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Kyoto Table: Hiding Everything Never Looked So Spiffy
We know another Temahome product was just mentioned not so long ago, but we couldn't pass up on their clever solution for all that electronic clutter (you know, remotes, gaming controllers, and the li...
Look! A Laptop Sleeve For The Business Man
The 9-5 Laptop Sleeve is perfect for the modern cubicle warrior. It works perfectly in corporate America. The 9-5 It looks like a shirt and tie, with a place for some pens. It will be the talk of the ...
Scrap Lights and Sketch Lights by Graypants
Funny names aside, here are two new lamp designs from the guys that brought you scrapchairs. First, on the same kick of recycled cardboard light fixtures from earlier today, we bring you Scrap Lights....
Look! The Vertical Mount Home Theater
Who says you have to organize your home theater components in a horizontal layout? Dave Owens' home theater setup is an example of how to pack in a lot of tech into a small space, thanks to a vertical...
Sixinch: Benches From Super Mario Castle Bricks
Despite being thoughtfully designed and even named, "A Bench for Public Spaces," Pieter Jamart's efforts only remind us of the classic bricks found in the dungeonous labyrinths in the castles of Super...
Tumi T-Tech Waterproof Laptop Bag
There is nothing more worrying than being caught in the rain with a bag that isn't completely waterproof. Totally waterproofing bags is expensive, and not a lot of bag manufacturers offer these types ...
Flickr Finds: Mod Cubbies Make Up a French Home Office
Drine and Hugues over in France had a great little home office in their apartment before they bought their current house. We found a snapshot of it online and thought we'd share.
We can't remember ...
Product Review: Kor One Hydration Vessel; Hydration Goes High-Tech
This bottle has been all the buz on the world wide webbings. BPA free and very reusable, the idea is that it is a high end replacemant for all those water bottles we go through in a day (yeah- the on...
Pappa*Phone: Furni for Hulger USB Handset
Furni, the Montreal maker of the beautiful Knox alarm clock and even the custom table for our Behind the Blog featured Mocoloco has now expanded further. A collaboration with the retro-tastic compan...
Meredith Kleinman: Hiding That Ridiculously Oversized TV...In Your Dream Home
Some just prefer the comfortable solitude of having 20th century influences hidden; a fine example found on Design Sponge Online's coverage of Meredith's home. Here, she attempts the impossible - keep...
Roundup: Top 5 Ways Of Sprucing-Up Your Home Office
Home offices can be a cluttered affair. However, home office warriors need to remember that potential clients will see the home office, and we all know that even though it is said that we shouldn't ju...
Roundup: Top 5 iPod Docks
It seems that new iPod and iPhone docks come out every few days. In the end, deciding which is best isn't always easy. The best looking aren't always the ones that sound best. You'll find a good selec...
Formtank: 2D3D Tables Made From Single Sheets of Metal
If you haven't heard, Formtank is a small British manufacturer that utilizes "complex mathematics and precision engineering" to create unique looking desks made of single pieces of steel to eliminate ...
News: Bamboo Hard Drive From Simple Tech Goes Main Stream
The hard drive itself is not new, we have featured it before. The news is that it is now available at Best Buy. No more waiting around. Design for the masses? More examples of greenwashing? ...
Chiquita Banana Recycled Chandelier
While this might not suit everyones' tastes, this project still serves as inspiration for using your creative DIY skills and making something mundane into something beautiful for your home. (It's also...
KangaRoom Storage: Keeping Those Gadgets Powered-Up
Charging stations are nothing new, but a home always needs a way to be tidy and get rid of the messy wires. That's why we think that this solution from KangaRoom Storage is so efficient. To make thing...
Good Questions: How Do I Get My Digital Music to My Speakers?
Cynthia in SF asked a great question in the comments for our post on streaming non-iTunes tunes.
OK, dumb question here - please don't be mean!!!
I have an iMac, Airport Express, and a wireless net...
OCLOCK: Not a Subtle Gadget
AT has always stressed the importance of scale when you're decorating a room. But sometimes, it's fun to play with scale, and the consensus at AT is that one large piece can act as a BFG (big friendly...
