Have you ever played Dawn of the Dead on Xbox? It's pretty scary. Yup, that's what we're doing this Saturday afternoon, and then we're going to continue the fright fest by checking out Quarantine.
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It's only been four years... now look at us...
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We really couldn't believe our eyes - let alone imagine how our ears would feel - when we set eyes on Vaughan's home entertainment setup. Two mighty subwoofers dominated the space like elephants on be...
One of the things that's so frustrating with home theater systems is the amount of wires that are just lying around. There isn't that much you can do about them, unless you are ready to find some inve...
As much as Philips is known for TV's and home electronics, they are also very active in conceptual integrated home tech and lighting environments. Most recently they exhibited the ambient experience...
We love Home Theatre (pronounced ‘truh’) here at Unplggd. Unfortunately (or fortunately), we have a number of projects going at any given time so we haven’t had even a moment to put together a ...
Amazingly, this case is made out plywood and designed by freelance designer Brian Kelly from Philadelphia. He has created this retro looking laptop case by putting together two panels of plywood. He m...
Is this the year of the cursor? In September Taryn posted about a laptop sleep with a cursor pin attached to it, now we've found this cursor necklace. Have you guys seen any other computer inspired f...
It is clear that you all feel that digital photo frames have just not caught on. Will they ever? Is it just too weird to power on your photos, or do you think that it is just a waste to have an elect...
Sure, you may be the karaoke queen, but you aren't a real cover star unless you've got this mic light! Holla! Sorry, we're listening to Jay-Z right now and we're feeling the thug life as we type. Any...
With the holidays just around the corner, we're sure plenty of you will opt to ship presents rather than shipping yourselves to family and friends via a pricey airline (newsflash: we've heard Jetblue...
David O'Reilly, an animator and filmmaker, has created an iPhone application, iHologram, that acts as if it were a hologram. For now, it's just an animation of a little running cartoon cat from a film...
We're having a feeling this glossy black look is going to drive us crazy. So we have two options; either embrace it or refuse to purchase technology for the next few years. Since the latter is near im...
So we have the Lego lamp, Lego Mac Pro and even the anatomy of a Lego man. Why not the Lego radiator? Playful, but also practical, the circular projections that make Lego bricks Lego in this case a...
Swiss designer Yves Behar teamed with the French cable channel Canal + to design 'Le Cube'. It combines a TV receiver box, with some cell phone capabilities, with a bit of computer stuff and internet ...
Watching movies on the go is a great little pleasure of the 21st century. But, as with all technology, we take a mile when we're given an inch and we've complained about what we can and cannot get on ...
Is this what happens when shiny new Macs get announced?
Image from Nathan's Flickr
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This sounds like something nasty, but actually it's just another phone concept. This time around, it's not a cell phone but a home phone. This phone is designer by Zinc Chan from London in the UK. The...
The '80s were without a doubt the most inlfluential time for the technology the know and love today, and that's especially true for video games, as graphics and computing power increased to the point ...
We were enjoying the most recent issue of Vanity Fair earlier this week when we stopped to note this compact home office filled with an abundance of home electronics all within an arm's reach. Flat pa...
Crosses represent religion to a large part of our population. That doesn't mean that they are taboo from design. A cross is one of the most ancient symbols of humanity and is used by many major religi...
Yes, at $1650 it's a bit pricey (especially considering the inexpensive options we posted about earlier), but just think, once you're little tyke is old enough to use the potty all by herself you can...
When we say modernized, we are talking about the built in technology, not the design. That is ok as it is. Clearly staying true to it's original 1960's design cues, the Brionvega RR226 keeps the recor...
As much as we're pleased overall with our experience with the 3G iPhone (or the Touch for that matter), we do think text input on the touchscreen device leaves a lot to be desired when typing in anyt...
Here's one you might not have seen before. How about replacing your clunky office chair with one of these bad boys? These inflatable exercise balls can be found for pretty cheap around your local fitn...
