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The Secret Knock Which Unlocks Your Front Door
A secret knock can get you into a lot of places. This is the first time that we have seen a knock which could actually open a lock automatically. Steve Hoefer came up with this ingenious way of ...
What Are Your Tech Essentials?
Yesterday while visiting a loft for a house tour for our city sister site, Apartment Therapy Los Angeles, the person whose homes I was photographing and I began discussing the issue of accumulating th...
Can You Use the Power Coming Through a Phone Jack?
If you keep a landline around, you know that you don't need to plug a standard, corded phone into an outlet because the phone jack gives up the few volts your phone needs to work, on the telephone com...
Briz Solar Powered Window Air Conditioner Concept
We just dissembled and stored away our bedroom window air conditioning unit, a bit of a pain in the behind, but necessary as autumn weather starts letting itself be known in our area. Wouldn't it be n...
Mint's Wireless Speakers Enable A Multi-Room Setup
At Unplggd, we're always trying to go wireless. It's not easy, but more and more systems are appearing on the market to cater to wireless fanatics like us. Let's be honest, unless you're willing to dr...
The 100" Multi-touch Table from Ideum
With a 86" viewable haptic touch screen with 2304x800 pixel resolution, this superwide multi-touch table was designed for the Space Chase Gallery at the Adventure Science Center in Nashville fo...
Awesome Anechoic Chamber: McIntosh Laboratories, 1979
Looking at the Sound Egg Chair reminded us of some great retro images we saw from the 1979 construction of the anechoic chamber that McIntosh Laboratories used for testing their audio equipment...
10 Digital Kitchen Scales We Love
Roundup
A little over a year ago, our sister site the Kitchn extolled the virtues of the kitchen scale. I had, like the author of this post thought that kitchen scales were something for calorie counte...
Put a New Spin on Your Workspace Photos
If there's one thing we love more than designing and building beautiful spaces to work and watch in, it's taking pictures of the spaces when they're all said and done. What's the point in making it go...
Audioengine Goes Passive with P4 Speakers
You can say I've been a little spoiled with my Audioengine A2 powered speakers in my home office. But while having peace of mind having to never worry about external amplifiers and wire forests i...
Rowenta Precision Valet Steamer
Unplggd Test Lab
Product: Rowenta Precision Valet Steamer
Price: $180
Rating: Strong Recommend*
I've never felt the need for a steamer until I started buying more and more clothes online and at thrift stores (hello...
Who Says Power Strips Have to be Boring?
Not us, that's for sure. Why not be a tech rebel and scream out from your urban dwelling, "I will not be ashamed to show off my Electric Man power strip! I will not hide my cords any longer!"...
Final Frame The Bathroom of the Future?
The Bathroom of the Future as conceived by Ideal Standard....
Internet Apps Coming to A HDTV Near You!
If you thought that HDTVs were meant for just watching stuff, you'd be surprised to learn that soon, you'll be able to access a gamut of online apps via your HDTV set. ...
Macally Introduces Stylish Bamboo Cooling Stands
Notebook coolers are a dime a dozen, but we personally prefer ones that try to stand out from the bunch, giving a unique perspective to its form and function. Sort of like Macally's sexy little wooden...
Free Cell Phone Calls & High End Design Sex Toy
Unplggd Slinks for 11.5.09
How to Make Unlimited Cell Calls Using Google Voice: useful and money saving directions showing how to dial for free using a variety of carriers in conjunction with Google Voice.
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When to Say No to Buying Gadget Warranties
When you're finally getting to the register with that shiny LCD TV that is going to look oh-so-good on your living room console, your biggest worry won't be how you're paying for it or whether it's go...
Samsung Tango Robotic Floor Vacuum
The team over at Engadget joke about the Samsung Tango being able to clean bedding alongside flooring, but as a two pet household, we'd love an automated helper that would keep both our floors and our...
Inspiring Celestial Suspension Lights By Bastien Carre
There's just something magical about having suspended ceiling lights arranged like constellations. We just love how these lights look. Hopefully, by looking at these, you'll find some new ways o...
Space Saving Flip Up Cooktops from Alpes Inox
We live in a pretty small kitchen...one where counter space is at a premium and requires always moving appliances, ingredients and cooking tools to be moved around to fit things while practicing any s...
Feeling Qooqy? Qooq, a Computer Built Just For the Kitchen
As an avid home baker with a penchant for recipes found on blogs, we frequently bring the laptop into the kitchen. We try our best to avoid spills, and getting our beloved MacBook Pro covered i...
Screen 'Stache for Movember: Tech to Support a Cause!
As we make the transition from the breast-cancer-awareness-supporting pink month of October to the mens-issues-are-a-growing-concern moustache'd Movember, we see that gadgets are following suit...
The Pavilion Office of Bark Design Achitects
Leveraging good design with fun and productivity in mind, one can create a space as comfortable and breathtaking to work in as Bark Design Architects' pavilion-like office set in Noosa Heads, Que...
iRobot Hooks from Romp
The moment we saw these little hooks, we knew we had to share with folks who probably understand our love of whimsically geeky home decor. These robot hooks would make the perfect addition to any e...
