Home Entertainment
Motion-Sensing capabilities moving to Consumer Electronics
November 9, 2006 The pictured object is a TV remote control, designed to be much easier to use than that array of buttons you currently use that make a piano accordion look simple. The Loop is Hillcrest's first Freespace-enabled product, a bracelet-shaped TV remote control with just two buttons and a scroll wheel. Users hold The Loop in one hand, and it translates their motions into on-screen cursor movements. Using the scroll wheel and the two buttons, users can browse through TV channels or change the volume. Motion-sensing has been in use in computer games for some time, offering a more immersive, intuitive experience - consumer electronics will be next - for sure! Read More
Sanyo’s 42 inch Weatherproof LCD Monitor
November 5, 2006 It costs more than three times its non-weatherproof 42 inch equivalent in the Sanyo range, but the CE42LM4WPR flat panel 42 inch LCD Monitor has truly unique qualities which have the potential to open up the outdoor display and advertising market. Suddenly advertising, information services, and promotional activities can be empowered by the use of a 42 inch display at open-air events in all weather and in harsh environments, such as dusty or humid conditions. The ruggedised (our words not theirs, so don’t go dropkicking it around the place) screen now has IP56 weather-resistant accreditation making it viable for a range of industrial and architectural applications including in-factory information services, outdoor home usage in courtyards and pools areas as well as, commercial applications such as clubs and digital signage. Read More
The most expensive TV in the world
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October 28, 2006 On display for the first time at the recent IFA show in Germany and also in New York earlier this month at an exhibition promoting Italian craftsmanship was the Yalos Diamond, a EUR 100,000 (US$130,000 in round figures) television set by Neapolitan (from Naples) Keymat Industrie s.p.a. The 40 inch LCD TV has provision for 1080i and 720p high definition picture formats and is as technologically sound as is humanly possible with a picture contrast ratio of 1200:1. The really expensive bit is the workmanship, the design and the fact it’s plated in white gold and studded with 160 diamonds (4 gm) of diamonds. Read More
The world's most expensive chocolates
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October 26, 2006 It’s one of those days for quirky news, and they don’t come much quirkier than the products of Swiss company DeLafee International which creates the most expensive chocolate in the world. DeLafee’s Swiss chocolate pralines are covered with 24 carat edible gold leaf hand-applied to each chocolate. Not surprisingly, there’s no economy pack, with the Intimacy Box costing US$36.90 and containing two pralines (pictured), while the celebration Box of eight is US$98.40. Why is the gold edible? All gold is apparently edible, being totally safe when ingested and famous for its non-allergenic properties (otherwise it wouldn’t be used in tooth fillings). Both the European Union and United States authorize the use of gold to decorate food products and in several cultures gold is regularly used in foods. India is the world's largest consumer of gold in food products, eating its way through 12 metric tons of gold per year. Gold leaf is used to decorate pastries, which the wealthy offer as gifts for special celebrations like weddings or holidays. In France and Italy, celebrity chefs use gold leaf to decorate their most refined dishes. In Japan, gold leaf is mixed with sake on New Year's Eve to bring good luck and prosperity for the coming year and in Europe the same tradition apparently exists with champagne, though we can’t vouch for either practice. Read More
AccessKey Home brings all information services to one device
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October 18, 2006 Advanced Technetix has officially launched the first of its patented AccessKey-powered products. AccessKey Home was unveiled this past weekend at the Hong Kong Electronics Fair, and enables Cable, Telecom, Satellite and Broadband service providers to provide their subscribers with the ability to channel surf a variety of normally disparate mediums such as phone (VoIP), HD Quality IPtv, the internet, Video on Demand (VOD) offerings, video or internet-based games, music, video conferencing, run a full array of computing applications, and securely store data, all from one device, utilizing their existing networks. It consists of a set-top box, a wireless handheld remote, a matching wireless keyboard and wireless mouse. Service providers also have the option to include an integrated and removable AccessKey USB-drive dongle, which allows users to “take it mobile” and view subscription content from anywhere in the world using their laptop or any desktop computer with a broadband connection. Read More
More musical chairs - RelaX-I and Xsoothe
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October 18, 2006 Ace Bayou, the people who gave us the X Rocker I and II musical rockers, is expanding its range of X sound furniture with new models named the RelaX-I and Xsoothe (pictured) . As with the X Rocker, the chairs offer a new level of media immersion in more comfort and style that ever before. These black and brown leather full recliners have an optional built-in massage feature and a built-in, high-quality sound system which connects to a variety of the most popular media devices including MP3 players, gaming consoles, DVD players and most home theater systems. Read More
Happy Thirtieth Birthday to the VHS Video Format
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October 11, 2006 Monday October 9 marked the thirtieth birthday of VHS Video, the videotape format that won the battle with Sony’s Betamax to become the global defacto standard for home video recording and has sold 900 million tape decks to date. Through the ability to view television programs at a later time or date, VHS video greatly enhanced the freedom of lifestyle for consumers. In addition, the technology made it possible for consumers to view movies in the home as well as shoot video and communicate with each other using camcorders. VHS video technology had a major impact on many fields including the electronics industry and the visual entertainment industry starting with the movie industry. It also had a major impact on education and the arts. The day saw Victor Company of Japan (JVC) awarded a prestigious IEEE milestone for development of the VHS Video, having released the first commercial VHS Deck (pictured) on October 9, 1976. IEEE Milestones honour achievements in electrical, electronic and computer engineering, singling out those achievements that have had a significant social and historical impact.
