Lasonic

LASONiC i931 iPod Ghetto Blaster (c.2008)

Lasonic is a product model and former trademark[1][2] of consumer electronics, including boom boxes made from the mid-1980s to mid-1990s by Yung Fu Electrical Appliances based in Tainan City, Taiwan.[3] Other products include DVD home theater systems, television sets, DVD players, CD and cassette players, FM radios, speakers, external media storage devices, and more[4] (MP3/MP4 players, digital photo frames).[5]

Yung Fu Technology Electrical Corporation exports products to Lasonic Electronics Corporation[6] which started its portable audio business in 1978[7][8] (and when the "LASONiC" trademark was renewed[9] and re-renewed in 2011).[10]

Boombox models

  • TRC-905[11]
  • TRC-908, 909S, 910B, 911[11]
  • TRC-918[7]
  • TRC-920, 1985[3]
  • TRC-922, 1985[3] (or 1984)[11]
  • TRC-926[11]
  • TRC-928[11]
  • TRC-931, 1985[3] (or 1986)[12]
  • TRC-935, 1985[3]
  • L-30, 1985[3]
  • L-30K, 1985[3]
  • MacDaddy[7]
  • Jumbo TRC-951[11]
  • Jumbo TRC-975, 1988[3]
  • TRC-931 [Retro 1], 1995[3][12]
  • i931, 2008 - iPod, reads USB thumbdrives and flash memory
  • i931X (black, white, red), i931X Gold
  • i931bt, 2011 redesigned in 2012 Bluetooth streaming model of the i931

In 2008, the Lasonic Electronics Corporation of Irwindale, California,[7] USA released the i931. In 2011, fashion designer Paul Smith redesigned the i931 giving it a white look with multicolor look.[13] In 2013, Lasonic released a limited edition with Mishka NYC, designed by the famous Artist "Lamour Supreme".[14]

The TRC-931 is featured in The Lonely Island's "Boombox" 2010 music video.

The TRC-931 is featured in "Clerks II".

The TRC-931 is featured in Cher Lloyd's "Swagger Jagger"

The TRC-931 is featured in Korn's "Got the Life" 1998 music video.

References

  1. ↑ The Kenya Gazette, Vol. 91 No. 29, Republic of Kenya, 14 July 1989, p.930, (retrieved via Google Books 24 January 2012)
  2. ↑ http://trademark.markify.com/trademarks/ctm/lasonic/002982676
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 History of the radio manufacturer Yung Fu Electrical Appliances; Tainan City, Radiomuseum.org (retrieved 23 January 2012)
  4. ↑ http://www.bizearch.com/company/Lasonic_Electronics_Corp_119447.htm
  5. ↑ Official website
  6. ↑ Yung Fu Technology Electrical Corp, ImportGenius (retrieved 24 January 2012)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Lasonic, Stereo80s.com (retrieved 25 January 2012)
  8. ↑ [http:// www.corporationwiki.com/California/Irwindale/lasonic-electronics-corp/44413637.aspx Lasonic Electronics Corp.], Corporation Wiki (data from California Secretary of State and Dun & Bradstreet) (retrieved 24 January 2012)
  9. ↑ Lasonic, Trademarkia (retrieved 24 January 2012)
  10. ↑ Lasonic, Trademarkia (retrieved 24 January 2012)
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 http://classicboombox.com/category/boomboxes/lasonic
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Boombox: Decline & Fall, 1985-1989, Boombox Museum @ Pocket Calculator Show (retrieved 23 January 2012)
  13. ↑ Paul Smith X LASONiC I931, Matt Ho, Trend Hunter, 12 November 2011 (retrieved 23 January 2012)
  14. ↑ Lasonic X Mishka

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