29
Jul
2011
What Hi-fi: New from Maxell are two new designer headphone models: the Audio Wild, seen above in its choice of three finishes, and the Retro DJ, combining ‘old school’ looks with modern technology.
The £30 Audio Wild model is a closed-back over-ear design with full-size ear-cushions and a rubberised finish, said to be ‘designed to be seen whilst the wearer roams through their very own Urban Jungle.’ (more…)
18
Apr
2011
Akihabaranews: Here you are a new kind of headphones, the VIBRABONES type. Based on two existing technology including vibration and bones conduction, these in-ear headphones provide according to Maxell the ultimate Bones conduction experience with deep bass and accurate sound reproduction.
The VBRABONE HP-VBC40 will be available in Japan at the end of April at around 4,000 Yen.
10
Mar
2008
Audio Junkies: Maxell has announced that they are ending production of CD, DVD, Blu-ray and HD DVD discs at the end of March. Frankly this isn’t much of a surprise, as the majority of Maxell branded discs are currently produced by Ritek of Taiwan, with most of the rest divvied up by CMC Magnetics, Mitsubishi Chemical, Ricoh, and Taiyo Yuden.
The Maxell brand name will continue to be used on packaging, but the era of being “blown away” by Maxell is definitely over as they are buying from the same OEMs used by the rest of the optical disc industry. If you are curious about where your Maxell blank discs actually came from, a free program called DVD Identifier will provide the real manufacturer name and media code for any blank DVD, HD DVD, or Blu-ray disc.