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At first glance this $399 Domia X10 touchscreen control is fantastic. You get a real-picture representation of your room so you can easily select which lights you want to turn on and off. However, the Domia is actually just a fancy picture frame that you stick an actual picture of your room into before configuring the unit with buttons to turn each item on and off.
Considering the price, we’re not sure that it’s worth it just to have a cheap-looking picture of your room around to remember which switch turns off what. Unless you’re setting this up for grandma, in which case it may be worth it just to avoid the midnight tech support calls when she can’t figure out how to turn everything off to go to bed. – Jason Chen
Product Page [Simply Automate via Automated Home via Slashgear]
You think you aren’t afraid of heights? Well then, tough guy, why don’t you hop on this swing and allow yourself to fly over the edge of a TV tower 1,100 feet off the ground?
It’s the world’s highest swing, aptly dubbed the “Game for Brave People,” and just thinking about it makes my stomach shoot up into my throat. Luckily, no one will have a chance to dare me to go on it, as it’s in Harbin City in the Heilongjiang province of China. Game for brave people indeed. –Adam Frucci
Remember the gigantic Apple store we told you was being constructed in Manhattan? Here’s a photo. As you can see, it’s still pretty early in the process, but you can get a sense of how big the store is going to be from the shot.
It’s hard to say what the thing will look like after the gloss is put on, but we’re sure it’ll make that glass cube look like a glass cube…of lesser quality. Am I right, ladies? – Jason Chen
Inside The MePa Apple Store Site [Racked]
The increasingly unaptly named Home Entertainment Show opened its doors today in NYC at the Grand Hyatt at Grand Central Terminal (now through Sunday, $25-$35). I say that because there are no TVs, or indeed any video technologies, on display. No projectors, no mention of DVDs, let alone HD DVD or Blu-ray. In fact, few or none of the companies you know of that build home entertainment products are here.
But it’s crowded: lots of gentlemen in their post-mid-life-crisis, pre-retirement years wander the halls in search of the perfect reproduction of Norah Jones. Her voice that is, sadly, not the rest of her. See, the main reason to come to the Home Entertainment Show—besides the rare gem like the Krell iPod Dock—is to check out Extra Big Ass Speakers.
We bumped into our friend Steve Guttenberg (the audio equipment reviewer, not the savior of both Johnny Five and Sweet Chuck). Follow the jump to have a look at what he thought was the “pick of the show.”
Looking for a way to pamper your iPod? Audio giant Krell showed off its first ever iPod dock at the Home Entertainment Show 2007 in New York today. The $1,200 dock (which is the most expensive iPod accessory out there) was just finished yesterday. Krell reps affectionately call it “The Kid.” To serious audiophiles who scoff at the iPod, Krell has this to say: “You can ignore or you can embrace it.” From the looks of the dock, we’re glad they did the latter. – Louis Ramirez
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There are two reasons why we think this 360 degree tabletop fan is great. One is obvious: It’s a 360 degree table fan that can cool everyone in the room (just about) at the same time.
The other reason is because it looks like something you could stick a bird into and torture it with. No, we’re not sadistic. We were sexually abused by a parakeet when we were kids. – Jason Chen
Product Page [Front Gate via Red Ferret via uber gizmo]
Instead of sticking your subwoofer near the rest of your speakers and rattling the whole room, why not get a SUBstage200, stick it under your couch, and make sure you feel that bass?
The SUBstage200, a follow-up to the older SUBstage100, will have a 200-watt Class D amp on board and have bass response down to 32Hz. The price? $399 when it ships in July. – Jason Chen
Product Page for SUBstage 100 [Sound Matters via Chip Chick via Slashgear]
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Yesterday, in addition of chillin’ with Woz, we checked out some inventions from the Modern Marvels Invent Now Challenge that he was there to judge. One of the ones that caught our eye was the AquaSkipper, a sweet, human-powered water vehicle.
Simply hop up and down and get propelled across the water like some sort of giant waterbug. It looks like a serous amount of fun, and my new goal is getting one in for review for this summer. They’re available for purchase now for $500 if you feel like giving it a whirl. –Adam Frucci with video by Richard Blakeley
IGN’s taken the Nyko PS3 Intercooler out for a spin on their PS3s and came to one conclusion: It’s loud. The cooler itself attaches to both the back and the side of your PS3 and has a knob to adjust fan speed depending on if you’re doing some heavy duty processing (like Folding@Home).
However, beyond stating that it makes the PS3 noticeably louder and that it moves “dramatically more air” through the PS3, there’s not much information. What’s the temperature reading before and after you add this on? While playing a movie? While using Folding @ Home? While gaming? We’ll try and get a hands on and see for ourselves. – Jason Chen
Here is the latest addition to our ever-growing steampunk collection. This is a true, Victorian Lancaster Pocket Watch that also includes a spy camera. This spy tool has a bit of history, too. It was owned by the grandson of a cabinetmaker who worked at J. Lancaster & Son likely making wooden cameras and somehow got his hands on this spy watch. It recently sold at Bonhams auction for $36,000. –Travis Hudson
Victorian 1886 Spy Camera Pocket Watch [Watchismo]
