Using a projector is a great way to get that real home theater feeling. And with the improvement in quality of these beamers you can get a high definition image in a screen size that you'll never reach with an LCD of plasma television. The only thing is you do need an empty wall that's large enough. And projector screens are very ugly or very expensive if you want to be able to roll them up with the touch on a remote (and do you really need another remote?).This is where Screen Goo might (...) read more
If you like a minimalistic design in your living room, these are the speakers for you. The Sonance SA2 speakers are very slim and actually designed to be hidden inside a wall or ceiling. Installing them might be a hassle but once they're in their place, according to Sonance, you can cover them up with wallpaper or latex paint to make them invisible. The datasheet shows some good numbers and a patented technique should give a full, warm sound despite the thin back box. But datasheets don't (...) read more
A company called MirrorMedia found a way to change LCD or plasma surface into a mirror when switched off. The screens have all the specs of a modern television with the only difference that when you turn it off, it's a mirror. MirrorMedia seems to focus on the living room solution: a television in a mirror-like frame. But that doesn't seem to make much sense. You don't really need a mirror in a place where you sit and watch TV, and you don't really need a TV where you would have a (...) read more
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It looks like technicians are finally understanding that building technology is only part one and making it easy for people to communicate with it is just as important. Nintendo is on top of the sales charts with it revolutionary Wii motion control and DS touch and sound control, Apple introduced the 'pinching' and 'sweeping' on the iPhone and Microsoft Surface makes a table understand what you put on it and interact with it. We all know the clap-to-turn-of-light-switch and (...) read more
