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{{Short description|Consumer electronics product model}}
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'''Lasonic''' is a [[product model]] and former [[trademark]]<ref>''The [[Kenya Gazette]]'', Vol. 91 No. 29, [[Republic of Kenya]], 14 July 1989, [http://books.google.com/books?id=Vfn3dDBLwgAC&pg=PA930 p.930], (retrieved via [[Google Books]] 24 January 2012)</ref><ref>http://trademark.markify.com/trademarks/ctm/lasonic/002982676</ref> of [[consumer electronics]], including [[boom box]]es made from the mid-1980s to mid-1990s by [[Yung Fu]] Electrical Appliances based in [[Tainan City, Taiwan]].<ref name=radiomuseum>[http://www.radiomuseum.org/dsp_hersteller_detail.cfm?company_id=9996 History of the radio manufacturer Yung Fu Electrical Appliances; Tainan City], Radiomuseum.org (retrieved 23 January 2012)</ref> Other products include DVD [[home theater system]]s, [[television set]]s, [[DVD player]]s, [[CD player|CD]] and [[cassette player]]s, [[FM radio]]s, [[loudspeaker|speakers]], external media [[storage device]]s, and more<ref>http://www.bizearch.com/company/Lasonic_Electronics_Corp_119447.htm</ref> ([[MP3 player|MP3]]/[[MP4 player]]s, [[digital photo frame]]s).<ref>Official website</ref>
[[File:LASONiC i931 iPod Ghetto Blaster.jpg|thumb|300px|LASONiC i931 ''iPod Ghetto Blaster'' (c.2008)]]


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'''Lasonic''' is a [[product model]] and former [[trademark]]<ref>{{cite journal|journal=[[Kenya Gazette|The Kenya Gazette]]|volume=91|issue=29|location=[[Republic of Kenya]]|date=14 July 1989|title=LASONIC|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Vfn3dDBLwgAC&pg=PA930|page=930|access-date=24 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://trademark.markify.com/trademarks/ctm/lasonic/002982676 | title=Trademark Search &#124; Trademark Watch - Markify | access-date=2012-01-25 | archive-date=2018-04-19 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180419105752/http://trademark.markify.com/trademarks/ctm/lasonic/002982676 | url-status=live }}</ref> of [[consumer electronics]], including [[boom box]]es made from the mid-1980s to mid-1990s by [[Yung Fu]] Electrical Appliances based in [[Tainan City, Taiwan]].<ref name=radiomuseum>{{cite web|url=http://www.radiomuseum.org/dsp_hersteller_detail.cfm?company_id=9996|title=History of the radio manufacturer Yung Fu Electrical Appliances; Tainan City|website=Radiomuseum|access-date=23 January 2012|archive-date=5 March 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110305205609/http://www.radiomuseum.org/dsp_hersteller_detail.cfm?company_id=9996|url-status=live}}</ref> Other products include DVD [[home theater system]]s, [[television set]]s, [[DVD player]]s, [[CD player|CD]] and [[cassette player]]s, [[FM radio]]s, [[loudspeaker|speakers]], external media [[Object storage device|storage device]]s, and more<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.bizearch.com/company/Lasonic_Electronics_Corp_119447.htm | title=Lasonic Electronics Corp | website=bizearch.com | access-date=2012-01-25 | archive-date=2014-01-12 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140112135015/http://www.bizearch.com/company/Lasonic_Electronics_Corp_119447.htm | url-status=live }}</ref> ([[MP3 player|MP3]]/[[MP4 player]]s, [[digital photo frame]]s).<ref>Official website</ref>
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Yung Fu Technology Electrical Corporation exports products to '''Lasonic Electronics Corporation'''<ref>[http://www.importgenius.com/suppliers/yung-fu-technology-electrical-corp Yung Fu Technology Electrical Corp], [[ImportGenius]] (retrieved 24 January 2012)</ref> which started its portable audio business in 1978<ref name=stereo80s>[http://www.stereo80s.com/mfg.cfm?id=25 Lasonic], Stereo80s.com (retrieved 25 January 2012)</ref><ref>[http:// www.corporationwiki.com/California/Irwindale/lasonic-electronics-corp/44413637.aspx Lasonic Electronics Corp.], Corporation Wiki (data from [[California Secretary of State]] and [[Dun & Bradstreet]]) (retrieved 24 January 2012)</ref> (and when the "LASONiC" trademark was renewed<ref>[http://www.trademarkia.com/lasonic-73173063.html Lasonic], [[Trademarkia]] (retrieved 24 January 2012)</ref> and re-renewed in 2011).<ref>[http://www.trademarkia.com/lasonic-74062381.html Lasonic], Trademarkia (retrieved 24 January 2012)</ref>


