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How To: Mount a Flat Panel TV in the Corner

We have a flat panel TV and the first thing we did was to mount it on the wall. Now our installation was pretty easy because we had an open wall space without obstructions or features we needed to wor...

Close-Up: Turning a Hearth into a Media Room

Name: Amanda Johnson Location: North Canton, Ohio Years Lived In: My brother moved into the house in February of last year, and I moved in at the end of May. What's your philosophy on integrating te...

How to... Piss Off Everybody at The Sports Bar

Step One: Buy a TV-B-Gone universal remote control. Step Two: Buy a baseball bat. Step Three: Wait until the last two minutes of the neck-and-neck NFL game at your local Hooters, then activate said T...

Look! TV Mounted Above Fireplace

There are lots of places to place a flat screen when you're willing to look to your walls for support. Jonathan Craddock and his wife decided the empty spot above their fireplace was the best place f...

Slingbox PRO-HD: High-def to Your Computer Anywhere in the World

We have covered the Slingbox before, but for our readers who aren't familiar with this little box, it allows you to watch your TV on a laptop or mobile phone anywhere in the world....as long as you h...

Roundup: Ten White Televisions

Yesterday we posted about Holly's white on white gadgets, furniture, and décor. Reader Michael Dumas wanted to know what other white flat screens there are out there so we thought, hello roundup! Aft...

Smartpants Wireless Photo Frame

The issue we always had with digital photo frames were that they were always too small....or too expensive. Why would someone pay hundreds of dollars when regular photos could be printed on paper in l...

Look! White Is the New Black

Oooh how we love white electronics. We're not sure if it started with the iBook or with Woody Allen's Sleeper, but there's something about a room filled with shiny white things that just makes us fee...

Close-Up: Basement Lounge Makeover

Name: Garrison Hullinger & J Jones II Location: Portland, OR Years Lived In: 3.5 years What's your philosophy on integrating technology into your living space? Hide all wiring! Over three years ago ...

X-Series Dellegno: The Sinking Projection Screen

I wish I had seen this when I was renovating the basement. After flip flopping between a flat panel and a projector, the flat panel won out because I wouldn't have been able to hide the projector scre...

Look! Tutus as Decoration

Before we were gabbing away on our Swatch Twin phones, we were investing in tulle tutus trying to mimic the almighty Madonna circa "Like a Virgin" days, which brings us to why, oh why, we are so in lo...

Blogging... Elle Decor

We usually don't condone televisions in the bathroom (a bit much, no?), but this execution is pretty marvelous. Found in the New York home of fashion designer Adam Lippes, this Sharp Aquos flat scree...

Look! NEC's 82-inch LCD Panel

Chances are that not a lot of people will buy this monster of a flatscreen, but it sure looks good. For these 82" of viewing pleasure, you'll have to pay $55,000. What? Are you saying that 82" aren't ...

Look! Sony OLED Displays Are Only 3mm Thick

The next phase in display technology will hit the market soon. Sony recently showcased a 3mm thick OLED HDTV. Granted, this one was only 11" big, but this is going to be the wave of the future. The ot...

Hot or Not? Flat Screen Filed Within a Library

On Monday, Aaron from ATNY posted about T Magazine's feature showcasing Calvin Klein's womens-wear designer Franciso Costa and horse trainer and manager John De Stefano's two-bedroom apartment in New...

Mitsubishi LaserVue: Get Ready For Even Bigger Screens

If your living room is the right size, then you could get yourself one of those 60+-inch flat panel HDTVs. Mitsubishi just announced the prices of their new LaserVue HDTV panels, available in 65" and ...

Hot Posts 09.07.08: This Week's Top Ten Unplggd Posts

Well, those of us on the east coast seem to have survived tropical storm Hanna. Now it's on to Ike! Has your name ever been used to name a hurricane/tropical storm? With the storm passed and a beau...

JVC Super Thin HDTV

Super thin LCD TVs are the wave of the future. Most manufacturers are producing these thin panels, as more and more consumers want to mount their TVs on walls. JVC hops into the super-slim HDTV market...

Philips Essence: The Thinnest of Them All, For Now

There is nothing nicer than a thin HDTV, one that looks like a window that's been grafted to your wall. Panels are getting thinner and thinner, making them easier to mount on walls. The Philips Essenc...

Sony's 9.9mm Thin LCD HDTV

Sony just unveiled the KDL-40ZX1, which at just 9.9mm is the world's thinnest LCD HDTV. The Sony HDTV panel nearly halves the depth of Hitachi's thin model, and comes extremely close to Pioneer's ultr...

Panasonic 103" Plasma TV Monster

Panasonic's latest 103" plasma TV monster is getting cheaper. However, in the world of 103" plasma TVs, cheaper is a relative term. ...

Final Frame: Zaha Hadid's Room With a Tech View

Zaha Hadid Room in Madrid's Hotel Puerta America...

Philips Ambilight Moves from the TV to the Entire Room

At first it was just mood lighting behind the TV, but now Philips is taking that lighting experience into your living room....

Ikea's TV Solutions

We got a sneak peak of Ikea's October catalog and were impressed by all their nifty media centers. Which one's your fave? Our pick after the jump. ...

Mitsubishi HDTV: Super Thin and Wireless

WHDI. Four letters that we hope to be hearing more in the future. WHDI stands for Wireless Home Digital Interface which really means wireless HD video all over your house. Enter Mitsubishi....