sonoro display at Maison & Objet Paris

The Maison & Objet show helped sonoro begin 2011 on a high note.  At the Paris show, which wrapped on January 25, sonoro officially launched the new, innovative cuboGo and beautifully designed cuboDock. The highly attended trade show had over 85,000 professionals, vendors and visitors in attendance from all parts of the globe.  This is the 15th year for Maison & Objet and is touted as the main event to see the latest trends and products that will furnish interiors in 2011.

sonoro received great feedback on its exciting new products.  We enjoyed discussing cuboDock and cuboGo with over 400 visitors to our booth. “The bright colours and combinations are beautiful and extremely versitile in many decor environments,’ stated one visitor.  People also loved cuboGo’s portable feature, “It extends cuboGo’s versatility.”

sonoro was displayed on the Klein & More stand which was very beautiful and colourful.  Klein & More is our French distributor – a brand new partnership since January 2011.

Starting March 1st, sonoro will be found in 4 fnac retail branches in the “IT” area with cuboDock and iElements as well as in BHV, rue Rivoli in Paris.  This puts us “side-by-side” in high end retailers with other luxury brands.

sonoro audio introduces cuboGo, a stylish radio with outstanding sound for people on-the-move.  It was unveiled for the first time at Maison & Objet  the premier design show in Paris on January 21.

cuboGo has this incredible feature of interchangeable colourful rubber covers available in eight colours. Select the radio in either white or black and then pick a cover which will suit your mood: red, white, black, green, blue, purple, orange or taupe! If your interior décor changes or you have enough of a certain colour, just change it!  Its a unique design accessory for kitchens, bathrooms, children’s play areas, studios, garages and outdoor patios. cubo Go is also so portable – put it in your picnic baskets, bicycle brackets, backpacks and strollers. 

A retractable antenna and volume control knob is embedded in the speaker grill while the tuning control is discretely found at the base of the unit – ensuring that the design maintains a sleek, minimalist appearance while enabling a precise adjustment of FM radio frequencies.  cuboGo can also amplify iPods and other MP3 players by using the 3.5mm cable included with each radio.  cuboGo is drip-proof and comes complete with long lasting rechargeable batteries with a duration of up to 20 hours and an AC/DC power adaptor.

“At sonoro, we pride ourselves on infusing style into quality audio solutions — blending form, function and design with practical, easy to use technology,” said Marcell Faller, founder and CEO of sonoro audio.  “That philosophy continues with cuboGo, a radio that is fun, versatile and portable.”

cuboGo will be available for purchase through select retailers in early 2011 with a suggested retail price of 149€*. For more details and information regarding sonoro audio and its cubo and elements audio product lines, please visit www.sonoro-audio.com. 

*May vary by country

sonoro audio will be exhibiting at Maison & Objet in Paris, Date: 21^st – 25^th January 2011.  sonoro will be located in Hall 6, Stand H14 Klein & More.  We will be exhibiting iElements, cuboDock and other exciting new products.

If you are going to the show please come by and say hello!

sonoro audio has come out with a special edition cubo in leather.  cuboLounge is a new deluxe version of the updated cubo line of design tabletop audio solutions.  It resonates robust sound from an all wood cabinet surrounded by hand-applied luxurious brown or black leather-styling.  Our European customers love cuboLounge’s beautiful appearance and sound.  Click on the picture for a closer look. 

The rich leather texture enhances cubo’s award winning design and comes with the industry’s most advanced RF remote control enabling users to operate controls from another room or at a distance.  This latest edition of our popular line of radios also comes with an eDock connection.  sonoro’s eDock is an optional iPod/iPhone charging dock accessory.  cuboLounge is enhancing many rooms with a touch of sophistication and elegance.  To learn more go to cuboLounge.

Note: This product is not currently available in North America.