Sales Alert: New York's Areaware Sample Sale
Areaware is having a sample sale in NYC starting today and continuing through Sunday. They will be selling a selection of Jonas Damon's LED clocks (shown above), discontinued Harry Allen items, and F...
Final Frame: Retro Finnish Wood Pixel Chandelier
At least, that's what I'm calling it. Back in Finland for a few days this week and was pleasantly suprised with this auditorium lighting. Modern rustic, but it also feels like a pixelated digital imag...
Best Ways to Reduce Home Theater Clutter
Creating a beautiful home theater isn't just the act of purchasing the best performing individual components...it's also the careful consideration of how each component integrates with one another, an...
The Hi-Can High-Fidelity Canopy Bed
There are no two ways about it. Beds are comfortable. Sometimes, there is nothing more relaxing than lying in bed and watching a movie. Sofas and chairs aren't always as cozy. That's the idea behind t...
Backup Pal: Never Lose Your Contacts
Not the best looking gadget, but you can't argue with the utility of this thing. Put simply, the Backup Pal does one thing, make sure that you never lose your valuable phonebook to an unfortunate dip ...
Stiletto Stand: Not For Your Shoes, Ladies
Technology and fashion come together every once in a while to inspire the other to make something great. That magic brought us the iPod-holding belt buckle. And now, inspired by the ladies' footwear o...
How Often Do You Clean Your Mouse and Keyboard?
Most people would assume the dirtiest spot in the house would be around the kitchen sink or the toilet. But in reality, you might be harbouring miniscule bits of filth and germs right under your finge...
Apple Portable Micro Projector
This great concept comes from designer Moti Barzilay, who decided to take things in his own hands by coming up with the iShow micro projector concept. We feel that this little projector would fit in r...
Survey: iPod Touch 2G vs. iPhone 3G Redesign
While the second-gen (2G) iPod Touch comes blinging with a sexy, polished steel back design, a refreshing update from their original look, the iPhone 3G's new plastic backs seemed like a step backward...
HP Fashion Edition By Vivienne Tam: A Notebook Designed For Her
Most laptops look the same, especially with PC compatible ones. That's one of the reasons why any laptop that looks distinctive will be immensely popular. It's only recently that laptop manufacturers ...
Unplggd's Sales Calendar: XPS Fall Savings Event
It looks like Dell is throwing some kind of back-to-school party for their XPS line, paired with a bunch of other hot deals starting today on their website. Kind of like an Amazon Lightning deal thing...
Pure i-10 iPod Dock
iPod docks are widely available, but only a few will allow you to dock your other MP3 playing devices, like media players or other brands. Pure has just announced the release of its i-10 iPod dock, wh...
Bringing 21st Century Tech to 19th Centiury Decor
As a techie, if your taste is modern and minimal, you've got an endless array of options for outfitting your space with the latest technology. Finding an iPod dock that looks at home on your parsons t...
In Case You Missed It: Casey Baker's Office Oasis
Sifting through AT's thousands of workspace photos submitted last month, we stumbled upon a space that we fell in love with immediately the moment we set eyes on it. Casey Baker, a 19-year-old designe...
ION LP 2 FLASH Turntable Rips Vinyl Straight to USB Drive
We've never met a person with a vinyl record collection that didn't absolutely treasure it. For those people, it's tough to abandon their trusty library of records and switch to digital music. We've f...
Mophie Juice Pack: Power For Your iPod/iPhone
Who hasn't run out of power on their iPods or iPhones? The trouble with these extra power packs is that they all look pretty cumbersome and ugly. The Mophie Juice Pack isn't your usual type of power p...
Roundup: Top Ten Engraved MP3 Players
People love, love, love to customize their tech. We've seen steampunk hacks, custom DJ tables, and DIY tech furniture. One of the easiest ways to customize your gadgets is to personalize them with en...
DIY: Recycled Desk Accessories
We all know the love-hate relationship we have with desk accessories. If you've got some room, some time and zero(!) dollars, try this do-it-yourself project on for size. Afroditi Krassa is launching ...
Final Frame: Digital Photo Mashup As Art
Sarah Kahn at FormFiftyFive had a clever idea of creating a photo mashup with different windows on her Mac, printing it out, and then giving them true depth shadows....
