{{Short description|Consumer electronics product model}} thumb|300px|LASONiC i931 ''iPod Ghetto Blaster'' (c.2008)

'''Lasonic''' is a product model and former trademark<ref>{{cite journal|journal=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 boxes 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 systems, television sets, DVD players, CD and cassette players, FM radios, speakers, external media storage devices, 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/MP4 players, digital photo frames).<ref>Official website</ref>

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> {{-}}

== Boombox models == {{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-918<ref name=stereo80s/> * TRC-920, 1985<ref name=radiomuseum/> * TRC-922, 1985<ref name=radiomuseum/> (or 1984)<ref name=cbb/> * TRC-926<ref name=cbb/> * TRC-928<ref name=cbb/> * 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|date=20 June 2003 |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/> * L-30, 1985<ref name=radiomuseum/> * L-30K, 1985<ref name=radiomuseum/> * MacDaddy<ref name=stereo80s/> * Jumbo TRC-951<ref name=cbb/> * Jumbo TRC-975, 1988<ref name=radiomuseum/> * TRC-931 [Retro 1], 1995<ref name=radiomuseum/><ref name=pcs/> * 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,<ref name=stereo80s/> USA released the i931. In 2011, 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" 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"

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== External links == {{Commons category|Lasonic}} * {{official website|http://www.lasonicstore.com/}}

Category:Audio equipment manufacturers of Taiwan Category:Electronics companies established in 1978 Category:Portable audio players Category:Taiwanese brands Category:1978 establishments in Taiwan

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