It’s the beginning of December.  Don’t look now but that pressure you feel is the 18 days left until Christmas.  Perhaps you’re thinking – I’ve got plenty of time to finish all my shopping.   In fact you may have started early and can see the light at the end of your list.  Good for you!  Just don’t forget to take into consideration buying wrapping paper, bows, tags, etc, for the gifts.  Of course if you’re mailing or shipping them – that’s a whole other thing to think about.  You also need to make sure the Shetland pony coat your sister saw on Etsy in Australia will make it to your house in time to wrap before she makes it to Christmas dinner.

Speaking of shipping, in the Christmas spirit, we wanted to give you something you could use – so here are some deadlines and resources to make your holidays a little less stressful.   We’ve also highlighted the leading retailers where you can find sonoro products.  Our cubo, eklipse, elements W internet radio and the newest iElements radio with a free iPod charging dock (provided for a limited time) make great gift ideas.  sonoro solutions will delight the music and design enthusiast on your Christmas list.   Go here for more details: sonoro.  Check out our retailers below ansd all the important shopping deadlines.

Amazon.com Seattle, WA            www.amazon.com 

Bloomingdales New York, NY      Bloomingdales.com New York, NY www.bloomingdales.com/

Bobby Berk Home  New York, NY 10012 www.bobbyberkhome.com 

Burke Décor Hubbard, OH 44425 www.burkedecor.com 

C. Crane San Francisco, CA www.ccrane.com 

Century House Madison, WI 53705 www.centuryhouseinc.com 

Charles Department Store Katonah, NY http://www.charlesdeptstore.com 

The Conran Shop New York, NY

Design Public Los Angeles, CA  http://www.designpublic.com

Design Solutions New Canaan, CT www.designsolutionstore.com

Elements Chicago, IL 60654 www.elementschicago.com

Elizabeth Grace Chicago, IL 60614 www.elizabethgrace.com

Gracious Home New York, NY www.gracioushome.com

HIDEF Lifestyle Harrisburg, PA     www.hideflifestyle.com

Huppins One Call Spokane, WA 91213 http://www.onecall.com

Lumens Light & Living Sacramento, CA 95811           www.lumens.com

Miss Jackson’s, Tulsa, OK 74114 www.missjacksons.com

Nest Dallas, Dallas, TX 75205      

Saks.com, New York, NY             http://www.saksfifthavenue.com  - Christmas orders must be shipped by December 23 for RUSH delivery

SF MoMa, San Francisco, CA       www.sfmoma.stores.yahoo.net

Smarthome, Irvine, CA www.smarthome.com

Uncommon Goods, Brooklyn, NY         

Unicahome  http://home-furnishings.unicahome.com

Zinc Details, San Francisco, CA    http://www.zincdetails.com

Zero Minus Plus, Santa Monica, CA 90401 http://www.zerominusplus.com

Mail and Package Shipping Deadlines

US Post Office Shipping Deadlines

• Domestic First Class Mail: December 20
• Domestic Priority Mail: December 21
• Domestic Express Mail: December 22

UPS Shipping Deadlines

• UPS 2nd Day Air: December 22
• UPS Next Day Air: December 23

Fedex Shipping Deadlines

• FedEx Ground: December 17
• FedEx Express Saver: December 21
• FedEx 2Day: December 22
• Fedex Overnight: December 23

Amazon Shipping Deadlines

• Super Saver Shipping: December 16
• Standard Shipping: December 20
• 2 Day Shipping: December 22 7 pm PST (free with Amazon Prime)
• 1 Day Shipping: December 23 3:30 pm PST

This holiday season, spending on consumer electronics gifts will reach historic highs, despite an overall decline in gift spending, according to new research released in early October by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)^®. CEA unveiled the 17th Annual CE Holiday Purchase Patterns Study at CEA’s Industry Forum in San Francisco, a four-day conference designed to inform and connect leaders in the consumer electronics (CE) industry.

