You may not know it, but your cable provider has a stranglehold on what you're watching. And they're using some nefarious means to keep you on their hook. Their methods are at the heart of the "net neutrality" war that just saw a small victory for the consumer side....
Entertainment Room
$2.5 Million Pirate-Themed Home Theater
What do you do when you love pirates and you have a spare $2.5 million laying around? Build a pirate ship deck in your home, of course. Oh, and you don't stop there. You install a movie screen, killer lighting, surround sound and a few rows of chairs that put the...
Product Review: “Our House Party” Wii Game
Charged with reviewing the Wii game "Our House Party,", I determined that the best way to effectively evaluate the game would be to do as the game suggests -- that is, have a house party. Game (and living room) loaded, my friends and I took to our Wii remotes (and...
“American Idol” Is My Nemesis
Sitting in front of "American Idol" with your kids and thinking...I really need to change the color of this room. Or, the TV stand certainly is in need of an overhaul. Or, the carpet in here sure is dreary. Or, what would this room look like with crown molding. Or, if...
Recycle Your Television
As you may have figured out by now, we here at Renovate Your World are big fans of recycling. So here's an offer I can get behind. Sharp is celebrating Earth Day by making it into Earth Month. For the month of April, Sharp will take away and recycle customers' old...
Space Saver Sub
In the world of home theaters, the trend is bigger TVs and smaller speakers. SoundMatters confirms this with their miniscule (for a subwoofer) SUBstage 100. Its footprint of 8"x4" is accomplished via their proprietary magic and “moving walls” within the speaker...