We've always preached the pros of going wireless here at Apartment Therapy (check out Joel's wireless audio setup), and there have always been pros and cons. This is the year to finally take your video and audio wireless and stop stressing about running unsightly wiring all over your home. More

Growing up in New Orleans afforded me the opportunity to see more live local music than anywhere else I've lived since. Jazz, funk, soul, R&B, and brass bands all contributed to my music education and soul nourishment. Finding this kind of musical expression is often difficult and usually reserved for intimate live concerts. But what if a service like Netflix came along and offered live streaming music content? Would you subscribe?

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I moved three years ago with every intention of buying a new TV when I arrived. But after months of procrastination, it became less of a priority. I started watching the shows I liked online (Parks & Rec, Mad Men, 30 Rock) when I had the time and with limited commercials. I also enjoyed the money I was saving without a cable bill. I struggled too with the idea of bringing a giant black box into my small space, which I had spent months carefully designing into a serene and cozy place. More

I was just over at our friends' house this weekend to help them with the layout and decor of their new home. Alongside flooring options and wall storage, one topic they were excited discussing was upgrading from their ancient 32" CRT television to a new flat panel HDTV. My friends have already decided they're going plasma, but they weren't yet sure which size to purchase. Reviewing the size of their living room and also remembering the showcase of HDTVs at CES this year, I pushed them to go big(ger)...
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YouTube is a dangerous place. It starts off so innocently: one cat video, then a bloopers reel, and before you know it it's 3 AM and you're lost in a vortex of pandas and puppies and babies. To keep your YouTube viewing productive, here are five inspiring YouTube channels that promise to keep you on task. More

Amongst the many exciting trends on display at CES this year: manufacturers repurposing materials was a notable sighting throughout the show floors. There were innovative designs that energized tired old forms. But despite all the buzzwords revolving around connectivity, much of the show spotlighted technologies which seemed to disconnect people from the friends and family in the same room... More

First introduced as a concept at last year's CES, Samsung followed up this year with a demo of a working Evolution Kit, the heart and brains of Samsung's 7000, 8000, and 9000 Smart TV models. Inside each black box are the CPU, memory and GPU driving all the interactive features of their latest displays, and the kits allow older sets to bump up specs for "a few hundred dollars" according to Samsung reps on the floor...
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Whether we're ready or not to ditch traditional television sources or forget about seeking the highest picture quality, online streaming is unarguably here now and the future of watching video content. Last year we discussed what we're sacrificing for streaming video access and even longer ago we talked about Blu-ray and why it doesn't matter anymore. At the time I strongly disagreed with the latter statement, but a year later my sentiments have softened... More

Ultra HD made a big splash at CES this year, and is starting to tease us with actual sets showcasing huge sizes as well as equally large price tags. These Ultra HD sets offer huge 3840 X 2160 resolutions where measly HDTVs have only 1920x1200. I'm already dreaming about the possibility of owning one of these beauties. More

The wow factor was off the scale and crowds elbowed to take photos and a closer look at a monolithic display of Samsung's S9 4K resolution UHD televisions at the booth entrance. Tiered in size, 85", 95", and 110", Samsung's 4K displays also sport a most unusual display/frame stand, "Timeless Gallery", which seems suited only for the largest of spaces considering size and form factor... More