SX Pro automatically converts stereo into 5.1 Surround Sound
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October 5, 2006 Best known for its development of the MP3, the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS is set to make another significant contribution to audio later today when it begins previewing a new technology to create 5.1 surround sound from existing stereo content at the Audio Engineering Society Convention in San Francisco. Fraunhofer IIS will demonstrate the high audio quality and high degree of creative control offered by the new SX Pro processing, which will be available for integration in software, consumer electronics, and professional hardware by the end of 2006. Read More
HD-ILA 110 inch Prototype Rear Projection TV
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October 3, 2006 The first thought that crossed our mind when we saw JVC’s HD HD-ILA Hybrid rear projection television prototype was that if screens get much bigger, we’ll need bigger houses. At 110 inches (2.8 meters diagonally) we’re not surprised that it is the world’s largest design study prototype Full HD 1920x1080 Hybrid TV and wonder if, like the megapixel race with digital cameras passing 5MPX, the 100 inch mark is now big enough and let’s get on with reducing the price. That’s also on the cars, as JVC has been developing D-ILA technology since the 90’s, and now the expertise gained from this efforts is being used to create superb consumer home cinema hybrid rear-projection and front projection systems that are very cost-effective and larger than their LCD and plasma competion. At the heart of its imaging engine, the prototype uses three 0.7" 1920 x 1080 pixel Full HD D-ILA (LCOS) devices that deliver a native resolution of 2 megapixels for remarkably high image definition. One of the primary advantages of D-ILA devices is that it eliminates grids or the “screen-door effect”; offering a high aperture ratio of more than 90% to ensure smooth, film-like images. Read More
The Acoustic Wave music system II - big sound from a small package
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September 15, 2006 Not long ago, filling a room full of sound meant half filling it with equipment. Then in 1984, the original Bose Wave Music System awoke an industry with great sound no-one expected from something so small. The Wave radio followed in 1993 and became the world’s most advanced, sweetest sounding clock radio, gaining a CD player in 1998. The secret to the wave radio’s incredibly rich sound was the length of the wave guide – an incredible 26 inches per channel, somehow squeezed inside the tiny form factor. Now there’s a new model and folded inside the briefcase-sized Acoustic Wave music system II is an 80 inch waveguide chamber precisely tuned to the speakers, so it amplifies sound just as a flute amplifies a small breath of air. The new US$1079 system hasn't changed in size, still fits almost anywhere in your home, and is easily controlled from across the room by a credit card-sized remote. It accommodates your MP3 player, plays your home-burned CDs as well as regular discs, has an AM/FM radio and you can add an optional US$300 5-CD changer. As a bonus, it travels easily with its optional US$150 carry-bag and goes portable with the optional US$16 12V cigarette lighter cord and/or US$150 power pack.