How to Improve iPhoto
We take a lot of digital photos. While some are for pleasure, the majority of our pics are for business -- the business of blogging, selling, and cat rescuing.
Being bloggers, we end up using a lot...
How Picky Should You Be About LCD Tech Specs?
When you're shopping for a new LCD screen for the media room, you'll have numbers flying at you left and right. If you're the average consumer and have no idea what a pixel response time is, you'll pr...
Final Frame The Urban Cursor
The Urban Cursor is both art and furniture on wheels, providing seating and equipped with a built-in GPS tracker so you can follow its location at Google Maps...even if you're just moving it from the ...
The Elegant Hanging Tiki Column Radiator By ADhoc
It's hard to describe what you feel when you look at this. Would you believe that it's actually a radiator? Carlo Martino totally changed what we'd expect from a radiator, by making it incredibly beau...
Retro Video Game Textiles & Cross Stitching Home Goods
We were perusing some of the fabric options over at an Etsy shop when we noticed they were selling an assortment of Space Invaders inspired printed textiles, perfect to craft together an Invade...
The Digital Mixtape
Justin Cole wanted to merge the retro form of the beloved, though outdated, audio cassette tape with the utility of a flash drive to create the ultimate mixtape...
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3 Cool Weather Alerts that Tell You How to Dress
No matter how well you organize your closet or how early you plan the week's outfits, unexpected weather can put a glitch in your morning, drive you crazy and—worst of all—make you late......
Wireless USB Digital Microscope Gives You a Closeup View
Here's a USB accessory that is somewhat a specialized tool, but one with wide appeal. Because who wouldn't mind investigating throughout the house with your own wireless USB microscope to peer from 20...
Incredible Starry Sony VAIO Nebula FW Laptop
Product Update
When we first saw this "limited" edition Sony VAIO laptop, we were a bit dumbfounded. The back is simply gorgeous to look at since it blends fashion and astronomy quite well. This product update...
Brinell Purestorage Drives Are a Touch of Class
If Tom Ford was to carry a portable hard drive, we think it might be one of the luxurious Brinell Purestorage drives. Clad in either stainless steel, exotic wood like genuine Macassar wood, nap...
10 Best Weight Loss Games for the Wii
Roundup
After recently covering the Cyberbike title for the Wii, we were thinking it was time to look at the other weight loss games for the Wii and roundup the top ten. In some of our picks the fitnes...
Hot or Not?: Sound Egg Chair
We've never met a person that hasn't had some sort of love for the Ovalia Egg Chair (it's a classic!), but it seems nowadays; anyone and everyone is trying to expand upon the original by adding soun...
Modern Chair Made from an Old Radiator
We've seen tons of designers do their thing and make working radiators look oh-so-cool. But one designer in the Netherlands had his eye on a broken radiator......
Unplggd's Sales Calendar
11.4.2009
THIS WEEK:
Viewsonic VA2323wm 23 inch Widescreen LCD Monitor (w/ code: ?9?Z93P0RXRC0W) - $169.99 (Was $215)
Dell SP2309W 23" Full HD Widescren LCD Monitor /w Webcam - $229 (Was $320)
Logitech RX7...
Ogilvy & Mather Guangzhou Office
The incredible space of Ogilvy & Mather’s Guangzhou office is one I wouldn't mind calling home (or work). The Carnival themed office was selected as one of the recipients of last year's third annu...
Christie Chase of Christie Chase
Behind the Blog
Name: Christie Chase
Location: Houston, Texas
Size of Loft: Loft space with garage below built in 2005 about 800 sq.ft.
Blog: christiechase.blogspot
We've posted about some of Christie Chase's...
"Coffee Cup" Car Power Station
We talk about apartments—a lot. But for those of you super-travelers who seem to live in your car, here's a tech solution for powering your gadgets......
Final Frame Modern Man’s Kama Sutra
The Modern Man’s Kama Sutra (note the floppy drive, making this a May-Autumn relationship)....
Trane's Deluxe Programmable Digital Thermostat
Everyone knows that using a programmable thermostat is a must if you heat during winters. The trouble is that most people don't know how to program them or they just don't do it. Most of the costs of ...
Monster Monster May Be the Scariest Laptop Stand
For those with arachnophobia, we ask you to move along...nothing to see here. But if you're fond of creepy crawlers, named Beetlejuice, and are looking for an unusual stand that will keep your laptop ...
The Return of the DVR
Well, to be honest, it's not like it went anywhere to begin with. It's just network programming companies are finally starting to get the idea that people actually enjoy TV more when it's working arou...
Geek Decor and Old Computer Reuse
Unplggd Slinks for 11.03.09
Brionvega Brochures: Grain Edit shares some beautiful brochure designs by Bob Noorda for the Milan based electronic company Brionvega. The rr126 Turntable system remains one of our favorite hom...
