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Final Frame: Photography Slides Tabletop
A table adorned with hundreds of slide photos and illuminated from underneath from the offices of German design firm, Bloom Project. A great idea to steal.
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Water Clock Uses Magnets: Kind of Like Divining Time
We all need clocks. Clocks tell us what time it is. Some of us can actually tell the time without using clocks, but that ability is rare. Actually, it's possible to develop it, but in the end, would y...
An IV for Your PC, Nice Smelling Laptops, Getting a Better Wii Workout, and Pyramid PC Mod
Unplggd Slinks for 5.8.09
Dr. Hard Drive Bag: a USB computer diagnostic and repair kit shaped like a IV. This should come with every Windows computer sold.
ASUS F6V Series Offers Infused With Scents : Each 13" laptop comes in...
Close-Up: Fullex's Chocolate Factory Apartment
click for more picsThough the building may once have housed a 1800's chocolate factory, there's absolutely nothing Willy Wonka-ish about this small space Swedish apartment appointed with a discer...
Look: Opera Face Gesture
A fake idea which we actually believe deserves to be incorporated into the next version of Nintendo Wii or DS...imagine the sort of hilarious games one could create using facial gestures for commands...
Strange Japanese Cleaning Bot: Eerily Cleaning Your Pad
Is your pad kind of filthy? Do you hate cleaning? Well then maybe you should get a cleaning robot. These kinds of devices aren't new, but they are popping up all over the place. The latest we've seen ...
iHome Gets The HiFi Treatment, Loses The Shell
In the good spirit of consumer products embracing the high-end audio world, we now have an iHome that's catered distinctly towards audiophiles and industrial design lovers alike. The iHome iP1 is purp...
1940's Rotary Dial Phone Converted Into iPhone Dock
Here's an old tech meets new tech DIY hack converting a genuine 1940's rotary dial phone into an iPhone dock which operates as a speaker system, can be controllede via touch sensitive controls or rem...
4 Ways To Hide The Back of The AC Unit
Window AC units are unsightly indoors but they're also a huge eyesore when they disrupt a pleasant patio. We have a few solutions for masking the posterior side of the window AC unit and we'd love to...
The Perfect Grad Gift: Thanks, Wikipedia! Shirt
There are definite perks to going to college in an age when the students knew more about the resources available to them on the internet than some of their "how-do-you-use-this-thing" ancient professo...
How To: Pick An Mp3 Player That's Not An iPod
Do you happen to be in the market for a new MP3 player, but want to stray very, very far away from the iPod pack? You'll be surprised by the number of options out there - and while we're pretty sure i...
Martiensgohome: Bamboo Boxed Set Brings Albums from Brussels
When you think boxed set, what pops into your head? A shrink wrapped box containing the entire season of Three's Company? Rap Traxx 1,2 and 3? What about a beautifully crafted bamboo USB stick housing...
5 Surprising Ways You're Breaking the Law With Tech
If you're up on your legalese, or you've watched Legally Blonde enough times to convince people you're a law student, you know that there's a difference between crimes that are generally believed to b...
Final Frame: An "Odd" Day Indeed!
Did you realize it today was a most unusual date...today's numeric date composed of 5,7, and 9...three odd numbers in a row. This will only happen three more times, an occurrence that happens only six...
ClickFree Traveler: The Credit Card Backup Solution
In this data laden world, whenever our hard drives crash, we are in deep trouble. We can easily lose months of data without really thinking about it. Once it's gone, there is a good chance that you wo...
How To: Convert a Windows Mobile Device to Look Like an iPhone
XDA Developers forum member MiToNiOeS posted a free four step process to convert your Windows Mobile device to look like an iPhone. Since we don't own a Windows Mobile device (nor an iPhone), we hope ...
It's Spring Cleaning Month at Unplggd!
All this month, Unplggd and all the other sites of the Apartment Therapy Network will be focusing in on the subject of cleaning, organizing and getting your home (office/theater) in order. Anthony has...
Side Wired Desk: Saves You the Trouble of Bending Over
We all have problems with wires. In a perfect world, everything would be unplggd, but since we can't have that yet, we have to find other solutions to manage the mess of wires that are found underneat...
Good Questions: How Do I Clean My HDTV Screen?
Hey Unplggd,
This may seem like a silly question, but I really need a cheap way to clean my super dusty HDTV LCD screen without damaging the matte surface. Any thoughts?
-Inoj...
Geneva Sound and Parsons Students Adorn GenevaSound Medium Systems
click for more picsArranged by DWR for the upcoming ICFF show, Geneva Sound brought in five students from Parsons to decorate and adorn the GenevaSound Medium Sound System with a unique design ap...
