The art of home entertainment

“My intention is to find better ways to live in small spaces,” artist-turned-developer Gary Silverberg explained one recent evening at his Mutual St. office, surrounded at his desk by computer monitors, HDTVS, a projection screen and an assortment of gadgets and devices.

Silverberg, whose company, Triangle West Development, is currently building Art Condos, an 11storey, 148-unit project at 44 Dovercourt Rd., considers himself a developer not just of buildings, but of ideas, too.

And he thinks his latest idea — a system that integrates the various forms of media that modern-day condo dwellers rely on to live, work and play — is one of his best yet.

Dubbed “Worldfinger,” the media control system enables the simultaneous operation of multiple technologies — computers, HDTV, surround sound systems, DVD/BLUray players, gaming consoles, cable and satellite boxes — using a single device, whether it’s a tablet, smart- phone or regular computer. “This can create a richer, faster lifestyle for busy and sophisticated condo owners,” Silverberg said during a sneak preview of the technology, which is available exclusively to Art Condos buyers. Each unit at Art Condos has been pre-wired for the Worldfinger system and buyers can choose the level of configuration they require, whether it’s a simple cable TV and DVD setup or the full integration of a range of home entertainment components While the Worldfinger pre-wiring has been done at no cost to condo buyers, Silverberg says that proprietary hardware is required to control more than one screen at the same time. (The cost to set the system up for two displays starts at $850; for use of up to four displays the set-up cost begins at $1,250.) Worldfinger is designed to be simple and intuitive, notes Silverberg. Worldfinger allows multi-taskers to ingest various sources of information and entertainment, all controlled by a single device.