Remote Controlled R2D2 Surround Sound iPod Home Projection Unit – Pre-Orders in Europe Now Accepted

Way back in May of last year we posted about the seriously cool remote controlled R2D2 Surround Sound iPod Home Projection Unit which had taken, and continues to take the net by storm and now, at last, its available for pre-order in Europe – though interested parties need to be fairly quick off the mark as only 4000 units have been allocated for European customers.

Priced at around £2110 / €2780 each, the R2D2 Surround Sound iPod Home Projection Unit, which comes complete with a Millennium Falcon inspired remote control as well as an integrated iPod docking station and DVD and CD support, will be supplied with a numbered certificate of authenticity and, whilst far from cheap, we expect that collectors with a keen eye for investment opportunities will be all to happy to snap these up on the basis that its fair to assume that depreciation is not going to be an issue (indeed, quite the contrary).

Remote Controlled R2D2 Surround Sound iPod Home Projection Unit Features:

Detailed 1/2 scale model
Carrying handles hidden in the legs

Projector:

• Maximum projection size: 6.44 meters diagonal (254 inches)
• Min./Max. Projection Distance: 1.0 m to 10.0 m
• Display System: 2 x LVDS DLPTM with DDP2230
• Resolution 1024 x 768 XGA
• Brightness: 1500 Lumen
• Contrast: 1800:1

DVD/CD player & Control Panel:

• Integrated DVD/CD player: Slot type
• Supported Media and Formats: DVD-video, DVD-R/RW, VCD, SVCD, CD, CD-R/RW, WMA, MP3, MP4, JPEG, Divx 3.0 – 5.03
• Supported Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1Ch, DTS 2.0
• DVD/CD control panel
• Backlit buttons
• Power / Replay / Pause / Stop / DVD input / Skip Forward / Skip Backward

Full Function Millennium Falcon Shaped Remote Control Features:

• Forward, Reverse, Turn Left, Turn Right
• Pivot Turns
• Tilt: both legs can be titled to enable ceiling projection
• Rotating headunit (45º left, 45º right)
• Controlled via the Millennium Falcon remote

Integrated Speakers:

• Stereo or Surround mode selectable
• 2 x 10 W (total 20 Watts Audio Power)
• Speakers including Tweeters

iPod Dock:

• Compatible with iPods nano 1G and 2G, iPod video 5G
• Audio, photo and video compatible

Memory Card and USB slots: SD memory cards, Memory Stick, Smart Media, Multi media Card, USB flash memory connection

Input Connections: RCA (composite video), Mini DIN (S-Video), RCA (Audio L/R), DV-I (to connect PC or Mac or even a PS3 or an Xbox360 with their HDMI output!).Output Connections: Stereo Headphones Jack, Optical audio digital OUT, RCA Video, RCA Audio, 7 Channel FM wireless audio transmission

Light and Sound FX:

• 11 R2-D2 sounds from the saga
• Front indicator (Blue and Red)
• Rear indicator (random dot pattern and current function dispay)

Power connection: 7.2V NiMH Battery

Dimensions (mm): 519 (H) x 343 (W) x 328 (D)

Weight: Around 10.0 kg

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