Twitter Gone Too Far: Toilet Tweets
So you're one of the first one of your friends to start tweeting with Twitter and you're trying every day to convince the others to hop on the bandwagon. Chances are, all you hear back from them is ho...
The LED Illuminated Wall Mounted Bar...or Medicine Cabinet
Although tequila connoisseur/guinea pig Nicholas Deleon may feel otherwise, we don't consider booze "medicine". That doesn't prevent us from appreciating the humour of these stainless steel LED light...
Traditional Desk Chair or Something More Stylish?
When my boyfriend and I first shacked up together, we fought over what chair to put at our shared desk. He favored something practical, like an ergonomic black chair on casters, while I preferred to h...
Mobile WiFi Hits The Streets, For A Price You Might Refuse
As we slowly move into the world of mobile WiFi (or MiFi, as they like to call it), we're starting to see the first glimpses of new "on-the-go" networking products that allow you to connect all of you...
Kenwood Speakers Encase Your Sound in Glass
While the blue LED's are not quite our style, without the blue light, this glass and speaker combo from Kenwood could be a nice visually unobtrusive source of sound on a desk or bookshelf. Definitely ...
Pay Homage to the Gaming Gods With an Atari Triptych
Thanks to my extensive knowledge of art history, which I owe to attending an art academy for my high school years and also to mindlessly wandering through Wikipedia, I know that a triptych is a work o...
Final Frame: Wiring the House
New Wiring Idea May Make the All-Electric House Come True (May, 1949) via Modern Mechanix...
iLamp: Twist It Around Anyway You Like
Ever wanted a lamp you could twist around? Most of the time, you are limited by the amount of twisting you can do with your lamps since most lamps are made out of some kind of metal. I've seen those s...
Roundup: Geek-Centric Home Decor
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With so many folks becoming so computer and design savvy, it's only natural that we begin to fully embrace our inner geek and fully translate it into our decor. P...
The ShiftBrite Coffeetable: Flickering Lights For Any Ambiance
If you are looking for the perfect conversation starter piece, look no further. Once you start up this DIY LED table, people will just be stunned for a while before starting to talk about it. I've see...
Bella & Rosa's Photography Treasure Chest
The Selby
click for more picsWe were ecstatic when we found all the great photos The Selby threw up of Bella Howard and Rosa Connell's photography studio a while back - filled to the brink with vintage and...
The Amazon Kindle DX: Bigger Size, But Is It Really a Big Difference?
click for more picsOur team over at Apartment Therapy New York was bubbling with anticipation with today's announcement about the updated, larger Amazon Kindle DX. Perhaps it's because we live in...
Surface Treatment Makes LED Light More Cozy
In the debate over whether compact flourescent lights (CFLs) or light emitting diodes (LEDs) are going to join Betamax and HD DVDs in the up-and-coming technology graveyard, opponents of LEDs for norm...
Amp Up The Poolside Party with an All-Night Light Show
We hope you're getting ready for the summer months by planning an awesome outdoor get-together sometime soon. Everyone knows the best way to celebrate the warm weather is with cold beer, good friends,...
Laptop Pillow: Work Even When You Are Sleeping
If you've ever spent a crazy night out before working on Monday or find yourself sleeping it off in your cubicle, there aren't any worse things than using your keyboard as a pillow. You usually get al...
The Weekly Tech Guide: Sales & Events
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THIS WEEK
Download Microsoft's Latest RC of Windows 7 for FREE!
Last day for 2-Day Sale at Lenovo
Get an ASUS 23.6-in Widescreen LCD Monitor for $189.99
Sony Vaio FW Series P8600 16.4" Laptop fo...
Re(al)view: Kodak M340 Point-and-Shoot Cam with Panorama
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I've been a Canon fan for a few years now. Their Digital Elph line has consistently met with my compact, point-and-shoot needs. Before I switched to Canon, I owned a Kodak dig...
What is This Gadget and What Does it Do?
We spotted this pretty stellar camouflaged home office on Lifehacker, belonging to reader MacintoshDZNR. The office itself is great and unique, but we couldn't help but stare at the low-budget-movie s...
Final Frame: Etiquette Checker
Etiquette Checker bad breath and alcohol test, ranked good to bad from 1-6 with alcohol level in 0.5 increments. Perfect for tonight's Cinco de Mayo festivities....
EagleTec's Nano USB Devices: Incredibly Tiny and Small
USB drives and devices are all over the place. Sometimes, it's not easy to chose between the myriad of options. Luckily for some, smaller is better. That's why we think that if you love small devices,...
A Test Tube of Inspiration: The Offices of Selgas Cano Architects
click for more picsOne word comes to mind upon looking at the offices of Selgas Cano Architects Madrid offices: awe. A long fuselage shaped structure with a inside=white, outside=yellow and green...
