At the Consumer Electronics Show, Polk Audio is debuting the $1,199.95 SurroundBar 360 DVD Theater, a two-piece surround sound system that includes a single, attractive SurroundBar 360 multichannel loudspeaker and a separate, compact electronics console that contains an integrated DVD/CD player, SDA signal-processing amplifier, AM/FM radio, and a host of digital, analog, USB, and video inputs.

The SurroundBar360 DVD Theater features a new active version of SDA technology that combines signal processing and acoustical geometry to create 360° surround from the eight drivers. The A/V receiver features HDMI high-definition video output and uses Faroudja DCDi2 to upscale any S-Video or composite signal into high-definition video up to 1080i resolution. Also the unit supports DTS Digital Surround and Dolby Digital surround sound formats while the player can read MPG2, MPG, CD, CD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, MP3 at resolutions up to 384kbps VBR.

LG has partnered with the prestigious manufacturer of high-end audio materials Mark Levinson to produce 2 new home theater system, AP3133 and LHT888 (picture above) to be showcased these days during the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

The AP3133 features multi-driver floor standing loudspeakers, center channel speaker, surrounds, and powerful subwoofer. The system includes a 7.1-channel AV receiver with 150Watts X 7 "ICEpower" output stage, Burr-Brown PCM 1796 24bit/192kHz DAC, multi-input HDMI switching with near 1080p upscaling, 1080p pass through, HD Radio capability, and Audessey Auto Room Multi EQ Adjustment. The system is built around LG's award-winning "Super Blu" dual-format player.

And the LHT888 is a sleek designed home theater system for decor-conscious movie-and-music fans. Inspired by the slim elegant form of the champagne glass, LHT888's loudspeakers feature multiple drivers in parabolic housings, each with a tapered integrated pedestal. The system includes a 700W 5.1-channel DVD receiver with near 1080p upscaling, built-in wireless kit, USB Media Plus, HDMI output, LG SimpLink(TM) multi-device control (HDMI-CEC) and multi-format playback compatibility.

Logitech's Squeezebox Duet is a handheld receiver that uses 802.11g to wirelessly stream music throughout your house. The Duet is platform friendly, running on Macs, PCs and Linux machines and handling a buttload of non-DRM file formats, including Apple Lossless, FLAC, WMA Lossless as well as MP3, AAC, Ogg Vorbis, MP2, MusePack and WMA. The controller's 2.4-inch color LCD lets you browse your music library using a scroll-wheel along with sensitive buttons.

The Squeezebox Duet "network music system" comes with both receiver and controller for $400 and a two-year warranty, and will be available in the US and Europe this month. Additional receivers will cost $150 and additional controllers $300.

Polk Audio announced the introduction of the I-Sonic Entertainment System 2 one year after the critically acclaimed I-Sonic Entertainment System. This new stereo system features the four-speaker acoustic technologies as its predecessor which delivers a 360-degrees sound. The I-Sonic ES2 includes a second generation HD Radio tuner with full multicasting and 24 presets. It accepts all iPod models and is equipped with S-Video and composite video outputs allow the user to connect a television or video monitor to the I-Sonic ES2 for viewing video content.

The I-Sonic ES2 is also a full function dual-alarm clock that can use the radio or iPod as the alarm. It measures 14.5"x 9"x 4.75", has auxiliary input, comes with a wireless remote control and it should be available this month at $499.

Sennheiser goes on Kleer's wireless transmission technology which has been shown promise in terms of both energy efficiency and sound quality when compared to Bluetooth. The MX W1 stereo headphones combine the new digital transmission technology with high-quality dynamic systems and Sennheiser’s twist-to-fit system that keeps earphones securely and comfortably in your ear.

"The transmitter is only the size of a matchbox and transmits CD quality music", said Product Manager Sven Wilhelmsen, also Kleer products are fully compatible with one another. For example, an MP3 player with Kleer technology can transmit straight to our earphones without to add the MX W1 transmitter between.

The MX W1 will be available from May 2008 and from Engadget we know the price should be something like $600.

The Pinnacle Video Transfer is a small device measuring only 4.843"x 2.638"x 0.906" that records analog video onto any USB 2.0 storage device without using a PC.

Press a button and the Video Transfer immediately begin recording from a TV, DVD player, PVR, camcorder or set-top box directly to their Apple iPod Video, iPod nano (3rd generation), iPod classic, Sony PSP, USB flash drive or USB hard drive. For each connected device, the user can select three different recording levels up to 720x480/576px (NTSC/PAL) resolution in MPEG4/H.264 format.

The device supports multiple inputs including S-Video, Composite video, stereo audio analog and the Video Transfer is able to recharge an iPod or PSP battery during video transfer. It would be available on January 15th through the Pinnacle Systems website with a US MSRP of $129.99.

Designed for music lovers, the latest Solo Movie 2.1 from Arcam is a full featured DVD player, stereo amplifier and radio tuner. The Solo Movie 2.1 has been built on the phenomenal success of the Solo Music and the Solo Movie 5.1. It’s for people who insist on audiophile quality sound combined with astounding picture quality, but in a compact one-box format.

As the 2.1 in the name depicts, this is a stereo system, it delivers 50W per channel and you can hook up an active subwoofer. The Solo Movie 2.1 delivers stunning sound decoding and amplification from Dolby Digital or DTS signals. It can also extract from a huge range of other input material from DVD to the latest SACD and DVD Audio discs with the help of the world’s most advanced DVD core processors "Zoran Vaddis 888" which supports video upscaling to 1080p and native HDMI connectivity. In addition the system is compatible iPod with the optional Arcam’s rDock.

Priced at £1,500 this DVD player is not suitable for everyone, but if you want a high-end system-in-a-box, we don't think you can find much better. At this price speakers aren't included.

Cue Acoustics is a brand new US company launched to design and manufacture exceedingly high performance table-top audio devices incorporating beautiful industrial design and profound simplicity of operation.

Their first product to be introduced in Las Vegas at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is the TR 100 a bi-amplified 100W RMS two-piece AM/FM/iPod docking table radio.

There aren’t any other details on this iPod Dock yet but others Cue acoustics' Multimedia and A/V Systems are expected to come later this year.

New Denon's AH-C751 headphones are an higher-end model of the AH-C551 we talked about few months ago. These £150 in-ear headphones have been made up of ultra-rigid machined aluminium body to ensure dynamic sound playback filled by a 11mm neodymium magnet driver. The ear pads have been designed to reduce ambient noise and comes with a choice of three different sizes.

Specifications:
► Frequency response: 12Hz ~ 24kHz
► Nominal impedance: 16Ω
► Sensitivity: 104dB/mW
► Power handling: 250mW

The HP's MediaSmart x280N is a media center extender for Microsoft Windows Vista. Like the MediaSmart TVs, the MediaSmart Receiver x280N has the ability to stream a wide variety of video (including MPEG-2, DivX, WMV, WMV-HD, and H.264/MP4 files), audio (MP3, WMA, WMA-Pro, WAV, AAC/m4a), and images (JPEG, BMP, GIF, and PNG photos) from networked PCs to your living room TV via its wired Ethernet or wireless 802.11a/b/g/n connections.

The Vista-friendly x280N has USB jacks on the front panel, a slot for "Pocket Media Drive" HDD, analog stereo output, optical digital output, component video and an HDMI video output up to 720p and 1080i resolutions. The MediaSmart x280N will show-off in Las Vegas at CES soon and it has been priced at $300