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Microsoft’s Kinect, an extension for Xbox 360 gaming consoles that brings games to life by body movement, needing no controllers, wires or gadgets, just announced that it has sold more than one million units during the first 10 days of its release. This absolutely blows away its competition, the Sony Move for PlayStation3, which hasn’t sold a million units yet, and it has been on the market since September.

So what makes the Kinect such a hot commodity? It may have something to its futuristic capabilities to translate one’s body movements, even the sound of your voice, into digital movements. Want to drive a race car? Just grab an imaginary steering wheel and go for it. It’s the new wave of full body gaming, and it may charge in a new era of integrating gaming consoles into a majority of people’s households.

Of course, some of the Kinect’s fandom may be due to Oprah publicly embracing it on her show in October. Oprah, along with a few of her audience members, danced away to the Dance Central

Who doesn’t like to save a little money and space when shopping for quality home furnishings? At ImportAdvantage, we understand that a little value for your dollar goes a long way, so that’s why we have been designing and building an extensive line of foot of the bed TV lift cabinets since day one. These pop-up TV cabinets have all the features of our traditionally-sized TV lifts but are compact enough to be used in the bedroom, small offices or anywhere you might be limited on space.

With our foot of the bed TV lift cabinets, you get a handcrafted TV lift that is finished on all four sides. What this does is make it one of the most versatile pieces of furniture in your home. In fact, the foot of the bed TV lift cabinet is like three different pieces of furniture in one – you can use it at the foot of the bed, as a room divider (just reverse the component drawers so they open from the front), or use the TV lift against any wall in your home. The possibilities are nearly endless.

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Likely to be the hottest TV gift this holiday season, 3D TVs are steadily rising in popularity and in technological capabilities. Couple that with a steady drop in prices, what more could customers ask for?

As the media entertainment envelope continues to be pushed, moving from HD to Blu-ray and now 3D, the movie industry will continue to play to the highest bidder, and right now that’s the 3D niche. In 2010, there were 25 3D movies released in theaters, and all of those, of course, were or will be released in 3D DVD versions. In 2011, the number of 3D movies is expected to top 30.

And by now everyone has heard that Lucasfilm Ltd. will be rereleasing the entire Star Wars saga in 3D, which will of course be followed by 3D DVDs. In Europe, Sky 3D is the world’s first full-time 3D TV station, which brings sports, movies and entertainment to its customers in 3D 100 percent of the time.

Many of the 3D TV holiday specials this year will feature TV kits that include free 3D-viewing glasses (required

Likely to be the hottest TV gift this holiday season, 3D TVs are steadily rising in popularity and in technological capabilities. Couple that with a steady drop in prices, what more could customers ask for?

As the media entertainment envelope continues to be pushed, moving from HD to Blu-ray and now 3D, the movie industry will continue to play to the highest bidder, and right now that’s the 3D niche. In 2010, there were 25 3D movies released in theaters, and all of those, of course, were or will be released in 3D DVD versions. In 2011, the number of 3D movies is expected to top 30.

And by now everyone has heard that Lucasfilm Ltd. will be rereleasing the entire Star Wars saga in 3D, which will of course be followed by 3D DVDs. In Europe, Sky 3D is the world’s first full-time 3D TV station, which brings sports, movies and entertainment to its customers in 3D 100 percent of the time.

Many of the 3D TV holiday specials this year will feature TV kits that include free 3D-viewing glasses (required

Check out our Newest Arrivals!

Antiquity TV Lift Cabinet

Designed and created by ImportAdvantage, our TV Lift console is wood, covered with yards of hand cut and applied distressed leather which is then finished with hundreds of individual hand-hammered antique nail heads. This is a true reproduction antique steamer trunk that is finished on all 4 sides and can be used at the foot of the bed, against the wall, or free standing.

Bermuda Run TV Lift Cabinet

Our reproduction antique trunk calls to mind the luggage once used by rail or ocean voyagers of days past. Designed and created by ImportAdvantage, our TV Lift console is wood, covered with yards of hand cut and applied wicker matting with antique leather accents on the handles and cabinet perimeter. Our Bermuda Run trunk TV Lift is finished on all 4 sides and can be used at the foot of the bed, against the wall, or free standing.

