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Hot Posts 10.25.08 This Week's Top Posts

Oh man. We spent the whole day at Lowe's, then Ikea, then building all the stuff we got at Lowe's and Ikea. Is there anything more fun than bringing back all the stuff you got for your home and setti...

Tech Tour: Studio in the Heart of Paris

Name: Jason Whittaker & Alain Bisotti Location: Studio apartment near the Pompidou Center in Paris. Years Lived In: Just renovated for short-term rentals. >>Enter Slideshow It looks like we'll be go...

Final Frame: Is it Time to Get Back to Basics?

[image via allthingsd.com] The economy is confused and hurt, perhaps its time to think about what really counts....

Green Ideas The Energy Detective: Another Great Way to Reduce Your Power Bill

Times are tough and people are cutting down everywhere. Why not try and cut down on one of the expenses that you'll pay almost every month of every year? That's the kind of thinking that brought TED t...

30 Year Lasting Lightbulbs, Magical Digital Display Mirrors, iPhone Inspired Dog Toys and Robotic Service Dogs
Slinks for 10.24.08

A quick list of interesting and miscellaneous tech links that you might find of interest: an LED light bulb that will last 30 years, an interactive mirror that puts your iPhone to shame, a robotic ser...

News: Are Your Pants Down As You're Reading this Post?

This news is coming from the UK, but if our ex-boyfriend's habits are any indication, it's still a stateside trend: 10 percent of web browsers have logged on to their laptops during visits to the toil...

Xbox 360 Pumpkin: The Red Ring of Death

One more week to go, so if you are still trying to figure out what to carve into your pumpkin then have we got some techy options for you. Forget the political pumpkins or the lovely floral pumpkins...

DIY: 12" Home Subwoofer Parte Dos (2)

Hello. We have come to a decision as to the outer appearance of the subwoofer. A few of you gave us some good ideas... really liked the astroturf and leather suggestions ex-specially. Both of those...

iPod in Style: Scandyna Speakers Dock Pack

We know you're probably thinking... "Hey, I've seen those speakers somewhere..." Do you mean these? Correctamundo! These are the Minipod's little cousins codenamed "Micropod" and you can mount them on...

Hot or Not? Best Buy Opens Female Friendly Store -- Whatever That Means

Earlier this month Best Buy opened a new store in Aurora, Colo., specifically for women. No this isn't catering to specific religious zealots, rather the electronics superstore thinks that since women...

Flickr Finds: Tulip Inspired Electrohome Stereo

Saarinen's Tulip table is obviously a favorite of ours here at Apartment Therapy, and an iconic design that is instantly recognizable. So much so that it has inspired electronics like the KLH Model Tw...

Etsy Finds: Vinyls Add Some Retro Arcade To Your Gaming Rooms

Memories of the good ol' Atari days came streaming in when we stumbled upon these great wall vinyls from creatively named "vinylwalldesigns'" Etsy shop. Especially a white wall - throw one of these on...

Vertebrae Vertical Bathroom: How's That For Small Cool?

Being a perpetual renter who thrives in the city life, we don't have much room to be picky about our bathroom amenities. We've even seen (and considered—eek!) a unit where the bathroom opened ri...

Ikea Hack: Convert Pax Library To HDTV Media Storage

You know the situation. You just bought a new HDTV and you are trying to fit it into your room. It's not always easy and it's challenging, especially when you don't have a lot of space. One thing that...

New Software Lets You Calculate Carbon Footprint Via Phone

There's been a lot of talk about carbon footprints, but who the heck has time to calculate their own? Sure we all know we contribute, but we're not about to plug in how many miles we drove this week ...

Final Frame: Where Did That Remote Go?

It's true. It is now officially impossible to watch TV without having the remote control in your hand. Image via Marios Alexandrou's Flickr...

Good Questions: Small Home Office Space Ideas?

Dear Unplggd, I'm a design student whose desk is just large enough for my laptop, an open book and maybe a lamp if I squeeze it all tightly (maybe the addition of a thumb drive if I'm reading a small ...

Two Great New Clocks: Bringing a Touch of the Analog to our Digital World

Even though we live in a digital world, a touch of the analog just looks good sometimes. Analog clocks and watches will never go out of style. That's why it's cool to find new ways of displaying the s...

Four Ways to Drop Your Old VHS Tapes

If you're already living in a home without a VHS tape in sight, congratulations. Some others, we know, have a harder time purging old technology. If you're sentimentally hanging on to your tapes, why ...

What Do You Do With Your Obsolete Tech?

On the way back from lunch yesterday I found this retro-tastic piece of obsolete technology, an 8 track player, sitting curbside all forlorn and hoping to escape the landfill. Of course, I had to take...

Thursday Giveaway: Acoustic Research AV100b Tabletop Radio

Product: Acoustic Research AV100b Value: $229 Description: A couple weeks ago we reviewed the AR AV100b and luved it (review after the jump). This week, we give one away to one lucky reader. Tube so...

