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ray-gun changes channels, but won’t disintegrate you tv

filed under: gadgets | just plain fun | retro

Channel Changer Ray-Gun

We live in an age in which getting up to change the channel is unheard of. So at least if you are gonna do it from the comfort of your lounge chair, you can do it with style. This wacky retro ray-gun remote control is sure to draw stares whenever you aim it at the TV…

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July 6th, 2008 4 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

new plasma tv in a retro-look wooden case

filed under: design | home entertainment | retro

Retro Wooden TV

This retro-look wooden casing houses a plasma TV. It combines mid-century modern aesthetics with modern technology to give you the best of both worlds.

At first glance, the TV looks like it belongs in one of yesteryear’s living rooms- until you realize how thin it is. The case can be made in custom sizes and a variety of woods…

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June 21st, 2008 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: karen m.

control your tv with your watch; look like a dork

filed under: gadgets | home entertainment | timepieces | video

Remote Control Watch

This really attractive (ahem) digital watch comes with a remote control that you can use to control your TV. Because who wants to use a remote control when you can use this watch instead? It makes perfect sense! It seems this is just the next logical step that cheap-o watch manufacturers were forced to take when the calculator watch went out of vogue…

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May 23rd, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: karen m.

fake tv scares off intruders, saves power

filed under: gadgets | strange and wonderful | video

FakeTV LED Television Simulator

Ever felt the need to leave a television on to make it look like somebody is home while you’re out of town? This quirky little invention does just one thing - simulate the effect of having left your TV turned on.

The $49 FakeTV uses an array of colored, flashing LEDs to create the illusion of the stroboscopic effect of a television…

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May 20th, 2008 8 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

zvbox: puts your pc on all your hdtvs

filed under: computing | gadgets | home entertainment | video

ZvBox PC to HDTV Localcast Box

Hot off the press this morning is the ZvBox from ZeeVee. The box is a PC-to-TV video gadget that lets you send any and all video content on your PC to any digital, cable-connected TV in your home.

By using a technique ZeeVee calls “localcasting”, the ZvBox uses your current in-house cable TV network to send the signal to all of your sets…

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May 1st, 2008 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

humax tv mixes modern display, retro curves

filed under: design | retro | video

Humax TV by Tej Chauhan

No matter how cool it is to hang a super-skinny flat panel on your wall, virtually every LCD or Plasma television is looking like the same, nondescript rectangular box. So it’s good to finally see that somebody out there is thinking a little outside of that box.

This new design for a Humax LCD television was envisioned by UK industrial designer Tej Chauhan…

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March 27th, 2008 3 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

turn your tv into a huge mood light

filed under: design | home entertainment | video

Color Light DVD by kyouei

Sure, you could drop over a grand on a Philips Ambilight television if you want your TV to set a mood, or you can also turn any television into a giant glowing ambient light for just the cost of a single DVD.

Created by Japan’s Kyouei Design, this minimal DVD contains a rainbow of soothing colors that you can display on your TV screen…

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January 23rd, 2008 3 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

archos tv+ media hub/dvr takes aim at apple tv

filed under: home entertainment | media players | video

Archos TV+ Media Hub

In anticipation of the upcoming 2008 CES show, Archos has revealed complete specs and images for their highly-anticipated media hub, the Archos TV+. The compact device may be about the same size as an Apple TV, but it packs in a number of additional features.

For starters, the Archos comes with double the storage for less cost than Apple’s set top boxes…

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January 3rd, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

pimp my ride 70s style with an atari 2600

filed under: just plain fun | retro | video games

Buick Riviera 1979 Atari Edition

Who needs an LCD headrest screen and an Xbox 360 for each passenger in their car anyway? Here’s the proper way to outfit your ride with gaming tech.

This 1979 Buick Riviera has all the style and class you’d expect from a pimped out vehicle. But the real icing on the cake is the embedded Atari 2600…

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October 13th, 2007 3 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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