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BMW and Thermaltake's Level 10: The PC Case from the Future
PCs are all about cases. Well, that's not really true, but it's one of the easiest way of customizing your desktop. In an age where desktop sales are falling fast and laptop sales are increasing, PC u...
Ulysse Nardin's Smart Phone: Steampunk for the Rich
You know that Steampunk has hit the mainstream when a celebrated Swiss watchmaker is planning on creating a hybrid smart phone. From the press release and the information that is currently available o...
In Case You Missed It: Steve's Uptown Contemporary
Steve from Chicago showed us his nautical-inspired modern home at AT yesterday and we just couldn't help but notice his quirky love for neon lights and scattered tech bits throughout. While the fun li...
Re(al)view: Audiovox Surface Screen and Lens Cleaner
Ok, all you dirty birdies, we have an issue to discuss: Screen touching. Why do you do this? Why? Can you not just point? Does contact need to be made in order to engender understanding in your a...
Behind the Blog: Born Rich
click for more picsThis week we interview Nandini Maheshwari, President of Instablogs Network and managing editor of Born Rich, one of the premier blogs for luxury lifestyle products and services...
Oof Design's Fingers Laptop Stand and Cable Organizer
We don't normally like getting the finger, but in the case of Oof Design's Fingers Laptop Stand and Cable Organizer, we're thinking we might reconsider thanks to the clear, cool design and extensive c...
Cushioned Duct Tape Laptop Sleeve
We're sure you've all seen duct tape wallets and prom dresses before, but now somebody at Instructables has taken the duct-tape-adhesive-as-fabric concept and combined it with a little bit of pacing f...
Flickr Finds: Fifteen Year Old's Impressive Bedroom Office
We don't know about you, but when we were 15 we could barely save up for a video game, let alone an entire workstation. Maybe we should have taken some lessons from this kid. Found on Flickr, Lewspei...
Cool Vintage Film Tins Find New Use In Your Space
We've seen people re-use tech packaging for home decor before in our post about reusing Apple's MacBook shipping styrofoam to create a unique 3D wallpaper. We've got another idea for you now, but it's...
eBooks On The Go: iPhone Receives The Kindle Treatment
While many have found a number of uses for their iPhones other than placing calls, from flip clocks to numeric pads to remote light switches, nothing beats a portable eBook reader that's small enough ...
TV Test Pattern Means It's Time To Go To Sleep
Why is this appealing? Is it because it brings back memories of waking up after falling asleep on the couch watching television? Or is it because the pattern and colors can actually be a reasonable ac...
Survey: Do You Want to Beam Movies from your Cell Phone
This month Samsung releases their W7900 cell phone in Korea. What's so special about it? It has a built-in projector that can beam a 50-inch image on any surface. With digital light processing chips ...
This Lent, Italian Catholics Urge a Tech Purge
We first saw the concept blow up among our group of friends—both Catholic and not—last year during Lent: In the 40 days between Ash Wednesday and Easter, when you're asked to give up a vic...
Modu: The Incredible Modular Phone
It's kind of obscene at the amount of waste that we generate with our gadgets. Every year or two, we change cell phones, computers, laptops, MP3 players, and more. The trouble is that there isn't much...
MOR Colorado TV Stands
Pardon the pun, but we'd like to see more of this sort of home entertainment center media furniture rather than the monolithic laminated paper and MDF monstrosities offered at most electronics and fur...
Insuring Your Treasured Photos: Digital Archiving
Priceless
Unfortunately, we received some heartbreaking news yesterday. Our grandparent's entire photo album collection was stolen in an estate sale that my family had over the weekend. The albums were behind...
Yet Another Flickr Addiction: Flickr Clock
As if we weren't addicted to Flickr already enough. Flickr Clock is a visualization project and group pool that displays Flickr video based upon the approximate time it was shot. You can submit your v...
New Mac Products: Underperforming Minis But Good iMacs and Mac Pros
After having released new MacBook Pros, the tech world was buzzing with the latest products from Apple which have just been released through the Mac Store. The desktop Mac Pro receives an update, as w...
IKEA Home Planner Helps Reimagine Your Rooms In 3D
Sure, some of us may not have the creative genius that lets us re-imagine rooms like the finest designers, but that's a-ok with us. We can't think of many friends' spaces that don't have one or two th...
The Most Techie Countries In The World
The US Doesn't Even Crack the Top 10
A detail from the 2008 Global Traffic Map from TeleGeography.Get ready for acronym vomit: ITU's IDI, or the International Telecommunications Union's ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) De...
Tech Mom: 5 Tech Etiquette Rules Teens Need To Follow
Regardless of age, tech etiquette is something everyone should follow. We've covered the etiquette about instant messaging at work before, but what about the next generation of entrepreneurs of the fu...
