We had a few hiccups this week, but those are the pains of growing we suppose. Because of all the increasing readership we've gotten in the past year, Apartment Therapy and Unplggd moved to a larger ...
Located in Mountain View, CA, the Computer History Museum is the world's largest and most significant history museum for preserving and presenting the computing revolution and its impact on the human ...
We've all been mad about LEGO bricks. I remember when I was young, LEGO bricks were all the rage. There is something about LEGO bricks that reminds us deeply of our childhoods. That's probably why peo...
Here's an interesting topic of discussion over at AT San Francisco about incorporating an LCD display with a sizable collection of books and the bookcase itself. AT writer Elizabeth even had the niche...
After outliving years of college life with no garage whatsoever, the idea of using it for car storage may come across as appalling to some. Why use part of your house for storage when you could use it...
Anthony's Mac Mini Cube mod is one of the most interesting mods that we've seen. It might just be the best Mac mini mod that you'll ever see. Anthony says that his inspiration came from the Fifth Aven...
Hi again. Last time we made a cozy for the box out of some industrial felt. That made it fit into our living room without looking like a typical, “black speaker”. This week we will complete the...
When we saw that Missy Suicide, co-founder of SuicideGirls, named Apartment Therapy as her pick over at The Daily Beast we knew we could muster up the gumption to ask her for an office tour. And lo an...
One of our favorite things about the holiday season is how people find a way to celebrate tradition in their own personal style. We love the (free!) design-inspired holiday cards from Dwell covered on...
Who would have thought your carbon footprint extends all the way to your search queries on Google! In a new study by Jonathan Kommey of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California, servers fo...
We've been reading a lot of news lately about how people get really into online alternate reality games like Second Life. There was the angry virtual wife who got pissed her virtual hubby was virtuall...
Every design firm we've visited seems to boast these handy little desk space savers. On paper, it makes perfect sense; make use of an articulating arm to mount your LCD screen and lift it up way above...
The temperature continues to drop and we find ourselves spending more time under blankets while sitting on the couch and wearing sweaters around the house. If that still isn't good enough, and some ex...
We don't know if we love it or are scared of it, but this is a home office desk you won't find at West Elm. Designed by Detroit crafter Jef Hancock and found in the home of Flickr member John Manoogi...
We hope we don't have to tell you that technology can be a beautiful and inspiring thing. It's amazing what we're able to accomplish in our everyday lives, like instantly calling a friend across the ...
Bjorn...James Bjorn. Not really. But Bjorn Kristensen's DIY home theater is definitely sophisticated and licensed to kill....
If we were to describe the Sony VAIO AW 18.4" Laptop with just one word...we'd ask you to reconsider, because this piece of hardware deserves more than the obvious "big", "huge", "Texan", or any of th...
What happens when you combine plants with lighting? Something Green! The Soil Lamp is an innovative concept that was designed to nurture the biological organisms that it contains. It's similar to powe...
We've hinted at dropping LCD prices before and it looks like Black Friday may be just one of many places where big box stores and online giants like Amazon can deliver great savings in a short amount ...
We all needs clocks. Clocks have existed for a long time and the basic technology hasn't changed that much. Sure, there are new clocks that use funky elements, like the Philips Wake-Up Light, but most...
When it comes to lust-worthy audio gear that pleases our eyes just as much as our ears, Geneva Sound System products are amongst our favourites. We consider them picking up where B&O stopped somewhere...
Lets play the 'Get to Know Taryn' game. Dislikes: wires, pickles and wasting space. Likes: dim lighting, the color "greige," green living made easy and silhouettes. Needless to say, when I saw this la...
Got a musician in the family who wants to keep their head in the music...literally? You might wanna pick them up one of these pillowcase sets from Snooze City. Designs include turntables, tape and mic...
The dotcom bust brought the decline of many things, including extravagant office spaces. Fortunately, even in our current bust Google is still able to spend big bucks on their luxurious New York of...
What isn't the iPhone doing? It's a square and a level. It's also a bedside clock that happens to be able to control your entire home automation system. Not to be left out, Lutron is hopping on the ...
In this time of fiscal conservatism and heated politics, it's good to know what America's top research university students are doing with their grant money. Well, apparently, they're buying lots and l...
Upgrading can be a real pain in the butt at times. However, upgrading to an entirely new platform could leave you pulling hairs for hours. That's probably why Belkin stepped in and attempted to stream...
It's no secret that I have a lot of animals in my house, but I always hope I'm not given away by the scent permeating in my abode. I'm pretty good about cleaning the litter box as soon as someone dep...
When you non-smokers told us about your opinion of welcoming smoking guests into your home, we got the picture that some of you are admittedly not soft about kicking chimneys, even the ones you love, ...
Steampunk mods are turning up all over the place. A lot of modified PCs, cell phones and other items are turning up, mostly made by DIY enthusiasts. After having seen Jake von Slatt's steampunk keyboa...
People are always looking for the epitome of comfort when it comes to chairs. It's true that more and more people spend more and more hours in front of a computer monitor or sitting in a chair. This i...
What would happen if you combined a ring with a mouse? That's not something that you would usually ask yourself, but in the field of input devices, engineers and designers are always trying to come up...
Whether it be gaming, TV watching, or browsing Unplggd on your laptop, it's always more comfortable to do it in a lounge chair than say your bed or desk. Of course, the term "lounge chair" automatical...
