Posts Tagged “Home Entertainment”
Hulu Launch Imminent But Will It Suck/Rock/Matter?
Pioneer Boss Resigns Abruptly
Sorry Dogs, Beer Robots are a Man's New Best Friend
While dogs have been man's loyal companion for many a era, advanced technology has made them obsolete. Thanks to Chassis, the lovable, pony keg carrying R/C beer-dispensing robot, you'll no longer need to learn the defining characteristics of Weimaraners and terriers. Instead focus on the subtle differences between your favorite IPAs, or just stare (in a drunken stupor) for hours at Chassis' blinking lights—before a friend comes by, addresses the phallic nature of Chassis' spout, and your dog has a new crap catcher for long walks. [suicidebots via make]
Pioneer Officially Quits Making Plasma Panels
However, we have judged that maintaining the cost competitiveness of plasma display panels at projected sales volumes will be difficult going forward. Accordingly, we have decided to terminate in-house plasma display panel production and to procure these panels externally, after panel production for our next series of models is complete...Pioneer is currently in discussions on the feasibility of procuring panel modules that may incorporate the Company's proprietary technologies.Translation: Kuro's not going anywhere. More »
Pioneer Will Give Kuro Secret Sauce to Panasonic, Says Nikkei
The two firms are expected to combine their strengths to develop low-cost, high-quality panels. Plasma TVs based on a jointly developed panel will likely be added to their individual product lineups as early as 2009. Some Pioneer engineers may be transferred to Matsushita in the process.[Nikkei (Subscription required)]
Samsung Killing Second-Gen BP-U5500 Dual Format Player Before It Sees the Light of Day
$100,000 Shower Makes Sure Your Most Valuable Body Parts are Clean
Pioneer Calls Plasma Biz Reports "Inaccurate"
The current press coverage was not released by Pioneer so it may be misleading and contains many inaccuracies.More »
Bbudd Speaker System: Looks Like a Bondage Fetish Gone Horribly Wrong
Experts Say That as Many as 50% of Home Theater Buyers Don't Set Up Their Rear Surround Speakers
Microsoft Reportedly Working on Sphere Shaped Version of Surface
Here Comes the Reaming: Blu-ray Movie Rereleases Coming with BD-Live
Sony CEO: $200 Blu-ray Players Coming
Digital Converter Boxes Are for Cheap Fogies, Not Sony Customers
Score a TiVo HD For $180
For those who've been considering purchasing an HD TiVo but were hesitant about the price, Woot's deal today is a refurbished TiVo HD for $179.99 plus a reasonable $5 shipping. The first three months of service are free with the offer to delay the inevitable soul-sucking monthly payment scheme of most DVR services. [woot via crave]
CNet Gives Logitech Squeezebox Duet the Ol' Editor's Choice Stamp
$25,000 ITC One Theater in a Box Fills the Naked Void With Blu-ray
Asus's First Gaming Desktop ARES CG6150 Looks Like a Decepticon
Reuters: Pioneer Ending ALL Plasma Production, Will Outsource Panels to Panasonic
Question of the Day: Which is Better? Satellite, Cable, Download, or Antenna?
Audiophile Deathmatch: Monster Cables vs. a Coat Hanger
Netflix Quadrupling Blu-ray Selection, Possibly Increasing Prices
Best Buy Says It Will Cover Part of Your DirecTV Bills
Rotating Home Theater Makes Our Couch Look Like Garbage
Apple Falls 601 Movies Short of February Promise
iTunes Movie Rentals launches today and will offer over 1,000 titles by the end of February, including over 100 titles in stunning high definition video with 5.1 Dolby Digital surround sound which users can rent directly from their widescreen TV using Apple TV.Now that February is over, a "Power Search" on iTunes reveals that only 399 rentals are available. More »
Saturday Art Project: K-3PO Papercraft
What are you doing today? Nothing. You're sitting around reading Gizmodo. (Not that there's anything wrong with that—thanks for stopping by.) But why not be productive with your day and build this K-3PO papercraft model? (You can F5 Gizmodo in the background.)
Craft Tip: spray paint the finished version gold and everyone will think you built a C-3PO model. And one day, in a fit of rage, you can tell your best friend that you slept with his girlfriend AND that for all those years he was duped into thinking that model on your coffee table was C-3PO when you'd really constructed a paper version of the similar but white robot and just painted it gold. Bwahahaha. [model via neatorama and blog@papercraft]