Samsung releases innovative LED LCD TV
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September 6, 2006 Samsung used the backdrop of the IFA show to announced a 40" LCD TV with high powered LED Backlight technology. The new technology has already received the prestigious "Innovation Award" from the EISA (European Image and Sound Association) for its superb features including LED light source, 146% wide colour gamut and industry leading contrast ratio (10,000:1). The new 40" with LED light source realises far richer colour reproduction, based on a wide colour gamut that is 46% improved from previous models and enables unprecedented sound volume. High Dynamic Contrast Ratio, Samsung's proprietary technology, provides deeper and more refined images with the highest contrast in the industry. Read More
New KEF Five-2 Series Speakers deliver true five channel performance from only two enclosures
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September 6, 2006 Blending a home theatre speaker system into today’s custom interiors can be a daunting undertaking, frequently necessitating undesirable compromises among performance, installation flexibility and budget. KEF’s unique new Five-2 Series speakers provide an elegant solution to this dilemma. The Five-2 Series speakers’ name derives from their ability to produce true five channel sound from just 2 patented speaker enclosures. The completely new line is comprised of the Model 7 bookshelf speaker system (seven drivers) and the Model 11 floor standing speaker system (eleven drivers). KEF Five-2 Series speakers will be available October 2006 and the Model 7 and Model 11 will retail at US$1,000 and US$1,800 respectively. Read More
Philips shows 100-inch Ambilight FlatTV prototype
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September 4, 2006 If you have taken the time to have a good look at Philips Ambilight technology, you’ll be aware it brings a completely new, transformational dimension to watching TV, creating an immersive viewing experience through a unique technique which matches the colour and brightness in the images being displayed on the television’s screen. Ambilight is proven, a million Ambilight FlatTVs sold by Philips, which shipped the most number of LCD TVs worldwide in the first half of 2006. Now the Dutch giant is rolling out a prototype 100-inch (245cm) LCD TV with Ambilight Full Surround – the new, four-sided version of Philips’ totally unique ambient lighting technology. Read More
First commercial installation of world's largest 103 inch PDP
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September 1, 2006 NBC Universal has become the first commercial customer to purchase Panasonic’s US$70,000 103" plasma display. Panasonic is supplying NBC with two 103" full high definition professional plasma displays to be integrated into the set of NBC's "Football Night in America" studio show. The super-size TH-103PF9UK offers 16-bit widescreen progressive display featuring full HD (1,920 x 1,080) resolution, a contrast ratio of 5,000:1, and 4,096 equivalent steps of colour gradation. The 1080p display's screen resolution, which amounts to about 2 megapixels, equals twice the resolution of high-definition televisions that are commonly available today and boasts an effective display area of approximately 89" wide by 50" high, which is equivalent in size to four 50" Panasonic plasma displays.
Jukebox iPod Docking Station
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August 28, 2006 We said we weren’t going to run any more iPod docking stations but rules were made to be broken and this docking station is outrageous – it’s a full-on one metre tall JukeBox with LED lighting and an 80 Watt stereo amplifier. The wooden enclosure uses a six-inch subwoofer, two magnetically shielded tweeters, and two mid-range drivers and comes with an IR remote to control audio volume and iPod functions from across the room. It’s even possible to connect up your television and display images and video from your iPod. The JukeBox Station will be available from PacificRim in October at US$700. Great photo gallery Read More
Samsung to unveil 70-inch LCD TV Panel
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August 22, 2006 Samsung will unveil a 70-inch LCD panel for use in the consumer HDTV market at the International Meeting on Information Displays (IMID) 2006, which opens in Korea tomorrow. Samsung's latest LCD panel boasts full high-definition resolution (1080p) and a conical viewing angle of 180 degrees for multi-viewing audiences. In addition, its video signal is reproduced at 120Hz, compared to a video signal of 60 Hz for a conventional Full HD LCD panel, enabling rapidly moving video images to be reproduced with crystal clarity. Samsung will begin producing the new 70-inch LCD during the first half of 2007, bolstering its position in the ultra-large-screen TV segment as the 70" LCD TV will compete head-to-head with PDP (plasma display panel) and projection TV makers. Read More
Vibration-free, reactance-canceling, in-wall, subwoofer
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August 18, 2006 Artison has announced a very interesting in-wall subwoofer (speaker). Created by world-renowned speaker designer Cary Christie, the RCC 600 is the world’s first and only reactance-canceling, in-wall subwoofer. Built utilizing a revolutionary configuration that eliminates vibrations and sound distortion, the RCC 600 has a sound/bass performance that equals or surpasses that of an oversized floor-standing 12-inch subwoofer. The newly-developed US$2,000 RCC 600 is designed for consumers, builders and interior designers who demand powerful bass and a compact, in-wall design. Read More
Xscreen enables front-projection in any room of the house