Consumer electronics will once again be the “hottest” gifts, both to give and to receive, this holiday season. Overall, consumers will spend $750 on holiday gifts, down two percent from last year. They will, however, spend more on CE gifts than ever before. Consumers will spend $232 on CE gifts, up five percent from last year and the highest level since CEA began tracking holiday spending. Nearly a third of consumers’ total gift budgets will be allocated to CE. When it comes to spending, nearly half will buy a CE gift for children on their list, two in five will buy a CE gift for their spouse/significant other and 29 percent will buy CE for themselves.*

“Giving electronics as a holiday gift, either to a loved one or to yourself, is more popular than ever,” said Steve Koenig, CEA’s director of industry analysis. “Not only are three in four adults planning to give CE as a gift this year, but more consumers want electronics as a gift for themselves, demonstrating that electronics will be the must-have gifts of the season.”

Overall, consumers will each spend an average of $1,412 this holiday on everything from gifts and decorations to travel and food. That’s up three percent from last year, but still below recent historical levels as consumers remain guarded. Nearly seven out of ten consumers say they are adjusting holiday spending due to economic concerns, with a third reducing expenditures for reasons related to unemployment.*

“While the recession officially ended a year and half ago, consumers remain very cautious this holiday,” said Shawn DuBravac, CEA’s chief economist and director of research. “Worries remain over the economy and employment picture, but there is optimism. Consumers will spend more this holiday than last, with one in five planning to increase their holiday budget compared to last year.”

*Information supplied by the CEA-Consumer Electronics Association

Originally posted on MINI space.

MINI and boutique audio maker sonoro audio road tripped to Paris together for the Maison et Objet trade show, on September 3rd. True to form – it was, after all, Paris – the duo arrived in style, displaying their shared passion for design and minimalism. In an interview with Barbara Haase, Head of MINI Brand Communications, she explains how the pair channeled MINI’s “Creative Use of Space” to create the new LTD-Edition MINI rocks sonoro Elements W Internet Radio.

What do MINI and sonoro have in common and what’s the partnership all about?
MINI and sonoro are both brands with a keen eye for cutting-edge design, both known for state-of-the-art minimalism. In the spirit of MINI’s “creative use of space” philosophy, sonoro integrates powerful features in the smallest space possible. This high quality, high-performance approach makes sonoro the perfect partner for MINI.

What did MINI designers contribute to the project?
MINI contributed the best elements of its classic design sensibility: branding with the iconic MINI logo as metal decal on the iPod eDock and case, along with trademark sport stripes on the top and on the bottom of the radio. The brand new Eclipse Grey metallic lacquer gives the MINI rocks sonoro elements W a clean, designer finish. To make sure that you’ve always got something cool to listen to, we integrated the four MINI Sounds webradio channels from MINIspace.com, which come as presets for the MINI rocks sonoro Elements W.

 How can the MINI Space community – and design-loving music fans in general – get their hands on one of these beautiful little boxes?
The Limited Edition MINI rocks sonoro – Elements W is available at selected MINI and sonoro dealers and in the MINI Lifestyle online shop. The price you pay for this serious sound is $499, and includes a sleek iPod dock. For good measure, there’s a MINI key ring as part of the package. Be the first to get – or give – one: It’s a perfect holiday gift for anyone who takes style and sound seriously.

Originally posted on MINI space.

iElements, an updated version of the original elements radio has been equipped with an eDock socket now enabling users to connect the sonoro design eDock accessory, an iPod/iPhone charging dock. For a limited time, the eDock will be offered free of charge with every iElements purchase.

iElements first appeared uniquely in the Starwood Hotel and Resort W hotel guest rooms and are now offered by luxury retailers, high end audio/video stores and design and lifestyle boutiques throughout the world.

With a compact form and unique, handcrafted, curved-corner all wood encasing in high-gloss, black or white lacquered finish, iElements makes a statement in a home, office and design studio while creating optimal audio acoustics.

sonoro elements radio, the predessor to iElements is the recipient of two internationally-renowned design awards, including the 2008 reddot design award and the Plus X award for design.  It was also nominated by the German government for its most prestigious Designpreis.  As a result, it is on display at the 2010 Shanghai World’s Fair  as representative of the best of German design and engineering.

 For more information regarding sonoro audio, elements and the cubo line, please visit sonoro audio.

MINI rocks sonoro - Maison & Objet 2010

sonoro staff recently returned home from a whirlwind trip to eight trade shows in six countries in three weeks! 

