Final Frame: What the Heck is Electronic Mail?
Probably an offer from a Nigerian correspondent or an offer to increase the girth of his...ahem...nevermind....
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Yoga Music System: Does Everything You Need
We have more and more gadgets, it sometimes gets overwhelming to keep track of all of them and all of what they do. I'm pretty sure that most of us could easily cut down on some gizmos, therefore maki...
How To: Double Your Internet Browsing Speed on Firefox
There have been tons of Firefox hacks out there that have been covered to death, but we've recently taken some time out and run a side-by-side comparison on a couple of identical computers from the sh...
Angels and Sofas:Make Your Home Theater Room Even More Comfy
It happens all the time. You have all of what you need to enjoy the evening, except that you're rapidly running out of space to seat your friends and guests. The way to get around this is to simply ha...
Look: Pixel Icon Book Covers As Bookshelf Display
Okay, we obviously know covering your books like this is a matter of appearances over function, making it hard to distinguish one book from another. But still, there's something a lot of fun about thi...
DIY: Tech Infused Mantel, on the Cheap… Part 3
Well, lots of stuff going on but we can now relay the final report on the mantel that we built over the holidays. If you recall, we had started building a mantel with a bunch of leftovers we had from...
The Ultimate Tech Bachelor Pad by Esquire
What would the average bachelor want in his dream home? Apparently a bachelor pad stocked with 10 flat-screen televisions throughout, a touchscreen table-style computer, a soundproof screening ro...
Jacob Jensen's LED Display Bell Xpress Toaster
We don't normally post about toasters, that normally being the realm of our culinary minded friends over at The Kitchn. But then again, not many toasters are designed by legends of industrial design l...
A Robot Lamp We Would Never Hide
If you're not of the "anti-commercializing-the-hipster-movement" movement, you should keep Urban Outfitters' online 'APARTMENT' site bookmarked for great home tech decor. We've already featured flexib...
Tomy Dustbot: The Roomba of 1985
Roomba is a saving grace for anybody with a hairy pet or a penchant for potting plants (it also makes a pretty great PacMan mod, too). But back in 1985, the adorable Tomy Dustbot out-Roombaed Roomba w...
MIMOBOT USB Flash Drives: Technology Meets The Toy Kingdom
By now, most of us have probably accumulated at least a few USB flash drives either on our key chains or desk drawers, so why not give them a little more longevity by adding some fun-factor to it? MIM...
Blogging the NY Times: Your Cell Phone Is An Indispensible Kitchen Gadget
We have always known that someones cell phone is one of, if not the most important gadget that they own. You pretty much always have it on you, you can surf the web, it carries all your contacts, your...
The Offices of Honey & Bloom
It's so awesome to see people you used to work with go out on their own and launch their own company. Becky Hui Chan is one of those people. She and I worked together at Wired Magazine, where she was...
SoundClip Pumps Up iPhone Speakers
The iPhone is a marvel of technological innovation. The iPhone takes pretty good pictures for a cell phone camera. The iPhone's touch-screen interface, with it's awesome scroll-y and zoom-y tricks, ma...
Final Frame: USB Colonoscopy Kit
Well, at least it's USB 2.0 compatible...
[via El Baron Rojo]...
Two Great New Lights: From Sconces to Fiberoptics
Lighting is important. We need adequate lighting in order to work and live properly. It's not always easy to find the right sort of lighting for the right purpose. There has also been a movement in li...
USB Drives: Secure and Injected Data
There is something to be said about all of the different types of USB flash drives out there. Now I don't really mean to mention the tacky ones, but the useful and interesting ones. Most of us have a ...
Inspiration: Other Vintage Tech Worth Displaying?
We've been hitting the thrift stores and eBay a little bit more than usual lately ever since our recent obsession with vintage cameras. After a while, we started picking up other interesting things ra...
New Prez Gets to Keep His Crackberry Addiction
Yes, that's right. On Barack Obama's second day in office, he's made two very major announcements; he's keeping his Blackberry (oh and he's closing those torture prisons). For months now Barry has be...
DISH Network Sending Out Updated Smart Cards
Interesting, we just noticed after sitting through a small earthquake just now that the DISH Network left us a phone message about sending all their customers new smart cards to replace the ones in th...
(Slightly Tacky) Barack Obama Gadgets
We already know that Barack Obama is set to be the most tech-savvy American president the world has ever seen. With his CrackBerry addiction, the re-design of the White House Web site and having the f...