DIY: How To Make Your Own Great Leather iPod/iPhone Case

We've featured a bunch of great cases for iPods and iPhones, but most of them will set you back a bit of cash. In these cash strapped times, why not make one for yourself at home? In fact, the one ava...

Thursday Giveaway Winner: Orb Mod1 Plus System

We had an astounding 740 submissions to our Orb Mod1 Plus System giveaway and got some great movie soundtrack recommendations! Braveheart, Close Encounters, and our personal fave Ghost Dog! Well, who...

DIY: Dirt-Cheap Speaker Stands

How could we have not spotted this before? It's brilliant! And to be honest, one of the best looking DIY solutions we've ever stumbled upon (not to hate on the Vika Inge Leg stands or anything)....

Roundup: 5 Ways to Keep a Hot Laptop Off Your Lap

Laptops get hot. No doubt about it. So what can you do? Wear thicker pants? Work at a desk instead of a couch? That's no fun. That's why we are rounding up some ways in which you can work with your la...

Roundup: IKEA PS Media Cabinet Spotting

Even though the IKEA PS has been released just a little while ago, it's become one of IKEA's most popular pieces since the LACK shelf. We've yet to see a clever IKEA hack (probably because it's metal,...

An Open Floor Media Room

Like with snowflakes, no one entertainment area looks alike. No matter how many we see, everyone seems to put their own flare on their media centers, despite all having the same items within them -- ...

How to... Recycle Your Old Gadgets For Quick Money

Some of you are purging your old or unused electronics for a clean, minimalist media center or desktop. Because you've been on our green living site, Re-Nest.com, you'll probably know that the respons...

Final Frame: iPhone Cases Touch The Rainbow

Call it a fisheye lens fetish or a shameless Incase plug, but we're just totally head over heels for this colorful display of iPhone cases. Our favorite detail are those new Incase metallic cases rele...

Cut Off Wood Electronic Products Concepts

Just a concept, but an idea we really like because of the reproducible DIY factor and the unfinished aesthetic. Polish design group gogo's "cut off products” are just what they seem: speakers and cl...

Jean Michel Jarre iPod Speakers: Adding a Great Touch of Class

A stylish pad needs a stylish looking iPod dock. There are thousands of different models on the market right now, and it's not easy to find the right one. If you are looking for an sleek and modern lo...

The Stylish Home Arcade: Surface Tension Arcade Coffee Tables

We still mourn the death of the arcade...as much as we love our consoles, there was something magical about strolling up to that cabinet to play game du jour, whether it was SF2, Rampart, or Ring King...

Use Your Printer to Publish Free Art

In our continuing push for home printers to be used to publish artwork we give you 30 Reasons. This site features a political poster a day until election day. The posters, while all very Democrat, va...

Clearing Out and Cleaning Up: Electronics Edition

Home designers have always encouraged people to declutter when they can - that's easy when it comes to large pieces of furniture that no longer match the decor, but does the same apply to tech items? ...

How To... Mount Your Computer Screen

Like with televisions, computer monitors are getting flatter and flatter, which means you aren't limited to keeping your screen on a stand. Previously we looked at a whole Wall-Mounted Apple Rig and ...

Plantbot Looks Steampunk, Acts Creepy

We recently picked up some of those $1.99 bamboo stalks at Ikea. The reason for the impromptu purchase was the possibility of finding a solution to an ever-lasting problem: We want plants in the house...

Identify Colors with the iPhone: cliqcliq Colors

Colour inspiration can come almost anywhere, at any time. Checking out new sneakers at the local kicks shop (sneaker designs are some of the best colour inspiration sources), hiking out in nature (nob...

MSI Woodwind: The Computer to Match Your Retro Basement

It's not that we think people are actually trying to match their wood panelled dated basements with their laptops. No sir. What is clear though is that the retro vibe can be a good one when it comes ...

DIY Glowing VHS Tape USB Hub: Perfect For Halloween

USB hubs are getting smaller and smaller these days. It's not uncommon to drop them behind your desk, because they are almost always sitting on the edge of it. The fact of the matter is that the USB c...

XBOX, Wii and Guitar Hero Cufflinks add Geek Flair to Chic Tablescapes

Being AT fans, we are no stranger to the tabletop catch-all dish. It's great on a desk to catch paperclips and wayward rubberbands, and it's great on a bedside table to catch rings and other late-nigh...

Final Frame: Necessities

We may not have insulation but at least we have two TVs....

The Pixelated Home Theater: How To Transform a White Room into a Centerpiece Room

Putting together a home theater room isn't always as easy as it first seems. Most people just mix and match, but whenever you move or get a new place, you've got the opportunity of putting together a ...

