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So you've got a big date. Time to go through the checklist: Shower (make sure to scrub this, moisturize that, and tweeze those stray hairs -- don't act like you don't know what I'm talking about, because you do), fill the gas tank, and purchase the flowers (or chocolate, or RPG supplement of that game you both play) as a little surprise. (If my husband is reading this, I want Dark Sun.) You have only one more necessary item: your Smart TV.
No, I'm not suggesting showing it off. There are some geeks who react to new tech like a horny mandrill sighting a big blue butt -- and hey, if you've got one of those people, marry them, but only after you see their credit report. Most people, however, just aren't that into tech spectacle. Just ask my old co-worker who ended every conversation with a woman with a suggestive, "…you should drop by my apartment sometime. I've got a Dreamcast."
I'm talking about using the Smart TV as a tool -- and remember, it's not the size, but how you use it. Just like flowers, Barry White, and "unexpected" car trouble at the edge of Lookout Point, it can be used to set the mood.
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==Your Date==
Step back from the shiny tech and consider your audience. Whether it's a first date, that critical third date, or a spouses' night out without the kids, you need to know your intended's tastes before you start. The coolest gadget in the world still can't read minds. Don't assume your date has a stereotypical idea of what "romantic" means. If you're dating a punk rock fan, a Lady Gaga Pandora station may not do what you want it to do. If "Die Hard" is your honey's perfect date movie, an epic showing of "The English Patient" may very well end in snoring instead of snogging.
==Dinner==
Grab a dinner recommendation from one of the many services you can access through your Smart TV's browser.
Urbanspoon and Yelp are popular for a reason: both allow you to find local restaurants based on cuisine and price, but the big bonus is their user reviews. Taking your date to a new restaurant is good, but trying out an untested place is rolling dice in a game that might end in fast food, a greasy handshake, and, "Thanks for the, uh, experience … my cell is having trouble, I'll call you when it's fixed."
==Movie==
Once you know your date's preferences, it's time to pick the right flick. Plug your sweetie's favorite movie into Netflix, Amazon Video on Demand, Boxee, or Hulu. Don't pick that specific movie. Instead, pick from the recommendations menu. You might just introduce a new favorite movie to your date -- one that will be associated with you and your sexy thoughtfulness. Don't worry that your date's favorite movie is antithetical to romance: If he or she loved the movie, you have a better chance of setting a mood than if you chose something "romantic" your date hates.
==Music==
Pandora is the obvious choice here. Before the event, make a station based on your date's favorite music style or band -- and for extra points, name it after him or her. Put it on after the movie as you two relax. Alternatively you can create a playlist from your own MP3 collection.
While you're working on the playlist, set up a screensaver created from Flickr, Picasa, or your locally saved images. While only you can guess what images will set the right mood, I recommend avoiding pictures of your parents, yourself as a baby (especially a naked baby), you and your ex on vacation, or that time in college when you won that chugging contest. (Yeah, we know you're still secretly proud of it, but the pictures are not flattering.)
==Other ideas==
If (and only if) your date is addicted to social media, then your pausing to update Facebook or Twitter from your Smart TV may amuse them -- it goes without saying that you should say the date is going well, but refrain from, "…hoping to get lucky" or " bored me at dinner, hope the mouth shuts when I finally get to kissing it lol." If you're eating in, you could even play a podcast you think they may enjoy: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concerts and Coverville are great for background music, and College Humor supplies a lot of their videos via RSS.
Heck, if they like fiction, hook them on a book from podiobooks.com and then schedule a second date in front of the fireplace, listening to Chapter Two.
''Based on an original article by Mur Lafferty''
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So you've got a big date. Time to go through the checklist: Shower (make sure to scrub this, moisturize that, and tweeze those stray hairs -- don't act like you don't know what I'm talking about, because you do), fill the gas tank, and purchase the flowers (or chocolate, or RPG supplement of that game you both play) as a little surprise. (If my husband is reading this, I want Dark Sun.) You have only one more necessary item: your Smart TV.
No, I'm not suggesting showing it off. There are some geeks who react to new tech like a horny mandrill sighting a big blue butt -- and hey, if you've got one of those people, marry them, but only after you see their credit report. Most people, however, just aren't that into tech spectacle. Just ask my old co-worker who ended every conversation with a woman with a suggestive, "…you should drop by my apartment sometime. I've got a Dreamcast."
I'm talking about using the Smart TV as a tool -- and remember, it's not the size, but how you use it. Just like flowers, Barry White, and "unexpected" car trouble at the edge of Lookout Point, it can be used to set the mood.
''This article is part of '''a wiki anyone can edit.''' If you have advice to add, please log in and contribute.''
==Your Date==
Step back from the shiny tech and consider your audience. Whether it's a first date, that critical third date, or a spouses' night out without the kids, you need to know your intended's tastes before you start. The coolest gadget in the world still can't read minds. Don't assume your date has a stereotypical idea of what "romantic" means. If you're dating a punk rock fan, a Lady Gaga Pandora station may not do what you want it to do. If "Die Hard" is your honey's perfect date movie, an epic showing of "The English Patient" may very well end in snoring instead of snogging.
==Dinner==
Grab a dinner recommendation from one of the many services you can access through your Smart TV's browser.
Urbanspoon and Yelp are popular for a reason: both allow you to find local restaurants based on cuisine and price, but the big bonus is their user reviews. Taking your date to a new restaurant is good, but trying out an untested place is rolling dice in a game that might end in fast food, a greasy handshake, and, "Thanks for the, uh, experience … my cell is having trouble, I'll call you when it's fixed."
==Movie==
Once you know your date's preferences, it's time to pick the right flick. Plug your sweetie's favorite movie into Netflix, Amazon Video on Demand, Boxee, or Hulu. Don't pick that specific movie. Instead, pick from the recommendations menu. You might just introduce a new favorite movie to your date -- one that will be associated with you and your sexy thoughtfulness. Don't worry that your date's favorite movie is antithetical to romance: If he or she loved the movie, you have a better chance of setting a mood than if you chose something "romantic" your date hates.
==Music==
Pandora is the obvious choice here. Before the event, make a station based on your date's favorite music style or band -- and for extra points, name it after him or her. Put it on after the movie as you two relax. Alternatively you can create a playlist from your own MP3 collection.
While you're working on the playlist, set up a screensaver created from Flickr, Picasa, or your locally saved images. While only you can guess what images will set the right mood, I recommend avoiding pictures of your parents, yourself as a baby (especially a naked baby), you and your ex on vacation, or that time in college when you won that chugging contest. (Yeah, we know you're still secretly proud of it, but the pictures are not flattering.)
==Other ideas==
If (and only if) your date is addicted to social media, then your pausing to update Facebook or Twitter from your Smart TV may amuse them -- it goes without saying that you should say the date is going well, but refrain from, "…hoping to get lucky" or " bored me at dinner, hope the mouth shuts when I finally get to kissing it lol." If you're eating in, you could even play a podcast you think they may enjoy: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concerts and Coverville are great for background music, and College Humor supplies a lot of their videos via RSS.
Heck, if they like fiction, hook them on a book from podiobooks.com and then schedule a second date in front of the fireplace, listening to Chapter Two.
''Based on an original article by Mur Lafferty''
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