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Look! Best Tech in Small Cool 2008 -- Part 6

Projectors can give you big screen options, but where to install the awkward gizmo can be a challenge. If you want a great picture you tend to have to install your new device in the middle of the room...

Look! Ikea Bedtable Turned TV stand

We love Ikea hacks and a hack that helps hold your gizmos is a mega plus. Looking for a small entertainment center, and Ikea Hacker reader discovered that if she put two Malm bedside tables together s...

Look! Best Tech in Small Cool 2008 -- Part 5

This year's Small Cool contest has brought in a lot of great ideas for hiding technology. Dave and Rob of San Francisco are no exception. They used vintage furniture and accessories to help balance t...

CD's Become Even More Retro: Play Them on Your Turntables

Now that you have spent all that time ripping your entire cd collection, what to do with the leftover discs? Of course you can recycle them, or even use them as coasters, but if you still have turnta...

Look! Best Tech in Small Cool 2008 -- Part 3

And off we go again on our tech tour of this year's Small Cool spaces. Over the past week we've been looking at creative ways this year's Small Cool finalists have incorporated technology into their h...

Olinda: The Social Networking Digital Radio

Would you want to know what radio station your friend is listening to right now? Neither would I, but it seems the BBC thinks so. The Olinda concept is intended to bring social networking to hardware ...

Look! Best Tech in Small Cool 2008 -- Part 2

As we continue with our look at the best tech in this year's Small Cool contest we go to Ginger's San Francisco loft where she's built a hanging shelf for her media center......

Watch the Wii Fit Work

The picture above is the result of regular Wii Sports action, but opinion still seems to be split on whether the Wii Fit could be a viable replacement for going to the gym. ...

Look! Best Tech in Small Cool 2008

If you haven't checked out the pads in Apartment Therapy's Small Cool 2008 contest we strongly urge you to. Hot damn there are some good ideas and some are on the tech front. We'll be posting some of ...

Remote Control R2D2 Movie Projector

Sure, this is pretty geeky, and normally we're not one to want our home electronics to look like a "toy". But perhaps it's the 7-year old Jedi-loving kid still within when we say this R2D2 remote proj...

Good Questions; What Screen Size Should I Get???

Reader Lourdes asks: "I've chosen a flat screen TV for my 13 x 20 livingroom, but I'm not sure what screen size to get. What do you think would look best with my 77" media cabinet...? 37", 40", 42"?"...

Survey: Could Wii Fit Replace Going to the Gym?

It appears that Wii Fit is selling like hotcakes in Europe, selling out in 24 hours on Amazon.co.uk. With gaming consoles and the Wii in particular making its way into more and more living rooms cou...

Remote Control Pocket Pillow

Now this is an easy enough DIY project for you chronic remote control misplacers that happen to have some sewing skills. Sure, you could just store the remote in your TV cabinet or on the table, but w...

Roundup: Etsy Finds

Etsy is a goldmine for gadget and geek accessories you didn't know you needed. Every month we'll be rounding up the best finds from craftsters from around the world. This month we found a rad needle...

Look! Nintendo Game Becomes Console

We love video game systems -- the older the better -- but the more classic the machine the fuglier it is. That's why we're psyched to see this latest NES mod......

Ikea Stiby

Another Ikea solution that allows you to get the clean wall mounted TV look without having to punch holes in your wall or permanently commit to a specific side of the room. ...

Little Country OTL Headphone & Pre Amps From Firestone Audio

Do you like music? We are sure you do. A lot of great audio equipment is coming out of the East these days. We love the offerings from Firestone Audio out of Taiwan. Great sound, great looks and t...

Epson MovieMate 30s Projector; Melds Video and Audio

A little tired of the HD DVD and Blu-Ray wars? Not into "installing" anything? Dont know/care what 8.1 channel surround means? We hear you (just pandering here). Actually, this is a great way to h...

Hollandia International and Karim Rashid's The Sphere Bed

One of the most heated debates on AT came about when we asked you all about how you felt about televisions in the bedroom. Personally, we prefer to rest, relax and...ahem...wrassle...than invite the l...

Colorware Guitar Hero Guitars

Colorware, the company best known for injecting color into MacBooks, iPods and even HDTV's, has now taken over customizing your axe. The Guitar Hero variety that is. ...

DIY Arcade Cabinet Version 2.0: The Finished Product

Gerald shot us these last few images of his finished arcade cabinet we've been following. And he's also noted that he's selling his previous head-to-head cabinet which comes stocked with the following...

Digitize Your DVD's

All of our music is neatly stored as digital files in both our Apple TV and Mac, but our small DVD collection still sits out on the shelf collecting dust. Taking the time to actually cleanup the files...

TARDIS Gaming Console

We've seen a few cool custom gaming consoles, but what do you build for the Dr. Who fan? Why, a gaming TARDIS, of course....

Look! High Definition Shed

We have all heard about media rooms before, but what about a media shed? Forget about the lawnmower and rake, this shed has more tech goodies in it than many apartments....

News: With HD-DVD Gone, Blu-Ray Player Pricing Goes Up

But of course. While this doesn't really come as a surprise now that HD-DVD is out of the picture, we continue to wonder why the PS3, a Blu-ray player and gaming console, manages to remain cheaper tha...

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