Flickr Finds: Redwood In-Wall Tucks Away Flat Screen
Cabinets built into a wall save a lot of retail space in a room. They allow you to store and shelve items, without taking up a footprint in an otherwise small space. Jill Dion's 1952 house features a...
Look! The Simplified Remote Control
Here at unplggd we are big fans of the Harmony remote for it's ability to simplify home theater control. For most home theaters, turning on the TV actually means turning on the TV....and the digital c...
Joggler Family Hub Calendar Syncs With Cells
From UK mobile service provider O2 comes the Joggler. While it certainly has the distinction of the least descriptive name ever, it could be a revolutionary product in the realm of family communicatio...
The MacBook Air by Asus
Everyone loved the MacBook Air when it came out. So thin that it could fit inside an envelope. Now, the only problem I found with that laptop was that it didn't have enough ports and upgrading it woul...
Asus Dual Screen Laptop Concept: Will It Be Released?
It's something that users really want in the near future, a dual screen laptop. For some it's the holy grail, for others it's just another gadget. Having a secondary touchscreen on a laptop may be the...
Mediaphiles, Rejoice! WD ShareSpace NAS Gets Upgraded
Lovers of media - whether it be MP3s, Blu-ray rips, or photographers who enjoy doing it RAW - we have good news for you. Western Digital just announced they upgrading their ShareSpace network attached...
Home Tech and Living With the Girlfriend
Inspired by yesterday's post, How Do I Live With His Tech?, Dave writes in about his experience with getting some help wrangling in his home entertainment setup with the help of his significant other:...
Ikea Hacked from the Media Center to the Office
We spotted this clever transformation on Ikea Hacker: Suphi and Ebrar, a couple from Istanbul, had a few Ikea pieces in their media room that out wore their welcome. Rather than turn to Craigslist or&...
How To...Remove Your Online Identity
We can't even count how many online identities we have. It seems like these days, anytime you want to read an article, comment on a blog post, or network with friends you have to create a user name a...
Foldable, Portable Laptop Stand for DJs
Any DJs out there? I'm not one, but I've heard the complaints of DJ friends who can't properly store or display their jockey neccessities and I've witnessed the plight of DJs who try to MacGyver thems...
Go White! Swedish Minimal Meets Technology
Nothing like adding some white to brighten up a space. The author behind Let's Go Home blog shows us how to pull it off with minimalistic finesse, and then some. By mixing together a warm mix of grey ...
How To...Sell Old DVDs in a Few Clicks
Last weekend we decided to get our Spring cleaning on. We went through everything, purging where we could. As we went through the storage containers we had forgotten about years ago in our closets we...
Security Without a Cable? Let Your Laptop Shout For Help
We all know laptop security as some sort of cable tethering your precious cargo to a desk. We have also blogged tips on keeping your laptop safe while you are out and about, but these are all preventa...
Trade In Cell Phones with AT&T?
Are you the type to always crave the latest and greatest, even when what you've got is pretty shiny and new? AT&T is considering this plan just for customers like you. They're looking to launch a cell...
Spectrus: Art Lebedev's Rainbow Colored USB Hub
It's a given that we need USB hubs. There aren't enough USB ports on your computer to fit all of your gadgets and gizmos. USB hubs come in all shapes, sizes and colors, but ultimately people want some...
Ami's Favorite: How To: Add Vertical Office Space Using Cheap Room Dividers
The February Jumpstart Project
Jumpstart Page Info and All Entries
Title: How To: Add Vertical Office Space Using Cheap Room Dividers
Name: Aileen
Why Ami Chose It: "There were three main reasons that I chose Aileen's proje...
Good Questions: How Do I Live With His Tech?
Unplggd
My boyfriend and I just recently moved into our first place together. Unfortunately, along with my boyfriend, I also am now living with his "surround sound system" which is very unsightly. How can we ...
Clark Workstation: The All-Around Computer Desk
Getting the right desk for you office is always something challenging. Bigger is rarely better. I've had gigantic office desks and they never really worked out, even though they were nice. They end up...
Flickr Finds: A Musician's Corner Desk Alternative
This music/computer room by Unplggd reader, Alfonso Surroca, takes advantage of a small space by mounting a shelf with extra sheet rock support for his iMac beside his digital piano. It's simple, spar...
Old Meets New: iPhone Running OS System 7
Thanks to a group of what has to be the most bored Apple fanboys on the planet, we now know what it would be like to run an ancient Apple operating system on the shiniest and tiniest Mac gadget out th...
The Unplggd Winner: Braulio's How To: Give Your Home Electronics a Makeover!
The February Jumpstart Project
The day of decision has arrived and after one month of February Jumpstart submissions, we want to thank the small but passionate few who entered and also to all the readers who participated with...
