home entertainment

CEDIA 2006: Optoma HD81 1080p DLP Projector, Stoked with HDMI

CEDIA 2006 is bringing the 1080p out of the woodwork, and now Home Theater Company tosses its hat into the ring with its Optoma HD81 Full HD DLP projector. So what if I mixed my metaphors—it’s spitting 1300 lumens, and look at all those inputs in the back, too, such as RGB and even pro-level…

Tech News Charlie White Sep 15

Bistro Table Patio Heater Keeps You Warm Even in a Blizzard

There’s less than a week until Autumn arrives, and we’re already starting to feel a chill in the air. That’s why you’ll need to start thinking about warming up that chic sidewalk bistro where you hang out. The Bistro Table Patio Heater can help, keeping its heat down low where you need it rather than…

Gadgets Charlie White Sep 15

CEDIA 2006: HomeLogic Controlling Everything From UMPC, Motorola Q, Too

HomeLogic has finally found a suitable task for ultra mobile PCs (UMPC), those solutions looking for a problem that have been pretty much useless up until now. Why not run the all-encompassing HomeLogic OneHome home control software on a UMPC? Heck, the Samsung Q1 shown here can do everything the HomeLogic’s own touchscreen does, plus…

Gadgets Charlie White Sep 15

CEDIA 2006: First Look at Monster’s Einstein Intelligent Home Control System

I got a chance to sneak into a custom installer-only demo that was showing off Monster’s very hush-hush Einstein home control system. This system supposedly makes up the “home of the future.” It’s pretty fancy, but we’ll have to wait and see how futuristic it really is. The system is made up of six creatively…

Tech News Travis Hudson Sep 15

CEDIA 2006: Pelham Sloane PSynergy 1700

My man Bob, who happens to be a Pelham Sloane employee, shot me an e-mail this morning asking me to swing by their booth. I won’t lie, I had no clue who Pelham Sloane was and what they had to offer, but now I am mightily impressed. Pelham is the lone gem of CEDIA by…

Tech News Travis Hudson Sep 15

CEDIA 2006: Niveus Media Centers

These things are bananas, yo. Big, sexy, beautiful, quiet, powerful and amazing are just a few words to describe these media centers being show on display here at CEDIA. This ain’t your Granny’s media center. Hit the jump to see all of the details and some ass pictures (of the media center, perverts). I got…

Tech News Travis Hudson Sep 15

CEDIA 2006: Crosley Digital Jukebox

I first heard about Crosley last month when we saw the iJuke iPod Jukebox. This was pretty sweet, but I stopped by the Crosley booth today and saw something even sweeter. This is the iTunes Digital Jukebox from Crosley. https://gizmodo.com/crosley-ijuke-miniature-ipod-jukebox-195023 It is a full-sized jukebox that comes loaded up with a large touchscreen and is…

Tech News Travis Hudson Sep 14

Klipsch Wall Subwoofer RW-5802 Drives Rats Insane

Here’s an idea—build a subwoofer into a wall to save some space, and turn the deadspace behind your drywall into a resonating chamber. Actually, I’m not certain these subs aren’t sealed around the back. It would make more sense if they were, because any serious thumping could start pushing fiberglass out your wallsockets. Two 8-inch…

Tech News Brian Lam Sep 14

Valleywag Gadget Curmudgeon Bludgeon: Apple iTV vs Piece of Sh1t Cable

Valleywag’s Nick Douglas has no love for stupid gadgets. Hell, he doesn’t even have love for the shit that gets Giz editors woody. While we were drooling, clapping, and giving up our souls (again) to Apple on tuesday, Nicky turned his low tech eye to finding a gadget better than Apple’s $300 iTV: A lowly,…

Tech News Brian Lam Sep 14

1-Minute Update: Solid Q & A After Nintendo’s Wii Event

We knew about the pricing for the Wii, and the release date, late last night. So Nintendo’s press event today had a lot of the wind taken outta its sails. But the event just ended, and Kotaku just finished typing up the post powerpoint Q&A. Then homeboy, Joel “JJ” Johnson diggs deeper in a Wired…

Tech News Brian Lam Sep 14

CEDIA 2006: Hands-On With the Logitech Harmony 1000

Remember a couple days ago when we broke the story about the fancy pants Logitech Harmony 1000 do-it-all remote. Well I got a chance to sit down with a Logitech rep for a bit of a hands-on experience, and I must say, it is the cat’s pajamas and more. https://gizmodo.com/first-photos-logitech-harmony-1000-universal-remote-ca-199966 Jump to get the full…

Tech News Travis Hudson Sep 14

CEDIA 2006: Tit Bitchin’ Media Dcor Plasma TV Frames

Media D cor is a company that specializes in making art and mirror frames that can conceal plasma or LCD televisions. They have mirror frames what will display as just a mirror when the framed television is off, and display the television when on. They also have artwork frames that will roll down artwork when…

Tech News Travis Hudson Sep 14

CEDIA 2006: 2nd Gen Toshiba HD DVD Players

Today Toshiba also announced the addition of two HD DVD players to their line of HD DVD players. But before I get to that, I need to mention some funny tidbits the PR lady said. She rambled about how well the HD DVD launch went in April, then she mentioned that there are Toshiba HD…

