We all know that using the sun and wind is a great way to create electricity. It's green and pure. The problem is that there aren't that many devices out that use solar and wind power. Thankfully, thi...
Power strips are extremely important for any home office or home theater. They allow you to manage power efficiently. However, most power strips aren't equivalent. Some of them allow you just to do th...
If there's anything cooler than a Nintendo Game cartridge turned into a console or Space Invader decals on your walls, it's retro arcade hardware recycled into practical houseware items. A fine exampl...
We got to test drive some new headphones from Acoustic Research recently and wanted to give you a "heads up" on their performance. Always suspicious of wireless technology, we approached this with c...
When you're almost out of juice and reach for your laptop's power cord, you just see two things: your power-draining thousand-dollar hunk of metal (couldn't it keep a three-hour charge last year?) and...
While many of us may not want to leave the house again now that the traveling rush of the holidays are over, others still need to fly to and fro for work, weddings, or a much needed vacation from the...
A study was conducted in the UK to figure out the times in the week when most surfers are connected to the Web. The peak rush hour, when average web speeds slow to a crawl, is Sunday between 5pm and 6...
We totally fell in love with Sarah's post over at AT: Chicago a few days ago regarding a lovely Swedish home inspired by Scandinavian design and modern furniture choices to make it super charming thro...
What do you look for in a desk? Unique materials? Storage? Ability to hide all those pesky computer wires? Penelope Green of the New York Times went on a hunt to improve upon the dinged up living room...
Names: Henrik Nyh and Johanna Öst
Location: Stockholm, Sweden.
Size: The entire home (a condo) is 63 square metres/678 square feet.
Years Lived In:: Just over one year now.
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Covering something in solar panels, whether it's a house or some sunglasses, doesn't particularly make it look very attractive. I mean, we're talking about silicon and glass here, not leather and lace...
A great looking clock is always needed. You need one in your bedroom, in your office and they can be used almost everywhere else. The trouble is that most clocks look mundane and uninteresting. That's...
You know that you've always wanted one. A watch to do all things, from being your telephone to being your own TV. Well LG has decided to make this myth a reality. It's been tried before, but for once,...
Those seeking a cheap iPhone dock may consider digging into their childhood bins (or kids' toy section) for some LEGO building blocks to create a one-of-a-kind iPhone dock. We agree it does look like ...
Remember the first time you figured out you could make a second skin by covering the palm of your hand with a thin layer of creamy, sticky glue? Remember when you first realized that your hand is the ...
Found in the pages of the UK's Easy Living, this bedroom TV set-up is mighty cute. The LG flat screen is covered by tailored fabric that ties at each side. We love it. Other tech hiding ideas the mag...
In honor of my Alma Mater's Florida Gators playing in the BCS national championship game tonight, I went searching for ideas on how technology can help you enjoy a great sports game. There's the obvio...
When we found this little space on Flickr we instantly thought of Indiana Jones. While the desk is filled with modern doodads, the rest of the décor has a pre-war feel to it with its wood and leathe...
While Gregory is on his way over to aid in our on-site coverage at CES 2009, the blogosphere has already been bombarded by a slew of manufacturer announcements regarding new television models. We've c...
It's a modern-day urban legend whose authenticity has yet to be verified:
A guy is getting ready for a road trip with his buddies to Las Vegas and they decided they wanted some tunes (Tom Jones fans?...
So minimal, it seems wrong that it would make any noise.
[via Matthew Donaldson]...
USB flash drives are becoming an essential part of living in our modern times. I can't remember the number of times that I've used mine. They are also getting bigger and bigger, meaning that they are ...
Last night we completed our first ever Homies Awards, celebrating the best in home blogging in 2008, and it's my pleasure today to announce five six winners, including a neck and neck race in the ho...
As the days have become shorter and darker during the winter, the issue of security lighting around our apartment building has arisen as a priority again. In the past we had tried using a city-provide...
It's a fact that most home theaters are centered around a computer nowadays. Digital media is the future, not Blu-ray DVDs. With that being said, it isn't easy to find suitable living room computers t...
If there's one thing we love, it's the massive amount of inspiration generated by our Cure participants every year. But sometimes even the best ideas get buried and never see the light of day. Well, w...
Any Lost fans out there? Is there anybody counting down to January 21st with me? I just bought season four on DVD and I intend to have a little marathon this weekend. But I have to say, the only "deco...
Martha Stewart's office within the Starrett-Lehigh Building where Martha Stewart Omnimedia is housed is a sparse skeleton compared to the organized chaos at her home. Or so she'd like us to believe in...
If there's a lack of solar powered homes out there in the world, it's not for a lack of desire. We took an informal survey (of eight friends at the bar the other night) about if you would install sola...
We're pretty sure we're not the only ones that have tried yanking out a plug from the wall socket by grasping the cord instead of the plug base. Personally, I recall as a child doing exactly that - pu...
So no, this wasn't actually announced at yesterdays Macworld, but it is definitely fun to watch. You've gotta love the effort put into Apple concepts by people that don't actually work for Apple.
