I want my tech TV: put away the rabbit ears--it's time to update that home theater.Start off by getting that 240-pound monstrosity monstrosity 1. great congenital deformity. 2. a monster or teratism. out of your living room and slipping into something slimmer, like the BeoVision 7 home-theater system from Bang & Olufsen ($13,250), with a 40-inch LCD wide-screen TV, built-in DVD player A stand-alone device that plays DVDs. It contains a DVD drive and the electronics to decode the digital video. The device may play only manufactured DVDs, or it may be able to play DVD-R, DVD-RW and DVD+RW discs. DVD players are cabled to a TV or home theater system for display. , digital surround-sound module, and remote-controlled swivel mount--so that you get the best view no matter where you are. JBL's CS480 six-piece home-cinema speaker system ($799) hits you with quality while breaking away from the boxy box·y adj. box·i·er, box·i·est Resembling a box, especially in simplicity or rectangularity. box  i·ness n. design of many
surround-sound speaker sets.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Bodum Canteen double-wall cooler ($20 for a set of two) is the best accessory for staying cool and dry. Two layers of glass prevent even the most over-iced tea from sweating on your coffee table. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Here's a little secret you may not know: High-definition TVs are all about new HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) A digital interface for audio and video signals designed as a single-cable solution for home theater and consumer electronics equipment. ports for optimal audio and video, and the Xbox 360 Elite ($480) speaks fluent HDMI. Watch HB DVDs when you're not blasting your way through Gears of War. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] And let's not Let's Not is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov. It was first published in Boston University Graduate Journal in December 1954. It was written for no payment as a favour to the journal, and later appeared in the collection Buy Jupiter. forget that nowadays you can take TV night with you, thanks to Apple's new iPhone ($599 for the eight-gigabyte model). You can text your friends about that season finale of Lost, or put the premiere date of Ugly Betty Ugly Betty is an Emmy-winning[1] American television comedy-drama series starring America Ferrera, Eric Mabius, Rebecca Romijn and Vanessa Williams. The series premiered on September 28, 2006, on ABC in the United States and on Citytv in Canada. on your iCalendar. Oh, and it makes phone calls too. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Is it new classic or old modern or modern reproduction? Call it what you will, the Eames leather lounge chair and ottoman from Room & Board ($3,245) is not your father's recliner. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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