Headhoods
Headhoods are somewhat freaky, somewhat cool.
Add comment August 21st, 2007
Posts filed under 'Awesome Gear'
New Home Entertainment Setup
Recently got our new home entertainment equipment. With much unboxing joy, fun setting up, and grueling waiting for cable guys - it’s HD, surround sound, DVR heaven. Here’s the list with some quick reviews.
Sharp Aquos LC-42D62U - 1080p LCD screen. Looks wonderful once you turn off the ughzzz factory settings. Nice blacks, crisp HD, no blur problems - no banding reported by others.
Onkyo HT-SR800 - 7.1 Surround Home Theatre in a Box. Has a cool feature where you place a microphone in the listening zones and it configures your EQ and levels for your room acoustics. Sounds fabulous!
Slimdevices Squeezebox - Streaming mp3s from server, internet radio, open source. Sweet solution for digital music junkies.
Philips dvp642 - Still using my old DVD player since it plays almost any AVI I throw at it (great for watching torrents burned to DVD) - will upgrade to a HD player once the price for those goes down.
Comcast HD Receiver / DVR (Motorola DCT 3416) - My only gripe in the whole setup. User interface response is really cumbersome. Device itself is really loud. Does, however, work fine as a DVR / HD receiver.
Logitech Harmony 890 - This is the glue that brings it all together! I love this remote! Let’s you control your whole system from one remote, Activites based workflow makes for crazy ease of use, computer-based setup allows for quick but powerful customization of buttons. Top it off with RF capabilities so you can stash all your gear inside a cabinet for a super clean setup! Bye bye 5 remotes!
Add comment August 19th, 2007
Occhiali - Asymmetrical Glasses
Occhiali is a line of glasses by Sugar Kane that are asymmetrical. They’re not as strange looking as I thought they’d be - perhaps due to their model’s unusual styling. I probably wouldn’t wear them since I don’t have a crazy haircut and am a symmetrical being ^.^
Add comment August 7th, 2007
Edge Brownie Pan
Mmmmmm, brownies! What could be better than brownies …. How about more brownie pieces that have that yummy edge crispiness! The Edge Brownie Pan is a neat product that gives you exactly that!
Add comment August 2nd, 2007
Dosh Wallet
Dosh makes a nice techy lookin rubberized wallet that will withstand the elements without looking too “Sport Walkman”
Add comment August 1st, 2007
Quote/Unquote Bookends
Quote/Unquote Bookends by Eric Janssen are quite nice in their industrial look and weight.
Add comment June 5th, 2007
Tenga
Danny Choo.com has a humorous ‘review of a Japanese product called Tenga that is bascially a self pleasuring device for guys that looks more like a cheap plastic thermos. With hilarious labeling such as “Sweet side” and “Bitter side” and a great 3-way icon, the ‘review’ itself is interesting beause he claims to have not actually tried the darn thing. Yeahright.
Add comment June 5th, 2007
Matrox DualHead2Go Digital Edition for Macs and PCs
The Matrox DualHead2Go Digital Edition is a sweet little Gizmo that lets you output to two monitors from a Mac *gasp* or PC, fooling your system into thinking it’s just outputting to a single, large screen. This is gonna rock for Mac users of World of Warcraft, not to mention it’ll be useful for work 
Add comment May 23rd, 2007
Super Mario Bros Rubiks Cube
Don’t ask me why so much Rubik’s cube content has come up lately - maybe it’sa re-emerging cool toy. Don’t think the Super Mario Bros Rubiks Cube is available in the US yet tho.
Add comment February 20th, 2007
gama-go tigerlily wallet
I always struggle to find wallets that are well designed and cute - the moment I saw the gama-go tigerlily wallet I knew it was the one. Nice production quality, easy to use, colorful and notable yet sleek. Bang! What’s not to love?
Add comment February 2nd, 2007
Rubik’s Cube Variants
1. The fancy Rubik’s Cube
2. The Rubik inspired end table
Add comment December 20th, 2006
tokidoki gear
The tokidoki collection from Le Nutsac Sportsac is pretty sweet. Though at $80, the wallet costs more than how much dough I would ever have inside it!
1 comment December 20th, 2006
Simple Metal Coat Rack
For some reason I’m always on the lookout for nice coat rack designs. The metal coat rack from momantai is quite nice (though their site is blah) - it’s listed as a towel rack.
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Add comment December 6th, 2006
M-AUDIO X-Session Pro
The M-AUDIO X-Session Pro is a MIDI controller for the digital DJ who doesn’t want to shell our the big bucks for an Allen & Heath monster, It features the standard DJ mixer controls as well as the pitch sliders to get your beats synced perfectly. At $130 it seems like a steal, though I’d have to try it in person to see if it feel too much like a toy.
Add comment October 16th, 2006
Speck MacBook Pro Hard Case
Speck Products has come out with a MacBook Pro Hard Case for the 15″ model. It looks to be super low-profile, and comes in crystal clear and sexy red. Extra scratch protection is always good.
1 comment October 16th, 2006