Without a doubt Soundbars are some of the hottest products on the market. With living space becoming a premium, full 7.1 or 5.1 surround systems demand too much room. The Soundbar can be a rewarding option for those that want good audio in their bedrooms or even as a main system. The Polk Audio Surroundbar [...]

Tablets are the rage for mobile use. Viewsonic takes a giant leap at merging a touchscreen computer display monitor and an Android tablet together. The Viewsonic VSD220 is the premier product that expands multitouch capabilities into a PC or Mac monitor that allows much greater depth and meaning to connectivity. The VSD220 demonstrates that the [...]

How do the lifestyles, technologies, and fascinations endure from one generation to another? Years ago, one manufacturer saw the power of the emerging Internet as a way of bringing TV to laptop computers away from home. They called their device a Slingbox. The device encodes TV into digital streams and then sends them over the [...]

While many HDTV owners have not yet taken advantage of experiencing the surround sound that’s part of TV, Blu-ray, and streaming, there are those home-theater enthusiasts that drool for more performance. Equipped with Airplay compatibility, Denon AVR-4520CI is the best A/V receiver to guide your home entertainment to higher thrills and expectations. Although a serious [...]

The twentieth century beat the air as the Wright brothers invented and flew the first airplane. Apple marks the 21st century with AirPlay, a wireless way to enjoy your iPod, iPad, and iPhone tunes that stream through the air to a compatible device. Bowers & Wilkins A5 and A7 are wireless speaker systems that make [...]

It is said that competition is good for business. In no other tech genre is the competition more fierce than in the world of Tablets. Enter the Google (Asus Branded) Nexus 7. Before I get to the nuts and bolts of this I have to commend Asus on the packaging of the Nexus 7 (I [...]

When looking for a way to get your tunes out of your ears and into the room, the plethora of choices can be quite daunting. I had a chance to sample the D200 Bluetooth Speaker from Creative Labs and by the end of my listening adventure I wanted to keep it. The first thing that [...]

In this world of cloud-filled devices I came across the Pogoplug Classic Media Sharing Device and was astonished at its simplicity and functionality. The Pogoplug allows you to connect any external hard drive then access and share your media over the internet. Sounded simple enough and Pogoplug certainly made it that way. Set up was [...]