Tech News Travis Hudson Sep 14

CEDIA 2006: Toshiba Cinema Series Pro LCD TVs

Toshiba announced the addition of two Cinema Series Pro models to their line of REGZA LCD TVs. These are very high-end TVs. They were created specifically for hi-fi lovers and custom installations. There will be 42-inch and 47-inch models available. The displays feature PixelPure 12-bit processing that prevents banding and artifacts. Also integrated into these…

Tech News Travis Hudson Sep 14

Slingbox Updated, Adds Normal A/V Connectivity, New Styling

Slingbox, that device that lets you take your TV shows with you via broadband, will soon be updated. Sling Media has filed a few pieces of artwork with the FCC, showing a pretty nice-looking design. There’s nothing revolutionary here, just a facelift that gets rid of that goofy segmented chocolate bar shape with “my this”…

Tech News Charlie White Sep 14

Zune Accessories: You Know You Want Them

Yup, today’s the day that Microsoft shows off its Zune portable media player for real, and that means it’s time to check out what accessories will be available at launch. Right now, there’s three main accessory packs that Microsoft is hawking: the Home AV Pack, the Car Pack and the Travel pack. What do they…

Tech News Nicholas Deleon Sep 14

Noisy HTPC Fans? CoolIT Silently Does the Job with Liquid

Home theaters are not good places for PCs—the big complaint with home theater PCs (HTPC) has been their noisy cooling fans on their processors and graphics cards. Now CoolIT Systems makes liquid cooling more accessible with its Home Theater PC Cooler, a self-contained system specifically designed to easily drop into a media center PC. The…

Tech News Charlie White Sep 14

Kotaku Liveblogs the Nintendo NY Press Event

When Crecente’s not busy getting shafted on CPU purchases, he’s busy liveblogging the Nintendo press event in NY. Head on over to Kotaku to see what secrets they unveiled in NY this morning. Here’s a hint: Duck Hunt will not be included with the console, but Zelda will be available at launch. https://gizmodo.com/is-the-amd-athlon-64-x2-5000-dual-core-s-am2-discontin-200488 Liveblogging Nintendo’s…

Tech News Jason Chen Sep 14

Live from CEDIA: Wha’cha Want?

Travis here. Just because I live in the Midwest they assume I am a stone throw away from Denver. Not really, but I braved the pain and made the trek anyway, for CEDIA. CEDIA is all things home entertainment. So, anything you folks want to see while I am here? I’ll be roaming the show…

Tech News Travis Hudson Sep 14

Nintendo Wii Interface Peek on Video

Now that Nintendo has announced the launch date of the Wii in the US and Japan, the company has also revealed more details about its unusually innovative user interface. Take a look at the group of videos on the Japanese Wii site after the jump, showing the Wiimote in action, navigating among various games, screens…

Tech News Charlie White Sep 14

CEDIA 2006: Optoma HD81 1080p DLP Projector, Stoked with HDMI

Bistro Table Patio Heater Keeps You Warm Even in a Blizzard

CEDIA 2006: HomeLogic Controlling Everything From UMPC, Motorola Q, Too

CEDIA 2006: First Look at Monster’s Einstein Intelligent Home Control System

CEDIA 2006: Pelham Sloane PSynergy 1700

CEDIA 2006: Niveus Media Centers

CEDIA 2006: Crosley Digital Jukebox

Klipsch Wall Subwoofer RW-5802 Drives Rats Insane

Valleywag Gadget Curmudgeon Bludgeon: Apple iTV vs Piece of Sh1t Cable

1-Minute Update: Solid Q & A After Nintendo’s Wii Event

CEDIA 2006: Hands-On With the Logitech Harmony 1000

CEDIA 2006: Tit Bitchin’ Media Dcor Plasma TV Frames

CEDIA 2006: 2nd Gen Toshiba HD DVD Players

CEDIA 2006: Toshiba Cinema Series Pro LCD TVs

Slingbox Updated, Adds Normal A/V Connectivity, New Styling

Zune Accessories: You Know You Want Them

Noisy HTPC Fans? CoolIT Silently Does the Job with Liquid

Kotaku Liveblogs the Nintendo NY Press Event

Live from CEDIA: Wha’cha Want?

Nintendo Wii Interface Peek on Video

Amazon Is Sticking With ‘Rings of Power’ to the End

Trump Is Reportedly Going Full Steam Ahead with the Golden Dome

‘Kamen Rider’ Is Ready to Take on the World

Twitter Just Can’t Stop Leaking Movies

The ‘Mass Effect’ Show is Getting Rewritten to Get Greenlit

See the Early Stages of How ‘Project Hail Mary’ Brought Rocky to Life

‘Cognitive Surrender’ Is a New and Useful Term for How AI Melts Brains

HP Omen Max 45L Review: 4K60 Gaming Has Never Been So Easy

Ecovacs Winbot W3 Omni Review: Window Cleaning Robots Have a Long Way to Go

AirPods Max 2 vs. Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen): Which ANC Headphones Win?

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Let us help find what you are looking for...