Look! Hidden Projector Behind Wall Art
This is just an amazingly clever solution for hiding a front projector system. We have our DLP HD project ceiling mounted, but now we're envious of how wonderfully hidden a fold down solution could be...
Guest Room with a Multi(plex) Purpose
Metropolitan Home
Metropolitan Home's Met Home of the Year winner has a pretty kick ass media room. Karman Ng turned his fourth bedroom in his Berkeley, CA home into a home theater/library/guest suite. The room shows ...
Lit-Up House Number is Not a Clock
When we first saw this photo, we were thinking, "Whoa! Cool clock!" But then we read the caption underneath (a good habit to get into to avoid confusion on a plethora of subject matter), and realized ...
Blue Microphones Eyeball: Retro Meets The Webcam
While this isn't the first time we've seen modern tech go retro, the makers of pro audio microphones Blue have recently announced an update to their previous Snowflake Microphone released back in June...
Laser Guided Measuring Tool Calculates Square Footage
Whether your renovating, fixing your Feng Shui, or planning out a house party, measuring floor plans can be a real pain in the back and even dangerous -- who hasn't balanced on a chair to get accurat...
Padma Lakshmi's Self-Absorbed Computer Screen Saver
Have you all been over to Apartment Therapy yet to see the sneak peek that Harper's Bazaar provided into Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi's home? It's worth a gander to see a beautiful woman showing off he...
Final Frame: R2D2 Boombox
Bill McMullen's Jedi-approved R2D2 Boombox (sadly, it's a non-working piece of artwork, but rad nonetheless). [via Geekstir]...
The Touch Book: The $300 Tablet PC
With the state of modern computers in a flux, my roommate and I were discussing the perfect computer situation. He said that having a larger laptop at home, a powerful 15.4" or 17" machine, as well as...
Help Decide...Vote Now! Last Few Hours of the February Jumpstart!
We're in the home stretch of our last few hours of February Jumpstart. Unplggd received just a few projects, but all four were quite excellent in their execution, so we think they all deserve a look o...
Free Marimekko Computer Desktop Wallpapers
For those who love graphic and fabric design, Marimekko is just about the most influential name in the world of design today. Marimekko offers already offers bedding, bath and other home products with...
Water Droplet Headset: A Stylish Bluetooth Earring
I can't remember how many times I've come upon people talking with their Bluetooth headsets and thinking that they were speaking to me. Naturally they weren't, and I'm glad that I'm not the only one w...
Look! Concealing Speaker Wires With Wood
We're sure anyone who's set up their own surround speaker system will agree that rear speaker wires are the main culprit of ugliness in a would-be immaculate home theater system. Fear not! Here's a qu...
Good Questions: What Can I Do With these Turntables?
Jane is looking for some suggestions: My fiance is a DJ and we live in a VERY small space. I'm all for supporting his passions, but these bulky turntables (and the cables, speakers, and extra things t...
Always Use Protection: Read-Through Skins for Media Disks
Our media disks have a lot of everyday hazards to deal with every day. You think nothing of a closing DVD player drawer or a delicious peanut butter and jelly sandwich, but for DVDs, CDs and Video Gam...
Hot or Not? Finger Condoms for All Your Touch Screen Needs
From the WTF files
We're not sure about you, but touch screens seem to like our fingers, so we're not in the market for a finger condom, but we suppose for people with mangled digits a Phone Finger might be necessary. ...
The Mechanical Offline Steampunk Blog
Whenever I complain about my frustrations with tech to my parents, they remind me that back in their day, they had to look up information in 28-volume encyclopedias and get up off the couch to change ...
Survey: How Do You Watch Movies These Days?
While our readers have made it clear that they're pretty on the fence about viewing cable TV on the Internet, the movie industry's approach to curb illegal downloads has been pretty diverse when it co...
News: Woman Finds Cell Phone in a Bag of Chips
Score! A free cell phone, and all this lucky lady from Wisconsin had to buy was a bag of chips. Sure, it ain't no touch screen iPhone from 1983, but this is definitely more interesting than any toy o...
Look! Modern Murphy Bed
OK, now if you truly live in a closet, as many claim to, you obviously need one of these. By day, this modern take on the murphy bed features a long desk that can accommodate all your home office nee...
Asus Eee Box PC makes HDTV Connectivity a Cinch
The Asus Eee Box PC is one heckuva good-lookin' desktop computing machine. When we heard the first version, the Asus Eee Box B202, was coming to the States, we were ecstatic. Now, the newer Asus Eee B...
Hot Posts 03.01.09: This Week's Top Ten Posts
Happy March! Spring is almost here. We can feel it, and we can see it with the small bulbs of foliage starting to push it's way to life on the bare tree limbs in our yard. We can't wait for it to be ...
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