We went to the farmer's market today and saw John Tuturro. Just thought we'd share.
After the jump a list of this week's hot posts. Some came back from the dead (throws up geek gang signs) and other...
A Singularity? With tech and biotech and consciousness expansion growing and converging at an ever increasing rate, how soon can we expect to have a mass "quickening"? Will we one day suddenly wake...
Another entry from Range as our new blogger search slowly comes to an end...
With all this hype about the iPhone 3G, what happens if you weren’t able to get one last week? The iPhone 3G is pretty m...
Taryn brings us more tech that may inevitably incorporate itself into our future...
As tech-savvy as everybody here at Unplggd is, we're sure a lot of you buy most things online. Even still, there ar...
Plasma TV's draw more power from the grid than a plug in electric vehicle? First, flat screens are contributing to the production of greenhouse gases and now this?...
Well; to... no; two. So many tues out there. Last week we talked about how tubes are actually little traps for fairies and we cut apart an old computer box to make room for some new electronics. T...
Reader Courtney Chelo asks:
After 5 years with my freshman year standard issue Dell laptop (which is dying a slow, painful death) I'm ready to leave the PC world for a Mac. I don't need anything fanc...
For most people, keeping all their electronic items plugged in is simply more convenient and aesthetically pleasing than having power strips lay all over the floor like dead fish. The Hang On Outlet r...
Please be kind. Rewind. At least with the Ion USB VCR, it will be for the last time. We have seen how to take vinyl digital, so if you are on a quest to rid yourself of all things analog this is the ...
We recently came upon this concept external hard drive inspired by a ladies make-up compact. We've seen manufacturers try to pander to their idea of what women want before, which made us wonder, is i...
While perusing Design*Sponge we came across this mini tour of the space of Elana Iaciofano from rosebud design. The first thing that caught our eye, whoa pink room. The second thing......
Our associates at Re-nest have a good point: printers are one of the largest contributors to e-waste in our country. Since it's Green month, we thought we'd sum up a few ways you can deal with that br...
The album cover from Ninja Tune artist Funky Porcini. Sweet dreams indeed.
Funky Porcini at Ninja Tune...
The prize: (1) Bluelounge CableBox, valued at $29.95.
Early last month we posted about the Bluelounge CableBox, a simple but tidy solution for cable management for your home theater, home office, or ...
If you're lucky enough to have an open space to work with, this is a fantastic idea. First seen on Design*Sponge, the home of Shauna Alterio and Stephen Loidolt, of crafty collective Something’s Hi...
Taryn comes in to save us from ourselves... during our most glorious moments.
Late into a night of too many cocktails, we find ourselves—and our gadgets—making less than brilliant decisions. It's...
Reader Kim asks:
I'm looking for recommendations for an articulated wall mount for my 22" Samsung LCD TV. My tv lives in a media/office closet across from my sofa. I'd like the tv to rest against the...
Take a look at your keyboard right now. Are your formerly white keys now an off shade of gray? Does your keyboard look like it could be harbouring the next outbreak of influenza? There's a good chance...
Oh, how we wish this was more affordable. Being fans of homes with lots of glass and no curtains, this is an interesting solution. Unfortunately it costs $1900 per square meter. ...
Whether it be Sony, Hitachi, Samsung or Sharp, all of these big name corporations have one thing in common: they are all interested in developing a new industry standard for multi-room implementation ...
Instructables recently featured a nifty DIY idea that doesn't make that huge projection screen in the middle of your living room look so ridiculously overkill. By building a custom frame the size of y...
Some tech we guarantee you've never seen before, from Taryn.
Esquire is teaming up with E Ink to bring you an electronic cover in September that will flash the words,
"the 21st Century Begins Now," i...
Here's a great one from Range...
Information and files can be easily misplaced on our gigantic hard drives. Who among us hasn’t lost a file or searched for one buried deeply in different drives an...
Here's a post from Taylor...
We won't admit it in front of PC devotees, but Mac users know that there are a few valid criticisms of Apple computers. Sure we like few viruses, sleek aesthetics, and st...
When Ben and Deb bought a 1940s church to turn into their home they knew at least one room would be dedicated to worshiping all things media. They chose a room within the former church, where its min...
I just ran out of pages in my Moleskin recently, but realized it took me about 4 years to do so. Most of my notes end up in fragmented text files on my laptop I carry everywhere instead. So I figured ...
We find it amusing how USB peripherals have morphed far beyond their utilitarian purposes into the realm of fashion accessory. Nowhere is this more true than with USB memory modules, as is the case of...