A sonoro entourage of 8 recently attended Maison et Objet in early September where they launched 5 new products in Europe.  Maison et Object is a top international design fair taking place twice a year in Paris, France.  The show was the perfect stage for the World Premiere of the MINI rocks sonoro elements W special edition, which was met by great fanfare from the international press and dealers alike.  The sonoro booth included the actual MINI Cooper car in which the sonoro internet radio was patterned after.  

MINI BMW corporate leaders from both Germany and France as well as Marcell Faller,

sonoro CEO attended the show on the

 first day to greet journalists and dealers personally.   Show attendees had the chance to win one of the special

Others from the sonoro team took part in big trade shows across Europe: IFA, Berlin, Germany, Tendence, Frankfurt, Macef, Milan, Top Audio, Italy, Habitare, Finland, Futura, Salzburg Austria, and the CE Expo, Zurich, Switzerland. 

It has been a crazy month for everyone in sonoro, and there is little rest for the weary.  The team is now filling the orders placed at the shows and gearing up for the busy holiday retail season ahead.

Limited Edition Internet radio combines global sound with urban chic.

Munich, Germany – MINI has been working closely with German manufacturer of design audio products sonoro audio. The two brands synonymous with outstanding design and state-of-the-art technology enjoy massive popularity among the post-modern target group. The result of the cooperation is an Internet radio that combines urban chic with a boundless musical experience – a wonder of multi-functionality and a design hit in one. True to the MINI “Creative Use of Space” philosophy the radio packs a host of functions into one very small unit. Whether your favourite sound is New Orleans jazz, Jamaican reggae or Brazilian bossa nova, the “MINI rocks sonoro” limited edition of the “elements W” Internet radio brings original sounds from all over the world directly into your living room, bedroom, office or kitchen. The result is a feast of global music in every corner of your home. The unit also comes with four preset MINI SOUNDS Webradio channels.
 
Exceptional design.
The unique design of the MINI rocks sonoro Internet radio makes it something of a collector’s piece. The distinctive wood casing is finished in the brand new Eclipse Grey metallic exterior lacquerer from MINI, complete with original MINI bonnet stripes. The acrylic front panel features controls in brushed aluminium and the golden, energy-saving OLED display is dimmable and easy to read in daylight or at night. The limited edition Internet radio is a must-have for all design-conscious MINI fans and trendsetters.
 
A peerless wonder of multi-functionality.
The MINI rocks sonoro limited edition of the elements W Internet radio receives over 18,000 Webradio stations via WiFi or LAN. Users can search and select their favourite music easily by genre or country. The design radio also boasts a media player function to stream music libraries direct from a computer and can be connected via line out to an external audio system. The alarm clock, sleep and snooze functions, Radio Frequency remote control and eDock external iPod® docking station with charging function are easy to use and open up exciting new dimensions in an audio lifestyle. The integrated digital equalizer, solid wood casing, bass reflex tube and 3-inch full range speaker ensure a powerful, well-rounded sound.
 
MINI SOUNDS: Webradio channels from MINI.
For all fans of good music, MINI broadcasts on four new Webradio channels. MINI SPACE provides a prime selection of alternative tracks not common in the mainstream. MINI UNITED mixes chart-topping hits with some timeless classics thrown in. MINI INTERNATIONAL offers lounge music from around the world with chillaxing beats to transport you to a calmer place. And MINI CROSS satisfies the musical appetite of hard rock fans everywhere. The four channels come as presets in the MINI rocks sonoro limited edition of the elements W Internet radio. For more information go to MINIspace.com/minisounds

 
Price and availability.
The world premiere of the MINI rocks sonoro elements W limited edition Internet radio will take place on September 3, 2010 when it is unveiled to the public at Maison & Objet, the leading trade show for furniture and interior design in Paris. The limited edition collector’s piece will be available from late September 2010 at selected MINI and sonoro dealers and will be priced at $599 dollars.
 
Print-quality photos of this wonder of multi-functionality are available from the BMW Group PressClub at press.bmwgroup.com, and from
sonoro-audio.com/us/press.