Russound has announced a new product for controlling their multizone audio system as well as other peripherals. The UNO-TS2D Desktop Color Touchscreen is a simple-to-use interface that can be set near a bedside table, kitchen counter, desk, or wherever you want to control your multiroom entertainment system. The controller is based on Russound’s wall-mounted UNO-TS2 [...]

Well folks... I think Windows Media Center is finally going to kick some DVR ass! When I first saw the review of ATI’s OCUR Digital Cable HDTV Tuner over at Anandtech, I went into ganster talk mode, bursting out loud... "Ooooooh, $h*t!" and "damn Gina!", even "take that MSFT playa haters" came out. This is [...]

I heard about this a while back from my HAI Distributor, but didn't want to post anything until I was sure it was going to be released. It's being released and the HAI OmniTouch with Video (HAI32A00-5) is finally on it's way to distributors – ready for shipment by the end of the year. The [...]

A properly calibrated display is like sleeping in clean sheets. You get a better nights sleep and it just feels right. In the past, you’d need to get a DVD calibration disc, like Digital Video Essentials or The AVIA Guide to Home Theate, but now, with HD displays, calibrating with DVD quality test patterns is [...]

If you are looking for a new sound card for your Media Center PC, you best wait a month or so for the new BlueGears XPlosion. What makes this card different from all the others, you ask? Well, for starters, it not only offers Dolby Digital Live (takes 5.1 channels and encodes, real-time, to Dolby [...]

You actually need to check out the DetourDVD website to really get the idea, they offer sample clips of each collection and I must say, I really dig it. Check it… invite a few stylish friends over, place the DetourDVD collections into your DVD Changer, turn on some lounge music, shake a few martini’s and [...]

I think one of the most stressful parts about building a house, especially for a geek, is if you ran enough wire to each room. I think I did, but there are times I wake up in a cold sweat thinking I should have ran an extra run of 2-RG6, 2-CAT5E, and 2-Fiber… or should [...]

So, the company behind the BMW iDrive system is now using 3M MicroTouch ClearTek touchscreen’s and rigging them for tactile feedback. This technology works with the different sizes and types of touchscreens which are mostly used on kiosks and electronic gaming devices (casino & bar-top). The user can now perceive on-screen button press and release [...]