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How To: Integrate Your Moleskine With Your Digital Life
The Moleskine remains one of the most revered brands and products for the simple fact that the little bound drawing pads are infinitely helpful in a wide variety of situations. And they don't require ...
Pillow Keyboard: Napping and Typing All at the Same Time
Work can be pretty stressful. You spend most days typing away on your computer, with no end in sight. Employers like Google provide you with great places to nap, so that you stay at work longer, but w...
Rollable Chair: A Perfect Way to Seat Extra Guests and Clients
Extra seating is something that everyone needs. We need to have a few extra chairs around in case we get some guests or clients, or just for plain fun. The only problem is that chairs aren't that easy...
Help Choose Which Futuristic Alarm Clock Design Is Manufactured
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Love 'em or hate 'em, Tokyoflash definitely pushes the borders of traditional time keeping with their unique and unusual array of wristwatches. They're now sponsoring a compet...
Dell: It's About Time Someone Got the Monitor Equation Just Right
If you're like us, you're LCD lovers that longed for the perfect desktop monitor. That is, a monitor that didn't leave an gaping chasm in our wallets, but still featured all the up-to-date options at ...
Incase EO Collection With NanoSphere Tech Fabric
Incase, the fine purveyor of computer protecting accessories looks to be expanding beyond just laptop bags with their stylish EO Collection, something we noted while looking for new travel luggage aft...
Now We Know What Twitter is Good For: BakerTweet
We still haven't moved over to Twitter. To us, a Facebook addict, Twitter just seems useless when all of our friends on Facebook already see our status updates. We're sort of swayed to jump over in or...
Flat Screen Recall
LCDs prone to bursting in flames!
Warning for anyone who recently bought an Insignia flat screen. About 13,000 26-inch LCDs (model IS-LCDTV26) have been recalled by Best Buy and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. According ...
DIY: Turn an Old Laptop Into a Kitchen Computer
If the Luxrite Kitchen TV is just what you needed to keep entertained in the kitchen, but a little more than you wanted to spend, here is a DIY project to make your own under-the-counter media center....
Luxurite Kitchen TV: For Non-Stop Food Networking
If you've been tempted to add a TV to your kitchen before, but don't want a gigantic one overpowering your kitchen, you might want to check out Luxurite's Kitchen TVs. Marketed as a "lifestyle" produc...
Warm Wood: i-radium Modern Radiators
We are definitely not strangers to hot radiators here at unplggd. Not hot temperature wise, but in a damn that's hot, I like the way that looks kind of way. We have rounded up some interesting exampl...
Computer Mailbox Takes Geek Decor Too Far
Now here's something you don't see everyday—even on Unplggd, where geek-inspired decor is our lifeblood. It's a mailbox that is oh-so-NOT subtle in its nerd roots. And by not subtle, we mean tha...
Final Frame: The Beautiful Closet Office
Paula Prass has us envious of her organization and use of colour showcased in her closet space office....
Look! Glowing Purple Moods and Ghost Keyboards
Putting together a home office on a budget isn't always easy. It's easy to think that you'll never be able to stay on budget and get everything you need. One thing that everyone needs, is a great desk...
Hot or Not? Nahoko Koyama's Whippy Light
Personally, even if we weren't already fans of CFL bulbs (9 of the 10 bulbs in our house are CFLs), we'd be partial to use a CFL bulb for the soft serve effect with these waffle cone and ice cream con...
Green Ideas: Using Counter Top Dishwashers
I think that most of us take it as a given that we will use dishwashers to clean up our dishes. I've had a few, but I have to say that I rarely use dishwashers. Most of the time, immediately after usi...
Good Questions: To Project or To Not Project?
Amy from SF had this question for us:
Hey guys! My boyfriend and I have been debating whether or not to go the projection route for quite a while now. We've heard a high definition projection setup i...
Look! Aeron Chair Designer's Los Angeles Studio
Is there any more of an iconic chair connected to the age of the internet than the Aeron Chair made by Herman Miller? We think not. Although now as common as Eames shell chairs back in the day, the Ae...
Drink it In with the Wine Glass LED 'Light Bulb'
For your next cocktail party—or beer pong party of that's more your style—why not have a little fun and replace some of the lights in your house with these light bulb lamps shaped like win...
Etsy Find Custom Katamari Painting
What to do with some garage sale landscape artwork? Why not repurpose it with some additional artwork from that ever-popular vid game, Katamari Damacy, like etsy seller loudxmouse did. Match this artw...
Bookmark This: Free Downloads Curator
Fonts, Wallpapers, Greeting Cards...
