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The company RaidSonic has launched a new product into the market. In addition to displaying videos, photos and listening to music, the portable radio & media player can also stream television programmes via a dvb-t-standard.

The Icy Box weighs 650 grams and has a 3.5″ screen with a high spec resolution. The media player doesn’t have a built-in flash memory but does have an SD card port giving the user extra storage for media content. The Icy Box can play videos in 1, 2 and 4 mpeg format. In addition it is also able to display non-coded television channels via a dvb-t; radio and teletext are also available. Music needs to be in an mp3-, wav- and wma format whilst photos can be in jpg-, gif and bmp format.

The available video aux out ports allows the user to connect to a television and view videos on the television. The 2000mAh battery can be used for 4 hours before it needs recharging when looking at media content and lasts 3 hours when looking at digital television channels according to the manufacturer RaidSonic. The Icy Box is being sold at 90 and is an absolute bargain at that price.

Celebrations aplenty in Asia, South East Asia appears to have the pick of the crowd. Not surprisingly Thailand is the base of Thai Lanterns and are now touching a far greater audience as they gain popularity at UK events.Yee Peng festival which follows the Buddhist Calendar and translates to month 12 is one of these festivals. The Western Calendar commonly sees this coming in November. This Festival goes by the title of Loy Krathong throughout other pieces of Thailand.The Thai people follow this religious festival and the customs it takes. My favorite action is the liberating of ‘Thai Lanterns’ or ‘Khom Loy’. It is truly charming to watch the sky alight with these glowing globes. It is imagined that as the lanterns disappear into th sky so too do your cares.. The light is said to head people to a happy and complete life. I am not sure if westerners grasp the comparable feeling but each twelve months see’s many getting together in on this fun event. Bamboo frames with a Rice Paper shell is how these Thai Lanterns are manufactured in a biodegradeable way.There has been a rise in the popularity (excuse the pun) and has even found the Royal Thai Air Force alter their air action and make warning to the airport to be cautious of future risks should a lantern get stuck in a aeroplane turbine.