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August 11, 2006 Planar is not a well known name in consumer home theatre, having worked exclusively providing display solutions in medical, industrial and commercial applications for 23 years. The company is now launching into the consumer home theatre market with a significant new product, the Planar Xscreen, which greatly enhances front-projection performance in rooms with windows and light. The Xscreen uses patented Daytime Film Technology to reject ambient light and deliver bright, high-contrast images from front projectors in any room -- regardless of light conditions. The combination of a 4mm layer of hardened glass beneath the screen provides a flat screen surface that creates an image with twice the brightness and twice the contrast of traditional screens. The result is a higher-quality image with beautiful colour, rich contrast and razor-sharp images in nearly any lighting environment. Paired with a front projector, the Xscreen delivers the industry's highest-quality picture in 60-inch, 70-inch, 80-inch and 100-inch diagonal viewing sizes. Read More
Logitech Wireless DJ Music System - US$250 plus $80 a room
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August 9, 2006 In keeping with its history of introducing cutting edge computer peripherals (such as the first cordless mouse, trackball etcetera), Swiss-based Logitech has unveiled a wireless DJ Music System, which makes it easy to stream digital music from a PC to any stereo system or powered speakers and control it all from the long-range Wireless DJ remote. The system plays any PC audio format, including MP3, iTunes (AAC), WMA, Internet radio and podcasts and the Wireless DJ remote with its display and scroll wheel, makes it easy to navigate an entire music collection from anywhere in the home. According to a recent worldwide survey, 40 percent of online households play music on their PC and 33 percent listen to Internet radio streams. However, less than 10 percent of these people are playing this music through their stereo. Existing solutions that bridge this divide are complex to set up, support only a limited number of music formats, or are priced out of reach for most consumers. That’s about to change as the Logitech Wireless DJ Music System will be available next month for US$250 with additional Wireless Music System Add-On Receivers going for US$80 each (one per room to a total of four). Read More
Olive 750 GB music server holds 2,000+ CDs in lossless quality
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July 22, 2006 Popular music viewed over time becomes the soundtrack of our life, so it makes sense that our music collection should continually grow. So for those with extensive collections, or who’ve been around a while, the new range-topper from Olive Media Products’ OPUS range of home media servers might be useful. Now available in a whopping 750 GB version and costing US$3,999, the 750 GB OPUS will enable users to store more of their music in lossless quality – roughly 2,100 CDs in total. Like the smaller family members which run from 400GB through 500 GB, the top-of-the-range music server runs completely silently without a fan, an important feature in this market. In addition, the high-end OPUS line uses a sophisticated frame concept with 8 individual bearings to cancel out the natural vibration --and the resulting hum-- of the hard drive. Read More
Niles IntelliControl whole-house audio system
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July 20, 2006 Niles Audio has taken out the prestigeous Electronic House Magazine’s 2006 Product of the Year Award for its IntelliControl ICS whole-house distributed audio system. IntelliControl accommodates all audio sources including Sirius and XM satellite radio, MP3 players, CD players, media servers and AM/FM radio, delivering detailed information to and from its keypads, touchscreens and wireless remote controls. The system allows simultaneous listening and control of a variety of music or programs to different rooms or zones throughout a house. It comes with a choice of four system control devices, including a unique wireless remote control dubbed the iRemote, which supplies all of the “metadata” (song title, artist, album, etc.) to users’ fingertips, allowing them to scan, select and play content from their ICS system just as if they were standing in front of a CD rack, satellite receiver or holding an iPod in their hands. Read More
LCD TV with 120Hz Refresh Rate
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June 30, 2006 Competition imporoves the breed and the LCD screen continues to improve in both size and picture quality. One of the traditional weaknesses in LCD television performance is in the area of delivering crisp, fast action imagery, which can be significantly improved with higher refresh rates. JVC introduced the world's first 120Hz LCD TV last year (Q3, 2005) in Japan, and earlier this week announced plans to offer the technology in the US market. JVC's Clear Motion Drive technology produces images at 120 frames per second (120Hz), double the typical rate, and inserts an interpolated image. The result is a significant reduction in blurring or ghost images. JVC will offer Clear Motion Drive in the 37-inch LT-37X987, to be available in August, and the 32-inch LT-32X987, to be available in October. Both sets offer 1366 x 768p native resolution and JVC's fifth generation D.I.S.T. (Digital Image Scaling Technology) Genessa 32-bit CPU video processing, which seamlessly upscales any video source to display at 768p. Read More
Philips introduces Blu-ray players and media
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June 20, 2006 Philips has announced the availability of its first Blu-ray devices, the TripleWriter (SPD7000) all-in-one PC Writer and a home entertainment player (BDP9000). Also announced are two types of recordable media, a 25GB single-layer BD-R (Recordable) and BD-RE (Recordable and Erasable). The Blu-ray discs are available now in North America and Europe, while the Triple Writer and Blu-ray player will be available in both markets later in the year. The new TripleWriter (SPD7000) features recording and playback capabilities of all popular storage formats including CD, DVD and Blu-ray, which allows users to select their media of choice depending on the preferred application. Philips’ TripleWriter features a 2x (72MB/s continuous-data rate) read and writer speed on BD-ROM, BD-R and BD-RE media. The drive reads and writes a variety of legacy media including: CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD+RW and DVD-RW. Read More
