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Posts tagged “dvd & video”

DIY TV Riser: Use Door Stops to Lift your Boob Tube

We don't know about you, but we've often made sacrifices in our TV viewing because we just had to use a certain vintage credenza to hold our CRT. With our TV just a tad too low, we find ourselves slo...

What a Difference a Flat Screen Makes

Kelly, who lives in Gurnee, Illinois, has quite the living room. Not only does she have an xBox and a Wii, but she's got an old school, coin-operated, Donkey Kong arcade system! What we love about Ke...

Look! Floor to Ceiling Audiophile Wet Dream

We saw this on Flickr and didn't even know what the majority of the stereo equipment was in the photo. Naturally we had to know so we emailed Thomas and found out what he's got going on in his living...

Sharp Aquos: A New Way To Reduce Your Cable Clutter

One of the things that's so frustrating with home theater systems is the amount of wires that are just lying around. There isn't that much you can do about them, unless you are ready to find some inve...

iRecorder Gets Your Movies to Your iPod

Watching movies on the go is a great little pleasure of the 21st century. But, as with all technology, we take a mile when we're given an inch and we've complained about what we can and cannot get on ...

Hot Posts 10.07.08:This Week's Hot Posts

What a week. The stocks plunged, the senate and the house couldn't agree on a bailout until Friday, and Biden and Palin went head to head in one of the most watched veep debates in history. Well goll...

Look! TV Mounted Above Fireplace

There are lots of places to place a flat screen when you're willing to look to your walls for support. Jonathan Craddock and his wife decided the empty spot above their fireplace was the best place f...

Look! White Is the New Black

Oooh how we love white electronics. We're not sure if it started with the iBook or with Woody Allen's Sleeper, but there's something about a room filled with shiny white things that just makes us fee...

Hot Posts 09.14.08: This Week's Top Ten Unplggd Posts

Our hearts go out to those affected by hurricane Ike. When will this gusty season end? Ok, Debbie Downer moment over. On a lighter note, we had a great week of posts (both old and new) making the t...

LG's Portable DVD Player is Sleek and Affordable

We don't yet have kids, so we don't understand the infallible necessity of having a portable DVD player for thos long car trips—ya know, like all the way to the farmer's market across town. If y...

Hot or Not? Terminator DVD Player

I'll be back... as a DVD player! This Endoskeleton turned DVD player was given out as a prize during the release of Terminator 3 in Japan. More pics after the jump......

Hot Posts 08.10.08: This Week's Top Ten Unplggd Posts

Last month's green ideas left their mark on us, as we continued to discuss eco-friendly gadgets (composters, washer that flush, and Ikea's delve into the solar panel market). We also talked wires, bo...

NES Turned DVD

Sonja was wondering what to do when gadgets die the other day. If it turns out that you aren't lucky enough to get it working again, or it is simply way obsolete, then maybe some creative repurposing...

Hot Posts 08.03.08: This Week's Top Ten Unplggd Posts

We can't believe it's already August and we've yet to build our backyard theater! That project may have to wait until next year, but in the meantime this week's Hot Posts are getting us inspired for ...

Hot Posts 07.26.08: This Week's Top Ten Unplggd Posts

We went to the farmer's market today and saw John Tuturro. Just thought we'd share. After the jump a list of this week's hot posts. Some came back from the dead (throws up geek gang signs) and other...

Ion USB VCR: Get Rid of Those VHS Tapes Forever

Please be kind. Rewind. At least with the Ion USB VCR, it will be for the last time. We have seen how to take vinyl digital, so if you are on a quest to rid yourself of all things analog this is the ...

Hallelujah! A Church Turned Home Houses A Packed Pew of Peripherals

When Ben and Deb bought a 1940s church to turn into their home they knew at least one room would be dedicated to worshiping all things media. They chose a room within the former church, where its min...

Hot Posts 07.19.08: This Week's Top Ten Unplggd Posts

We slept until 11:30 this morning and it felt oh so good. Now the A/C is cranking and we're just basking in the glow of our stellar week of posts. Here's a roundup of this week's fave readings on Unp...

Blogging... Domino's Backyard Theater

We've been dreaming of setting up a backyard theater, if you hadn't noticed from our Sonance outdoor speaker write-up and last night's Final Frame. Domino must have gotten the bug too, as they feat...

Belkin: FlyWire Gives a Little Dose of Wireless Ecstacy

One of the most anticipated items seen at this year's CES was Belkin's FlyWire; a sleek one-of-a-kind device that wirelessly connects devices such as Blu-ray® players, receivers, video-game consoles,...

How To... Take Advantage of Technology Markets in Asia

One more introduction. Range is trying out to be our special correspondent from Asia. He's a Canadian splitting his time between Taipei, Taiwan and Quebec City, Quebec Canada. He has a photo project o...

Hot Posts: Top Ten Unplggd Posts 07.05.08

Happy post 4th of July! Hopefully you pyros have all your digits today! We knew someone long ago who lost a few fingers playing with fireworks and became the subject of a Rescue 911 episode. Not some...

Remote Buddy Homes and Locates your Plethora of Controllers

Um, so we have a lot of remotes -- one each for our Pioneer amp, Philips DVD player, Samsung TV, and our Macbook. We lost our first Macbook remote when one of the kitties hid it somewhere, and well, ...

Concept Projector Replaces Computer Monitor

Last week we showed you Optimo's new handheld projector, but what we're really coveting is a concept from Won-Seok Lee. The B-Membrane features an omni-directional lens that lets you project onto any ...

Hot Posts: This Week's Top Ten Unplggd Posts

TGIF! This week was hectic, but we had some stellar posts that you all seemed to like. Thanks for clicking away, and mega thanks for leaving comments letting us know what you're digging, what you're n...