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Peerless' RMI-1 spins your display right round in 15-degree increments

You Spin Me Round
If you just couldn't be bothered to use a level when hanging that new flat panel or you want to make your living room look more like the SportsCenter set, the Peerless Rotational Mount Interface (RMI1) might be what you need. The RMI1 rotates displays up to 71-inches large through a full 360-degrees in 15-degree increments with the pull of a lever and a spin of the display. At $149, this is a relatively cheap way to either salvage some pride from that install that went terribly wrong, or have a display you can flip between portrait and landscape at between plays; either of these is way more fun than the suggested "waves, zigzag and 45-degree angle patterns."

Home theater installation includes rotating seats


Granted, the $6 million Kipnis Studio Standard is still apt to blow minds (and fuses) more quickly than Donny Hackett's "ultimate multipurpose room," but for folks looking for a way to squeeze a bona fide home theater into their existing den / living area / etc., this one provides some excellent food for thought. Aside from the 12-foot-wide custom-built screen, 7.1-channel audio system and InFocus SP777 three-chip DLP projector, this room also boasts a unique seating arrangement -- one that rotates 180-degrees at the touch of a button. The installation enables the front row to swirl around and face the second row, essentially creating a conversation pit for times when board games are preferred over catching a BD flick (and that's when, exactly?). There's no mention of how much dough was coughed up in order to make this happen, but we're confidently guessing it wasn't even close to cheap. Hit up the read link for a slideshow of pictures and a construction video to boot.

Impact Acoustics' rotating HDMI / DVI adapters make installs easier


It's a simple concept, but there's little doubt that the item shown above would prove mighty helpful in tight spaces. Impact Acoustics has rolled out a line of rotating AV adapters, most notably the HDMI and HDMI-to-DVI versions. As the title leads you to believe, these wee devices allow users to run their HDMI / DVI cables at any angle, enabling gear to be wired up in tighter corners without fear of damaging any of those precious cables. The adapters are available now in a number of flavors, all costing $12.99 apiece.

[Via Audioholics]




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