Sharp has introduced the Aquos Quattron LC-80LE632U, a huge 80-inch TV that’s being tagged as the ‘largest commercially-available LED TV’, which would be perfect for fitting into ‘the world’s emptiest living room wall.’ The TV sports an LED-lit, 1080p LCD TV panel and Wi-fi connectivity, giving you access to Netflix, CinemaNow and Vudu straight out of the predictably huge box it ships in.
Looking for a better way to control your home entertainment system? Logitech has something for that – they’ve actually been serving universal Harmony remotes for years. But if you already own a smart device, say, an iPad, iPhone or Android device, then you don’t have to splurge on a separate remote anymore. They’ve just announced the Harmony Link, a tiny adapter that acts as a WLAN-to-infrared bridge, letting your iPad (or iPhone/ iPod touch/ Android device) control your home entertainment system.
They just announced a new line of premium portable media players that looks all set to take on the iPod touch and they’re just about to start shipping the Tablet S, but hey, if you already own an iPod, iPhone or iPad, Sony’s still thinking about you. They just announced a couple of new speaker docks designed to work with iOS devices, headlined by the RDP-X500iP.
Tired of having to plug in your iPhone or iPod touch to a set of speakers? Wish you could stream your iTunes tracks from your computer to the speakers in your living room? Well, in case you didn’t know, that’s what Apple’s AirPlay feature is for. iPhone or computer connected to a Wi-fi network, AirPlay-supporting speakers connected to the same network, press play, music streams from source to speakers. Music-loving owner who hates wires, now happy. You probably already own an iOS device and a PC or Mac loaded with the latest version of iTunes. All you need now is something like this: the iHome iW1, which is a wireless speaker that supports Apple’s AirPlay tech.
So here’s the situation: you’ve already spent a lot of money through the years for that awesome hi-fi stereo in your living room. The problem is that all your music is now sitting in your computer hard drive, and you have no way to bridge the gap. You could, of course, pick up an inexpensive FM transmitter that’ll let your stereo tune in to a frequency that the kit tosses out, but don’t believe what’s on the box… audio quality on those is basically crappy. Here’s another solution: the playGo USB. It’s basically a two-piece kit – one part plugs to your computer’s USB port, while the other connects to your stereo system – that’ll let you stream music wirelessly from your computer to your stereo or hi-fi speakers.