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In the past, a new year brought a spanking new day planner. As soon as the clock would strike midnight we would whip out our new calendar and start plugging in events, birthdays, and to-dos. It was l...
It seems like every site you visit is making you register your info and sign up for a login. (When it gets to the point that we have to log in to check the weather, we'll quit the internet forever.) S...
Dear Unplggd Readers,
Yee-haw! We're doing another book, and I'm hoping we can feature a number of your amazing homes.
This time we're specifically focusing on small and creative uses of space. It...
Call us old fashioned, but part of us still prefer our hi-fidelity systems as stylish as the ladies of the 1960's. [via Tumblr]...
We've come across all manner of uniquely-designed power strips but not all of them are perfect. Sometimes it's hard to justify the extra cost associated with power strip, but then again we never have ...
Last year was supposed to be my first CES show, but due to scheduling and horrible weather conditions between here an Vegas, I ended up scrapping the trip. This year I'll be braving the crowds and my ...
A great many of our friends use Twitter for the obvious social and entertaining reasons ("I just ate a burrito! tinyurl here for images"). But here's an actual practical use for Twitter we'd like to s...
Over the holiday, we had a little get away and stayed in a hotel with very traditional furnishings. There was a radio which didn't get many stations so we resorted to using our iPhone, which wasn't...
It's always a struggle to find adequate shelving for books, CDs and DVDs. Most of the time we end up with a patchwork of shelves that don't like they were put together with any sort of concept. That's...
Some of us live the lifestyle of "the moving man." We're constantly uprooted and sent from strange places to do work. However, that can be a good or a bad thing. Those caught unprepared might find the...
The blind and visually impaired may not be able to see things clearly, but they definitely can “feel” them. This camera concept has a shape and functions like a conventional camera, but the only d...
Netflix has changed the way we watch movies, there's no question about it. They started through the mail and have recently launched streaming movies for those who don't want to wait for snail mail. W...
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We are on the record as loving our electric kettle. It boils water in a fraction of the time needed to heat water on the stove or in the microwave, and it's earned precious countertop space because we...
Wearable techie love is always welcome in our house (You know, like the fictional Unplggd manor? We like to imagine that it's pimped out with the latest and greatest gadgets we can't really afford). I...
While the Windows Home Server operating system has been available for consumers for quite some time, it's been relatively hard to market the device to normal, everyday consumers. Surely, a media serve...
Kanye West and Autotune ain't got nothing on this. Forget Rock Band, forget DDR, let's class up the joint with an orchestra. One made up of DS Lites, an iPhone, an iPod touch and Korg Kaossilator....
God bless the editors of Martha Stewart Living. Over the summer we received Philips SpotOn LED light as a gift. We had no idea what to do with the thing. It sat in a drawer for months until we got th...
We're all geeks here. No need to be bashful. But what a lot of people don't seem to get is that there are many different classifications of the geek hierarchy and not all geeks are created equal. You'...
We love all-in-one solutions, especially for home theaters and computing. Things get complicated very fast, and not all of us need to spend thousands of dollars to equip our dorm rooms or home offices...
Did you know in a California that televisions account for about 10% of the average Californian's monthly household electricity bill? Y'all are watching too much Dancing with the Stars, aren't you? Wit...
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We all need iPod docks. However, docks are a dime a dozen and it's not easy finding the right one since there are so many out there. Vestalife will be shortly launching a new series of docks at CES an...
Used home tech items can always be found on the cheap on our favorite free classifieds provider, Craigslist, and is undoubtedly a resource for anyone looking for a local bargain. And while iPhone appl...
Tchazzar shares an obsession gone wonderfully or horribly awry, depending upon your perspective and preference in consoles: This is my Xbox 360 Room I have been working on.
TV, Xbox 360, TV Table, Su...
Sticky notes are one of our analog subjects on Unplggd because of their common use in offices and their resemblance to a pixelated image when plastered across a wall. (See our posts about PixelNotes s...
Ever wanted to be in two places at once? We're feeling a bit of that, as we had to decide whether to attend CES or Macworld this year, and chose the Las Vegas hosted mega consumer electronics show des...
During our break the New York Times published a piece looking at the renovations of founder of the ABS clothing line, Allen B. Schwartz's Manhattan apartment. The piece showed photos from both the la...
We don't have to remind you that times are tough. We're all cutting corners where we deem fit to do so. If you're one of many that has canceled your cable service in favor of using web-based TV stream...
We're definitely feeling these clever multi-functional switchplates from Keep It Cartesian. By creating an extra ledge for incoming/outgoing mail, keys, and cord control, a sweet seamless mix of form ...
A laptop and a pillow. That is our home office. With the temperature being what it is now and as the snow continues to fall, a warm laptop sitting on our legs is actually a good thing. When summer rol...
Yes, we know, clear plexiglass furniture can seem a bit 80s, but there's something we love about the combination of this see-through office desk in this very traditional and au natural home of Night ...
Happy New Year everyone! We're sure you're happy to see Unplggd back with regular coverage after our end of 2008 roundup—but bloggers need a break to celebrate the holidays, too! Did you notice ...
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