Kenwood CORE-A55 Prodino Mini Digital Audio System [iPod Dock Optional]

With the ongoing trend as far as consumer electronics pushing towards producing ever more compact devices that, certainly in terms of audio entertainment systems, act to increasingly embrace digital audio file formats, Kenwood’s CORE-A55 Prodino Mini Digital Audio System is certainly up against some particularly stiff competition (from the likes of Sony, for example) but we don’t doubt that the CORE-A55 Prodino will prove particularly popular for those looking for space saving digital audio solutions. Besides that, it’s a Kenwood (a brand that positively oozes quality).

The Kenwood CORE-A55 Prodino, which measures in at a compact 82×179x154mm and which is set to become available in Japan at the beginning of November, sports SD/SDHC/miniSD/microSD/microSDHC memory card compatibility courtesy of an integrated card reader, supports MP3, WMA and AAC digital audio file formats and, additionally, also offers USB 2.0 connectivity allowing you to play music directly from USB memory fobs and, in terms of output, you’re looking at a total of 20W.

The Kenwood CORE-A55 Prodino Mini Digital Audio System, which, incidentally, can be hooked up to an iPod dock (available separately), will retail for around ¥45,000 (circa $600)