Slide and Hide

If your cramped urban dwelling is forcing you to choose between designated sleeping quarters and a full-on media room, fret no more.

You can have both with Zoom-Room, an electronic version of the Murphy bed.

“When it comes out of the wall everyone says, ‘Wow!’” says company owner Peter Medvin.

Time to ditch all your gear... again.

Just when you got a handle on HDMI 1.3, here comes 1.4. While this is sure to elicit a groan from many, 1.4 has a host of new features that are actually very, very cool.

Starting with the ability to send Internet data over HDMI.

I'll let the gravity of that sink in while you click...

Turns out I can do that, Dave.

Aperion's new HAL wireless audio dongle lets you stream any digital audio from your computer, iPod, or other device to a variety of audio equipment.

Even better, you can add additional receivers to distribute the audio to multiple systems.

All the info after the jump...

Dim the Lights: The Eco-Friendly Way

Light dimmers can increase the ambience in any room.

With the added benefit of being eco-friendly, Lutron Electronics eco-minders, Maestro and Meadowlark, not only dim light, but can also dim your energy bills.

Learn more…

Pump Up the Volume

Artist Moses Nornberg is so obsessed with the fine detailing of retro audiovisual gear that he’s channeled his beautiful obsession into artistic shrines (in the form of life-size murals and sculpture).

“In the past, the consumer electronics industry [designed] for beauty and coolness,” says the 31-year-old San Francisco artist. “Now electronics are made cheaply; they’re not into the look of the buttons, the knobs.”

This CEDIA is turning out to be a good one for cool remote controls. I just got back from taking Universal Remote Control's new MX-5000 for a test drive.

Today Lutron announced a number of new products, highlighted by the RadioRA 2 lighting control system. This new system is a complete reinvention of the original RadioRA package, employing the company’s ClearConnect RF technology to control lights, shades, A/V equipment, and HVAC products.

Mood-Maker

For some, a blank media room wall is an extreme challenge and a source of stress.

For others, it’s a blank canvas that can set the mood for the space.

Which brings us to MoodSpace...