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The elegant new stereo console by Symbol Audio connects to a record player or Bluetooth-enabled device. Plus there's a place to store your records!
Advances in technology are making
excessive wires and cables slowly go the way of the buffalo but, the remote? It
looks like we may be stuck with that one for a while. So if you can’t beat it,
hide it! (Along with those goofy 3D glasses that seem to come along with every new TV.)
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Even when I was little, I was flummoxed by friends and relatives that would keep the TV on in the background: are you watching or not? Why add noise to the world? I held onto that point of view for decades, but now, after three years of living alone, I find myself soothed by the sounds of Liz Lemon's misadventures unfolding in the next room...
MoreName: Beatriz Macias of Mid Mod Mom
Location: Mission Viejo, Orange County CA
Size: 120 square feet
Years lived in: 10 years, but only used as an office for 2 years.
Beatriz has the great advantage of working from home in this converted office space. Once a bedroom, she redid the floors in cork and transformed the closet to a work bench for her vintage goods and artwork. With amazing taste in design and her everyday hunt for vintage finds, I love how bright and "no fuss" this workspace is.
More• $50.00
• Brando
If I had my way, I'd prefer we'd all keep phone ringers either on low or off with just vibration notification while out in public. But then again, in doing so, there's always the risk of missing an important call when the phone is stowed away in a pocket, bag, or purse. These mod style bracelets solve the conundrum of staying notified without interrupting by offering caller notification via vibration. The bracelet also displays caller ID when someone rings in and notifies you if your phone has left your perimeter by more than 2 meters, helpful for those chronically misplacing their device or while traveling. More
Product: Libratone Lounge
Price: $1,299.95
Rating: Recommend*
While the market is already crowded with a glut of small wireless speaker solutions, both Airplay and an even greater selection using Bluetooth to connect the audio dots, the options for larger, full-bodied sound speakers is slim. Danish audio manufacturer Libratone has waged war against small sound with a sizable flagship speaker armed with Airplay connectivity and a wooly warm exterior to match.
MoreSince reading about the ultra-efficient, small space friendly, 7 Minute Workout, I've incorporated it as one of the very first things I do each morning. But for such a simple routine, how I actually executed it was sort of complex: I'd set an interval timer app for the 30 seconds on/10 seconds rest configuration on my phone, while using a screencap of the helpful graphic on a tablet to refer to. But now I don't have to juggle two devices while I memorize the routine to memory...
MoreOne of the highlights of the Google I/O keynote this year was the introduction of the newly refreshed Google Maps. With updated design and information features throughout, I jumped at the opportunity to sit down with Jonah Jones, Staff UX Designer and Lead Designer of Google Maps, and learn a bit more about the design inspiration behind the new Maps.
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