We've covered invisible speakers before with special speakers you can mount in a wall. Those speakers are pretty pricey, but this DIY hack only requires a € 23,- Ikea lamp ($ 30,-) and some stripped down PC speakers you might have lying around. There is no detailed guide available but the image speaks for itself. The only downside might be that there's no more room for a light bulb so the original functionality of the lamp is lost. Nothing that can't be fixed! It certainly gives enough (...)  read more

This is the stuff we're looking for! A minimalistic design with the latest high tech features hidden into it. The new Sony Bravia E4000 LCD televisions are designed to blend in with other picture frames. The E4000 series has a 26, 32 and 40-inch model, all with 3 HDMI, 1 SCART input and full HD for the 32 and 40-inch models. There's a range of color correcting technologies on-board, one of them is the 'Picture Frame Mode' to display images when the TV is not in use. There are six (...)  read more

Asus just gave out a press release about what they already call 'the world's smallest desktop PC'. They will probably beat their own statement (if the rumors are true) with their own Asus Eee desktop. But although very likely to also be in a different price class, the Essentio has some impressive hardware specifications that just scream 'Media Center'. Everything inside the small, glossy, black box is focused on silence (23.9 dB when idle), high definition video (powerful video (...)  read more

This table only makes sense if you see the before and after pictures. Fusion tables designed a table that looks awesome as a dinner table but is also, if you take off the top, a pool table. A typical AllCoolAndNew product: hidden appear-when-you-need-it-functionality in a stylish design. Because of the dimensions of the pool table it does make a pretty large dinner table. But how cool is that pool table?! And I don't even play (...)  read more

If you ever used or planing to use a computer or an old no-longer-in-use computer in your living room as a media center (HTPC), you know silence of the machine is a big factor. You don't want anything that sounds like it could take off any second while reading a book. Cooling (fan noise) is one thing, but often hard drive noise is very noticeable too. A lot of hard drives are specialised in being silent and there are some smart tricks and tools to damp noise even more but it will still have (...)  read more