Giveaway Reminder: Orb Mod1 Plus System Giveaway

Just a reminder that you have until midnight PST today to enter this week's giveaway. We're handing out a $1,000 surround sound system from Orb, which we reviewed early last week. We'll be announci...

Vera: Home Energy Automation Made Easy

Need more tools to help kill those inconspicuous Energy Vampires? Hey, Mi Casa Verde hates them too. They also understand it's not easy being green, but they're going to make an attempt to streamline...

How To... Reuse a Coffee Sack as an Office Board

Any way you can avoid having your home office look like a display at Staples is worth looking into. Maya*Made has a great project that involves turning a burlap coffee beans sack into a mounted cork ...

iPhone Flip Clock is Our New Bedside Clock

We have to admit we had yet to purchase one app from the iTunes shop for either of our 3G iPhone or the iPod Touch. Strange to spend so much on these devices and yet we're frugal (cheap?) about spendi...

Product Re[al]view: Logitech diNovo Edge Bluetooth Keyboard

While we must admit, the Logitech diNovo Edge Keyboard has been around for almost 2 years, it still continues to be one of the finest choices in HTPC and Playstation 3 owners' top list of peripherals ...

DIY Techie Costumes: Cheap and Original

Because Unplggd loves you, we don't want to see you be the 4th "The Dark Knight" Joker at any party this Halloween. Lucky for you, we've found these do-it-yourself tech-related costumes while scouring...

E-Paper Cell Phones: The Amazing Future of Low Power Displays

Despite the fact that electronic paper cell phones can only display information on their low-powered screens in black and white, they are so efficient that it just makes sense to have phones with e-pa...

Final Frame: Millions of Keys

22, 528 recycled computer keycaps and 192 custom keycaps, those are the number of keyboard keys that went into the construction of TEXTile, a customized active keyboard and interactive software instal...

Look! Home Technology Throughout the Fall Colors Contest

International #1: Mariola's Punches of Color Just in case you're unaware, but over at our sister city sites, the 2008 Fall Colors Contest is in full swing (elimination voting just began today!). We w...

DIY: How To Make An Ergonomic Laptop Stand From A Coat Hanger

More and more people are relying exclusively on laptops nowadays. Students, business people, road warriors, IT professionals, there is a clear trend that being mobile with your rig is necessary in the...

Look! Custom Floating Desk Mates Ikea Kitchen and Office Parts

We love built in floating desks. They are the perfect way to get valuable workspace without the visual heaviness that comes with legs. You know what we like even more? Built in desks that both look go...

A Pinball Machine for Small, Cool Spaces

Classic arcade console games are the perfect addition to a basement playroom or bachelor pad. But what about those of us who love a round of pinball but don't have the space for a full-on pinball mach...

How To: Spend Smart During Volatile Times

After some inspiration on how to save on design spending over at AT:Chicago last week, we thought of the next biggest thing aside from a complete remodel or furniture splurge - tech! Here are some gre...

Green Idea The Cassette Tape Closet: A Great Way To Recycle Old Media

What do you do with all of your old cassette tapes? Throw them out, recycle them or reuse them? There are multiple ways of doing either though, and most of the time, old cassette tapes just get tosse...

Keep Your Kitty Away from Your New iPod

We learned the hard way that pets and home technology should be kept separately. All it took was a new chew-y little bunny rabbit and a few delicious forgotten floor lamp cords behind the couch to fig...

How To: Create a Mac-O-Lantern

Instructables contributor Fusebox has an inspired and high tech use for those old Mac Classics you might have stored away in the attic for some charming Halloween fun. His pumpkin painted Mac Classics...

Green Idea: Fresh Water from the Air

Just as important as conserving electricity is conserving water. While we can do this by making changes to our daily habits, you can also do it with crazy things like this combo washing machine toile...

Blogging... Microsoft Live Studio's Photosynth

We'll admit, we haven't given Microsoft enough credit for their latest efforts in stepping up the game against their big rivals Apple, Google, and Yahoo. Even though we are still enjoying the wealthy ...

F1 Screensaver: Simulate a Track With 15 Synchronized Monitors

We are definitely fans of multi monitor setups and funky screensavers. The extra working space, the bigger viewing area, the ability to simulate an F1 race track on your desk. What? Ok, the last one ...

How To Create Your Own Media Server

We've seen more than a few simple ways of storing, backing up and accessing your family's data. You might thing that the best way would be to buy one of the media servers, like the one pictured above ...

Roundup: Five (Easy) Ways to Plunge the Wooden Stake in Vampire Energy

Last April Good Magazine and animator Nigel Holmes created a video that explains how wasteful vampire power is. In the short film, Nigel narrates us through the cost of keeping your computer, microwa...

What Features are Must-Haves on Your Phone?

We've got a friend who, after two or three cell phone changes in the past month, still isn't happy with his cell phone. His old phone (which he had for several years, you should know) was working for ...