‘Tis the season to host holiday guests and spend time nesting around the hearth with family. Give your home a holiday hi-tech boost, and turn up the holidays festivities to 11.
Holiday Home Movie
Turn a ho-ho-hum holiday movie night into a big screen experience with the plug ‘n play BenQ EP5920 Video Projector. The compact projector can sit on a coffee table or stand or mount on the ceiling and project huge, vivid HD images that make you feel immersed in the viewing experience. Features native resolution of 1920×1080 and 4500:1 ration renders videos or games in full sharp detail. The 1800 ANSI lumens provides a bright image even in low light, and the built in 10W speaker completes the picture with great sound. With two HDMI inputs, D-sub, S-video and other connect
ion options, the EP5920 can be used with just about any source. The projector features a EcoMode for low power consumption and long lasting lamp life up to 9.6 years. Sale price $799. Available at BenQ.com.
Let it Show
Cozy up to watch all your favorite holiday DVDs and TV shows or play a slideshow of family holiday photos from your computer in sharp detail on a Coby LEDVD2396 23†wall-mountable widescreen LED TV with 1080p resolution. This affordable all-in-one system features a side slot for DVDs and dual tuners for standard and digital TV reception. Two HDMI ports makes it hassle-free to connect your HD devices for the best-possible picture – without having to swap out cables to use a second device, and the USB/SD card slots makes for easy playbac
k of your digital files. You can hook up your computer via the 15-pin VGA connection to use the widescreen to share slideshows, videos or other files, or connect other external devices with the AV input. An easy-to-follow menu of on-screen controls makes customizing the picture and sound, such as settings for theater, music or news, and V-chip allows for parental control of viewing. $279.99. Available on Amazon.
If you desire an immersive and truly robust sound experience, pair your TV with a soundbar, like the super slim Coby CSMP95. This wall-mountable space saving home theater system uses a powerful 2.1 Channel and built-in amplifier and 2.4GHz wireless subwoofer for full bass sound. The high-gloss lacquered front of the soundbar is designed to complement your flat panel TV and can be operated by its own remote or front panel controls. $129.99 Available on Amazon.
Built for Sound
Play it from the mountain top, play it anywhere you want. The waterproof and dust impervious OT Turtle Shell Bluetooth Boombox ($149.95) can take whatever nature can throw at it while you enjoy the great outdoors to your favorite music played wirelessly from any Bluetooth device, or gather round it for speaker-enable calls using its built-in microphone. The rugged Turtle Shell, named for its unique geometric dome shape, features Hi-Fi sound and deep bass and can deliver 10 hours of sound with its equipped rechargeable lithium-ion battery. Clip it on to your bike for mobile music or calls with the easily removable OT Turtle Claw ($19.99) all-purpose mount. Comes in white, red, blue, green pink and seafoam. Available at outdoortechnology.com.
