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Aquarium washbasin

September 30, 2004
Aquarium washbasin

The Moody Aquarium offers an interesting "blank canvas" for those who wish to really personalise their bathroom. Billed as an aquarium, the huge glass enclosure which forms the basin could be used in a variety of ways to create an absolutely unique bathroom feature. Ifyour imagination isn't up to it, there's always the opportunity of waking up to splash your face in turquoise waters amongst tropical fish.  Read More

2004 International Consumer Electronics Show Coverage

The most important show in the world for consumer electronics opened Thursday January 8 in Las Vegas. Dave Weinstein, Gizmo's man on the spot, is reporting daily from the show. ...The most important show in the world for consumer electronics opened Friday January 9 in Las Vegas. Dave Weinstein, Gizmo's man on the spot, is reporting daily from the show ...  Read More

DVD Server for the Home

A self-contained home DVD Server that allows you to store all your movies on hard drive and access via an Ethernet connection them from anywhere in the house has just been released in California.  Read More

Bose virtual surround sound home theatre system

Bose have released a new audio system for home theatre that it claims can deliver a surround-sound experience that is extraordinarily close to a full five-speaker system using just two visible speakers.  Read More

Scientific-Atlanta has added digital video recording functionality to its latest dual-tuner HDTV set-top solution. The Explorer8000HD High Definition Digital Video Recorder (DVR) provides a solution who for those who would prefer to watch television on their own time, combining the new digital recording functionality with the sharper picture quality, widescreen capabilities and digital surround sound offered by HDTV.  Read More

Samsung announces 57-inch LCD Panel

Samsung Electronics have set a new benchmark with the unveiling of a 57-inch TFT-LCD Panel for HD-TVs. The addition of the new screen - which was produced on Samsung's second 5th generation line beginning in September this year - means that the Samsung range of LCDs now spans from 15" to 57".  Read More

HomeScreen Entertainment has announced a content distribution deal with ninemsn (www.ninemsn.com.au) for its online DVD rental service. Subscribers to the highly-personalised service choose from a list of 7000 DVD titles that are delivered and returned by mail, meaning you never have to set foot in a video store.  Read More

Ironing board invention overcomes the odds

Tuesday November 11, 2003: Australian inventor Garry Allen persevered through a five-year court battle against a German corporate giant in order to retain control over his creation - a folding-iron board that can be reduced to the size of a large brief case and fixed to a single wall stud in even the tightest location...  Read More

Switch on the TV - it's bath-time

Friday November 7, 2003: Casio, one of the world's greatest exponents of functional miniaturisation, has released a miniature waterproof television onto the Japanese market.  Read More

Turn iPod into a micro-system

Tuesday October 28, 2003: inMotion is a portable audio system designed specifically for the Apple iPod that provides a platform for quality headphone-free listening in a package that's still less than the size of a paperback.  Read More

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