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...
Set Yourself Free
The Cuddle Couch, by Elite Home Theater Seating, ain’t your father’s recliner.
“With this chair, you can curl up next to someone, stretch out,” says designer and company owner Bobby Bala. “You can really lose yourself in the movie-watching experience because you’re not restricted to a certain angle like you are in a recliner.”
It’s a Dog’s Life
Everyone knows the family pet is a family member.
So if everyone heads to the home theater, what’s Fido (or Fifi) to do?
That’s where the CinePetLounger comes in.
Free your TV
One of the sad realities of flat panel ownership is that you can't hang them on the wall as easily as TV commercials make you believe. Not only is there the power cable to worry about, but also a half dozen or more cables from your DVR, DVD player, PS3, and so on.
Belkin has just announced the FlyWire, which will free your TV from all those cables save one, the power.
Receivers, players, separates and more.
Marantz has announced a whole host of new products ranging from high-end separates, integrated amps, networked audio players, and receivers.
All the info after the jump.
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Beyond Media Center.
One of the more exciting CEDIA demos I saw involved a product that doesn’t exist…yet. Pioneer gave us a glimpse at its new network entertainment platform, dubbed ETAP or Project ET.
ETAP unites your major entertainment and automation systems into one box, with one high-def user interface and a ZigBee-based remote (plus iPhone control). First and foremost, it’s an A/V server (the demo sample had a 1TB hard drive), upon which you can store your digital music, photo, and movie files.
