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BDI’s Olis media cabinet allows your soundbar be heard, not seen

 

When purchasing Audio Video equipment, almost as important as the gear you buy is the cabinet you store it in. BDI has come up with the perfect solution to hide your AV gear away in style.

Heard, not seen

The Olis 9650 is an AV cabinet with louvered doors that conceal both component compartments and a dedicated soundbar shelf.

The louvered doors allow for flow-through ventilation and remote control access.

They also allow sound from a soundbar to disperse cleanly and evenly from within the cabinet.

Other features include removable back panels, a cable management system, and a TV safety strap.

Designed by Louis A. Lara, the cabinet contains both stained solid wood and hardwood veneer. And it comes with a warm Toasted Walnut finish. 

With a recommended TV size of up to 65″, the Olis provides big entertainment within a smaller footprint. 

 For pricing on the Olis 9650, you’ll need to find a retailer near you by visiting bdiusa.com.

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The TTRobotix iTableView Camera Car WiFi moves in the right direction for photos and video


If you are like me, whether for photography or videography, you are always looking for ways and gear to take photos or videos in new and innovative ways, and from creative and interesting perspectives.

I recently came across the iTableView Wi-Fi Camera Car that is an app controlled motorized dolly that can also be used with a slider as a motorized slider. Its movement is controlled via a Smartphone or tablet utilizing the iTableView app, including circular movements and speed.

The iTableView can accommodate from a cell phone to a GoPro to a DSLR camera for photos and video, and there is even an optional gimbal that is available for smoother movement. There is an autorun feature/function available with adjustable steering for video or time-lapse photography. There are 1/4” and 3/8” thread holes on the surface for mounting cameras or photography related equipment. The device is powered by 5 AAA batteries.

If you would like to find out more about the iTableView Camera Car, or if you would like to purchase one, you can head over to the Thunder Tiger website and pick one up for $209.

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Hang posters without damaging your walls

When I was living in college dorms and in my first rental apartments, I had a lot of posters I decorated with that I really liked.  I didn’t want to damage them with tape on the corners nor holes from thumbtacks, and there were rules about damaging the walls, so I had to get creative when hanging my artwork.

My system involved cardboard, sewing thread, tape, and straight pins from my sewing kit.  It didn’t look great, but it saved my posters.  I wish I had GoodHangups back then because I could have easily hung and rehung my posters without damage to the posters or to the walls.

GoodHangups are a set of magnet-receptive stickers and little magnetic buttons.  The stickers adhere to the wall and are removable without damage to the wall nor residue left behind,  You can even move and re-use the stickers.  The stickers and magnets are designed to hold artwork of any dimensions, up to 624 square inches.

GoodHangups are available in sets of 8 for $14.89 up to a set of 100 for $99.99 at Amazon.

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1.1.1.1 – DNS for faster, more private browsing

You can think of DNS (domain name system) as the directory of the internet. It’s the thing that connects the name of a website (google.com) to its IP address (8.8.8.8). With every action that requires internet access, the first thing that needs to happen is your device looking up the address of a domain. And that’s potentially a big problem, according to Cloudflare.

Many of the default DNS services on your devices are slow and can keep logs of every site you’ve visited, even if that site is encrypted. Cloudflare is trying to change all of that with the introduction of 1.1.1.1,  which promises faster domain resolution and more privacy than default DNS.

I’ve been using it for the past few days on my home WIFI router and on my mobile devices and it does seem to access websites a bit faster. I’m already running a VPN on those devices to mask my IP address, but this new DNS is another step toward more privacy online. The setup couldn’t be easier and can be done on any device or internet router, so why not check out their site and give it a shot?

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Here’s a miniature chess set that fits in your wallet

What do you do when you fancy a game of chess, but don’t have a chess set in your gear bag? Check your wallet instead. That’s right, the Innovo chess set is so tiny that you can store the whole thing right in the credit card slot of your wallet. It’s a 3D printed set from Shapeways that’s been designed like a pegboard.

The blue nylon chess board breaks away from the chess pieces which “plug” into the board. Although all the pieces are the same color, you can differentiate between your pieces and your opponent’s by the hole in the center of some pieces.

It’s definitely a cool idea, but there are some major issues. First of all, what do you do with all the tiny chess pieces when you’re finished with your game and want to store the set back in your wallet? You’ll need some type of container for the pieces. But even more of a problem is the tiny size of the pieces themselves. It looks like it would be really hard to move the pieces around on the board without a tweezer!

The Innovo 3D printed chess set is only $12 from Shapeways if you want to check one out. Or you could just download a chess app for your phone and call it a day.

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