Geek Doormat: Slide to Unlock Your iDoor
Addicted to the iPhone? Want to let all your guests know about it before they even step a foot in your house? This doormat we spotted on OhGizmo! is designed to look just like the iPhone's distinct 'u...
Best Air Purifiers 2009
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Maxwell rounds up this year's best home air purifier solutions: It's been awhile since I've thought about rounding up air purifiers, but I'm more than ready, since I've become...
Detroit Graphic Designer Sells Everything She Owns for a Penny a Piece!
576 items up for grabs!
What if you had to sell everything you owned? Would you go to Craigslist? eBay? Have a stoop sale? Megan Deal, of Detroit, is packing all her worldly belongings into a single bag on June 1st 2009 and...
Re(al)view: ZeroWater
We've been using a PUR gravity fed pitcher water filter system in our household for several years now, a decision that has weaned us off a bottled water addiction. Yet, there's always been this sneaki...
SUCK UK's Pre-Grunged CD & Vinyl Dividers
LPs are on their way back and seeing increasing sales over the past few years, thanks in no small part to big artists releasing content exclusively on vinyl. If you're starting a collection, or you're...
TV Widgets: Coming Soon to an Internet TV Near You
For all you integrated technology streamliners (you know, the OCD types who must have their tech working in tandem throughout their daily lives) - yeah, we know we're probably one of those folks - we...
Flickr Finds: Desktop Inspiration
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We can all use a little inspiration, or in the case of keeping a clean desktop, a little motivation knowing that there are some really nice examples out there and your messy ...
Tuesday Trivia: Why Texts Are Limited to 160 Characters
Happy Cinco de Mayo, everyone! It's convenient that the day we celebrate Mexico's victory over the French Army happens during that time of year when beautiful skies coincide with an empty afternoon an...
Final Frame: The Invisible Sphere
The Invisible Sphere: 215 CRT sets each with a CCD camera lets the viewer see "through" the gigantic sphere as if it was invisible. ...
Delete Button Street Ads and Keyboard Bags: Turning Up Everywhere
It's funny to see how ubiquitous keyboards have become. We see them everywhere. They are the fastest way to enter data into a computer. For the time being, they will remain that way, since using your ...
Philips LED Lampshade Concepts
How's this for future lighting options: adjusting the colour of the light with a touch or a twist, flipping a lampshade inside out to new forms while on, or dimming them with a gesture across the surf...
Buamai: Art and Design Inspiration On Your iPhone
Tumblr, Flickr, FFFFound, Dropular, I Heart It...you name the image aggregating site, we're probably on it all day or at least have it bookmarked for drop-in visits for inspiration. For those of us w...
Wind Chime Alarm Clock: A Gentler Way to Wake Up
If you are like us, you must hate getting up mornings, especially Monday mornings. However, it's not like you have a choice really. You have to get up. There is no way around this fact. The only thing...
Sweet Simplicity: Contemporary Entertainment Expanded
click for more picsOne of the biggest problems with home theater setups today is the fact that there's just not enough room to fit a huge projection screen without making the space feel tight and...
64 Things Every Geek Should Know (via Laptop Logic)
If you've been reading Unplggd, you might already have an arsenal of geek skills at your disposal. You probably already know how to display the date and time in Mac's finder bar, how to skip automated...
Framing Your Flat Panel
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Steve Miller of Teo Flatwear sent us some photos of his company's newest flat screen mounting accessories that aesthetically bridge the gap between mounting a set directly ont...
A Family Creatively Finds Room for a Rear Projector
When the family who lives in this Electronic Home House of the Year bronze winning pad decided to install a barrel ceiling in their home theater room, they cut out the possibility to mount their proj...
Tech Myth: Holding the Car Remote to Your Head Increases Its Range
This entry comes to you courtesy of the fact that I've heard this myth told to me more than once in the past few weeks my friends and complete strangers alike. My car's keyless entry remote, for lack ...
Survey: Widescreen Aspect Ratios, 16:10 or 16:9?
While many of us have come to accept the strange resolutions provided with the 16:10 aspect ratio seen on most widescreen LCD monitors over the years, we're starting to notice a slow push towards the ...
Behind the Blog: Moderncat's Modern Pad
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You may have noticed that some of us at Unplggd love animals. I for one attempt to get my pets in my posts as much as possible. So it comes as no surprise that one of our fav...
Free "Google Me" Business Cards, Straight from Google
Remember the "Google Me" business cards from a little while back? Displaying only a screenshot of the famous search engine's logo and the search box with your name already "typed" in, these cards were...
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