Perhaps if U.S. soccer organizations were to market products like this, soccer would be as popular in the states as it is worldwide. We’ll be the first to admit we know almost nothing about soccer. We doubt we’ve even ever watched a complete professional game. Despite our lack of soccer fanfare, we’d be among the first in line for this excellent Soccer Ball Remote Control.

Just like any other universal remote, the Soccer Ball Remote can be used with most TVs, DVD players, and satellite boxes. The remote has a range of about 25 feet, perfect even for a large home theater. There might be better designed and more practical remotes out there, but surely none you can kick as far as this one. — Andrew Dobrow

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You know how in fast food ads, the food is always made to look like a perfect specimen of slightly cooked processed beef, but in actuality you’re getting the ugliest meal ever consumed? Something tells us this wide-screen outdoor projector is being advertised along the same lines. In all appearances, it looks like a perfect home theater to have a joyous day with family, outside watching a flick.

What they don’t show you is hat coming over the mountain to the rear of the camera are imposing storm clouds, coming to destroy your state of the art, high definition, white vinyl screen made with mesh-enforced PVC. Sure, it SAYS that its cinema quality, but do they mention that if its not used at a specific time, the lighting is all wrong and the screen is barely watchable? I think not. This catastrophe waiting to happen will cost you $2,400 for the 8 footer and $3,000 for the 12 footer. — Andrew Dobrow

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There’s a fine line between home theater and design marvel, and this Titanic inspired home theater leans towards the latter while still packing some incredible gadgetry goodness. The room was modeled after the movie, Titanic, and the luxury room designs. Lucky for us they chose upper class rather than steerage.

While icebergs might not pose a threat to the Tennessee family who inhabit this room, the threat of sinking in to their chairs and not getting up must pose a mammoth threat. How do you tell your children to do their homework when there is a room like this? The theater’s dome contains 1,230 fiber optic light strands to give the illusion of a perfect night sky. Because of domes utter lack of acoustic sound, speakers had to be moved and acoustic padding added to the walls.

Their Vidikron Model 30 ET projector shines an amazing picture ratio of 2.35:1, wider than that of an average HDTV. The projector displays onto a gigantic custom made 120 inch screen. This is one room that really would make you shout about being king of the world. — Andrew Dobrow

Home Theater Inspired by “Titanic” [ElectonicHouse, via Spluch]

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]