As mentioned in the past, your printer isn't just for publishing digital photos and inking tax forms. You can use your printer for plenty of other things like filling your home with free artwork and ...
More Geek Jewelry From The Waveform Ring Artist
click for more picsI think we have a bona fide geek on our hands! Remember the "I Do" waveform wedding bands from a few posts back? well it turns out the designer, Sakurako Shimizu, has an extens...
Upwell Design: Gamer Chair Gets Down Low
Who said we don't look out for our gamers here at Unplggd? Check it - San Francisco, California based Upwell Design studio just unveiled their latest creation to top all gamer creations. Made for livi...
Flickr Finds: David's Beautiful Desk
click for more picsMinimal mid century modern. I wish I could keep my desktop this clean all the time, but more importantly, I wish I had an Eames Aluminum Group management chair propping me up a...
DIY Project: Streamlined Worktable with Hidden Compartment
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When Markus moved from Düsseldorf to Hamburg, he needed a desk that could hide all his peripherals to keep his tabletop clear of clutter. Since he couldn't find one that was ...
Turn off the Late Show and Get to Sleep on Mixtape Pillows
Thanks to our post
"Do You Plug in Before Bed?," we know that a lot of you poke around the Web or watch some quality VH1 Celebreality before you hit the pillows (The shows keep coming back, people, s...
Final Frame: Take a Byte
Flickr user LübeckerJung's MacBook cover art is making the rounds online and has to be one of the best laptop art ideas we've seen...even though we're more of a Mulan fan....
Ergonomic Keyboards: Are they Really Making a Difference?
What if laptop designers came up with more innovative ways to make keyboards better. Small keyboards are a hassle to use, especially on the small netbooks that are appearing all over the place. I don'...
Look! ThinkGeek April Fool's Fun
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They do it every year, and darn if they don't do very, very well. The folks over at tech-miscellany retailer ThinkGeek take their April Fool's seriously, going as far as to cr...
Celsius: A Modular Refrigerator
We all have refrigerators. The trouble is that the basic design hasn't changed in about 100 years. Most of the fridges that I've had were pretty similar. They hide away food so that it doesn't go bad....
Classy Digital Switchplates by SDesignUnit
Whether you prefer to keep it Cartesian or having some Sailor Moon infusion, it never hurts to get a little creative when it comes to adding a bit of character one of the most overlooked fixtures in o...
RKNL's Offce Desktop Reminds Us of Another Desktop
Desks that integrates a computer into its design? Or computers that compliment your computer of choice? Sure! But how about a desk workspace that practically looks like an oversized offspring of Mac m...
Close-Up: A Homemade Media Cabinet to Fit Every Pastime
click for more pics Brian Watkins installs home cabinetry in San Bernardino, California so when his son thought it would be a good idea to have a place that could hold on the newest and greatest ...
Gmail's Autopilot Responds For You...Fools
Have you opened up your Gmail today? Well, that is if you're not experiencing super slow Gmail load times, which seems like a bad joke in itself. But if you notice up in the upper right corner of your...
Xbox 360 and Nintendo DS Want to be Like Wii
Way back in August, we reported that the Xbox 360 gaming console from Microsoft was going to upgrade their controllers with some Nintendo Wii-like motion conrol. Well unlike 90 percent of the rumors y...
Look! Home Theater Meets Mancave 2.0
We've seen our fair share of mancaves at Unplggd, from Steve's Australian haven to ingredients in creating one of your own, so it takes quite a bit of craftsmanship and wow-factor for a home theater t...
Extreme Lego: A Mini Cinema With a Working Projector!
Last weekend, I popped over to visit the neighbors with the family and came across the little boys work in progress. A lego cruise ship that was about 4 feet long complete with an integrated basketbal...
How To... Film Time Lapse Video of Garden Growth
Over the past week, every time we walk our pup we're reminded of the fact that Spring is upon us. It's as if overnight all the trees, shrubs, and flowers agreed it was time to push out some blossoms....
Everyone Thinks They're "The Onion" Today
I'm not here to try and trick you into believing that your wildest gadget fantasies have come true just because it's April Fools Day (Especially not the one with the Wii-mote Inflatable Doll). But I h...
DIY Laser Cut Speakers: Using Plexiglas and Masonite
I was pretty amazed when I saw this build. The fact of the matter is that not a lot of people have access to laser cutters. I was really impressed that this builder was able to use them and also use t...
KOZO Lamps: From Plumbing to Lighting
One of the easiest ways of creating a great workspace or home office space is selecting a few great looking lights. Just like ties and suits, great lights can tie together a minimally decorated room q...
