailers

Amazon, Advanced MP3 Players, 5050.ie, Back From the Future, The MP3 Company, Purely Gadgets.

Xmi Enter Wireless Speaker Market with New Capsule Speaker

Written by Steph | 12 October 2011

Xmi Pte Ltd have taken their range of Capsule Speakers™ in an exciting new direction. Advancing on their solid entertainment features the new X-mini KAI Capsule Speaker™ now has the ability to host crystal clear conference calls with its in-built microphone. The wireless transmission has been expertly fine-tuned to retain the high fidelity that Xmi Pte Ltd is known for.

The new product retains its 3.5mm jack that will plug into most MP3 players. It also enables use of the innovative Buddy-Jack™ which will let you connect an infinite amount of X minis together while controlling them through your Bluetooth enabled MP3 player or phone.

Chief Executive Officer of Xmi Pte Ltd, Ryan Lee, said:

 ‘As we keep improving the sound quality of our products, we also have kept in mind that we need to innovate in terms of the functionality of the X-mini™ Capsule Speaker™ range. […] while it would have been easy to just throw the Bluetooth module in, we wanted to make sure there was no compromise on the superior sound quality and long battery life that the X-mini™ Capsule Speakers™ have come to be known for.’

Quality is synonymous with Xmi and this has not gone unnoticed by the experts. Xmi are the proud winners of the Red Dot Design Awards (Germany) and Infocomm Singapore Awards.

X mini bring extreme sound to extreme sports at the Asian Wake Park Tour

Written by Steph | 29 September 2011

X mini made a big splash as the proud partners of the Asian Wake Park Tour in Singapore on 24 September. The makers of the innovative Capsule Speaker range are not known to shy away from the extreme; be it extreme noise or extreme sports.

The event took place in Singapore’s first cable park, Cable Ski 360, which saw the world’s wake boarding professionals come together to compete in a fiercely fought competition. This, the second leg of the tour, saw entries from Japan, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and the UK.

The UK’s Daniel Grant went home with all the top prizes winning the Men’s Pro Wakeboard and Men’s Pro Wakeskate awards.

Overall, the day was a huge success with X mini further reminding us of their love for extreme sports.