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Dream jukebox from Sound
T
he latest nostalgia jukebox from Sound Leisure is the realisation of a dream for Chairman Alan Black. For over 30
years, he has wanted to create a classic jukebox that would be every bit as special as the 1946 Wurlitzer 1015,
which remains to this day, the biggest selling jukebox of all time. The 1015 set a benchmark, which has only now been
met by the talented craftsmen and women at the Sound Leisure workshops in Leeds.
Of the original 65,000 1015s sold, only around 6,000 remain in the market and would now cost over £10,000 to buy.
These jukeboxes held twenty-four 78 RPM records that were only playable on one side.  Times have of course changed,
and Sound Leisure has updated its Nostalgia model to hold 80 CDs, as well as having iPod connectivity.
But what sets the Sound Leisure Nostalgia jukebox apart from others in the market is the attention to detail. It has a
hand-formed cabinet featuring beautiful bubble tubes, an aluminium-cast speaker grill, antlers, and base. Just one
Nostalgia jukebox takes around 45 man hours to produce, and incorporates the skills of departments including the
wood shop, machine shop, polishing, assembly, wiring and final test.
“The new Nostalgia truly is a dream machine. It harks back to the glory years of the 1015, which some believe was
the greatest jukebox of its time. We have brought the design into the 21st Century, without sacrificing any of the quality
that made the 1015 justifiably famous,” says Alan Black.
“We realise that our latest Nostalgia is set to become a collector’s item, in the same way as many of our other
Classic jukeboxes. We are initially aiming the box at the consumer/home market, but as the machine is available with a
coin-mech – commercial use is also possible,” says Chris Black, Sound Leisure Managing Director.
New Acrosser system
E
xperienced embedded computer leading designer and manufacturer
Acrosser Technology Co. Ltd recently showcased a graphic driven
embedded system: AR-ES7230FL based on EPIC SBC AR-B7230 that
incorporates an AMD S1 processor socket compatible with the AMD Turion
64x2 Dual-Core, AMD Turion 64, and Mobile AMD Sempron processors.
It supports high-speed memory DDRII 400/533/667 MHz SO-DIMM up to
2GB. AR-ES7230FL is extremely powerful in graphic computing since it
implements the ATI M690E chipset with ATI Radeon X1250 based 2D/3D
graphics engine, supporting dual displays and high resolutions.
Acrosser’s R&D overcome critical design difficulties in high level of
integration and optimize graphic performance upon thermal challenge to
achieve both fanless design and output best graphic acceleration and meet fast
display demand. The applications for AR-ES7230FL (AR-B7230) are widely
and suit for gaming, gambling, high-end multimedia, POS/POI/Kiosk and
Digital Signage,..or other graphics-centric embedded applications.
Aristocrat goes bananas
A
ristocrat Technologies has launched Banana King, its first Double Standalone Progressive game
developed specifically for Viridian. Supported by two themes, Panther Magic and Dolphin
Treasure, Banana King utilises advanced animations, sound effects and player interaction in this action-
packed game.
Banana King offers players the chance to win one of two jackpots during any game when the Banana
King’s Jackpot Feature is triggered at random. Players confront a matching challenge where they reveal
cards until they are awarded a major prize for five Banana Kings, a Minor Prize for four Giraffes and a
1,000 credit consolation prize (multiplied by the bet per line) for three Bananas.
Players opting for the maximum 20 lines plus the 10-credit Banana King ante bet can trigger any
one of the game’s five bonus games; Wild King Free Games, Great Race, Banana Match, Cash Climb
and Coco Bingo, offering a range of awards including free games, credits and multipliers.
Maintaining the jungle theme, the all-powerful Banana King star is sometimes joined in the bonus
games by other tropical dwellers including a Giraffe, Hippo, Tiger, Flamingo, Armadillo and Tortoise.
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