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Hot Posts 10.18.08: This Week's Top Ten Unplggd Posts

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. ...

Final Frame: Home Tech Feels Right at Home

It's only been four years... now look at us... [image via psychotronic.info] ...

Look! Dual Subwoofers Find A Nice, Cozy Home

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...

Sharp Aquos: A New Way To Reduce Your Cable Clutter

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...

Green Cuisine by Philips: The World's Most High Tech and Ecofriendly Kitchen

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...

DIY/Re[al]view: Flatwire 5.1 Surround Sound Wiring Install, Part 1

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 ...

Green Ideas Ply Laptop Case: Great New Use Of Sustainable Materials

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...

Cursor Necklace and Other Techy Fashion

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...

Two in One: Digital Photo Frame that Doubles as a Mini Monitor

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...

Mic Pendant Lamp Lightens Up Your Life

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...

Look! Zipper Scotch Tape Fastens Everything You Can Get Your Hands On

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...

The Future of Cell Phone Communication?

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...

Amex Blu-ray Multi Drive Does It All In Style

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...

Hot or Not? Lego Radiator

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...

Le Cube: If All TV Receiver Boxes Could Look Like This

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 ...

iRecorder Gets Your Movies to Your iPod

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 ...

Final Frame: MacBook in the Trash

Is this what happens when shiny new Macs get announced? Image from Nathan's Flickr ...

Icono The Finger Phone: How To Use Your Fingers To Phone

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...

Top 10 Most Influential Video Games of the 1980s

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 ...

Can You Guess Whose Home Office This Belongs To?

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...

Roundup: Five Great Examples of Crosses in Home Technology

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...

It's a Changing Station -- No Wait, It's a Media Center!

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...

Brionvega RR226: Castiglioni Designed Record Player Modernized

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...

The OLO: Dock the iPhone into a Laptop!

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...

Clever Substitutions: Inflatable Exercise Ball for Your Office Chair

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...

Quality Freebies: OpenOffice 3 Gets Official, Tangos with OSX

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...

Look!: Self Implanted RFID Chip Means No More Security Codes

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...

Black Bird, Fly [BBF] Twin Lens Reflex Camera

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...

Nokia Aeon: The IPhone Nano You've Always Wanted

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...

Thursday Giveaway: Orb Mod1 Plus System Giveaway

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...

MIMO 7" Monitor Adds Extra Space For Extras

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...

Final Frame: Moleskin Meets Space Invaders

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...

Kotatsu: The Heated Small Space Desktop

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...

Four Easy Ways Of Saving Electricity and Reducing Your Utilities Bill

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 ...

Product Re[al]view: Panasonic's Link-to-Cell

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...

Two New Cell Phone Concepts: Great or Strange?

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...

Look! Anatomy of a Lego Man

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 ...

JBL Control 2.4G: Music Anywhere in Your Wireless Network

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...

Blogging... New York Magazine's Floral Home Office

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...

Diana's Minimalist Mac and M-AUDIO Desktop Makes Us Go Mmm-mmm!

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 ...

Creative Re-Use: X-Ray Light Box Makes For a Cheap and Dramatic Desk

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...

Sony Ups Playstation 3 Firmware To 2.50, PSP To 5.0

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...

How To: Make A Great DIY Clock From Esquire's E-Paper Cover

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...

PayPal's Viral Campaign Will Collect on Your IOUs

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...

Final Frame: Computer History in Legos

Konrad Zuse in the year 1941, posing in front of his almost finished masterpiece – the Z3. ...

Thursday Giveaway Winner: Target Red Hot Shop Canon Selphy

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...

DIY: The Best Way To Make Your Own LED Lightbulbs

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...

The Solution to Poor Cell Phone Battery Life: Complimentary Phone Charging Station

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...

Nokia Liquid Phone Concept

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...

Two Great Lights To Change Your Home Office

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...

Re(al)view: Orb Audio Surround Sound Home Theater System

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...

How to: Pick a CFL That Glows Like an Incandescent

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...

Good Questions: Importing Mini-Cassettes To Digital

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...

Hello Shiny: Apple Unleashes New Redesigned Macbooks and Macbook Pros

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...

News: Isamu Noguchi Designed Monitor Sold for $22,800

$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...

Roundup: Best 10 Gadgets to Put on Your Wish List

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...

Green Ideas: Energy Mate Great Way To Save Energy

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...

Unplggd Reader Makes Propaganda Poster

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...

How to... Fake a Phone Call

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...

DIY: Pink Eraser USB Flash Drive Hiding Data In Plain Sight

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...

Vintage-Inspired iPod Alarm Clocks

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-...

Flickr Finds: TV and HiFi Come Together

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 ...

Roundup: Top 5 Wooden Gadgets Sustainable and Fashionable

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...

Sumo Paint: Photoshop Your Images for Free

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...

Handmade Nintendo DS Cases go Retro

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...

Floppy Disk Turned USB Drive

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...

Roundup: 10 Best How To Projects

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...

Tech Tips To Make Computer Use Quicker and Easier

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 ...

Quickie Roundup: Coolest, Cheapest Television Cabinets

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 ...

Heel-Strike Generators Will Harness Pedestrian Power

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...

DIY: Wall Mounted Charging Station and Laptop Desk

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...

Is it OK to Communifake?: The Rules of 'Faking It

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...

Hot Posts 10.12.08: This Week's Top Ten Unplggd Posts

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...