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JVC Kenwood outs today in Japan a new thin and compact (170x139x198mm) CD and Bluetooth Player with the C-535. Announced at around 35,000 Yen and schedule for a launch mid-November the C-535 Series, available in Black and White, comes with a Pair od 2x20W speakers, USB support, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR with A2DP, AVRCP, an AM/FM radio tuner and with the support of MP3 as well as WMA files either stored on a USB thumbdrive or a CD-R/RW.

Every TV maker trying to avoid total commoditization has a special trick to keep its designs unique and worth a higher price. For JVC, that trick is sound. It’s launching the BlackSapphire line of LCD-based 3D TVs with the 55-inch, edge LED-lit JLE55SP4400, whose signature is an unusually powerful built-in audio system: the 45W system and 3D processing supposedly produces surround sound without having to line the living room with extra speakers. Odds are that the set won’t provide much competition for dedicated speakers, although JVC is promising more integration beyond this with rare built-in SlingPlayer TV streaming, just in case there’s a Slingbox in another part of the home. The all-in strategy could make the inaugural BlackSapphire more of a bargain than it looks: that $1,300 you’ll pay when the screen ships this month might be all you need to start watching.

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JVC has just introduced their latest monster for the living room that will fall under the smart TV specification, where the 55″ JLE55SP4000 3D HDTV boasts of XinemaView 3D which will be accompanied by a quartet of battery-free 3D glasses, integrated Wi-Fi connectivity and Internet applications, a 120Hz CrystalMotion display, and a remote control that comes with more than just your regular buttons – it sports a QWERTY keypad to boot. This would make the JLE55SP4000 the first model under JVC’s new “BlackSapphire” range of HDTVs.

Aesthetically speaking, the JVC 3D HDTV cannot do much wrong, considering how it comes with an ultra-thin bezel design that measures under 0.5″ thin, boasts of 1080p Full HD resolution, an edge LED backlight, and superior sound quality without the need for any external soundbar. The latter was achieved via a built-in woofer and enhanced by JVC’s proprietary XinemaSound 3D acoustic and post processing technologies. If you are 3D TV hunting for this month, expect the JVC JLE55SP4000 to be under your radar at $1,299.99 each. [Press Release]

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JVC has finally released its latest D-ILA 4K projectors in the Japanese market. Dubbed as the JVC DLA-X95R, DLA-X75R and DLA-X55R, these 4K projectors are equipped with the JVC e-Shift technology that upconverts and scales 2D HD content to a 4K signal with a 3840 x 2160 pixel resolution. Other features include a new illumination system and a new polarizing wire grid, which is combined with e-shift2 for higher native contrast. No word on pricing at this moment. [Akihabara]

JVC Kenwood announced today a new pair of Wood Cone compact Hi-Fi with the EX-N5 and EX-N1. Both models comes with a nice 50Wx2Ch output, FM/AM Radio, USB, CD and iPod, iPhone (No iPhone 5) and iPad. But some of the new features of these new Compact Hi-Fi are the support of DLNA 1.5, AirPlay and WiFi for the EX-N5. These new Hi-Fi will be available in Japan early October and sold at around 80,000 Yen for the EX-N5 and 60,000 Yen for the EX-N1.