Well, I did it. I didn’t think I would, at least for a while, but I did it. I bought the big screen LCD TV, I bought the DVD player, I bought the AV receiver and home theater speakers, and I ordered digital cable. It was a sad day for my wallet, but a happy day for me. It’s something that I’ve always wanted – a top notch mini home theater of my own. I soon found out that there was an issue with controlling all of these devices. Four components makes four remotes. It’s not that four remotes is confusing – it’s annoying. If you need to make an adjustment to your television and all you’ve got is your cable remote, on go the lights, and a search party begins. I needed a universal remote – but a good one, an intuitive one that could bring all of the advanced functionality of my componentry into a simple and centralized place. I turned to Logitech and their Harmony 890 Advanced Universal Remote. Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Furniture doesn’t evolve. A couch is a couch, a chair is a chair, and that’s it. The chairs of 2015 won’t be more technologically advanced than those of today. By default, furniture is basic, and often serves one purpose. A seat is for sitting, a desk is for working, and that’s the end of it. But that doesn’t mean that this paradigm can’t be changed. A relatively new company that goes by the name of Sumo Lounge has created a product – let’s call it a piece of furniture – that changes shape and usage as much as you change your mind about what size plasma television to buy. Their product, called the Omni, appears to be a simple bean bag chair, but does a bit more, as you’ll see below. Several afternoons ago, the delivery man places a massive box outside of my doorstep. And this is what was inside: Continue reading on Gear Diary …