Archive for the ‘Home Entertainment’ Category

Harmony 900

About the size of a normal remote but with more features including a touch screen. It also has a RF to IR blaster to control everything at once. The IR blaster goes in front of your massive collection of audio equipment (you DO have a massive collection, right?) and converts the RF signals into IR blasted in every direction. This way you don’t have to have your cabinets open blocking the pathway and even be able to control things behind you. The draw back is that it costs a whopping $400, but if you have that kind of money laying around in change in your room or something might as well get it. Well, get it changed into bills first.

Linksys Media Hub

March 11, 2009
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The Linksys Media Hub is a streamlined Network Attached Storage. It has a unique and simple user interface, allowing anyone to use and share it. The NAS comes in 500GB ($350, $300 w/ No LCD) and 1TB ($430) sizes; all with and extra bay for another drive, as well as usb port for external drives.  All models but the no LCD  model come with multi-memory card readers.

CineMassive OmegaPlex

March 4, 2009
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The OmegaPlex Ultra High Definition Multi Monitor is truly a marvel of modern technology. Optimized for ultra high definition viewing capabilities with an incredible 27.6 million pixels, this setup is something the world has never seen before. Uses for this product are only limited to your imagination, whether it be high definition, gaming or watching movies, your eyes will never be disappointed to look at this beautiful collage of screens. Cinemassive boasts its new low price of $12,999 for the 12 screen setup, including a 3 year warranty to cover anything that could possible go wrong. The OmegaPlex is also fully customizable, easily changing from a family room pleasure experience into a professional workstation. Regardless of the steep price, it is safe to say that this product is the most sophisticated of its kind.

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Truly a marvel of modern technology, the Philips Cinema 21:9 high definition television is unlike anything the world has seen. Most new televisions on the market today are sporting a traditional 16:9 aspect ratio. Philips’ new product smashes the competition with a whopping 21:9 aspect ratio offering a much higher resolution and more realistic images. The Cinema also has a built in feature to detect ambient light and adjust the brightness, contrast, and color saturation to provide the best possible performance in any room. Retailing at US $5,044, the new Philips Cinema is a must have for any television enthusiast. See the image gallery.

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Lit Studios have now taken the production of mirrors to a new dizzying heights. The brainchild of Alpay Kasal and Sam Ewen, is an interactive mirror which uses Human Computer Interaction technology. Using your finger like a mouse you can manipulate the mirror to see what clothes would look like on you, play games, or you can decorate it to match any room. At the moment the only way to get hold of one is to contact Lit Studios as no cost or retail information is available. Photos of it in use.

ACOUSTIBUDS

January 28, 2009
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The most affordable and innovative thing at the Consumer Electronics Show this year were ACOUSTIBUDS ($20). They are silicone adapters that fit onto any earphone, and they are acoustically engineered to enrich bass, middle and upper range frequencies. Not to mention they fit your ear better, and are less likely to fall out. More pictures.

GenevaSound Home Theater

January 5, 2009
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The GenevaSound Home Theater is yet another all-in-one tv stand. The sleek piano-lacquered wooden cabinet houses a 700-watt amplifier, 7 speakers, a 12-inch subwoofer, CD player, FM radio, and an integrated iPod/iPhone dock. All that could be yours for a cool $4,000, and yes, it is available in the USA. Black doesn’t match the rest of your house? try it in white.

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The Authentic Boardwalk Photo Booth ($11,000) is capable of taking a four-frame strip of pictures in 16 seconds. It used a thermal printer exclusively designed by Polaroid, so there is no ink or chemicals to replace (only paper). The photo booth comes with 2 rolls of film, enough for 3,200 photos.

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Everyone I know has tried several different ways to transmit music from their MP3 player to their car, yet many of those products fail to live up to expectations. Some reasons why they don’t produce perfect quality audio through a FM reciever are; 1. lack of external power, and 2. lack of antenna. The C. Crane Digital FM Transmitter ($70) has tackled both those obstacles, allowing it to transmit audio from any device with a standard headphone jack to a nearby FM radio receiver in perfect stereo quality. The device even transmits 40 – 70 feet away! Now you can enjoy internet radio, and music from your mp3 player on that legacy audio system. Take a peek at the image gallery.

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All a low frequency audio transducerdoes is turn the boom from your sound system into physical bass you feel. The ButtKicker BKA300 Wireless Home Theater Kit does just that. Starting January 2009 ButtKickers will be installed in select new AMC movie theater complexes, so movie goers will experience movies in “4-D”. You can have the same technology planted under your couch with very simple setup for only $300. See more photos and a diagram of how it works.

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