Parrot RKi8400’s iPhone and iPod connections have achieved the double official Apple license ‘Made for iPod’ and ‘Works with iPhone’. Parrot RKi8400 Bluetooth wireless technology enables users to listen to music stored on an iPhone or iPod, designed with Parrot’s expertise in digital acoustics for in-vehicle conversations and voice recognition via dual microphones.

A large dial and full-color screen to view album covers stored in the iPhone) enable easy navigation of playlists. When the phone rings, the system automatically switches to hands-free mode. The RKi8400 also includes a USB port for portable hard drive or USB key, an SD card reader and a double line-in socket for analog sources. The unit also includes a 200-watt amplifier.

The frame will be purchased for 100 dollars, while you should pay 10 dollars per month for a new simcard with a number. Not sure whether T-Mobile will use Parrot picture frame — which was announced the new DF7700, a digital picture frame with a GSM sim card in it on January.

Technical and commercial specifications

• High-resolution digital TFT screen with 720 x 480 pixels
• Displays photos with 262 144 colours
• Display dimensions: 130 x 87 mm
• Connections:    • GPRS Class 10 (dual band) for transferring photos from a phone    • Mini USB port (for transferring photos from a PC) • SD/MMC card slot (for transferring photos directly from a camera)
• Receives MMS messages
• Photo format: JPEG and GIF
• Stores up to 500 photos
• Automatically adapts the picture size to the screen
• Brightness adjustment
• Automatically rotates the picture (portrait/landscape)
• Adjustable backlight (manual or automatic)
• External frame with an interchangeable leather surroundMemory cards accepted: SD, miniSD (with adapter), microSD (with adapter), MMC, RS-MMC (with adapter), MMC plus, MMC mobile (with adapter), MMC micro (with adapter), SDHC, mini SDHC (with adapter).

Dimensions

Without external frame:
Width: 193 mm
Height: 147 mm
Depth: 21 mm
Weight: 580 g

With external frame:
Width: 222 mm
Height: 176 mm
Depth: 22.5 mm
Weight: 720 g

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The classic speaker, traditionally used with this type of device, has been replaced with a vibrating panel that will recreate clearer and more consistent sounds, according to the company. As soon as your mobile phone and the Parrot MINIKIT Slim has been paired, it will be able to read out the entire phonebook from your mobile phone. Any updates to your phonebook in your mobile phone will also be updated whenever you connect the handsfree kit with your phone via bluetooth.

Technical Specifications:

• Bluetoothv2.0 + EDR handsfree kit
• Weight: 83 g
• Size: 60mm x 30.5mm x 13mm thick
• Standby time: over 20 days
• Call time: 10 hours
• Recharging time: 4 hours maximum
• Pairing: up to 5 telephones, PIN code
• Integrated multi-speaker voice recognition software
• Text-to-speech (voice synthesis): English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch
• 256 Mbit flash memory (2,500 contacts)
• 3-button user interface
• Flat panel speaker audio output (NXT SurfaceSound technology)
• Integrated omnidirectional microphone
• 208 MHz Parrot P5+ microprocessor
• Bluetooth, HFP, OPP, PBAP profile

The Parrot PARTY Black Edition features a built-in Class-D amplifier, two drivers with a total power output of six watts and exclusive audio effects developed by Parrot.  With enhanced audio featuring Stereo Widening for more expansive sound, and Virtual SuperBass to reinforce the bass frequencies, the sound quality remains unrivalled for such a small system.

As with all products in Parrot’s audio range, the Parrot PARTY Black Edition is compatible with all Bluetooth stereo (A2DP) phones, PCs, and Mac OS® X Leopard® with iTunes®.

Users can instantly share music with friends with just one click to stream music from a Bluetooth stereo source such as a smartphone, MP3 player, PC or Mac. And, the analogue 3.5 mm line-in jack allows listeners to connect with traditional audio sources such as CD players and tuners among others.

The Parrot PARTY Black Edition will be available in Q3 2008 from Parrot retailers and online from http://www.parrotshopping.com/ at the suggested retail price of $139.99.

Parrot PARTY technical specifications

Bluetooth stereo sound system

• Total power output: 6 W RMS
• Class-D audio amplifier
• Stereo Widening effect
• Virtual SuperBass effect 
• Frequency: 150 Hz – 20 kHz
• 5-button user interface
• Settings: volume, pairing
• Compatible sources: Bluetooth stereo (A2DP) devices / analog audio devices
• Compatible with PCs and Mac OS X Leopard
• Line-in jack: 3.5 mm
• Power supply: 110 – 240 V AC / 15 V DC
• PC software: Parrot Audio Suite
• Dimensions: L 9.0 x H3.1 x D3.3 in (228 mm x 85 mm x 79 mm)
• Weight:          23 oz (650g)
• Bluetooth v2.0 + EDR ; A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile) ; AVRCP (Audio / Video Remote Control Profile)