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runco vx: the first ever thx certified projectors

Runco VX Series Projector

Runco, know for producing high-end home theater gear has announced that they have started shipping the first ever projectors to pass THX certification.

The Runco VX (Video Extreme) series of DLP front projectors come in a number of models designed to handle a variety of different installation needs, but all require a sizeable investment:

VX-2000d:…

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February 3rd, 2007 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: home entertainment video

water + electricity = light?

WET Lamp by Scott J. Franklin

Somehow the idea of placing electrodes into a water-filled orb to seems like a bad idea. However, artist Scott J. Franklin has designed a series of glass lighting fixtures that do just that.

The WET Lamp from NON Design is a glass orb with a 10-watt xenon light bulb in the center, then filled with…

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October 8th, 2006 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: design strange + wonderful