32-Inch HD-Ready All-Weather Outdoor LCD TV
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June 13, 2006 We understand ruggedised laptops, mobile phones and digital cameras, but didn’t realise the trend had taken hold to this extent … the ruggedised teev! Homeowners can now enjoy their favorite TV show or DVD in the comfort of their own backyard, with the new SunBriteTV 32-inch HD-ready all-weather LCD television that is designed for outdoor installation. Read More
Radial iPod Speaker System
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May 10, 2006 Every time we run another iPod accessory story, we swear it’s the last. But innovation and in this case, an exquisite design, can sway us. JBL announced the JBL Radial overnight, a high-performance entertainment dock for the iPod. Designed with audiophiles in mind, the Radial delivers powerful high- and mid-frequency sound, and ample deep and distortion-free bass, in a single compact, stylish 60 watt device. Offered in black or white, both with chrome accents, JBL Radial makes the perfect iPod companion by adding a sleek and modern look -- and clean and beautiful sound -- to any room or office. Read More
TiVo announces its first dual tuner DVR
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April 26, 2006 TiVo is a name that will forever be linked with pioneering television services for digital video recorders (DVRs), so although dual-tuner DVRs are readily available (indeed here’s one with seven tuners), its newly announced TiVo Series2 DT DVR is important as it’s the first standalone dual tuner DVR with the TiVo functionality. The TiVo Series2 DT DVR allows you to record two shows at once. The TiVo Series2 DT DVR also incorporates built-in Ethernet and USB ports, making it easier than ever to add the TiVo box to the home network. The new box will be available at retail on May 1. Read More
LG announces retail availability of World's largest (71-Inch) production plasma display
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April 7, 2006 The ever-changing digital display landscape received a seismic tremor yesterday when LG announced the U.S. availability of its 71-inch Plasma High-Definition Monitor (MW-71PY10), the largest production plasma display in the world. The mammoth MW-71PY10 boasts 1920x1080p display resolution, making it among the first plasma displays to offer the full HD specification, about twice the resolution of conventional plasma displays. The unit also incorporates LG's proprietary XD Engine technology, which takes the low resolution of analog signals to near high-definition levels, providing consumers with better overall picture quality and viewing experience. This offering can be broken down into six distinct processes that help to improve brightness, enhance detail, and apply more accurate color and noise reduction with film-like high-resolution. Read More
Glenfiddich Rare Collection 1937 – the World's Oldest Bottle of Whisky to go to auction
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March 28, 2006 As part of New York's Tartan Week celebrations, a week-long series of activities highlighting Scottish culture and heritage, Glenfiddich has partnered with City Harvest, a noted New York-based charity, to auction one of the four remaining bottles of the world's oldest whisky - Glenfiddich Rare Collection 1937. This exceptionally rare spirit will be auctioned on April 4, 2006 in Vanderbilt Hall at Grand Central Terminal. Read More
Consumer Electronics' role as “king of home entertainment” threatened in near term
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February 13, 2006 2006 According to IDC's latest Digital Home research, "Australian Digital Home Convergence: One Box to Rule All", the proliferation of digital media is changing the way entertainment reaches consumers. As the demarcation lines between delivery platforms such as the TV, Internet and mobile devices blur, entertainment does not necessarily reach consumers via TV broadcast only, but also through the Internet. Consequently, broadband service providers (BSPs) and IT vendors will capitalise on this trend and compete for the control of the home, thereby threatening Consumer Electronics (CE) vendors' position as king of home entertainment in the near term. Read More
The 360 degree LED television
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November 29, 2005 If you’re looking for a new centrepiece for your new entertaining area, the new 360 degree LED display from Dynascan offers exactly that – quite literally. Taiwanese-based Dynascan has been developing the 360 degree LED display for several years now and it is initially being used as an advertising medium in shopping centres and public areas, with an outdoor version just launched too. The first time you see one of the screens you’ll understand what the fuss is about – the quality, colour, contrast and definition is extraordinary and the screen is absolutely huge – the third generation of the new LED screens is being introduced at present with the largest being a 2.5 metre high, 5.46 metre circumference screen and capable of being viewed clearly from 30 metres away. Interestingly, the screens can actually display one image around the full 360 degrees, so it would be possible to use them as output for a 360 degree camera. In their commercial configuration the screens are usually configured as three identical images, with each image claiming 120 degrees of the surface. Two 180 degree screens is also possible and … if the ambitious Tholos Project hadn’t died, it would have had an ideal screen.