It seems every product that Incase comes out with these days are bound to impress; their latest offering is the Slim Sleeve made for Apple's Macbook, 15" and 17" Macbook Pro, and the Macbook Air. Made...
Yes, yes it is. After recently finishing some pretty extensive renovations I wouldn't even think about using my mobile phone as a level. The number of times I had dropped my real level make this a tra...
We know, we know, the above photo is of an MacBook Air, but we felt its solid gold customization was the perfect illustration of how notebooks can be upgraded to look even cooler.
If you're like us...
The VidaBox is an ultra-compact "PicoPC" designed to give you a media center without the footprint of an entire PC in one of your console cabinets. For people looking for to hide everything except for...
We rely a lot on Google Maps for local directions and use it quite heavily on the mobile phone when out of town. While the directions are usually pretty good, when we were off on business trips (and c...
This is definitely a clock worthy of Unplggd, mainly because it is always unplugged. That's right, no power is needed for this Marc Newson, Jaeger LeCoultre collabo. While kinetically charged watches ...
Mind Chair transmits moving imagery to the sitter’s brain via a grid of solenoids on the chair's back.
More after the jump......
Flooded London series by Squint/Opera
More info after the jump......
Proof that even the most banal aspects of our homes away from home can be customized. ...
We would like to congratulate zhasmene for being the winner of last week's Thursday Giveaway. We hope you enjoy our prints and thanks to everyone who participated. Keep an eye out for this week's give...
A mighty clever idea, courtesy of Taryn.
If we here at Unplggd are a representation of the population as a whole, then most people in the world have a favorite set of headphones that they wouldn't dar...
Cars have keyless entry, why not your front door? Press to enter, press to lock. What do you think? Click through to take the survey....
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Range takes a close look at one of Asia's and urban metropolises' most common problem; space.
Adapting to small living spaces has always been a challenge. This is not only a challenge in big urban ci...
From the tipsters that brought you the wireless iTunes store before it debuted, this new rumor might just rock your socks. Apparently, Apple's making huge plans to take over that little tablet PC nich...
Have you ever procrastinated so much in terms of cleaning off your desk that the one thing that finally gets you to do it is spilling a large glass of water over everything? Yah, welcome to my life. ...
We are irritated when hipsters dress in 80's fashions. We are delighted when digital cameras feature analog gauges, as seen in our previous post on Samsung's turn to gauges. We are complicated peop...
As hard as we try, it is inevitable that our desk eventually becomes cluttered. A stack of papers here, a mug there, some magazines on top of the keyboard and mouse. Is it because we are just disorgan...
Reader James Lundersen asks:
I've been looking to find a new camera to take pictures of my adventures in New Zealand. I need something with at least 10MP, but doesn't skimp on any features. However, ...
AT Asia correspondent Jonathan Tay sent us a few delicious photos of an upcoming house tour, and we particularly noted this stylish living room media center. We can't wait to see the rest...
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I have an Apple TV and the only thing I hate about it is trying to type in text using the little white remote. Right, right, right right, right, right, right, down, down, right......and that was just ...
Call us crazy, but we're really digging this idea of combining a kitchen hood with a flat panel. The design is minimal, sleek, and clean - which we really like - but it's almost too pretty that we cou...
Last night we watched the Michael Douglas 1978 thriller, Coma. The movie is about a hospital conspiracy, in which the chief of surgery is putting healthy young patients into comas in order to harvest ...
To much surprise, LG has just announced their new XD1 line of 2.5" portable hard disc drives with SATA II and USB 2.0 interfaces, designed much like their new line of LCD televisions. The red wine ver...
We're all for creative lighting here at Unplggd. Especially if it looks like a floating brain or the heads from those aliens in Mars Attacks, we're interested. Anon Pairot Studios has taken our every ...
Taryn starts off this week with some fancy automatic faucets.
Automatic electric faucets are nothing new. We can see them in any movie-theater or mall bathroom nationwide.
What is new: eco-friendly ...
If you depend on the kindness/obliviousness of strangers with open WiFi networks, this little DIY project is for you. Follow these directions to fashion a WiFi signal booster by combining a cheap USB...
Dear Unplggd,
This will probably make some audiophiles shudder, but i'm looking for a good all-in-one system (CD, speakers, am/fm radio, MP3 player) because i don't have much space. any suggestions?
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While walking home the other night we spotted one of our neighbor's creative addresses. Rather than going with some standard fare at Home Depot, this building etched their number in the glass window ...
The Amoco table is quite the versatile, stylish bent wood piece - use it as a computer desk, console table, entryway table, or coffee table - but be prepared to throw down more than a few dimes. Manuf...
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