LOLMagnets: Taking It One Step Further With The Internet Jokes
We're not too sure how clever this is, but consistent with the theory of evolution, it was bound to happen given enough time. Now your fridge, too, can be just as clever and entertaining as your mIRC ...
USB Pumpkin Lights: Halloween Comes Early
Are you looking for a way to spruce up your cubicle for Halloween? Brando's USB Pumkin lights feature a bright orange glow, thanks to an LED light. For $13, you'll get 8-pumpkin lights....
The Alarm Clock for Airplane Pilots
Mornings are tough. But it's the most important part of your day, setting the mood for the next 24 hours. Wake up happy and it's a great day. Wake up cranky and you're in a funk for awhile. So how wo...
iBikeConsole: Keeping You Safe On Your Bike
There is nothing smoother than cycling while listening to your iPod, especially if you are zipping through traffic at breakneck speeds. You know you do it, even though it might be technically illegal,...
Sneak Peek at Electrolux Design Lab 2008
Electrolux sponsored design competition Design Lab is back (check out the 2007 selections), and there are plenty of great small space appliances we'd love to see taken from concept into production, es...
Shattered Lights Lamp: Turns Your Living Room Into A Deep Sea Adventure
Made from broken tempered glass, silicone and lined with LEDs, the Shattered Lights Lamp by designer Ira Rozhavsky looks more like an amoeba or creature from the bottom of the ocean than a lighting so...
Blogging... Elle Decor
October's issue of Elle Decor features the Berkshires home of accessories designers Richard Lambertson and John Truex. While there isn't anything very techy about the space, their home office has a c...
Sony VAIO AW Series: When Ultraportables Aren't Big Enough
Imagine yourself sitting there working on your laptop. Do you ever get the feeling that it's not big enough? Sure you do! Now if you are using a 17" desktop replacement laptop, you're in a pickle. Wor...
Phiaton MS 400 Moderna: Carbon-Fiber Headphones
Do you ever get the feeling that your headphones aren't light or fast enough? There is no need to worry about that anymore, because Phiaton came out with a pair of carbon-fiber headphones. The Phiaton...
USB Thumb Drive is Really a Thumb
Well, not a real thumb, but let's just say it's a great accessory to your Bloody Stump Wrist Rest. Whoever designed this USB storage device obviously had a dark sense of humor and a very literal mind ...
New Microsoft Mice Go Design Crazy, Intro New BlueTrack Technology
Microsoft just announced a new set of snazzy lookin' mice, one with a unique arc design cleverly called the, "Arc Mouse" and the other with a new sensor using BlueTrack technology, which claims to wor...
The Future of Internet Search: It's Mobile and Looks Cool
It's not amazing to be able to Google search away from your desktop set. Blackberrys, iPhones and the other smart phones can do it effortlessly. But there's still room for improvement, you see. If thi...
Apple Premium In-Ear Headphones
In the midst of all of the hype of Apple's Let's Rock event, you might not have noticed this nice addition to the Apple product line: a pair of premium in-ear headphones that have an integrated subwoo...
Hot or Not? Flat Screen Filed Within a Library
On Monday, Aaron from ATNY posted about T Magazine's feature showcasing Calvin Klein's womens-wear designer Franciso Costa and horse trainer and manager John De Stefano's two-bedroom apartment in New...
Two-Faced Spark Lamp Is Gorgeous, Eco Friendly
When great technological functionality meets amazing design, Unplggd will be there. The Spark Lamp from designer Beverly Ng has a very practical application. It acts as a plant by day, soaking up rays...
Final Frame: Fred Flinston's PC
The Paul Smith Floral Street store in Covent Garden, London hosts an exhibition of objects by Japanese woodsmith Mr. Matsumoto (Boku)....
Flickr Finds: IKEA Solutions To Maximize Space
Yeah, it's one of those, "Duh, why didn't I think of that!" moments courtesy of Nayr. By placing the LACK shelf on a wall tract, he cleverly creates a desk free from monitor domination and the shelf a...
