Audio/Video, Home Theater

Review: Audio Bone Headphones

1 Comment / Audio/Video, Home Theater, Portable, Reviews / By /

With a somewhat weird name that doesn’t make sense until you understand how it works, the Audio Bone Headphones operate by conducting sound via the bones in your face directly to your inner ear. This means you don’t actually insert anything into your ears or place anything over your ears. These headphones connect with the bones directly in front of your ears.

I ran the Audio Bone headset through its paces to see if it performed as well as advertised. I was initially surprised to find that there was remarkably more of a frequency response than I had expected, and a side benefit of not having to wear a (potentially) uncomfortable set of ear plugs or headphones, and these were nice and light. Unfortunately, that’s where the positives ended.

…

Review: Audio Bone HeadphonesRead More »

YouTube to air full episodes of old TV shows. First up, Star Trek

1 Comment / Audio/Video, Home Theater, Gizmo of the Day, Networking & Internet / By /

If Hulu isn’t filling your old TV-content needs, then YouTube may be your savior. So far, they’ve only got a few shows on tap, but they’re (were) pretty popular – Star Trek (the original series), Beverly Hills 90210 and MacGyver.

This is part of Google’s attempt to better monetize YouTube with some new video ad formats.

Interestingly enough, they’ve disabled embedding, so we can’t even place the video on our site.

Amazon Video on Demand

Audio/Video, Home Theater, Books, Music and Movies, Gizmo of the Day, Networking & Internet / By /

Amazon has updated their Amazon Unbox program. It’s now called Amazon Video on Demand and offers for a fee on-demand streaming of 40,000 TV shows and movies over the Net. You don’t need to purchase a subscription, but can view what you’d like ad-free, whenever you’d like for a small fee. Also, if you have a Sony Bravia TV with Internet Link, you can also use Amazon VoD.

The Amzn VoD service works on Macs and Windows boxes in your usual Web browser suspects. No HD yet, but it’s in the cards. The coolest part of this service – start watching on one machine and pick it up later on a different machine!

Rentals typically last 24 hours, and cost around $4 for a movie, $2 for a tv show. Purchases are somewhere between $10 and $15 each.

Gimme!

TiVo HD XL DVR – 150 hours of HD recording

Audio/Video, Home Theater, Gizmo of the Day / By /

TiVo has a new HD DVR box – the HD XL that boasts a capacity of 150 hours (about 1 terabyte (TB)) of High Def recording. The HD XL also sports a tri-tuner that lets you record 2 HD channels while watching a 3rd live.

As far as HD support goes, the XL supports 480i, 480p, 720p, and 1080i, as well as native and hybrid modes, and of course HDMI out.

And since you’ll need a TiVo subscription to get the channel guide info, you will get features such as being able to control your TiVo from anywhere on the Net, transfer shows between TiVos on your home network, save shows on your computer, iPod or even your PSP.

This just scratches the surface of the feature set, so be sure to check out the full list.

Gimme!

Price: $599.99
(Please note prices are subject to change and the listed price is correct to the best of our knowledge at the time of posting)

Solar Powered Bonsai Tree Can Charge Your iPod and Mobile Phone

Audio/Video, Home Theater, Gizmo of the Day, Miscellaneous / By /

Recharge your cellphone, iPod, iPhone and camera with this USB solar powered bonsai tree by French designer Vivien Muller.

Thanks to 54 tiny photovoltaic panels, the iBonsai (we just made that name up) will store energy in a hidden battery during the day, allowing you to recharge your gadgets even at night.

…

Solar Powered Bonsai Tree Can Charge Your iPod and Mobile PhoneRead More »

Amazon’s Emmy Event

Audio/Video, Home Theater, Books, Music and Movies, Gizmo of the Day / By /

In anticipation of the 2008 Primetime Emmy Awards show (Sep 21), Amazon.com has built a special page highlighting all of the nominees and naturally links to buy the DVDs of those shows.

Hop over and browse the list of shows that you may not have been watching, but turned out to be better than you imagined they would be. Buy the DVDs and catch up before the new season is over!

Samsung offering a recycling program in the US

Audio/Video, Home Theater, Cameras and Photo, Computers, Gaming & Toys, GPS, Home Automation, Miscellaneous, Phones, Portable, Tools, DIY, Home, Office / By /

Thank you Samsung for deciding to launch a recycling program in the 50 states. With the exception of appliances, you can drop off any Samsung consumer electronics at various drop-off points. Here is the Samsung Recycling Direct website.

If you’re looking for more recycling resources, just do a search on our site as we’ve covered numerous recycling resources over the years.

mophie Juice Pack extends iPhone’s battery life

2 Comments / Audio/Video, Home Theater, Gizmo of the Day, Portable / By /

If your an iPhone owner with a surfing/e-mail ‘habit’, then you may need some more juice (aka battery life). mophie has a product for the iPhone (and one for the iPod Touch too) called the Juice Pack that increases Standby Time to 250 hours, Talk Time to 8 hours, Video playback to 7 hours and Audio playback to 24 hours.

…

mophie Juice Pack extends iPhone’s battery lifeRead More »

Flatwire – clean up your cabling

Audio/Video, Home Theater, Gizmo of the Day, Networking & Internet / By /

You may love your gadgets, but hate the mess of cables that it typically involves. If you’ve got a bit of extra cash to spend on the ‘problem’, then you should take a look at FlatWire Technologies which is a company that makes FlatWire, ultra-thin, surface mounted wiring for audio, video, data and even low-voltage lighting.

FlatWire boasts the ability to be applied flat against walls and other surfaces non-invasively, then covered up with the same coloring, make 90 degree turns and run all types of signaling over it. Depending on the type of connection you need, there are specific interconnects that you need to buy.

While FlatWire by itself is more expensive than traditional cylindrical wires, the company touts total installation costs as being competitive. Of course, if you put a high value on aesthetics, then FlatWire will definitely win out.

Scroll to Top