Panasonic SC-HC40 CD Player, MP3, AM FM Radio, Charger and iPod iPhone Dock

Panasonic Japan has announced a new stereo system today, the D-Dock SC-HC40. The device is just 69mm thick at the thinnest part but integrates a speaker plus digital amplifier 20 Watt x2 channal a CD player, an AM/FM tuner, an SD/SDHC/SDXC memory card slot, and a “sliding door”.

Open the “door” to find a dock in which you can put your iPhone or iPod, which you can then control remotely Panasonic calls this “Direct Docking”. You can also take your Apple player into your hand, choose what you want to hear and listen to the music through the D-Dock speaker. The device supports the iPhone 3G and 3GS plus the iPod, iPod classic, touch, nano, and mini various generations.

The SC-HC40 features Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, and needless to say, comes with a remote control. Play music or videos from your Apple devices from your couch or choose tracks directly from your SD cards in AAC, WMA, MP3 formats. It’s also possible to copy music from the radio or your CD player onto SD cards without a computer this won’t work with music stored on your iPhone/iPod.