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Geek Out Your Kitchen
Pretty much everyone was into the idea of a geeky kitchen when we talked about it a while ago, so to that majority, this next group of ideas and products are for you. Check out my favorite tips and concepts for making your kitchen as techy as possible.
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Flat Screen TVs: Tips and Tricks For Your Viewing Pleasure
There's an arms race among the tech giants to have the biggest, flattest screens out there — but people like little old me are just concerned with a gorgeous, clear picture and the decor advantages of a slim TV. Have you joined the skinny screen club? Check out my tips for mounting, cleaning, and enjoying your TV.
How-To: Properly Place Your TV For Optimal Viewing
Before you drop all that money on a 46-inch flat panel HDTV you found on sale, maybe you should make sure there's enough room in your studio apartment for that bad boy. What, you think that just because it's flat you can fit it anywhere? As fun as it may seem to turn your apartment into a full-fledged movie theater, you should know that there are optimal viewing distances that you should adhere to.
A DVD Turns a Drab TV Screen Into a Fab Light Installation
I still get a kick out of those virtual flames fireplace DVDs, so when I saw the Colorlight DVD on Chip Chick I instantly thought — how great for a dinner/cocktail party! Once you pop in the DVD (which costs $25), eight different colors will slowly rotate and set the mood for your little soiree (or romantic nightcap). I've been in elevators (London), airports (Frankfurt), and in airplanes (Virgin America) that have all used this color rotation technique to enhance moods, so put it to use in your living room, and you may get rave reviews!
The Bathroom, and Other Odd Places to Mount a Flat Screen TV
Mountable flat screens have been one of the greatest design boons in home technology; their slim lines free up valuable real estate, as well as allow you to put TVs in places the big boxes previously could never fit. But just because you can doesn't mean you should. Check out a few unconventional places for TV mounting.
Tech @ Home: Mounting a Flat Panel TV Above Your Fireplace
Although it looks nice, mounting a flat panel TV above your fireplace can take years off of its life if you aren't careful. Aside from possible smoke damage, your new LCD or plasma screen was built to run at a specific temperature (check your owners manuals for exact specs, but usually between 32-100°F), so watching a movie and building a roaring fire can actually damage the components inside your TV if it gets too hot.
Thankfully, all is not lost.
TV in My Bathtub? Yes, Please
After much debate on where it's cool to have additional televisions in your house (I'm against in the bedroom, but for the dining room, for the record), I have another curious TV location for you to try on for size: the bathtub.
The Cosmo Hydromassage TV Bathtub is a spectacular two-in-one, combining a 17-inch LCD flat screen TV with a whirlpool tub. It fits two people, so woohoo to that!
Tech Idea I Need to Steal: Tori and Dean's Dining Room TV!
Not only was I super jealous of LilSugar's one-on-one interview with Tori Spelling last week, now I'm jealous of Tori and her flat-screen-TV-in-the-dining-room setup (part of the home remodel they did on their show, Home Sweet Hollywood).
I may be a total prude about not allowing a television in the bedroom, but in the dining room? Heck yeah.
Daily Tech: Oprah Waits in Line For a Wii
- Oprah recently visited a Walmart in Hawaii and purchased a Nintendo Wii and two Wii games. — TMZ
- LG will be coming out with a Blu-ray player that will offer built-in Netflix streaming this Fall. — CrunchGear
- It is expected that Apple will be doing a refresh on their iPod and Notebooks, and will unveil these new products by mid-September.
Would You Buy a White TV?
I might need a new TV. Yesterday Apartment Therapy highlighted this gorgeous Hitachi LCD ultraslim flat-panel television. Not only do I have a crush on the white frame, but also I'm excited for this trend in electronics.
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