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January 09, 2006
Swiss Give iPod High-end Sound And A Luxury Look
Some startups are getting a hard time from Apple’s iPod trademark lawyers, but others are poised to grow on the back of iPod sales. Take G-Lab and its Geneva Sound System for example. It is a single cabinet speaker system for docking the iPod, promising to deliver an "incredibly broad audio sweet spot" for iPods, as well as CDs and radio.
A little research by your reporter reveals that G-Lab, they use Geneva Lab in press releases, is located in Teufen, Aargau.
It is a town nowhere near Geneva but who can blame the founders for choosing the name Geneva for their product - Teufen Sound? nah.
Switzerland probably has more than its fair share of high-end audio companies, where the focus is on precision engineering and quality components. They survive as niche players, targeting the high-end and are able to charge high prices for their gear.
For example, Orpheus Media, recently spun out of Anagram Technologies. Anagram is now concentrating on its growing chip business. Banexi Ventures of Paris recently invested in Anagram and there is sonicemotion, which designs flat panel sound systems.
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