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Yung Fu Technology Electrical Corporation exports products to '''Lasonic Electronics Corporation'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.importgenius.com/suppliers/yung-fu-technology-electrical-corp|title=Yung Fu Technology Electrical Corp|website=ImportGenius|access-date=24 January 2012|archive-date=20 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220040127/https://www.importgenius.com/suppliers/yung-fu-technology-electrical-corp|url-status=live}}</ref> which started its portable audio business in 1978<ref name=stereo80s>{{cite web|url=http://www.stereo80s.com/mfg.cfm?id=25|title=Lasonic|website=Stereo 80's|access-date=25 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609033002/http://www.stereo80s.com/mfg.cfm?id=25|archive-date=9 June 2019}}</ref> (and when the "LASONiC" trademark was renewed<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trademarkia.com/lasonic-73173063.html|title=Lasonic|website=Trademarkia|access-date=24 January 2012|archive-date=22 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222115933/http://www.trademarkia.com/lasonic-73173063.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and re-renewed in 2011).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trademarkia.com/lasonic-74062381.html|title=Lasonic|website=Trademarkia|access-date=24 January 2012|archive-date=22 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222122914/http://www.trademarkia.com/lasonic-74062381.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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==Boombox models==
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* TRC-905<ref name=cbb>http://classicboombox.com/category/boomboxes/lasonic</ref>
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== Boombox models ==
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{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|
* TRC-905<ref name=cbb>{{cite web |url=http://classicboombox.com/category/boomboxes/lasonic |title=CATEGORY: LASONIC |website=ClassicBoombox.com |access-date=2012-01-24 |archive-date=2010-08-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100806015947/http://classicboombox.com/category/boomboxes/lasonic |url-status=live }}</ref>
* TRC-908, 909S, 910B, 911<ref name=cbb/>
* TRC-908, 909S, 910B, 911<ref name=cbb/>
* TRC-918<ref name=stereo80s/>
* TRC-918<ref name=stereo80s/>
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* TRC-926<ref name=cbb/>
* TRC-926<ref name=cbb/>
* TRC-928<ref name=cbb/>
* TRC-928<ref name=cbb/>
* TRC-931, 1985<ref name=radiomuseum/> (or 1986)<ref name=pcs>[http://pocketcalculatorshow.com/boombox/decline2.html Boombox: Decline & Fall, 1985-1989], Boombox Museum @ Pocket Calculator Show (retrieved 23 January 2012)</ref>
* TRC-931, 1985<ref name=radiomuseum/> (or 1986)<ref name=pcs>{{cite web|url=https://www.pocketcalculatorshow.com/boombox/decline-and-fall/page/2/|title=Boombox: Decline & Fall, 1985-1989|work=Boombox Museum @ Pocket Calculator Show|access-date=2 July 2022|archive-date=5 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705181917/https://www.pocketcalculatorshow.com/boombox/decline-and-fall/page/2/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* TRC-935, 1985<ref name=radiomuseum/>
* TRC-935, 1985<ref name=radiomuseum/>
* L-30, 1985<ref name=radiomuseum/>
* L-30, 1985<ref name=radiomuseum/>
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* i931bt, 2011 redesigned in 2012 Bluetooth streaming model of the i931 }}
* i931bt, 2011 redesigned in 2012 Bluetooth streaming model of the i931 }}


