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Thunderstorm Handheld Home Theatre: the sound your iPad deserves
Portable sound your iPad deserves
The iPad pretty firmly holds steadfast on its pedestal as the go-to tablet device for whittling away the hours. Other gadgets are available, naturally, but as the genre-defining device, it is an institution – something peripheral makers have acknowledged in abundance. And for every handful of unnecessary, ill-conceived iPad accessories, there is one diamond in the rough.
Belkin – perhaps most recognisable for their networking gadgets – have paired with mobile audio specialists Audifi to create their own cacophonous gem: the Thunderstorm Handheld Home Theatre.
LG releases the super-thin OLED 55EM9700 TV screen
LG releases a groundbreaking new screen for the New Year
For a great number of years, the most innovation one would likely see in the somewhat stagnant world of flat-screen television manufacturing was an increased screen size and a decrease in unit depth – welcome changes, but hardly groundbreaking. LCD and plasma screens are well and good in large sizes, but when a better technology comes to maturity, it’s worth sitting up and noticing.
Out blowing their proverbial trumpet as the first manufacturer to bring us living-room worthy OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) televisions, LG have proudly announced their 55EM9700 is now available for order. Razor thin at 4.5mm, the 55-inch screen is the first of a couple flagship models to come from the South Korean manufacture this year –an 84-inch 4K capable set should follow later in the year.
January's Top Picks of Literature, Film and Music
January's Top Picks of Literature, Film and Music
The celebratory season has sadly wound down, but that doesn’t necessarily have to put a damper on the first month of the year. Ring in the New Year by picking up some of January’s best book, film and music releases and set the bar high for entertainment expectations in 2013.
Ponder the politics of Thomas Jefferson with Jon Meacham’s insightful Thomas Jefferson: The Art Of Power, or reflect on speedy sporting endeavours of the year gone by with the Formula One Season Review 2012. Those who aren’t quite ready to face the future just yet can kick back with some all-time classics such as Ben Hur and Casablanca, whereas others can continue to see the New Year in with style accompanied by the resonating tones of the Vienna Philharmonic’s New Year's Concert 2013. With a selection such as this, the temptation to remain indoors has never been stronger.
Centurion's takes a closer look at Sabrage – the art of opening Champagne with a sabre
An exercise in the grandiose – opening Champagne with a sword
As the festive season draws to a close and the hours tick down to a midnight promising a fresh year, new opportunities and several weeks of forgetting to write the correct date, it’s traditionally the time to pop open a bottle Champagne – but what about chop open?
Popularised by Napoleon’s Hussars, it’s small surprise that an army commanded by the man who lavishly proclaimed of Champagne, “in victory, one deserves it; in defeat, one needs it!”, should take to opening their readily available bottles of bubbly with the immediacy of a fell swoop from their sabres.
The Best In Books, Music And Film Releases This December
The Best In Books, Music And Film Releases This December
The festive season is upon us, whether snow is falling outside your window in the Northern Hemisphere or the sun is shining down on you in the South, and there has never been a better time to recharge and pick up a good book, lie back and watch an entertaining film or close your eyes and listen to some stellar sounds.
Celebrate the season with Rhythm and Blues from Jools Holland and his band or attempt to predict the future with Richard Watson through reading his insightful assessments and hypotheses about the years to come. Alternatively, get lost in the world of film – be it Middle Earth or a world of Magic – with Harry Potter Page to Screen: The Complete Filmmaking Journey and Chronicles: Art & Design (The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey). There really is something to satisfy everyone this December.
World's largest outdoor LED TV, hiding in plain sight
World's largest outdoor LED TV, hiding in plain sight
Depending on your hemisphere of habituation, the last thing on your mind may be expanding your outdoor entertainment options. For those on the southern side gearing up for festivities in the sun, another excuse to stay outdoors could be just the ticket – in this instance, a 201-inch ticket that turns your garden into a cinema.
Grandiose Silver Screen Suite opens at 51 Buckingham Gate
Grandiose Silver Screen Suite opens at 51 Buckingham Gate
When 51 Buckingham Gate, Taj Suite and Residences, located in the heart of London’s historical district, unveiled the world’s first Jaguar Suite in autumn 2011, there was little indication of the grand plans that lay ahead. Much like last year’s designer-led, theme-based transformation, albeit departing radically from its contemporary and sleek styling, November’s newly inaugurated Cinema Suite celebrates the wonderful world of global filmmaking, promising to be a nostalgic delight for years to come.
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