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The Purchase Brothers' teases us all with a vision of what the iPhone be 4 years from now. It's completely overdone, full of hype, and provides more questions than answers. But still, it does get us t...
Ever since the iPhone came out, cell phone manufacturers have been trying to come up with a viable competitor. Until now, the verdict isn't out. It's agreed that the Apple iPhone interface and form fa...
Until solar panels are harnessing a lot more power out of the sun, electricity will always be a precious commodity. Solar energy is a way to take things out of the hands of the Man and back into yours...
Like body tattoos dating back to Eurasian practices around the 5th millennium BC, people will always have the human urge to express themselves in such a mass consumer culture. Luckily, since gadgets t...
We recently got our grips on a small set of audio reproductive devices from NuForce. They sent us their …iconic… Icon amp, a set of their S-1 speakers, and the cables to connect them. We had rea...
We love this! It combines two of our favorite things on Unplggd and the AT family: Geeky tech and pride in your city. Ok, so Legos aren't really tech. But it just seems like the iconic colorful plasti...
click for more pics On this very special episode of Behind the Blog we visit the home office of Brian Lam, the man running the show at Gizmodo. As the editorial director of one of the most popula...
One of the easiest ways to save energy—for your planet and your wallet—is to cut power completely to those gizmos that use "standby power" even when they're turned off. Look at your DVD pl...
There are times when artistic work stems from the most chaotic messes, but sometimes even the seemingly messiest types have a controlled workflow in mind to unbeknowst to those on the outside looking ...
Our own Anthony got a little obsessed with finding vintage tech to use as décor in his home after seeing Flickr user timmelideo framed vintage cameras. Well, once he finds those obsolete gadgets we ...
I am fortunate to have a lot of natural light in my bathroom which definitely helps in the morning stumble from the bed to the shower routine. In previous places I have lived however, I haven't been a...
Ever since iPod marketed the iPod Mini back in early 2004 with an option to purchase in silver, gold, pink, blue or green, all kinds of gadgets have gotten a lot more colorful. Apple still rocks with ...
From kitchen spoon holders to PC cases, or even full-on radiators and entire home offices, there seems to be a LEGO alternative for everything these days. One could only wonder how far the extent of t...
If you haven't heard of the Emperor, it's a really great concept from NovelQuest. An all integrated workstation, which looks like the ultimate way of spending a day in front of a computer coding or wo...
Ever since the iPhone came out, companies have been scrambling to create a real competitor. It's not just that the iPhone rocks, it's the features that you get. Sure it has its faults, but some of the...
Any readers think they can aid Amy in her search for the perfect media console table search?
Hi Unplggd,
I saw this side table over at Emma's Design blog a few days ago and have been relentlessly lo...
Ceiling fans—as ugly as the world of HGTV and TLC design shows would have you believe they are—are necessary here in the south. With sweltering summer temperatures, running the air conditi...
When Cynthia Leibrock designed her house she not only kept beautiful architecture, furniture, and décor in mind, she kept her and her husband's aging bodies in mind as well. Her glass-and-steel home...
Obviously the trend in America is heading towards people abandoning their landlines in favor of an exclusively mobile home. It's pretty much a given with the younger generation that nobody has landlin...
With only 25 available, this alarm clock is already limited edition, but with the addition of four markers and some imagination you can easily make it into a one-of-a-kind. Designed by Furni, the Alb...
The extravagant interior design and photography work of Kate Hume caught both our eyes and hearts, with spaces designed so well that it almost latches on with an overwhelming emotional characteristic....
We love the idea of photo books. With pretty much all our pictures now consisting of digital files locked away in our computers, there is still something to be said about reaching over to the coffee ...
If you're the type to get all into the sounds of wildlife around you while you're out camping, this is not for you. This inflatable mattress, from the camping-supply pros at Coleman, features a speake...
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It has only been a little over 50 years since the first introduction of color TVs to the masses. Now once again, with the digital transition now eminent (some stations have already started cutting off...
