The Greatest Show on Earth!

Think life in the fast lane is expensive, lauded and posh? Yep, you are most certainly right. The lifestyles of the uber-rich are always decadent, lovely and uppity. And the rich have the financial means to enjoy some of the most extravagant toys that one could ever dream or think of. So should it really come as any surprise, to anybody that famous music engineer and producer, Jeremy Kipnis, owns a $6-Million dollar home theatre system? Not really, even though the price tag is a bit steep, hey who is counting when you rake in the dough every month right? Needless to say, we were a bit intrigued and decided to take a bit of a closer look at just what six million smackers can buy you for a home theatre these days, and rest assured it’s pretty damned fine!

 

Logitech Makes Universal Remotes Universally Accessible

Have you ever tried programming a universal remote? The process is more often than not arduous and incredibly taxing for simple minded folk such as I. That and the prohibitive starting cost of getting one of these remotes really tilts the scales in favor of keeping a bazillion separate remotes instead of just a universal one.

 

Logitech Speaker System Z623 Review

Computer technologies race forwards at dizzying speeds, but loudspeaker design hasn’t changed much in the past 100 years. It’s hardly surprising, then, that PC systems rarely include speakers, leaving you to choose your own or stick with your old ones.

 

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SilverStone SST-FT03B

The interior of the chassis utilizes SilverStone’s unique stack effect cooling layout so a Micro-ATX motherboard is mounted in 90 degree rotation to take advantage of hot air’s natural tendency to rise. This design also enables the FT03 to support graphics cards that are as long as 13.7 inches without the chassis taking up similar room depth-wise. In addition, the chassis also supports three 3.5” hard drives with one capable of hot-swapping function and one 2.5” drive bay for excellent storage flexibility. 

Logitech Introduces Solar-Powered Keyboard

Logitech introduced the Logitech Wireless Solar Keyboard K750, the company's first light-powered keyboard. The novelty powers itself itself through its integrated solar panel whenever there's light, even indoors. No batteries or charging cables needed.

Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD Review

Creative Labs has to be one of the most well known audio companies in the PC audio world.  They pioneered many audio technologies related to gaming and for a very long time they ruled the PC soundcard market with no real opposition.

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Glasses-Free 3D Makes You Look Like You Have a Muscle Spasm

Filmmaker and visual artist Francois Vogel has developed the world's strangest glasses-free 3D solution. In technical speak, this "system works only on 120Hz monitor displays [and] simulates 3D Active Shutter Glasses." Video after the break.

myTV is an Adobe Air based cross-platform application designed to create a personal TV for directly accessing  YouTube channels. It can be used to subscribe to video channels and playlists by simply copying and pasting links from your browser. You can also organize favorite videos by category, channel type and links. Since myTv is an Adobe Air application, therefore it can be installed on Windows, Mac and Linux based OS.

 

Dolby Setup Guide Fine-Tunes Your Simple or Serious Home Theater

Just because you've only got two speakers and a subwoofer doesn't mean you should just place the speakers wherever there's space. Audio firm Dolby offers an interactive app that shows the best speaker setups, angles, and distances for your living room.

 

Handbrake vs. Freemake: Video Converter Showdown

Handbrake is a very capable video converter, and while it's not the only option out there, it's one of the best. But that could soon change. A new video conversion utility (Windows only) is putting a spin on many of Handbrake's best features — and the results aren't half bad, either.