Sony To Begin Selling Life Space UX Products in May Through MoMA Stores
Sony Electronics announced Thursday new products for its Life Space UX concept launched at CES 2014 (see 1401080023). Sony is showcasing the new products -- the LED Bulb speaker, Glass Sound speaker and Portable Ultra Short Throw Projector -- at…
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the Architectural Digest Design Show in New York, and will begin selling in the U.S. in stores and online in May through a partnership with the Museum of Modern Art store, it said. The bulb speaker ($239) connects to smartphones via Bluetooth and allows users to access their music and adjust light settings from an app. The 360-degree Glass Sound speaker ($799) houses an LED filament within the cylinder to combine light with music. The vibration of the glass is said to mirror that of human vocal chords to create a “lifelike sound experience,” said the company. Maximum audio output for the speaker is 13W. The battery-powered speaker runs for up to four hours on a charge, Sony said. The $999 portable short-throw projector has an SXRD panel and is designed to project images up to 80 inches wide onto a movie wall, virtual window pane or work of art, said Sony. The projector, controllable from a smartphone, comes with a companion unit that can transmit signals from a PC, Blu-ray player or cable box via HDMI.