For those of you who haven't heard of one of the best freebies floating around the internet today, it's about time we put you in the know. OpenOffice is a Microsoft Office alternative made by Sun Micr...
Oh my! A warning if you get queasy around needles, you don't want to watch this video. Now we are all for technology as a means for simplifying living and making your home a beautiful and organized sp...
We're all for retro cameras. The Olympus vintage-bodied camera piqued our interest. And the Lomo Retro Camera takes some really cool shots so that even a novice can make art. Now there's a camera tha...
The Nokia Aeon is designed by Mac Funamizu and showcases some interesting features. For one thing, the whole front side is a screen, most probably an OLED screen or e-ink. So naturally, the whole surf...
Product: Orb Mod1 Plus System
Value: $999
Description: We reviewed this home theater system earlier this week and thought it was the bee's knees. Well, while we're sad to see it go, we're giving away...
Extra desktop space is, simply but, better. Much like the old adage of how nobody couldn't use more money, we here at Unplggd believe that nobody couldn't use more monitors. For all of the solutions t...
There's nothing like some Space Invaders and a cut out of Earth to get your mind going digital. Either that, or you could plan out what would happen if an alien invasion were to actually happen. I thi...
We were chatting with a friend who spent several years in Japan about the Japanese proficiency for maximizing usable space in the home when he mentioned the kotatsu, a low multipurpose table that tran...
We are always trying to save money on electricity. No matter what we do, it's not always easy to follow through. We have selected four items that we thing will help you with your eco-friendly project ...
After our past post on the 'cell phones only' vs. 'landline' debate, we know that a lot of you are keeping your landlines because of bad cell phone reception in your home. Here's the answer: the Panas...
There are always new cell phone concepts coming out. It's hard to judge if they will ever make it into production. Some concepts are good, others are strange and some are even mad. Still, new concepts...
File this under lurve! We've gotten into anatomy posters ever since we saw the amazing posters in Jeff and Jennifer's Chicago house tour. They have a great human skeleton poster that's been split up ...
When we have been asked before about options for wirelessly streaming music around the house we blogged about the Sonos and Squeezebox to name a few. There is also the Roku. The one thing in common...
Is it weird that we want to make sweet love to this room? Featured in this week's New York Magazine, this home office oozes romance. "The Fornasetti 'Fiori' wallpaper in Lisa’s office came from Col...
Now here's a desktop that embodies the minimalist's aesthetic to perfect effect. Diana was kind enough to share some details about her setup:
"Being a minimalist I had to, of course, try to keep my ...
We have always been huge fans of floating desks. Having no legs means that something that is typically big and heavy becomes very light and clean. What also very much interests us at unplggd is crea...
Ever since that infamous firmware scare, we've been reluctant to jump the boat on Sony's firmware releases. However, there are always some of those who always has to have the latest and greatest - lik...
Remember that funky e-ink cover from Esquire magazine that they made to celebrate their 75th birthday? It turns out that someone actually modified the cover to make a digital clock. So instead of just...
It happens everyday: Susie bought Little John a hot dog when they left the bar at 3 a.m. because he didn't have any cash leftover for the vendors. Although Little John said, "I'll pay you back," he ha...
Konrad Zuse in the year 1941, posing in front of his almost finished masterpiece – the Z3.
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Congratulations to Unplggd reader JayNY1, who was randomly chosen as the winner of the Target Red Hot Shop Canon Selphy Giveaway. We hope the diminutive Canon printer serves him well. And be sure to c...
From what we've read, it seems that there are many LED conversions out there. That actually means that people are converting their lightbulbs to LEDs by tinkering around with them a bit. Sounds like a...
It seems that many of our friends, or almost anyone we talk to, has some difficulty getting through the day without their cell phone dying. It has gotten so bad, that we have even heard of people comp...
One of the biggest criticisms of the iPhone and iPod Touch is the lack of tactile feedback. The touch screen sure is fancy, but it seems like more trouble than it's worth when all you want is to reach...
