# Lasonic
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{{Short description|Consumer electronics product model}}
thumb|300px|LASONiC i931 ''iPod Ghetto Blaster'' (c.2008)
'''Lasonic''' is a [product model](/source/product_model) and former [trademark](/source/trademark)[{{cite journal|journal=[The Kenya Gazette](/source/Kenya_Gazette)|volume=91|issue=29|location=[Republic of Kenya](/source/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}}][{{Cite web | url=http://trademark.markify.com/trademarks/ctm/lasonic/002982676 | title=Trademark Search | 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 }}] of [consumer electronics](/source/consumer_electronics), including [boom box](/source/boom_box)es made from the mid-1980s to mid-1990s by [Yung Fu](/source/Yung_Fu) Electrical Appliances based in [Tainan City, Taiwan](/source/Tainan_City%2C_Taiwan).[{{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}}] Other products include DVD [home theater system](/source/home_theater_system)s, [television set](/source/television_set)s, [DVD player](/source/DVD_player)s, [CD](/source/CD_player) and [cassette player](/source/cassette_player)s, [FM radio](/source/FM_radio)s, [speakers](/source/loudspeaker), external media [storage device](/source/Object_storage_device)s, and more[{{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 }}] ([MP3](/source/MP3_player)/[MP4 player](/source/MP4_player)s, [digital photo frame](/source/digital_photo_frame)s).[Official website]
Yung Fu Technology Electrical Corporation exports products to '''Lasonic Electronics Corporation'''[{{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}}] which started its portable audio business in 1978[{{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}}] (and when the "LASONiC" trademark was renewed[{{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}}] and re-renewed in 2011).[{{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}}]
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== Boombox models ==
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* TRC-905[{{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 }}]
* TRC-908, 909S, 910B, 911[
* TRC-918][
* TRC-920, 1985][
* TRC-922, 1985][ (or 1984)][
* TRC-926][
* TRC-928][
* TRC-931, 1985][ (or 1986)][{{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}}]
* TRC-935, 1985[
* L-30, 1985][
* L-30K, 1985][
* MacDaddy][
* Jumbo TRC-951][
* Jumbo TRC-975, 1988][
* TRC-931 [Retro 1], 1995][
* i931, 2008 - [iPod](/source/iPod), reads [USB thumbdrive](/source/USB_thumbdrive)s and [flash memory](/source/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](/source/Irwindale%2C_California),][ USA released the i931. In 2011, fashion designer [Paul Smith](/source/Paul_Smith_(fashion_designer)) redesigned the i931 giving it a white look with multicolor look.][{{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}}]
In 2013, Lasonic released a limited edition with Mishka NYC, designed by the famous Artist "[L'Amour Supreme](/source/L'Amour_Supreme)".[{{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}}]
The TRC-931 is featured in The Lonely Island's "[Boombox](/source/Boombox_(The_Lonely_Island_song))" 2010 music video.
The TRC-931 is featured in "[Clerks II](/source/Clerks_II)".
The TRC-931 is featured in Cher Lloyd's "[Swagger Jagger](/source/Swagger_Jagger)"
The TRC-931 is featured in Sugar Ray's "[When It's Over](/source/When_It's_Over_(Sugar_Ray_song))"
The TRC-931 is featured in Sam And The Womp's "[Bom Bom](/source/Bom_Bom)"
The TRC-931 is featured in Korn's "[Got the Life](/source/Got_the_Life)" 1998 music video.
The TRC-931 is featured in FatBoy Slim's "[Going Out Of My Head](/source/Going_Out_Of_My_Head)" 1997 music video.
The TRC-931 is featured in FatBoy Slim's "[Ya Mama](/source/Ya_Mama)" 2001 music video.
The TRC-975 is featured in [At The Drive-in](/source/At_The_Drive-in)'s music video for "Metronome Arthritis"
== References ==
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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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