Newsflash: Online Crime Surging in Recession
We know its tempting when you see this: "Burning hot deal, 75% off if you click through our referral and we'll send you an exclusive offer!" But when something sounds too good to be true, well.. we're...
Miele B 890 E Rotary Iron: The Ultimate Laundry Tool
Architectural Digest Home Design Show 2009
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If you're anything like me, you never look forward to ironing. I imagine I could take great pleasure in the chore if I only had the resources (money and space) f...
Super-Difficult Zero-Gravity Pac Man
So we can try to redecorate our offices and shift things around for ourselves, but one thing is for sure: Up will always be up and down will stay down. Even in Space (Invaders), we're used to the miss...
Store CDs in a Work of Art
We're all about functional art. In this collaboration between Niclas Collén & Jesper Zacco, simple CD storage is turned into a block of stencil art. Niclas builds the cabinets while his brother Jesp...
Go White! The Monochrome Nook
Since many of us here can attest that maybe bigger isn't always better, photoblogger T dimensional has helped proven that mantra by showing us that it can be done! In fact, he completely transformed h...
Style For The Mundane: Switches, Outlets and Remotes
click for more picsOutlets and swtiches don't tend to get much love when it comes to style innovation. Things like the Bocci 22 unfortunately are few and far between. While there is a definite '...
Hot or Not? Desk Lamp with Built-in iPod Dock
We've seen a few of the bright ideas from iHome's series, but these are the first to take advantage of the iPod mini and shuffle's colorful bodies.
Like other iHome lamps, the iHL64 accent lamp fea...
An Ugly Sweater Party For Your Laptop
Who says employees at holiday Christmas parties get to have all the fun? Doesn't your laptop, surely a better friend to you than that guy from IT, deserve to have a little bit of "I've-been-searching-...
The Portable Office: When You Are on the Go and Need A Workspace
You know how it is. You are on the go somewhere in town and just wish that you'd have your own table and chair. Only, most of us just can't bring along ours with us. Or you need extra tables and chair...
An Amazing Vintage Audio Equipment Collection
click for more picsWhat do you do when you're an audiophile of the umpteenth degree and own a home...and happen to be arguably insane? Okay, not insane, but noticeably some degrees above the "pas...
California Proposes TV Ban of Inefficient Televisions
Depending on your point of view, pardon the pun, this proposed piece of legislation may affect your next TV purchase. The California Energy Commission is considering a ban of new TV sets that do not m...
MacBook Mini: Perfect Looking, But Fake or Leak?
Let's be honest. A lot of us want to get Apple computers, but in the end, they are quite expensive compared to similarly specced PCs. We call it the Apple tax. Then again, Apple users and fan boys wil...
Australian Pouch Lovin': New Toffee Cases For Your Tech Goodies
Lookin' for a bag that's both sleek and professional? Perhaps you'll enjoy one of Australia-based Toffee Cases newest selection of slim shoulder bags and snug cases for your Mac gadgets. Made with peb...
Flickr Find: cypher13 Studio
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Check out this amazing set of photos we found via Flickr of cypher13 studio offices located in Boulder, Colorado. Specializing in various fields of design, their office exhibi...
Look! Mario is Wandering the Windy City
In the case of Mario, we love seeing the little 8-bit guy out of the video game he calls home and into our real world in the form of pushpin Super Mario wall art, Super Mario castle brick benches and ...
Say "I Do," Record it, and Wrap it Around Her Finger
Did you guys see the waveform bracelets we posted? They're a cool way to wear your heart—and your lover's voice—on your sleeve, as virtual waveforms of a recorded message are transformed i...
In Case You Missed It: Home Office, Balancing Comfort, Function, and Style
Last week, we shared our 5 tips to a perfect home office, but when it comes to fully incorporating functionality with good design, nobody does it better than the talented staff at our AT city sites. S...
Weird 2 in 1: A Lamp and a Sweeper?
So what do you do when have a small space? Invest in things that perform double duty right? Shelving that turns into a bed, coffee tables that double as a dining table. Good ideas no doubt. But what a...
Look! High Rise Coffee Table
We spend a lot of time working on our laptop in front of the TV. It's the equivalent of what we used to do in junior high -- watch Silver Spoons while doing our math homework. We tend to balance our ...
How to: Fake a "Clean" Home Office
So, you've finally found that the perfect spot for your home office is right in the living room so it's out of sight when you head to bed, but still not lonely and forgotten in the back of the house. ...
Hot Posts 03.29.09: This Week's Top Ten Posts
From early April Fool's jokes to ways to make your home office have a zero footprint. Here are this week's top ten Unplggd posts. ...
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