• Windows Virtualization – VMWare Fusion for Mac OS X is $32 at Buy.com. $30 of that is a mail-in rebate, which sucks, but it’s $18 off the $80 from the beginning. Fusion is like Parallels, but some say it’s better. [Dealhack]
• Surround Speakers – Sony SA-FT1H 5.1-Channel Flat Panel Speaker System for $100, shipped. No receiver, but comes with stands, even. [Dealnews]
• Portable Speakers – Today’s Woot! is the Philips Portable Speaker System – 2 Pack for $20, shipped.
Home theater speakers. This term seems to be accepted without question. I watch a lot of movies, at home and at movie theaters. To me the two environments and experiences are drastically different. Are we getting conned into accepting that $100 worth of speakers and some fancy audio processing = a movie theater? You could hang all kinds of gear off of it and it would still be a TV in my living room.