TECHNOLOGY REVIEWS
Shake, rattle and roll out of bed

If crawling out of bed every morning is difficult, you might want to shop for a new way to wake yourself up to your favourite music. ILuv Creative Technologies have a new Shake & Awake alarm clock dock for Apple iPods and iPhones. The attached bed-shaker vibrates a bed or pillow, promised to wake up the heaviest of sleepers and it includes a speaker and volume control, giving you 10 ways to wake up.

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True Cinema Experience

Blu-rays sound a bit like some type of weapon that might be used in a bad sci-fi fl ick but in reality they look very much like CDs or DVDs. With more space for data, they deliver the sharpest, most realistic video to date. The audio and video they provide are perfect for home entertainment systems, even better than watching high-definition cable or satellite TV.

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Watch yourself on television

What a fantastic idea for a bedroom. Have the best of both worlds with this Rhapis mirror TV from Visionnaire. The central area contains a plasma television with built-in speakers to enjoy from the comfort of your boudoir. When you’re not in the mood to enjoy a DVD, the set transforms into a mirror surrounded by the high-gloss, lacquered frame. www.stylefactoryinternational.com.au

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Entertainment plus

As the demand grows for home-theatre systems that support 3-D technology, Sharp has released two 3-D-ready projectors – the PG-D2500X and PG-D2710X. The models offer superior image quality, XGA native resolution, connectivity to various input sources, ability to support 2-D content and HDTV compatibility, all in a sleek, compact design. Now all you need is the active shutter 3-D glasses that support the DLP® Link™ system and a bowl of buttery popcorn! Available from leading AV specialists and retailers, POA. For stockists, visit www.sharp.net.au

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Information Snacking

If the experts are correct, you can expect to see Telstra’s new T-Hub in many of our kitchen benchtops. Aimed at Australian families, this tablet style app-filed device is being described as the “next generation of home phones”. With an 18cm touchscreen that sits in a cradle and hooks into Telstra’s fixed line and broadband networks, it also comes with a cordless handset for phone calls.

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