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The iPad, Cleaning Your Fridge, Tiny Closet Home Offices
Unplggd Slinks for 3.1.2010

Today's links from around the web include what the iPad means for publishing/publications, tidying up your fridge, tiny closet sized computer workspaces, and the basics of setting up a front projectio...

Residence in China by H23
Inspiration

Nothing like some sleek, clean lines and a muted palette to create a modern living room home theater that's both minimalistic and highly functional in nature. Designed by H23, an architecture and de...

Immersive 16 Speakers Philips 360Sound System

By now most everyone is acquainted with surround sound, typically a 5.1 or 7.1 setup, which can do a more than fair job at recreating the audio experience afforded at the cinema. But Philips' new 360S...

How To Set Up a Networked Home Theater with an Xbox 360
Home Hacks

Home theaters can get quite complicated, but for most of us, it doesn't have to be. There are all sorts of gizmos to better a home theater, but most of them aren't needed (unless you really want th...

Logitech's iPhone App Turns iPhone Into Trackpad

If you have a home entertainment PC or just watch everything your computer, you've probably tried finding the right keyboard and mouse combo so that you can control your computer. Never fear, because ...

Upgrading the Bed-Sheet Projector Screen

Finding yourself broke after shelling out $1000 on a home theater projector? Pinning a bed sheet to the drywall to watch movies? You're not alone. Give your bed sheet screen an upgrade with a few chea...

Katie's "Size Doesn't Matter" Basement Home Theater

Katie Richardson's basement home theater just goes to show that you don't need a McMansion to set up a sweet home theater. Katie's underground entertainment room utilizes every square inch for her ho...

JFG's Nautical Modern Home Theater

JFG over at Swedish home theater site Min Hembio posted an inviting living room setup, which not only offers the daytime-friendly performance of a sizable plasma TV, but also an automated 108" proje...

Super Bowl Party Hosting Duties Decided by Setup?

Some parties are all about the people. You work the room and have a great time chatting with friends. Then others, like the ones centered around the upcoming Super Bowl, are all about the TV. So how d...

The Urban Home Theater 2.1: The Starter System
Guest Post

Not that long ago I posted my 2010 upgrade plans for our apartment home theater, outlining the hopes of changing out to a full 1080p HD projector, a better universal remote (done!), and the pie in the...

Samsung C9000 HDTV: Thin & Touchscreen Remote

Undoubtedly, this was one of the most beautiful HDTV sets at CES. It's ultra-thin, but it distinguishes itself from all of the other sets by having one of the most innovative remotes ever. ...

LG's Infinia HDTV As Slim As A Digital Picture Frame

LG has just revealed their astounding flagship HDTV, which isn't much thicker than a digital picture frame and will do 3D. 3D? Anyone thinking Avatar?...

The DIY L-Shaped Basement Home Theater

Chris began his basement project all the way back in 2007, a project which transformed a seemingly awkward L-shaped room into an impressive underground home theater with 129" screen and just about eve...

Maccan1's Meticulous Home Theater

We love finding entertainment setups like this one which carefully incorporate a sense of overall room design into the planning and layout of a home theater setup. Maccan1's small space home theater...

When is Wireless Surround Sound Right for You?
Guest Post

Today we welcome a guest post by Ragan Mena, who owns and operates Audio Zeal, a small custom audio/video design company in Austin, Texas. He's been so kind to share his thoughts about the always popu...

Ahead Stereo

Ahead Stereo at first glance is the sort of store you make note as a possible destination to visit after receiving a large bonus, an extraneous payout, or your first lottery paycheck, as you'll like...

Bean Bags for the Home Theater

It would appear those designers up to their crazy ideas again. Like the time when they mounted a TV on an easel - and then everyone started doing it. This time around, they combine one of our favorite...

ThinkFlood RedEye Universal Remote Uses Your iPhone

It's cool to have a universal remote to control your home theater, since it's so frustrating using 3 or 5 different remotes to use each device in your home theater. ThinkFlood's RedEye is something re...

The Small Space Renter's Home Theater Upgrade Plan

Being a renter with a modest income and even more modest space to work with means compromises will be made when putting together a decent home theater setup. We've been pretty satisfied with our curre...

ProjectorPeople.com

Most of the time when you visit an online retailer site, reviews seem as useful and unbiased as reading a PR release from the manufacturers themselves. That's why we're big fans of ProjectorPeople.c...

Comcast TV Everywhere Will Be Free For Subscribers

When Comcast TV Everywhere goes online next month, existing subscribers will be pleased to now that it's free. This is a service to stream on demand programs online on different devices, such as your ...

First Impressions: Netflix Instant Streaming on the PS3

We've been quite pleased since replacing our Apple TV with the slimmed down PS3 console as the heart of our media center, with a transition smoother than expected. The tipping point for the switch w...

Internet Apps Coming to A HDTV Near You!

If you thought that HDTVs were meant for just watching stuff, you'd be surprised to learn that soon, you'll be able to access a gamut of online apps via your HDTV set. ...

Computer-Monitor-as-TV-Screen Done Right!

Yeah, yeah. We're always hearing about how your home computer—with it's DVD drive and connectivity to Hulu and Netflix—can completely replace your TV screen and cable box. We've just ne...

Two Great DIY Floating Wall Ideas

Here are two inspiring DIY projects created by AVForums member "SparksCW" for his bedroom that use a 9mm MDF for a floating LED back lit headboard with a dimmer feature, alongside an opposite facing...