Hide Your USB Drive next to Your Toothbrush and Soap
Sensitive information? Why don't you try hiding it to camouflage with products for sensitive teeth? Yep, that's right... hide your USB drive into a travel-sized toothpaste tube. We've seen flash drive...
Flexicord: Popularizing The Slinky Effect Since Day One
If there's one thing that bugs the heck out of us at Unplggd, it's the windy shape cables tend to warp into after being stored for long periods of time. The end result is an obnoxious bundle of wires ...
Deskography: Like Flickr For Desks...and Only Desks
Pictures of your desk. Pictures of other peoples desks. Nice. If you're looking for inspiration for your own cluttered mess, or you think that you're at the the top of the class, Deskography provides...
It's 10 O'Clock, Do You Know Who Your Macintosh Is Dating?
The year is 1983, and Steve Jobs is hosting an apple event. Trying to keep things different, Jobs plays game show host to the Apple Dating Game. The contestants: Fred Gibbons, president of Software P...
Never Lose a Spot with the Bookmark Lamp
I know, we say the words "bookmark lamp" and you all automatically think about those little LED reading lights that you buy at the airport that clip onto your book and light the way for a few hours' w...
Final Frame: Malia Obama's Digital Camera Choice Is...
Looks like Malia Obama's choice in digital cameras may give Kodak a boost in sales, as many noted she was busy documenting the historic day with her royal purple Kodak EasyShare M893 IS, an 8.1 megapi...
The Wogg Hidden Height-Adjustable Table
Unlike former Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld, it's not everyone that enjoys using a stand-up desk day-in day-out. Rumsfeld is well-known for using this kind of table each and every day. Now we don't de...
Smeg's Small Space Washer With Sink
Here's a small space design we'd like to see make it's way Stateside, the Smeg LBL16RO Washing Machine with sink. The cute pink washer comes equipped with 15 programmed wash cycles, wash load capacity...
Laser Engraved Eee: Super Mario Goodness
Laser-engraving is a great way to set your laptop apart from all of the rest. Laser-engraving can be done for a lot of different devices, from phones, to iPods, to PMPs. There is no denying the fact t...
Look! Microsoft's 5 Million Dollar Tech Masterpiece
Call it wonderfully chic-modern or just an overpriced piece of Microsoft spending, the New American Home by Microsoft is definitely worth a closer look. Sure, it may cost about more than many of us wi...
Low Tech Accessory for High Tech Gadget: The Pencil iPhone Stand
Not going to necessarily win any beauty contests, but Roland's Pencil iPhone Stand is certainly an ingenious, low cost solution and helped him yesterday enjoy the inaugural festivities......
Speakers Integrated Into Lightbulbs?
We love getting two-for-one. Whether it's a sale on shoes or a multitasking integrated gadget, it seems better when our money or our stuff can do double-duty. So we took pause at this lightbulb infuse...
Unplggd Interview on Dwell!
I recently had the pleasure of being interviewed by Laure Joliet, whom some of you might know as my cohort and contributor over at AT Los Angeles. She also happens to write for the Dwell Blog, and she...
In Case You Missed It: AT San Francisco's Walk-In Home Office
Over at ATSF we found this house tour of Frances Weiss' 450 sq. ft. Lower Pacific Heights apartment. The apartment, which was originally a contestant in our Small Cool contest last year, has an adora...
"Miracle" Necklace just Looks Geek Chic to Us
This wonderful piece up here is a pendant with eight contact pads attached to a circuit board that goes precisely nowhere. Yes, it has a pretty copper coil, but it's basically a piece of circuitry stu...
Li Jianye's iShelf Brings Cover Flow To Life
Inspired by Apple's unique Cover Flow design, Li Jianye decided to cut a few corners in functionality (it only holds 5 jewel cases, after all) in order to create the ultimate homage to clever interfac...
Obama Cell Phone in Kenya
Yesterday we watched the 44th president be sworn in and it became the official day of change. What better way to celebrate than to text all your friends on your Obama phone! Yup, there's a Barack Hus...
How to: Fix Hot, Dead or Stuck Pixels on Your Screen
My deep thought for the day: You are forced to acquire new knowledge and skills when something unfamiliar goes terribly wrong. I love tech, but I don't know the first thing about the pixels on my scre...
Final Frame: Technology Changes Faster Than Hairstyles
Serial Cut's retro-themed ad video....
