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] (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 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. ↑ Lasonic, Trademarkia (retrieved 24 January 2012)
9. ↑ Lasonic, Trademarkia (retrieved 24 January 2012)
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 http://classicboombox.com/category/boomboxes/lasonic
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 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

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