Case mods are always fun. It puts a different spin on the normal looking desktop, that we all want to hide away underneath our desks. I've just recently realized that desktop computers are slowly beco...
I used to have this huge Ikea desk in my office, which took up a large portion of it. It was huge, fit in a corner and extensions could be easily added. The trouble with large desks is that they becom...
This isn't the first time we've gotten googly-eyed over beautiful white LCD HDTVs (not to mention white tech in general). But it's probably the first time we've seen it executed with so much style and...
With a media room packed with gadgets for TV, DVD, Blu Ray, Digital Cable, CD and MP3 entertainment, remote storage is sure to get tricky. You could turn to our post on the best remote control storage...
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Title: Give Your Home Electronics a Makeover
Name: Braulio
Time: about an hour
Cost: $10
Braulio's DIY project should appeal to the faux bois lovers out ...
It's incredibly hard to find good looking speaker stands these days. Most store bought stands look like, well, clunky speaker stands that make your home look like a Best Buy display.
We've found th...
Looking for a way to bring that home office or tech studio altogether with a tinge of geek aesthetic? You could do a lot worse than this Circuit Rug from EQ3, a handmade, hand-tufted rug that will cov...
Computers are no longer the fancy new gadgets they used to be. We're getting bomarded with new shiny features everyday, but let's face it, the computer is no spring chicken. All across America, there ...
Two of the most prominent pieces in a home theater living room are usually 1) the extra large speakers that accompany the receiver and 2) a stack of unsightly DVD and Bluray discs that the owner has c...
We love to sleep in. We love to sleep in so much that we consistently reset our alarm as it goes off giving us 10, 15, 30 more minutes. Working from home doesn't give us much motivation to get out of...
Funny how things all happen at once. I was just having a conversation with a friend yesterday about always answering phone numbers I don't recognize and "Unknown Caller" blocked numbers. I figure that...
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Work from Myoung Ho Lee shows us what it would be like if we could cut and paste our natural surroundings. Don't like a tree blocking the view your apartment view? No sweat, we'll just move it over th...
Shelving hasn't changed much in the last 50 years. There's nothing more boring than picking up a pair of shelves from Ikea and putting them in your pad. Most of the time, you have to mix and match and...
The reason why a lot of us lust after the Art Lebedev Optimus Keyboard is because of the OLEDs, organic LEDs. It's one of the most advanced keyboards and having a little screen on each key is really a...
Reader Beau asks:
I'm moving into a studio loft next weekend n a building that is notorious for its thin walls. I don't have much by way of furniture but will eventually be furnishing the apartment, ...
Yeah, you read that right. No, I didn't forget a decimal. It's a flip clock—just like the kind you could get at goodwill for $2.50 or your parents' attic for $Free.99—and it must be made f...
We've got a drawer full of unruly extensions cords that we've been trying to unsuccessfully keep in order with rubber bands and twist ties. While looking for cable management solutions, we found a tip...
No one likes going to the doctors. From the long waits, the expensive insurance, and the fear that the burning sensation you feel when you pee really is what you think it is, why does anyone ever mak...
If you're the kind of guy who has the Word Clock as his screensaver, you're probably the guy they had in mind when designing Kern, a new iPhone game from the FORMation Alliance. It's kinda like Tetris...
Any modern office setting today knows mobility has become a standard for the working class; mobile elements must be adapted spontaneously, and built to suit the tasks at hand. This is the mantra behin...
If you've recently invested in a new HDTV and Blu-ray player you probably already know that you need an HDMI cable to take advantage of the best possible picture and audio from your Blu-ray player. I...
Magazines seem to be dropping like flies, and while I still enjoy reading the paper in the morning, I find that i spend even more time reading the news online. The funny thing is, up until the NY tim...
Audio-obsessed music collectors and DJs will usually tell you that they prefer to chill out to the sounds of a vinyl record spinning on a turntable. But housing a record player and a collection of lar...
While we didn't get homemade Space Invader cookies for Valentine's, we did have a splendid day going to see a matinee of the new Friday the 13th and then comparing it to the original later that night...
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