Mitsubishi LaserVue: Get Ready For Even Bigger Screens
If your living room is the right size, then you could get yourself one of those 60+-inch flat panel HDTVs. Mitsubishi just announced the prices of their new LaserVue HDTV panels, available in 65" and ...
The Mailbox Indicator Flag for the New Generation
If you want to be annoyed into a screaming stupor whenever you get a message on your computer, get an iKnock. If you'd rather have something more, shall we say—subtle to let you know when a new ...
OSIM uSpace Massage Chair: Right Out of Your Favorite Sci-Fi Movie
The OSIM uSpace is a full-body massage chair right out of science-fiction. It is warmed and has airbag-style massage cushions. Instead of just the usual mechanical massage, the airbags actually surrou...
TemaHome Wall System: Customizable Box Shelving
What to do with that boring white wall? Why, paint it a cool color and throw up shelving developed exclusively by Spanish retail giant El corte Inglés, of course. Featuring the wonderful ability to s...
Protect Your Mobile Phone With Your Own Design
We've been looking for a skin to cover our kinda new Blackberry Curve, but everything we found looks, well, ordinary. We no likes the ordinary. While surfing the web for something different -- someth...
DIY Project: The Retro New DIY Entertainment Center
AT reader Paul Athens sent us his stereo component/furniture mashup, which combines several different decades of components into an entertainment system with a small footprint and a handsome aesthetic...
Headsetiquette
Our previous post about antisocial gadgets got some good discussion going, particularly about that flashing piece of plastic we all love to hate, the Bluetooth headset. While we agree that there are m...
Sony DSC-T500 Shoots HD Video
If you are looking for a point-and-shoot camera that does it all and comes in a sleek package, look no further because Sony's latest offering will most probably do everything you want, and more! Not o...
Recap: Let's Rock, Says Steve Jobs
"The funnest iPod ever." Huh?
Much like the MTV VMAs, the hype that surrounded the Apple's Let's Rock keynote was full of wary expectation: it was inevitable that Jobs would unveil the greatest, thin...
Grandmax Music Band-It: The iPhone/iPod Armband For The Cool Kids
What happens when you run out of pockets in your running shorts or pants? Do you just leave your iPod or iPhone at home? Grandmax comes to the rescue with its Music Band-It armband that will never lea...
Retro Video Game Belt Buckles
It's that time of year: Labor Day has whizzed by and the holidays are fast approaching. We've already begun our shopping (only because of a great find we couldn't pass up). If you know a techie—...
Look! Yo Blackberry Bold, Can We Get A Fliqlo?
It seems like everyone wants a piece of Fliqlo goodness these days. Dave found a very similar-looking clock for this new Blackberry Bold that looks just like our infamous flip clock screensaver. I gue...
New iPod Nanos Do Their Best Skittles Impersonation
So far, nothing mind blowing at Apple's 'Let's Rock' event in San Francisco. These new iPod Nanos available in an assortment of colours is a nice update for 149 for 8GB, $199 for 16GB. iTunes 8 with H...
Creston Home Automation Meets iPhone
Lighting and temperature control via WiFi or a 3G cellular connection. Nice. Sure, you can get something like the Lutron Aurora home lighting control kit for a really easy to setup solution, but noth...
Weird Wiring: Apartment Tales of WTF?!
After two "burned out" light bulbs and almost three weeks in a new apartment, I finally figured out that the reason my overhead hallway lights wouldn't work was not a problem with the bulbs. I kept fl...
Philips Wake-Up Light: A Smoother Way To Get Out Of Bed
There aren't that many people who relish waking-up with a blaring alarm clock. The fact of the matter is that most of us do. Now imagine if your significant other gets up earlier than you. You'll have...
Halloween Prep: Bloody Stump Wrist Rest
Ok, try not to puke. Hong Kong store Brando is offering 1:1 scale hand and foot stumps as desktop wrist rests. For $18 you can save yourself from carpal tunnel and creep out all your coworkers.
For...
Pong Clock: A Spectator Sport and a Timepiece
This sleek piece displays a "rigged" game of old-school Pong that we wouldn't bet on. The player on the left scores once each hour, and the player on the right scores once each minute. Their scores, w...
