Lasonic

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]

LASONiC i931 iPod Ghetto Blaster (c.2008)

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

Boombox models
  • TRC-905[10]
  • TRC-908, 909S, 910B, 911[10]
  • TRC-918[7]
  • TRC-920, 1985[3]
  • TRC-922, 1985[3] (or 1984)[10]
  • TRC-926[10]
  • TRC-928[10]
  • TRC-931, 1985[3] (or 1986)[11]
  • TRC-935, 1985[3]
  • L-30, 1985[3]
  • L-30K, 1985[3]
  • MacDaddy[7]
  • Jumbo TRC-951[10]
  • Jumbo TRC-975, 1988[3]
  • TRC-931 [Retro 1], 1995[3][11]
  • 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.[12] In 2013, Lasonic released a limited edition with Mishka NYC, designed by the famous Artist "Lamour Supreme".[13]

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 Sugar Ray's "When It's Over"

The TRC-931 is featured in Sam And The Womp's "Bom Bom"

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. "Trademark Search | Trademark Watch - Markify".
  3. History of the radio manufacturer Yung Fu Electrical Appliances; Tainan City, Radiomuseum.org (retrieved 23 January 2012)
  4. "Lasonic Electronics Corp".
  5. Official website
  6. Yung Fu Technology Electrical Corp, ImportGenius (retrieved 24 January 2012)
  7. Lasonic, Stereo80s.com (retrieved 25 January 2012)
  8. Lasonic, Trademarkia (retrieved 24 January 2012)
  9. Lasonic, Trademarkia (retrieved 24 January 2012)
  10. http://classicboombox.com/category/boomboxes/lasonic
  11. Boombox: Decline & Fall, 1985-1989, Boombox Museum @ Pocket Calculator Show (retrieved 23 January 2012)
  12. Paul Smith X LASONiC I931, Matt Ho, Trend Hunter, 12 November 2011 (retrieved 23 January 2012)
  13. Lasonic X Mishka Archived 2014-04-07 at the Wayback Machine
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