No, that's not a strange retro Fred Ward movie endorsement you're seeing up there, but another fine example of Jinglish at its finest. The Remostyle Universal Remote is what we've always wanted in our...
Last week we took a look at some of the best products on view at 100% Tokyo Design. One of our favorites is a new iPhone speaker system designed by Michael Young. Core77 has since uploaded a video f...
I have an addictive habit that has decreased the change in my pockets by a little, but increased my DVD collection by leaps and bounds. On Fridays or Saturdays—or any days, really—when a f...
It's been a while since we've seen a networking item worth blogging about. We love what Belkin has done with their N1 Vision Wireless Router and N+ Wireless Router, but as far as modems go, we've alwa...
I am lucky enough to sit in an Aeron chair all day at the office. I love it. It is by far the most comfortable chair I have ever used, I wish I had one at home. As comfortable as this chair is though,...
Why oh why would you need an LCD in your rangehood? We've always thought it was weird to have appliances with embedded TVs or iPod docks, but this takes the cake. Who wants to watch a TV that's almos...
Ah, the iPod Nano: So compact and cute, but it packs a punch—as all iPods do—in the storage capacity department. But don't you wish your iPod Nano had just a little bigger screen to watch ...
Most households had a SNES. In fact mine had an NES, SNES, N64 and GameCube one after the other. The Nintendo brand is ubiquitous with gaming. It's no wonder with all the Wii craze that people have st...
It looks like shiny is getting more and more popular this coming year of consumer electronics. From the major overhauls of the Apple laptops, to higher end desks, anything that's finished with a gleam...
Everyone who has an iPod needs an iPod dock. There's no way around this fact. There's always the possibility of putting one together yourself or about connecting your iPod to your stereo system, but i...
Women's Day magazine posted this list of eight gadgets that ease some of the burdens and chores life throws at us, whether it be remote controlled gutter cleaning robot (cool) or a sensor that tells y...
A great complement to the Flickr-number-image-fed Clockr we featured in our roundup of the 10 best free screensavers, the Flickr Time screensaver doesnt use pictures of numbers to show the time, it us...
We were recently over at our local grocery store perusing the selection of laundry detergent when we overheard a couple people discussing the merits of certain detergent formulas ("...this one isn't ...
These days there are hardly any products you can say that are truly built to last a lifetime, but this might indeed be the case with the Light For Life UC3.400 flashlight from 5.11 Tactical. The Light...
For some of us, printer ink is a sore subject. While we don't seem to have the problem of having to replace cartridges that are still full, we do feel the pinch in our wallets every time we run down ...
We have to admit that if we had a time-travel fantasy, our destination would be 1960's London as portrayed in the Austin Powers films, complete with mod colorblock dresses, go-go boots, men with awful...
From our last "In Case You Missed It," we presented to you the Vers iPod dock. It was a clean design and quite frankly, one of the nicest docks we've ever seen. Well, it looks like they're taking it u...
Are you addicted to the internet? How do you know? We figured out that we were hooked when we found ourselves refreshing a blog page over and over several times a day to try and read new posts as soon...
In our modern lives, there's always a small conflict between the digital and analog worlds. More and more, the analog technologies of the past are left aside in favor of the new digital ones. Nowhere ...
During Tokyo Designer's week, Supercent, a Japanese audio company, presented a new audio system. It's design is base upon a retro-styled vacuum tube amplifier, which is really interesting. All in all,...
Okay, okay - we get it. Flip clocks are awesome. So why settle with the same flip phone that everyone else has? This iPhone app featured a few weeks back gets a welcomed refresh (now called the "Photo...
Mac mini owner Derrick wasn't content just having his svelte Apple as a typical media center PC. His Jedi inclinations led him to combine his mini with a $20 Playskool Millennium Falcon toy into the u...
How many times has this happened to you?: You wake up naturally (or you wake up abruptly when your dog barks at nothing, like me) before your morning alarm is set to go off. You want to catch a few mo...
Dear Unplggd, I just upgraded to a new laptop after owning a desktop for several years. I love my new MacBook but I've quickly realized that the downside of switching to a portable computer is the har...
If you're like us, you might have a large spool of CD-Rs that fail to load or recognize on our drives after years of being stored away or that are scarred with scratches. Instead of throwing them out,...
After seeing the trend of embedding LCD screens into bathroom mirrors Alpay Kasal of Lit Studios dreamt up a touch sensitive mirror which makes looking at yourself a bit more interactive.
"I though...
Inspiration comes from everywhere. Nature, travels, books, sumo wrestlers. What? Yes, Sumo wrestlers. The Wii is clearly a success for all age groups, young and old, and it is all because anyone can w...
Wired has made a short list of the 5 gadgets you should throw out right now. Surprisingly, little gimmicky gizmos like memory card readers and your 50th flash drive did not make the list. Instead, Wir...
Paola Kudacki is a fashion photographer and James Penfold is a librarian. Though their jobs may differ greatly, their style is absolutely on point. Using a slick, modern credenza to hold all of their ...
There seems to be two schools of thought when it comes to TVs. Keep it bare or encircle it with décor. In the past we've seen quite a few people who frame their televisions with pieces of artwork. T...
New gadgets come on the market to satisfy a need for their intended audience, right? We got annoying alarm clocks for perpetual snooze'ers who have a hard time getting up in the morning. We also now h...
What an amazing week! We chose change in this year's election and are now counting the days to Barack Obama's confirmation into the White House. While the media debates what kind of dog the first fam...
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