Final Frame: Keg Droid
Ames, Iowa, home of Iowa State University installed rubber sidewalks because the regular sidewalks were sustaining too much keg-inflicted damage.
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Samsung StudioDock: Docking Your iPod With Style
If you are looking for an iPod docking solution that's better than just a pair or little speakers, look no further. The Samsung StudioDock is composed of a pair of monitor speakers that are well-suite...
LG Art Cool: Air Conditioning Disguised as a Painting
We came across this not online, or through a press release, but at the local Costco. While we were waiting for the psychic guy at the exit to instantly verify that the items in our cart matched the it...
Sticky-Fingers Office? Keep that iPod Under Lock
Last year at our Alma Mater, iPods were the largest theft item on campus, easily knocking laptops and bikes out of the top spot. If you know a similar spot where sticky fingers lurk around every corne...
Turn Your Baby Into A Tickle-Me-iPod
A little iPod scroll wheel makes onto newborn apparel. It's so cute and silly, it makes me want to throw one on all the cute babies around the world. Grab your own iPod Onesie tee and start the baby g...
Philips Pronto TSU 9800: The Ultimate Universal Remote
Thinking of getting the ultimate universal remote control? Watch out, because Philips has just announced a new remote that will cost you as much as a flat panel HDTV. The Philips Pronto TSU 9800 is, f...
Street Find: Car Stereo Built Into Bedroom Dresser
Last night, while walking home, we came upon this eighties stereo-turned-home décor disaster. We don't even understand how exactly this thing came together. We're guessing the component with the car ...
Wireless Outdoor Speakerlight: Exactly as Described
Light, music and a nice spot on the back patio. Three things for a relaxing summer evening. Part garden lighting, part pendant lighting, however you decide to use it, you have a wireless speaker that ...
Look: Flashlight Battery
Okay, the last moderate size earthquake here in Los Angeles had us double checking our emergency kits for essentials. The one thing we were missing were some small sized flashlights in all our bags (w...
Swirl In-Ear Headphones
Aiaiai is a new Danish company that makes originally designed earphones. We've already featured the Y-Com earphones. The new looks really good and has retro telephone-like swirls in the headphone cabl...
BRAZO LED Table Lamp: Multi-LEDs To Help You See
The one thing that everyone needs while working is adequate lighting. Most of the time, there isn't enough of it to go around. The BRAZO LED Table Lamp is a high performance LED task light with 18 LED...
Nintendo-Made Router Matches Your Wii
It's just a router. Nothing special. It takes your internet by ethernet and makes a wireless signal that your laptop or—gasp—your Wii can connect to from anywhere in your house. That Wii c...
Universal Remote Control MX-6000: Kinda Cool, Just Crazy Expensive
There comes a time in one's life where justifying the purchase of a $1,500 remote control to be just downright impossible. Sure, its fancy touch screen and WiFi abilities may tickle the overkill crowd...
Good Questions: Good External Hard Drive
Courtney comes to us for help with choosing an external hard drive.
I need help picking out an external hard drive, and was hoping that Unplggd could help my un-tech savvy self. I have a new Macboo...
Pixel Sculpting with Customizable Drink Coasters
Doesn't it seem like the further we go in image technology, the more trendy it becomes to regress? We want pixel wallpaper and a pixel couch. And now even though we've got 1080p HD television displays...
Color Therapy Mobile Phone
Thanks to LED technology, some phones can now light up like Christmas trees. Some people like it, others hate it. We think that a light-based ringtone is actually better than a sound-based one, since ...
How To...Wirelessly Transmit non-iTunes Tunes Through Your Airport
Over the weekend we rediscovered Last.FM, but what got to us was the fact that we could only listen to the tunes through our computer speakers. While we have an Airport Express, that only lets us str...
R2D2 Projection Alarm Clock
This clock definitely has a specific consumer. After all, you can't very well make a product that looks like you have Star Wars collectibles sitting on your bedside table and expect everyone to jump a...
Hot Posts 09.07.08: This Week's Top Ten Unplggd Posts
Well, those of us on the east coast seem to have survived tropical storm Hanna. Now it's on to Ike! Has your name ever been used to name a hurricane/tropical storm?
With the storm passed and a beau...
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