Home Theater

Steve Cahalan: Spring Grove co-op to build downtown theater (River Valley Business Report)

8 Sep 2008

Construction is expected to begin soon on a new movie theater in downtown Spring Grove, Minn. The board of Spring Grove Communications recently voted to build the theater, which is expected to open sometime next spring, said Craig Otterness, the cooperative’s general manager and CEO. “Right now we’re calling it the Spring Grove Theater,� a name that probably will stick, he said.

CEA Brings Cutting Edge Tech Home Training to Electronic House Expo Fall 2008 (Centre Daily Times)

8 Sep 2008

Electronic House Expo (EHX) announced today the addition of the Consumer Electronics Association's (CEA(R)) Tech Home Training to its industry-leading lineup of educational offerings at EHX Fall 2008. The eighth annual EHX will run November 4-7, 2008 at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, California.

Smart Home exhibit mixes cool green design with easy high-tech living (PhysOrg)

8 Sep 2008

Just inside the first floor of Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry's Smart Home, a 20-year-old re-covered Crate & Barrel sofa flanks a cool-to-the-touch, ethanol-burning fireplace that floats in the middle of the room. The flame can also be seen from any of the six thrift-store dining chairs revived in creamy white faux leather and tucked in around the high-sheen, rough-edged slab of a ...