Everything is being produced and sold in such compact packages now. It’s truly the time of the mash-up, as the Evesham Sound Stage X1 proves. It’s hard to tell whether this TV stand / home theater hybrid was made as a cool gadget or a device for people to lazy to get off their asses. Possibly both reasons apply.

The Sound Stage X1 is a stand which packs in the complete home theater studio system into its design. Included in the X1 is a 50W subwoofer and 8 satellite speakers. A amplifier and sound processor are included for sound clarity. Does it make us popcorn too?

The X1 uses your walls to bounce sound around for a surround sound experience acheived by other high-end theater systems. We are skeptical to believe the quality is as good as others and if you happen to be very picky about your sound, you’re almost suer to notice a difference.

The stand is available for £299.98. TV not included of course. — Andrew Dobrow

Evesham Sound Stage X1 Product Page [Lowest On Web, via Coolest Gadgets]

Designer Art Lebedev is offering a nifty little gadget for saving up money for just about anything. For our purposes, lets say it’s an iPhone. Hey, it’s just a hunch. The Superbitus Money Box is a bomb shaped money saving device. A cool gadget to remind you of your ultimate saving goals.

Our favorite thing about the Superbitus is that it comes with a white marker to write on the money box the item you are saving for. It serves the purpose of reminding you of your saving goal which we guess is a motivational tool for saving. And when the time comes to buy? Bombs away! Just smash the thing open.

And look on the bright side. Only $25 a week or so and you’ll have enough for an iPhone by release. Joy! (more…)

Demos 2007, a tech convention not as well known as MacWorld or CES, though still worth its weight in coolness, is the site where the Zink has unleashed. Small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, ZINK technology starts where Polaroids left off. ZINK is a handheld printing device capable of printing digital photos without the use of ink or laser.

How does this creation work? Hundreds of patents are either pending or approved for the ZINK technology. Special embedded dye crystals in the paper are activated through heat made by the ZINK printer. Depending on the heat of each crystal, the picture produced is decent quality digital prints that are supposedly long lasting.

The ZINK is still in its developmental stages, so hard specs or previews aren’t obtainable yet. The portable printer should eventually be a really cool gadget to have around for small prints on the go. Good quality would be our worry for the ZINK. How good of a picture would these prints be? Thank God there wasn’t something like this when our parents were young. Imagine the family memories we would have to reminisce about for years to come. — Andrew Dobrow

Press Release [via Gadgetizer]