Sonos Playbar – a TV sound bar with connections
By Jim Bray Thursday, May 9, 2013
What’s better than a sound bar for enhancing the audio put out by your TV? How about a sound bar that also lets you access digital media files you have stored on your network or want to access online?
Batteries that bend and flex will transform electronics, transportationBy American Chemical Society Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Chemical & Engineering News
Imagine a TV screen that hangs on the wall like a poster and rolls up like a window shade — or a smartphone that can fold up and fit into a pocket. It may sound like science fiction, but those technological marvels are moving closer to reality, thanks to advances toward development of flexible batteries that could power a new genre of electronics devices. Those polymer, or plastic, batteries are the topic of the cover story in the current edition of Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), the weekly newsmagazine of the American Chemical Society, the world’s largest scientific society.
By Jim Bray Thursday, May 2, 2013
The iPad may have started the tablet revolution, but it seems as if everyone is trying to get a piece of the action these days. So it is with Toshiba’s new line of Excite tablets, which if nothing else up the size ante substantially.
Star Trek TNG: The best of all episodes and the best of all seasons come to Blu-rayBy Jim Bray Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Overly talky and liberal or not, Star Trek: the Next Generation offered some darn great stories, and it can be argued that Season Three was not only where the series really hit its stride, but that it never got any better than the third season.
Broadcasters worried about people abandoning TV? It’s their own fault!
By Jim Bray Friday, April 19, 2013
Ah, so the poor TV broadcasters are worried about how to respond to people dumping cable in favor of the Internet? Cry me a river.
Oppo Digital crafts a new standard in Blu-ray media playersBy Jim Bray Friday, April 12, 2013
Bolt HD cam gives high def on or off the road, - while Lifesize manages your food intake
By Jim Bray Friday, April 5, 2013
You can keep fit by exercising, you can diet by eating less, and you can do both with style thanks to a couple of interesting new products that, while wildly different in form and substance, both offer interesting ways to accomplish your task.
New Epson projectors offer a bright, detailed home theater experienceBy Jim Bray Friday, March 22, 2013
If you’re looking for the best, most rewarding home theater experience – and if you have the room in your home – there’s nothing quite like having a front projection video system.
Rotel home theater preamp/processor a nice upgrade
By Jim Bray Friday, March 15, 2013
Rotel’s latest 15 series home theater surround sound processor offers excellent performance, video processing, and even wireless connectivity.
Red Dawn on Blu-ray: a action/adventure metaphor for the state of the UnionBy Jim Bray Friday, March 8, 2013
The remake of the 1984 flick Red Dawn is a flawed movie and Blu-ray, but a must see nonetheless if you’d like an opportunity to feel good about the United States of America again.
How to Hide Ugly, Unsafe Cables on Hardwood FloorsBy News on the Net Monday, March 4, 2013
Hardwood floors remain a popular interior design feature, and with good reason since they exude warmth, beauty, and character among other desirable attributes. But, the appearance and safety of hardwood flooring is severely compromised when straggly wires, cords and cables are running across the surface. Luckily, there are a few simple solutions to ensure the integrity of the flooring design aesthetic is maintained while also minimizing hazards—and liabilities related thereto.
CableOrganizer.com offers a 3 décor-friendly tricks of the trade for hiding cables in plain sight on hardwood or laminate floors:
Etón raises a Rukus with solar-powered Bluetooth speakerBy Jim Bray Friday, March 1, 2013
It’s almost like perpetual motion, only with music!
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