If you can’t hide them, you may as well decorate them. These decorative cable clips are a perfect way to do it. Once you have embraced the decoration of cables idea, the possibilities are endless.

You could have little Army men climbing them, you could give the cable a hundred legs like a centipede, etc. You are only limited by your imagination. It’s much better than just living with the mess they make.

This one is pretty cute and the wife will love it.

[Gizmodo]

Here’s a creepy tale involving a Pennsylvania school, and an abuse of technology and power. A Pennsylvania school district has been accused of spying on its students through webcams. Webcams in laptops which the school provided. Spying on them at home.

The district gave laptops to all of their students and were apparently able to activate the webcams remotely. Beware school officials bearing gifts…

It was discovered when a student was disciplined for “improper behavior in his home,”. The Vice Principal even used

Getting music from you computer in one room to your home theater or stereo in another can be a challenge. You can carry your notebook into the other room and connect it up some times, but for the most part, you need something wireless for the task.

Aperion Audio has announced a new device called the Home Audio Link system that can stream music from your PC to a home theater system wirelessly. The system plugs into the USB port of your computer on the transmitter end and the receiver plugs into your audio system with RCA cables.

The system

Aperion Audio introduces the Home Audio Link (HAL)digital media dapter that streams any audio format wirelessly from a computer, iPod, MP3 music player or mobile device to a variety of audio systems. By adding more HAL Receiver units the music can be distributed to up to three rooms.

To hear music from a laptop computer, for example, the user simply plugs the matchbox sized HAL Send unit into a computer’s USB port, connects the HAL Receive unit into an AV receiver, plugs in the power adapter and the system links automatically. Unlike many

Aperion Audio has just released information about its new Home Audio Link, nicknamed HAL. It comprises of a wireless adapter that can stream any audio format from a computer, iPod, MP3 player or audio system.

Simple plug the ’send’ module into the device with your tunes on and then connect the receive module into any AV receiver. The system links automatically so not setup is required and no Wi-Fi is required as HAL uses a 2.4GHz band.

We love home theater systems. The large sound and movie experience is awesome. But it can be challenging setting up all of the speakers and the rest of it. The Boxetti Thrill might make things easier, keeping it all in one place. It’s a home theater cabinet from Lithuanian designer Rolands Landsbergs.

When not in use, it looks like an ugly piece of furniture, a washer maybe, but when it’s movie time, it opens up Transformers style to reveal a full home theater rig including speakers and a flat screen TV on a motorized lift.

Panasonic SC-BT730 Blu-ray Home Theater System

Panasonic will launch in 2010 three new Blu-ray home theater systems, the SC-BT730, SC-BT330 and SC-BT230. All models offer Panasonic’s True to Cinema sound and True to Cinema picture quality, thanks to the PHL Reference Chroma Processor Plus.

Panasonic SC-BT330 Blu-ray Home Theater System

The top-of-the-line SC-BT730 is equipped with Pure Direct Sound speakers for front speakers and advanced bamboo cone speakers for the

The Yamaha YHT-S400 is a unique home theater package that consists of a subwoofer-integrated receiver and an extremely slim front speaker that fits in front of almost any TV. The home theater system provides three 1080p-compatible HDMI inputs (and one output), Yamaha’s exclusive Air Surround Xtreme, UniVolume and Extended Stereo technologies for immersive audio for movies, sports and music experiences. The sound bar is also compatible with a universal iPod dock and a Bluetooth A2DP receiver dongle. If you are interested, you can buy the

The Yamaha YHT-S400 is an attractive home theater package where you get a subwoofer-integrated receiver and an extremely slim front speaker that fits in front of almost any TV.

You’ll get three 1080p-compatible HDMI inputs (one output), Yamaha’s Air Surround Xtreme, UniVolume and Extended Stereo technologies for immersive audio with movies, sports and music. The sound bar is also compatible with a universal iPod dock and a Bluetooth A2DP receiver dongle. It will cost you $599.95.

[Techfresh]

Samsung launches two new home theater systems, the 7.1-channel HW-C770S and the 5.1-channel HW-C560S. Both systems include maching speakers and an active subwoofer. The former package comes with a 7.2-channel HW-C700 AV receiver while the latter gets 5.1-channel HW-C500.

Samsung’s new receivers and home theaters feature a stylish design that complements the company’s 2010 Blu-ray players.

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