A great way to change the look and feel of your home office is by simply changing the lights. Just like a great tie can spruce up your old and tired suit, a great lighting fixture can change the atmos...
We aren't surround sound folk. Not because we don't appreciate the all encompassing sound when watching an action flick, but because living in a large studio doesn't really give you much room for a T...
There is no question that we should be using compact fluorescent bulbs instead of regular incandescents. The energy saving benefits are clear. What isn't as clear, and probably why some people still s...
Dear Unplggd,
I have audio of my grandfather on mini cassettes (see attached photo) and I'd like to get it onto my mac so that I can use it in a slide show. Once the audio is digital I'll have no iss...
Looks like the moment we've all been waiting for. Apple just announced updates to their delicious laptop lines - the Macbook and Macbook Pro now have laser precision-cut casings, a graphics boost with...
$22,800. Wow. That is what this Isamu Noguchi designed baby monitor recently went for at the Wright20 auction house. While Noguchi is better known for now iconic mid century furniture such as his cof...
Yeah, we know. Halloween's not over yet! But if you've been a good little boy or girl and want Santa or Hannukah Harry or whatever holiday mascot you wish to stumble into your house and leave you gift...
It's been shown that simply having a display that shows your energy consumption will help you cut down and save money. In these frugal times, it's always best to be able to save money. British Designe...
Last week we showed you how to make your own Keep Calm and Carry On propaganda posters. Unplggd reader Amanda Roberts used our tips to make her own and sent us photos of her Mario Bros inspired slogan...
Now that you know the rules of when and where to make fake phone calls thanks to our post on 'Communifaking', we thought we'd give you the juice: How to actually pull off a convincing phony conversati...
It's a common thing to have a USB flash drive. Most people probably have more than one since the technology evolves so quickly. These little devices are extremely useful and handy. However, that doesn...
We love the look of vintage home goods. We like the look of old table fans, phonographs and rotary phones, but it just isn't practical, especially for your small cool spaces, to take up room with out-...
We're really enjoying this sweet setup by Ole Bülow. In this shot, those infamous Podspeakers making an appearance alongside a Denon amplifier/receiver and Samsung LCD television set. We think a few ...
One of our favorite sustainable materials is wood. It's nice to touch, it's natural and it smells nice, way better than plastic. That being said, we just wish that more gadgets incorporated sustainabl...
I am far from a photoshop expert, but I do need to use it on a pretty regular basis. Touchups, resizing, cropping, layers. These are all basic things that you would use photoshop for, but if you are n...
You know how some people are Apple freaks? And how they'll buy anything with that half-bitten fruit stamped on it? (Kinda like this guy with his Apple cake!) We're beginning to think that there are al...
Boss, rad, gnarly, choice, dope. All things retro continue to come back around as high tech reincarnations of their former self. Something like the retro flat panel console definitely does the combi...
This morning the stock market is on the rise, but things could change, as they have been for the past week, by end of day. With wallets pinched shut, we thought we'd roundup our top ten do-it-yoursel...
We spend a lot of time in front of the computer. Because of this we have picked up many time saving tips and tricks to make our work go faster. Through talking with friends, searching online and more ...
Our motto here at Unplggd goes a little something like this: "Spend on the things you can, but do the opposite when it comes to saving." TV stands, for example, need not be fancy aluminum or tempered ...
It's no secret that people worldwide are putting some energy—no pun intended—into finding alternate energy sources. The latest shining example comes from the UK, where plans are underway t...
Having a charging station for all of your gadgets is a necessary solution to cable management if you have a lot of them. Finding the right charging solution isn't always easy. That's why we thought th...
Disclaimer: This kid, shot by photographer Derek Olson, may or may not be a 'faker.
According to research, 43 percent of women are guilty of communifaking, as are 32 percent of men and 74 percent of 1...
When's the market going to rebound? Sheesh! In the meantime, we've got some hot posts that tackle some inexpensive ways to decorate using tech, inspiration from students on limited budgets, DIY solut...
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