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Watching favorite videos can be a great way to spend time during long trips but the problem arises when one develops a backache and eyestrain. MyVu video glasses comes with an embedded tiny LCD screen with lenses such that the image is correctly focused on both eyes. The lens allows your eyes to focus as though looking at an object 2m away and a mind blowing quality image. The built in screen has a resolution of 640×480 – which is higher than the iPod itself.

Now, one could experience the new dimension to the concept of video viewing as people with good vision or who wear contact lenses can use MyVu video glasses but� not applicable� for those with glasses. The new version weighing a mere 82g and increased the viewing area by 35% over the previous models. This video eyewear lets you enjoy sound provided by excellent in-ear buds in partnership with “Ultimate Ears”. Three different sized ear-adaptors are provided. Power is provided by an internal battery charged through a standard USB socket for which an appropriate lead is provided to connect the computer or power adaptor.

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The connoisseurs of good cinema and quality art residing in remote rural areas may finally start feeling joyous and stop feeling alienated from the rest of the movie lovers in great cities. Thanks to fashion brand Hermes and architect Didier Fiuza Faustino and their creation the ‘H Box’, we can expect art to reach and be available in the most remote locales. H Box is a high-art mobile museum (a nomadic object) designed on the lines of 1970s spacecrafts and can be moved to any part of the world.

The H Box intends to make art movies, avant garde productions by revered directors and producers like Dora García, Su-Mei Tse, Judit Kúrtag, Yael Bartana, etc be available to people who have a good taste in movies but are cut off from large urban centers. The H Box plans to reach major cities like London, Paris, and also lesser known places such as Bucharest, Oslo, Abidjan etc. The next halt of this mobile entertainment craft is going to be Yokohama, Japan!
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Bose has launched it’s new speaker system for iphone and ipod devices. The Sound Dock Series ll Digital music system is a small sized speaker producing a high quality audio output and performance based on the original Sound Dock System. This latest trendy audio gadget comes with a new makeover and added functionality. The speakers feature new auxiliary input allowing the users to connect other audio devices like MP3 players, portable CD players or music enabled phone.

It makes room for dock-and-play and your ipod or iphone can be charged while being used without demanding any additional requirements.� It includes an infrared remote control and volume controls are present on the unit. The Sound Dock Series ll system has been updated to resemble the features of the Bose® Sound Dock® Portable digital music system. The new Bose speakers would be sold from the September and would cost you $299. For more information, click here.

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With staycations becoming popular in this tough economy, you might opt to stay in more often and watch a good movie. But as a Luxist reader, you know that we don’t mean using on-demand … instead, we bring you the cool new Epson Ensemble HD Home Cinema System, via Uncrate.

Priced from $5,000 – $7,000, this real home theater in a box includes a 100-inch motorized screen, an Epson PowerLite 3LCD projector with either 720p or 1080p resolution, an Atlantic Technology speaker system with a 150-watt sub, an A/V controller with HDMI handling and an upconverting DVD player and a universal remote. This PDF tells you all you need to know, or go here.

Pool party on your mind? How about jazzing it up with an open air movie experience? Check out the Cinebox System from Open Air Cinema and you’ll know what we are talking about.

With this wonderful inflatable home theatre system, watching a movie will be an all together funky experience out in the open. The 9 or 10 foot screen humungous screen takes a few minutes to stand tall and function well with the awesome projector, DVD player and powered speakers that come along with it.

How would you inflate it? Don’t worr they even give you a pump along. Thinking about the price? Lets spill the beans, the fun-filled inflatable outdoor home theatre will cost you a crisp $ 1500. Now if you are thinking it’s too much…just think how much will a vacation cost you? I’m sure it will be much more affordable and entertaining than an expensive vacation.

What more? You don’t wanna buy the theatre forever and just a party or two is on mind, then they also have the rental facility…so what are you waiting for?
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With the gradual increase in the size of the digital frames was a matter of time before we saw one of 22 inches, as the AOC 2230Fm HD3. Okay, we did some trap, since its main function is to monitor, but to incorporate a memory card slot and a USB connector at the back can also use it as a framework or as a digital media player.

As we said, the monitor has a size of 22 inches and offers a resolution of 1680 x 1050 pixels with a dynamic contrast ratio of 20000:1 and a response time of 2 milliseconds. Incluye entradas DVI y HDMI compatibles con HDCP e integra un par de altavoces. Includes DVI and HDMI inputs are compatible with HDCP and integrates a pair of speakers.

It can also function as a USB 2.0 hub and comes with a remote control to control the functions of reproduction, since we can also handle controls on the display itself. Its price will be 399.99 dollars.

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After drawing loads of crowds with their last launch of Scarlet TV, LG is all set to bask in the glory of some more accolades with another new TV. This time they are touting their latest entrant as the low power consumption TV. Christened as ‘Xcanvas David LED’ (model: 47LG90QD)’, as of now the 47 inches TV is launched only in Korea market.
It reduces power consumption up to 70 % as it supports 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio at a 120Hz refresh rate, and is equipped with Aurora LED backlight with eyeQgreen function. It also enhances the brightness and video quality of the TV.
Talk about design and Xcanvas TV is not far behind in this arena as well. It features a high-quality wood grain pattern on the front panel, and homes invisible speaker system tuned by Mark Levinson and four HDMI ports for a remarkable sound quality.
As far as price is concerned as of now the talked about price is around 4,000,000(KRW).
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Many times not all speaker marry well with the decor of the place where they are installed. The dark environments, for example, that may be the interior of a castle or similar places, they need a design suitable for plants home teather, as the technology too stona with the rest.

To resolve this problem the designer Gurdeep Sandhu has designed the Shell Series that reflect the architectural styles of spires. For now are just a concept, but the designer is keen to make it known that are in production and in the coming months could reach the market. Unfortunately still no news on the technical characteristics.

Panasonic has presented the Viera PZ850, or an LCD television that allows you to use Google’s services.

It will be available in 4 versions from 46, 50, 58 and 65 inches, all FullHD with four doors HDMI, PC input and contrast with static and dynamic 30.000:1 until 1.000.000:1. All models are able to decode H.264 video and have slots for SD cards, so as to remove (in part) the need to hold an external player.

Very interesting that you can also see YouTube videos and you can upload photos to Picasa. The price, because of the rich endowment, is not very content: ranges from 3,000 to $ 8,000 and the first models will arrive in mid-June.