Jeremy Charette
10-03-2005, 03:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://reviews.designtechnica.com/firstlook79.html' target='_blank'>http://reviews.designtechnica.com/firstlook79.html</a><br /><br /></div><i>"Call it thinking outside the box: Taiwanese electronics outfit Hannspree is literally revolutionizing the way we look at TV. Behold the company’s newest invention, a signature line of flat-screen 9.6” to 23” LCD sets modeled in dozens of unlikely shapes from dogs to fire trucks, cellos, soccer balls and sailboats. The brainchild of Yu-Chi Chiao, chairman of HannStar, the world’s fifth largest maker of liquid crystal displays, over 120 models will be rolling out this October. Units are available for direct order from <a href="www.hannspree.com">www.hannspree.com</a> and the company’s Beverly Hills and San Francisco retail outlets at prices ranging from $449.99 to $1399."</i><br /><br /> <img src="http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com/images/hanspreetv5.jpg" /> <br /><br />I saw these in a magazine a while ago, and they look pretty interesting. In a marketplace full of look-alike flat panel TVs, each one with identical specifications, this may be the only way to stand out above the rest. Hanspree is a self-admitted "design-centric" company, which is refreshing to see these days. It seems like most consumer electronics are just cookie-cutter copies of every other product out there.