News Archive
Tue 20 June 2006
Sunshower: Get a tan whilst getting clean
For those who like to brush their teeth in the shower for maximum time efficiency (like me) now you can incorporate another activity: tanning! SunShower from ProSun International is a tanning system and shower in one. The ProSun Sunshower can be installed in any bathroom as all you need is an 8" deep frame which would be built to contain the tanning unit itself and hide all the techie magic.
Another bonus of this system is that tanning can be a hot and sweaty process, with the SunShower though imagine escaping the summer humidity with a refreshing cold shower whilst still getting your tan game on. A convenient system but I’m reluctant to give double thumbs up as there is the small factor of skin cancer to consider, would water-resistant sun cream be able to withstand a shower? I don’t think so, although do you use sun cream when using a sunbed?
Tue 20 June 2006
Self raising 22" TV Concealed at the foot of your bed.
Watching the latest episode of 24 or Lost in bed is one of my favourite wind down activities after a hard days work. If I had $25,900 I could (although probably wouldn’t) buy this luxury bed which, at a press of a button raises a 22” flat-screen TV at the foot of the furniture piece.
For more on home automation see What can be controlled with Home-Automation? For more on concealement read: High-Tech Magic
Fri 9 June 2006
Revealing itself to the world for the first time is the waterproof Proview BA152-HU TV sporting a 15-inch screen that has a maximum resolution of 1024 x 768, 400:1 contrast ratio, 250 cd/m2 brightness, and 3W + 3W speakers. It also has a multi-I/O connector for different input signals. No confirmation on pricing and availability yet, although lets hope it will give the rather expensive Tilevisions and Aquavisions some much needed competition.
Wed 7 June 2006
The new HD video streamer from AircordAV provides full 1080p wireless streaming for up to eight clients. The system comes with a base unit that hooks up to any of your home theatre gear using HDMI, DVI, component, S-video, composite, or SCART connections, and creates its own 802.11g network avoiding putting anymore extra strain on your existing router. On top of all this apparently it will only take 5 mins to install! Due for an eagerly awaited release in December lets hope this hot product lives up to expectations, it’ll cost you $500 to find out though.
