When you think of Ikea, you certainly don’t think of the latest innovations in consumer electronics. Or do you? If you’re familiar with the Uppleva TV, perhaps your perception is already starting to change. Originally announced earlier this year, the Uppleva will be the discount furniture retailer’s first big foray into the world of electronics, but don’t worry – you won’t have to put all the diodes and electrical connectors together.

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Maybe you’re not sold on this whole “OLED” thing. Maybe you think 1080p on a 55-inch screen looks gross. Why not future proof yourself and jump straight to the next big thing? Toshiba will be releasing a 55-inch TV in Japan next month with a 4K resolution, even if the content isn’t quite with us yet. It’s not quite top of the line either, lacking 3D capabilities and useing edge-lit LEDs instead of the superior local dimming tech, but hey, it’s 4K.

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Swedish retailer IKEA plans to launch a range of AV-integrated furniture later this year, delivering LED smart TVs, sound systems and Blu-ray in cable-tidied all-in-one systems. The media furniture, created in partnership with Chinese firm TCL, will be priced from around 6,500 Swedish kronor ($955), and be offered in three different designs; initially eight countries will get the kit from fall this year, before worldwide availability in spring 2013.

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HiQ Automation iOpener is what you need if you love the idea of opening or closing your garage door using your iPhone or Android smartphone. The HiQ opener comes in the form of a small box which can be attached to your garage door in minutes. And it pairs with your smartphone via Bluetooth.

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Pyle has announced a new wireless PA system, PWMA970 which comes equipped with an iPhone/iPod dock allowing you to dock your iPhone or iPod on it to play music and enjoy your own karaoke session while on the go.

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We'll take one for every room in the house.

Bluetooth speakers for your cell phone are absolutely nothing new, but NEC has taken the old Bluetooth speaker idea in a new direction with a Bluetooth speaker built into a light fixture. The concept boasts an LED ceiling light surrounded by a speaker. The user connects their phone to the light via Bluetooth and an Android application, which then lets you control the music as well as the light. You can also create effects by synchronizing light and sound. Awesome, right?

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Apple is said to be prepping their OLED TV to launch sometime in April or latest by May 2012. The Apple OLED TV will come in a gorgeous and very thin body. The Apple OLED TV will employ OLED panels of various sizes up to 42 inches. If this is true, Apple will be ahead of Samsung and LG launching the largest OLED TV.

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Zero1.tv has announced the availability of its VooMote Zapper, an accessory that converts your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch into a universal remote for your home AV gears. The VooMote Zapper comes in a lightweight and paperclip-sized dongle that plugs into the headphone jack of your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch to turn it into a remote control.

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If you wish to control your TV as cool as you do with the gestures on Kinect, soon there will be a TV that allows you to do so. PrimeSense is the key player in this next-gen TV interface which allows you to interact with your TV through gestures.

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Are you proud of the temperature and humidity of your surrounding? Now there is a device called the Tweeting Sensor which will automatically post temperature and humidity data on Twitter so your followers will be aware of what kind of environment you’re in.

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