The i24R3 Portable Speakers
Another home electronics design concept from Hong Kong designer Michael Young, this time a wireless speaker system, the “i24R3 Portable". The circular, lightweight speaker was designed for EO...
Could the Silly-Looking Plant Lamp Help 'Em Grow?
Sure it looks silly, with three lamp-handed tentacles stalking over a palm tree and couch, but is it a good idea to keep both plant and owner happy?...
Make Your Own 9V Battery-Powered USB Charger
Battery-based USB chargers are pretty cheap, but it's always cheaper and more fun to make your own. The basic concept is a battery that powers a USB port so that you can juice up your gadgets. ...
The Wilco Loft
loftlife
Our friends over at loftlife magazine just sent us some photos and information about one of their latest loft tours, this one showcasing the musical surroundings of the band Wilco (also posted over at...
The Magic Mouse Has a New Sexy Dutch Cousin
The Titanium ID mouse by Intelligent Design aka The Apple Magic Mouse's sexy Dutch cousin sports a slick design and a price point that unfortunately puts it safely in the aspirational category...
Kitchen Range Features Giant Clock Face
To be honest, we're loving the fact that designers finally see the potential for kitchen range hoods—which we're forced to stare at while we make dinner—to do double-duty in the kitchen......
Volta Batteries are the Sexiest Ever
Funny we should swoon over something as mundane as batteries. But we are, thanks to ACME Industries' colorful design for Volta batteries......
The Complete Guide to Google Wave
We signed up for Google Wave when it first came out and even though we are going to lose so much of our tech "credentials" saying this: we weren't even too sure what it was at first!...
A Kid-Friendly Media Room
Oh mang! When we were little we never had a TV in our room, let alone a whole kids loft media room! Featured on Design*Sponge, this kid’s loft is found in the home of Rosy Levy. She designed the ro...
BlackBerry App Turns Your Cell Into a Flashlight
As if we weren't already missing the flash on our now-broken Blackberry for it's main function, now we figure our that there's an app that can make it useful around the house, too......
Final Frame The Hand Embroidered Mac
The amusing Mac-centric artwork of Ben Fino-Radin....
Great Little Card Reader Sticks to Metal Surfaces
There is just something about simple and efficient solutions to problems. For example, it's really hard to go without a USB card reader. These small devices are used to read the cards from your camera...
HoMedics Restore Water Purification
Many of our friends have ditched bottled water and have moved over to pitcher filtration or reverse osmosis systems to get their fix of agua, filling up their oh-so-stylish SIGG or Kleen Kanteen bottl...
$30 to Watch Cable via iTunes?
As a household with an Apple TV and that also recently cut cable to save money each month, we're really intrigued with all this talk about a monthly subscription service that would deliver TV programs...
Do You Need to Own a Digital Camera?
We spotted this Nintendo DSi case—designed to maximize the built-in camera with an 8x optical zoom—over at OhGizmo!, and ever since then we can't help but wonder if we'll never need to car...
The TAB Convertible Desk: Office Desk to Dining Table
We like this find by Sabine over at Moco Loco, a desk with a lot of potential for hiding away desktop peripherals that often clutter up a home office desk. The TAB table by design studio Razy2 ...
The Cable Free & Floating Workspace
It's really easy to amass clutter underneath your desk. Even if you've got some cable management, if you aren't vigilant, the dreaded cable squid will make its appearance. Once it's here, it's ...
Caso Combo Microwave and Convection Ovens
If you know what convection ovens can do compared to a microwave, you know they fill in the gap where the microwave often fall short. We're pretty happy with our smart oven, but there are instances wh...
Wall Of Sound
There are plenty of erroneous pieces of technology floating around the world and we believe this may be another one. We completely understand the need for a very loud sound system, but an iPod dock t...
FlipShare TV Makes PC-to-TV Easy!
Those little Flip Video cameras make shooting and uploading Web videos portable, compact and easy—even letting you upload from the camera straight to Facebook. But Flip is taking a stab and doin...
Amanda's Mid-Century Media Room
Flickr Finds
A few weeks ago, Amanda shared her lovely home in Ohio with us, along with a thorough walkthrough of her adventurous TV mounting project that would eventually marry her love for tech and her excellent...
What Part Of Your Home Should Stay Tech-Free?
Currently we have tech for our bedrooms, bathrooms, living rooms, kitchens and home offices. There's obvious uses for technology such as cell phones, security systems and home theater set-ups and new...
A Music Lover's Impressive Home Theater
Close-Up
Klaas Jan Guchelaar loves music. So much so that he's found a career as a concert photographer in the Netherlands. When he's not snapping priceless moments at Living Colour concerts he's sitting back...
Sonic Fabric Shirt Ties Made from Old Cassette Tapes
These ties might look ordinary. But within the weave is a blend of 50 percent colored thread and 50 percent actual recorded audio cassette tape. And get this: You can play the ties with a DIY s...
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