Tony Hawk's SIRIUS Satellite Radio Show Integrated into Video Game
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October 19, 2005 We sincerely apologise for the using the word convergence in this story (and the previous one and maybe even the next story too) – it’s just that there’s a lot of it going round. If you haven’t heard of skateboarder, entrepreneur and living legend Tony Hawk then you’ve probably been in a coma for the last decade. Hawk the youth icon gets a mention because his latest American Wasteland video game hits the stores today and includes a unique cross-media integration and promotion with his weekly SIRIUS Satellite Radio show. The tight integration and promotion will assist in the migration of an entire cultural subset to the new satellite medium – while skateboarders play the best selling (it will be because all the previous ones have been) game for hundreds of hours, their brain will be hypnotised, x-rayed, tattooed and thoroughly impregnated with the sounds, interface and benefits of satellite radio – and to think they used to worry about the effects of subliminal advertising. Read More
SCART TV - instant digital television
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September 24, 2005 There's not much to this - it's simple, effective, small, cost-effective and downright ingenious. 100 Euro will get you this tiny device that plugs into the SCART connection on the back of your idiot box and gives you instant digital television. In essence, it's a terrestrial digital television receiver built inside a SCART plug. With remote control. Just plug it into your telly, attach aerial and consume. Pretty slick, heh. via the equally ingenious Red Ferret Journal Read More
Claro holographic TV now in commercial display sizes
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September 22, 2005 When it comes to television and home entertainment, the Claro TV has a wow factor approaching ten on the Richter Scale. It offers everything you expect from a high quality TV or display system - except in GLASS. The result is a stunning TV without a box around it and the first time we wrote up the system after seeing it on display in Harrods, it moved into Gizmag readers’ most read articles and has stayed there ever since. Well now you can go one better as the company has released a range of televisions that stretch up to 102 inches and you can have a bigger one made to order. Available as super large flat screens which fit flush on the wall or as portable free standing units, each ClaroTV is made from high quality toughened glass which doubles as a piece of designer furniture. The pictures don’t do it justice - and now it's big enough for professional display systems with a nuclear wow factor! Read More
Logitech Delivers 5.1 Surround Sound Without the Cables
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September 8, 2005 It’s a small step for technology, as wireless household more running cables or tripping over speaker wires. Logitech has announced the world's first THX-certified 5.1 speaker system with digital wireless dual rear speakers. The new Logitech Z-5450 Digital speakers, ideal for use with the living room entertainment center or the office PC, provide flexibility in setting up an instant surround-sound system. Each of the independent rear speakers can be placed anywhere within 8.5 meters (28 feet) of the speaker system control center, requiring only a power outlet; no unsightly speaker wires running around the room, yet no compromise on quality. With THX-certification and 315 watts of power, these speakers help create a theater-quality movie watching experience and provide enough thump to help people feel like they're inside the game. Read More
Epson's all-in-one instant home cinema system: big screen, big sound, wherever you want
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September 7, 2005 : Epson has released an interesting all-in-one home cinema with integrated Epson 3LCD projector and JVC DVD player and simulated surround sound system all in one portable case. The new system (the usual Epson alphabet soup designation being EMP-TWD1) simplifies the home cinema entertainment system because it is truly plug-and-play: it needs only one lead to supply power, making it easy to turn any room into a cinema or to create your own cinema under the stars on those balmy summer nights. Most importantly, the TWD1 is intuitive to use, and offers a vast array of the latest technologies to ensure a quality picture and sound. We’ve seen and heard the TWD1 and think it will further the cause of home entertainment in that it offers superb quality at an affordable price. Read More