In 2008, the Lasonic Electronics Corporation of [[Irwindale, California]],<ref name=stereo80s/> USA released the i931. In 2011, fashion designer [[Paul Smith (fashion designer)|Paul Smith]] redesigned the i931 giving it a white look with multicolor look.<ref>[http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/paul-smith-x-lasonic-i931 Paul Smith X LASONiC I931], Matt Ho, [[Trend Hunter]], 12 November 2011 (retrieved 23 January 2012)</ref>
In 2008, the Lasonic Electronics Corporation of [[Irwindale, California]],<ref name=stereo80s/> USA released the i931. In 2011, fashion designer [[Paul Smith (fashion designer)|Paul Smith]] redesigned the i931 giving it a white look with multicolor look.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/paul-smith-x-lasonic-i931|title=Paul Smith X LASONiC I931|first=Matt|last=Ho|website=Trend Hunter|date=12 November 2011|access-date=23 January 2012|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215108/http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/paul-smith-x-lasonic-i931|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2013, Lasonic released a limited edition with Mishka NYC, designed by the famous Artist "[[L'amour Supreme]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lasoniceurope.com/lasonic-x-mishka-by-lamour-supreme/|title=Lasonic X Mishka|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407063634/http://www.lasoniceurope.com/lasonic-x-mishka-by-lamour-supreme/|archive-date=2014-04-07}}</ref>


The TRC-931 is featured in The Lonely Island's "[[Boombox (The Lonely Island song)|Boombox]]" 2010 music video.
The TRC-931 is featured in The Lonely Island's "[[Boombox (The Lonely Island song)|Boombox]]" 2010 music video.


The TRC-931 is featured in "[[Clerks II]]".
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==References==

The TRC-931 is featured in Cher Lloyd's "[[Swagger Jagger]]"

The TRC-931 is featured in Sugar Ray's "[[When It's Over (Sugar Ray song)|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.

The TRC-931 is featured in FatBoy Slim's "[[Going Out Of My Head]]" 1997 music video.

The TRC-931 is featured in FatBoy Slim's "[[Ya Mama]]" 2001 music video.

The TRC-975 is featured in [[At The Drive-in]]'s music video for "Metronome Arthritis"

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== References ==
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==External links==
== External links ==
{{Commons category|Lasonic}}
* {{official website|http://www.lasonicstore.com/}}
* {{official website|http://www.lasonicstore.com/}}
* {{facebook|Lasonic-Electronics/219248751608}}


[[Category:Audio equipment manufacturers]]
[[Category:Audio equipment manufacturers of Taiwan]]
[[Category:Companies established in 1978]]
[[Category:Electronics companies established in 1978]]
[[Category:Electronics companies of the United States]]
[[Category:Portable audio players]]
[[Category:Portable audio players]]
[[Category:Boombox culture]]
[[Category:Taiwanese brands]]
[[Category:1978 establishments in Taiwan]]




Latest revision as of 09:17, 17 May 2023

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

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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 "L'amour 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.

The TRC-931 is featured in FatBoy Slim's "Going Out Of My Head" 1997 music video.

The TRC-931 is featured in FatBoy Slim's "Ya Mama" 2001 music video.

The TRC-975 is featured in At The Drive-in's music video for "Metronome Arthritis"

References

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  1. ^ "LASONIC". The Kenya Gazette. 91 (29). Republic of Kenya: 930. 14 July 1989. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Trademark Search | Trademark Watch - Markify". Archived from the original on 2018-04-19. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i "History of the radio manufacturer Yung Fu Electrical Appliances; Tainan City". Radiomuseum. Archived from the original on 5 March 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
  4. ^ "Lasonic Electronics Corp". bizearch.com. Archived from the original on 2014-01-12. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
  5. ^ Official website
  6. ^ "Yung Fu Technology Electrical Corp". ImportGenius. Archived from the original on 20 December 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  7. ^ a b c d "Lasonic". Stereo 80's. Archived from the original on 9 June 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  8. ^ "Lasonic". Trademarkia. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  9. ^ "Lasonic". Trademarkia. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  10. ^ a b c d e f "CATEGORY: LASONIC". ClassicBoombox.com. Archived from the original on 2010-08-06. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
  11. ^ a b "Boombox: Decline & Fall, 1985-1989". Boombox Museum @ Pocket Calculator Show. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  12. ^ Ho, Matt (12 November 2011). "Paul Smith X LASONiC I931". Trend Hunter. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
  13. ^ "Lasonic X Mishka". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07.
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