On the floor of CES, tucked away in Haier’s booth is a TV set advertising BRAIN CONTROL. I was immediately intrigued. Could I think about wanting to watch the latest episode of Teen Mom and have it automatically flash on screen? I had to find out. More »
That’s my hand. It’s behind the Haier Designer Transparent TV. Yeah, a TV that you can see through. Cool. Super cool. Super duper cool, even. But why? More »
Haier’s a house of wacky concepts; we saw that earlier in the year with its wire-free TV. Its latest innovation, on show at IFA? A television that you control with your brain. More »
Last week you were crying out for more ideas from Haier’s wall o’ ideas, so I swung by there on the last day of the show to see if there were any more hare-brained suggestions. I was in luck! More »
On Haier’s stand at CES they’re displaying some really innovative wireless TVs. Helping breed innovation amongst the stand-goers, they’ve also got a wall asking people to “share your ideas”. Let’s hope the following ideas came from Vegas locals, at least. More »
Behold the Haier Theatre, a full touchscreen media player that might be pretty unremarkable were it not for its surprisingly low price tag: a 4GB version for $US90 and 8GB for a measly $US100. More »
In what may seem like a late start to the iPod race, Haier America is updating their Rhapsody Ibiza line with 2 new MP3 players: the Mini and the Touch. Sound familiar?
Today Rhapsody and Haier launched the Ibiza Wi-Fi music player, which lets you download Rhapsody tracks via Wi-Fi without connecting to a PC first. This is really good news for Rhapsody users, until now there was no true portable device for managing tracks, though Apple, Microsoft and SanDisk (with Yahoo) have launched similar products. The question is, how good will Chinese-electronics maker Haier be at entering a game both Apple and Microsoft have approached only gingerly? Here’s a look at the ambitious initial hardware, Haier’s first US-destined DAP:
First, there’s a $330 unit available in four colors, with 30GB hard drive and Bluetooth for wireless headphones and A2DP streaming. It will also have an FM radio and “custom skinning” for a personalised UI. Next up, in the “near future” will be a $230 4GB flash-based model, and a $250 8GB one. Neither of those will have Bluetooth. Prices don’t include Rhapsody portable subscription, which at last check was $15 per month.
In addition to browsing all of Rhapsody’s content, you can pick up free AOL Video clips, subscribe to podcasts directly from the device, and update firmware without going to a PC. [Rhapsody and Haier via Electronista] More »