Carlyle TV Lift Cabinet

Out with the old, in with the new. Keep your décor refined—and your flat panel TV

Built from richly colored Cherry veneer and select hardwoods, the Kensington TV Lift Cabinet is the definition of class and luxury. Versatile, roomy and heavy duty, the Kensington TV Lift Cabinet can accommodate a flat-screen TV up to 52” wide and weighing up to 130 pounds.

The center drawer panel can be easily switched out for a speaker cloth panel, should you want to store surround sound speakers within your pop-up TV cabinet. This TV lift cabinet, like all of ImportAdvantage’s TV lift models, includes a smart wire management system and a smooth, reliable TV lift mechanism pre-installed.

The Kensington TV Lift Cabinet is built with three separate cabinets, housing eight different adjustable shelves for keepsakes, books and media players. Measuring 75” wide, 23” deep and 39” tall, this stately cabinet will surely be the centerpiece of any room!

The Kensington TV Lift Cabinet is one of our most loved and well-reviewed TV lift cabinets, and customers who have purchased this model have used

While we make every effort to build TV lift cabinets that can accommodate a wide variety of media players and wiring, a few combinations of DVD players and surround sound systems may be a tight squeeze in a TV lift cabinet, but don’t worry, we have easy solutions for you.

First, double-check the measurements listed for the TV lift cabinet you are planning to purchase. You can do this easily with our Measurement Guide. For cabinet depth, most of our models have 16” shelves, and for some that might not provide enough clearance in the back, so here’s what you can do to make your media players fit.

If your cables protrude too much from the back of your media player, we recommend purchasing 90-degree angle connectors for all your cables which will shorten them greatly. These connectors can be found at most electronics stores.

But if this still doesn’t allow you enough room in your TV lift cabinet, you can clear up more space by making a simple cut. The partition walls in our TV lift cabinets

After you’ve made the decision to purchase a fine TV lift cabinet from ImportAdvantage, you may wonder exactly how your new TV lift will get to your door and in its new home in your living room, bedroom or against any wall in your house.

ImportAdvantage free White Glove Delivery takes care of all the details after you submitted your online order on our website. From the workbench of our craftsmen straight to your home, we take pride in how we transport, deliver and install your new pop-up TV cabinet.

First, we use the contact phone number you provided during your checkout process to contact you schedule a delivery date and time 24-48 hours before your TV lift cabinet arrives at your home. Your TV lift cabinet is handled and delivered by two qualified trades-people, who will position the cabinet in your home according to your specifications, as well as unpack and inspect the TV lift cabinet for quality assurance. Second floor placement is available upon request.

As your TV lift cabinet arrives

A rack and pinion system is pair of gears that converts rotational motion into linear motion, and it is the reliable system that ImportAdvantage has chosen for all its TV lift mechanisms. We believe this system to be the most secure, efficient and quiet option for raising and lowering your flat-screen plasma TV on demand and by the touch of a button.

The rack and pinion system is not only used for TV lift cabinets. In fact, it was invented just about as soon as the wheel was invented, as the wheel is a nothing more than a round cog that moves along a linear surface. The rack and pinion system is used for pulling trains along steep slopes by engaging the circular pinion gear on the bottom of a train to a rack railway between the rails on a railroad. The rack and pinion system is also commonly found in steering mechanisms in steered vehicles. It is what gives a car its responsiveness and the driver a “feel” for the road.

When ImportAdvantage set out to make the best TV lift mechanism on

It is ImportAdvantage’s mission to satisfy and delight every customer who shops with us for a TV lift. In fact, providing great customer service is what we have built our company on since we started back in 2003. And in that time, we are proud to say, we have delighted more than 20,000 customers with a quality, handcrafted TV lift cabinet, same-day shipping, free in-home White Glove Delivery and a 100% Satisfaction Guarantee.

We understand that it can be trying to purchase products online because you can’t stand next to the item first, touching it or imagining exactly how it might look in your home. So we have strived to take the pressures off buying a TV lift cabinet online. And though we try to provide as many detailed images of our TV lifts as possible, there is always hesitancy before actually receiving your purchase, wondering if it will look like the one you saw online.

Do not worry. What ImportAdvantage offers every customer is peace of mind because we have a 100% Satisfaction Guarantee