Recent AV Gadget Reviews

Thanks to the iHome iA91 App-enhanced Dual Alarm Stereo Clock Radio for iPod I woke up at 5am this morning. I woke up at 5am because the iA91 has dual alarms - and that's really practical.

With uncompressed 1080p and 3D plus 7.1 surround sound transmitting over 60GHz, the DVDO AIR Wireless HDMI Kit looks to be a good, interference-free, solution for those that can't run a wire.

Is the Atlantic Technology WA-5030 worth $400? With a complete wireless solution including stereo 30 watt amps, we're guessing that a lot of people will say yes.

The TEAC Distinction line certainly seems to be well thought out and well matched to each other. The CD-3000 with its 192kHz upsampling before decoding and dual differential DACs has us excited.

OtterBox offers a Commuter and Defender Series Case for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. Basically, no matter what you need or how you use your phone, OtterBox has a case for your Galaxy Nexus.

The Sony NSZ-GT1 sounds more like a Japanese sports car than an Internet TV Blu-ray Player. I mean, are we reviewing the hardware? Yes. Are we reviewing GoogleTV? Yes. Are we reviewing Sony? Yes.

The Cables to Go TruLink High Speed HDMI Active Optical Cable has a USB breakout cable at the display end to power the cable. This allows for very clean installations with runs up to 100 feet.

The Grace Digital Mondo GDI-IRC6000W is a Wi-Fi music player and Internet radio that's designed to go just about anywhere and bring you music from just about any source.

The Griffin Twenty is a single unit, very compact solution for streaming music to your old speakers you now longer have a use for and we think it will be an attractive prospect for many consumers.

The Marantz TT42 may be a very basic turntable, but that doesn't mean it isn't a good one. While it doesn't have all the bells and whistles of high-priced offerings, it also doesn't have the price tag

Netgear's Internet Adapter for Home Theater is a powerline solution much like the Belkin we reviewed last year. The difference? The Belkin may be prettier but the Netgear has more inputs and 500 Mbps.

Alpine was alive and well in the North Hall and the new INE-Z928HD AVN (Audio/Video/Navigation) DVD receiver is a big deal for the company. It's squarely taking aim at the 12-volt aftermarket crowd.

GoogleTV is apparently not dead. Today at CES, Vizio and Google jointly announced the introduction of the Vizio VAP430 Stream Player, an innovative stream player that enhances any HDTV.

Simaudio showed off more than just their Moon phono preamp, they also introduced the Moon 180 MiND Music Streamer. MiND, acronym for Moon intelligent Network Device, streams digitally stored content.

Not content to sit around waiting for the next SHIELD device, Zagg went to work protecting your electronics products from the inside. Yes, we said FROM THE INSIDE. How? We have no freaking idea.

LaCie used the 2012 CES to announce some new Thunderbolt-driven drives. The new 2big Thunderbolt Series delivers speed, and capacity, while the eSATA Hub Thunderbolt Series enables eSATA access.

DISH is introducing Hopper and Joey, a whole-home high definition DVR entertainment system. The Hopper HD DVR and accompanying small Joey set-top boxes create a whole-home HD DVR entertainment system.

Acer is attempting to claim the title of thinnest PC notebook in the world with two new ultrabooks at the 2012 CES, the 17mm Aspire S5 and the Aspire Timeline Ultra - both with Thunderbolt technology.

Vizio announced a complete line of notebooks/laptops and an all-in-one PC that appears to be taking on the design trends of Apple Computer directly - even built with a stylish aluminum frame design.

Sexy or no, the Transformative Engineering HDS-12 and HDS-14 HDMI splitters and signal conditioners look to become a staple in the tool box of the custom installer.

IOCell NetDisk SOLO NEWFAST 351UNE, which is enough names for two devices. But a clumsy naming convention is easily forgiven because, as we'll see, the 351UNE makes good on being fast.

For CD fanatics that are looking for the perfect companion for their new PM6004 Integrated Amp, the Marantz CD6004 is for you. Includes Made for iPod/Works with iPhone certification and USB port.

Russound debuted their new DMS-3.1 Digital Media Streamer, which is part of their C-Series line of multiroom audio products. It's not inexpensive, coming in at around $2,100 (MAP).

Altec Lansing just introduced its new inMotion iMT630 Classic and Sport Speaker systems for iPhone and iPod. The inMotion iMT630 Classic and Sport speakers are designed to be ultra-portable and fun.

With Apple's AirPlay on board plus DLNA/Windows 7 and other streaming, the Denon DNP-720AE has just about all the network features available on the market without having to upgrade your receiver.

Velodyne's new WiConnect wireless connection system allows an end user to wirelessly connect up to 4 subwoofers.

At CEDIA 2011 this year, we got a glimpse of Sony Electronics' new SMP-N200 Streaming Player. What sets this apart is that it adds 3D streaming capability (for compatible movies) and TONS of streaming

Aperion is pitching the affordable $149 Zona Home Audio Link (HAL) solution to those for whom running wires across a room is going to present a significant detriment to buying surrounds or a subwoofer