The truth is one of them would have declared bankruptcy and just gone away, leaving one weak player. Combined, they just might be able to offer a compelling alternative to Internet radio.

I remember going to the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago as a kid and talking to my father over the video phone. This was the early 1970s, and we believed every home would have this in jus...

Um.... the stand alone, 2.0 Blu-ray players also get downloads via the Internet to update. Isn't that the point of 2.0? But since they're more expensive than PS3, it makes sense to get the Playsta...

They take a long time to wash and dry. But because it's just one unit, you can put in a load in the morning, go to work and it's done when you come home. The LG model I had could be programmed to s...

Well, I did snap up the sunburst mirror they had (for $89) straight away. Literally as they were setting out the Global Bazaar merchandise in January. I wasn't the only one. There were three as par...

I actually have that desk from Overstock (was going for similar look as the hotel). I love it and get great compliments. The lamp from Target is also on my wish list. It's part of their Global Baza...

I would love to hear from anyone else on the LG combo unit. In most cases, LG appliances get raves. From what I'm told, this one just has a lot of parts/functions. Therefore there is just more to g...

I used to have an LG washer/dryer combo. When it worked, it was brilliant. But it often broke and the maintenance on it was nearly constant. Strangely though, I sort of miss it now that I ha...

First, are you sure you need one? If you get your TV signals from cable or satellite, they will provide you with the box to get digital signals, and any TV sold after March of last year has an inte...

OLED's are nice and will be the next flat panel technology. But right now there are some color shifting problems -- think burn in issues from the early plasma day. Also very short life spans of jus...

Pick me. Pick me.

So perfect hanging from the pot rack in my kitchen newly painted in Benjamin Moore's Anjou Pear!

These are great. Thanks!

I use MixIt CD stickers. There's a nice selection at the Container Store and select patterns at Seejanework.com. There's just one drawback: some disc drives are overly sensitive (my ne...

Of course it's meant to move product off the shelves. It benefits Wal-Mart (increased traffic), Toshiba (older models sold to make room for the A3) and the HD consortium to advance the format adopt...

There's also the belief that Monster cable itself is overrated. There was a recent story in Fortune (CNN's Money) that said don't bother with those either.

There's a store in Chicago called POSH that specializes in old collections from hotels and cruise lines. I've seen complete sets of dishware and flatware, so I imagine that menus are around as well...

For fans of midcentury modern there are lots of ways to repurpose credenza's for entertainment purposes. I think the pieces from this period are perfect for component storage, just make sure the ve...

I just wrote a pretty extensive story about wireless options for the November issue of Traditional Home. Or at least I tried to, but the wireless options are pretty poor to nonexistent at the momen...

Chicago just abandoned its efforts to install a citywide network as well....