The Wooden Case: A Great Way to Lug Your Laptop Around
Laptop cases are great. They protect your precious device while trying to make it look good. This is the first laptop case that I've seen that's made out of wood, and since wood is good, that's someth...
Thomas Wold Ocean Media Cabinet
We're really fond of this initially bespoke media cabinet designer Thomas Wold created for an SF client to house their TV alongside provide additional storage...it has a solid heft to it which is bala...
Philips Gets Serious About Immersion
We aren't too sure whether to be impressed or frustrated by the new standard that Philips is attempting to introduce to the consumers this coming year with their new 56-incher that features the world'...
Arco's Utilitarian Slim office
Workstations are always a problem. It's not easy to get the right one. A work place is also always a work in progress. It's not easy to get everything right. There is always room for improvement. I've...
BlackBerry Challenge: Think Like a True Crackberry Addict
We know sometimes that solving a problem or answering a question—like figuring out if the sushi place is still open or what people in China call their good plates—with your smartphone may ...
Eat More Vegetables: The Nature Matching Screensaver
Do you remember the Nature Matching System? This was a public art project by artist Tattfoo Tan, who created a Pantone-like spread from images of real fruits and vegetables to remind you to consume yo...
Good Questions: HDTV Audio Broadcasts and HD Radio?
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Amanda writes in with an HD Radio question:
In February when the TV's are all converted to HDTV, I will lose the audio portion on my radios. One is on the kitchen counter and the other is for walking....
Ernest Igl's Jet Desk Back In Production
In 1970 Ernest Igl designed the Jet Desk, which became a cult object collected along with Eames and Herman Miller pieces. Today the desk is back in production, although in a limited series -- 1,970 u...
A Portable Media Stand With its Eye on the Skies
The Apple iPhone and iPod are the king and queen to a host of modern gadgets that act as your portable media centers. Music, movies and TV are all available at your fingertips anywhere you need them, ...
Incase: MacBook Air Gets Durable Hardshell Coverage
While the MacBook Air is light in every way, the fact that it's still a premium laptop (*ahem* price cut please) may keep people from actually using the way it's meant to be used - as an on-the-go not...
Flickr Finds: Milky White Home Office
There's something so impressive about finding an all white home office set-up. It looks so clean and classy, but man, it must be a second job keeping everything looking so spotless. The above set-up ...
Eliminate Office Clutter With a Paper Retention Policy
Every major corporate and government office has a rigid system in place for how long important paperwork needs to be kept on file. While you might have significantly less folders with drastically less...
Datamancer's New Keyboard: For the Scrabble Fan in All of Us
We've always been fans of Datamancer's custom keyboards. Most of his designs are Steampunkish, but recently, he's come out with a new twist on a popular board game. There is something about keyboards ...
Alessiphone: A Great Alternative For Those of Us Who Can't Let Go of a Landline
Even though most of us are slowly letting go of our landlines, there are still many homes who have them. Sometimes, it's just easier to have a landline. I for one have got IP phones. That being said, ...
Go Wood! The Xbein Table by Florian Kallus
This piece of futuristic contemporary godliness has got us both scratching our heads and collectively drooling altogether. Is it practical? Is it safe? We're pretty unsure ourselves, but introducing w...
IDAPT Charger Makes Wires Dissappear
If Unplggd was a superhero—perhaps we'll call him The Unplggd Avenger—his platform would be to rid the world's homes of ugly tech and his only weakness, his Kryptonite we should say, would...
Keep Up with the Inauguration Ceremonies from Anywhere
If you can't be in D.C. for the big day tomorrow—that ominous event that everyone's been talking about for years: the inauguration of Bush's successor, our 44th president—rest assured that...
The State of Solid-State Drives
We Weigh In The Pros and Cons
Looking for a new laptop? Perhaps a notably cool "netbook" may be on your list. You may have also started to notice a new hard drive option called, "solid-state drive" (or SSD for short) when you're c...
Brionvega RR227 Radio: Retro Reissue With Some Up to Date Tech
It's the RR226 + 1. The Brionvega RR227 is a 1965 reissued radio from that Italian company that has brought us minimal and beautiful TV's in the past. To bring this radio up to date, they have include...
Hot Posts 01.18.09: This Week's Hot Posts
Happy Sunday! We're looking out our window right now to a nice white blanket of snow. We love the powder, we just wish it was a little warmer -- brrr...
This week we had a good run of posts with ton...
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