Toshiba enters audio segment in India

Toshiba, a Japanese technology giant, has forayed into the audio segment in the Indian market. The company has announced the launch of a range of earphones and headphones, Bluetooth sound-bards, portable music systems and Bluetooth speakers.

Santosh Varghese, General Manager - Toshiba Gulf FZE said, "For Toshiba audio products, India is a strategic growth market which is estimated to reach billion dollar mark by 2020. With the launch of our complete range of audio products in India, we want to deliver high quality performance at outstanding value to customers."

The two Bluetooth soundboards launched by Toshiba have been designed to mount below the TV. The SBX1000's 2.1 system features a built-in subwoofer and the company claims that it offers high-quality sound for wall-to-wall expansive audio, delivering a total RMS power of 60W (15W x 2 + 30W). The SBX210's 2.0 channel comes with two 25W speakers and supports a 3.5mm aux-in port to connect to mobile devices. Both the soundboards support Bluetooth connectivity and comes with remote control. The SBX1000 and SBX210 has been priced at Rs 11,799 and the SBX210 has been priced at Rs 14,899, respectively. The SBX210 and SBX1000 also come with a remote control for power, volume, and even for the sound effects.

The Toshiba RZE Over-the-Ear headphones are light weight and comes with cushioned earpads and an adjustable headband. The wired RZE headsets  - D200H and D250H - come with a 40mm speaker unit and are priced at Rs 1,499. The RZE In-Ear headphones come with a built-in microphone and have been designed to fit the shape and contour of the ear. The D100E model priced at Rs 1,099, whereas the Bluetooth enabled BT110E and BT300E feature five buttons for quick control of calls and music and can pair wirelessly with users' phone or any other device (mp3 player, laptop, etc.), Priced at Rs 1,999 and Rs 2,999, the BT110E and BT300E can connect up to two compatible devices and deliver 4 hours of non-stop play or talk time.

Toshiba has also announced two modes of portable sound streams with a starting price of Rs 8,899.

Toshiba has appointed Intek Security Systems as the national distributors and the products will be available in offline as well as online retail channels across India and all products will come with one year warranty, applicable in India.