Tag Archive for 'home-entertainment'
I love a bit of motorized home automation, and I know a lot of SlashGear readers feel the same way, so if your tastes lean to the traditional (and by traditional I’m talking reproduction tapestries) then Draper’s Fine Art for Flatscreens might suit. Part of the company’s ‘Conceal Reveal’ range of remote-control screen covers, Draper has [...]
It’s still early days for LED home lighting systems; they’re certainly more flexible and, in some cases, efficient than traditional lighting, but for now they’re seen as a niche product. Buying off-the-shelf is limited, so usually your choice is to pay for a custom install or build the whole rig yourself; this Instructable goes for the [...]
A/V specialists Harman Kardon have announced a bevy of new audio/video receivers in the company’s home theatre AVR range as well as its HK music series. The new models top out at the flagship AVR 354, shown here, with 7.1 channels, as well as the 7.1 channel AVR 254 and 5.1 channel AVR 154; the two new [...]
Anyone who has ever tried to demonstrate a touchscreen likely knows the anxiety of seeing a novice user jab brutally at the display. Bad enough when it’s your precious Tablet PC; potentially even more expensive if it’s your home automation interface. So it’s good to see Stealth Computer’s new SV-2400 ruggedized touchscreen; intended, really, for [...]
Audio specialists Earthquake Sound have revealed their latest floor-throbbing subwoofers, the Supernova MKVI series. Hand-made in the US, the MKVI slots in at the top of Earthquake’s subwoofer range and packs a 1200 watt dynamic and 600 watt RMS Class D switching amplifier together with a new room correction system for balancing the sound. Unlike [...]
Netflix are pretty much synonymous with mail-delivery films in the US, and the company is now trying to do the same for internet-streamed media. The Netflix Player by Roku is the first piece of hardware promising to bring download movies to your TV, and going by the launch-day reviews it sounds like they’ve got a winner on [...]
If you’re serious about home entertainment then you’ve likely heard of Classe, the high-end audio and video specialists. If you’ve a spare $8k and a desire to upgrade your preamp/processor, then their SSP-800 might tick all your luxury boxes; slotting into the company’s Delta range, it has ten channels with upgradeable DSP and a video signal [...]
Home automation and media specialists VidaBox have released their latest touchscreen controller, a wall-mounted 12.1-inch display that runs Windows XP embedded and boasts a unique mounting design. The TOUCHCLIENT12 package consists of a “roughbox” that is fixed into the wall and the computer itself, which requires only two connections - 12V power and ethernet [...]
There must be something in the air; mere days after Sonoro’s luxury CD clock-radio went on sale in the US, Vita Audio have announced their own hand-crafted all-in-one audiophile music system. The R4 is being described as “a traditional music player for the 21st century”, complete with walnut veneer or white piano lacquer finish, and [...]
Panasonic have announced a new home cinema system offering 1080p Blu-ray playback and digital surround sound. The SC-BT100 supports the latest Blu-ray Final Standard Profile, has an iPod dock, and comes with out-of-the-box 5.1 surround; that can be easily upgraded to 7.1 with the addition of two wireless side speakers. It also appears [...]
