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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]

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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

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

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