Final Frame: videocrab's Wall-E
Now that's a serious gaming selection. But the real kicker is the Virtual Boy at the top of the stack makes videocrab's collection look strikingly similar to Pixar's creation, Wall-E....
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Traveling With Data: When Flash Drives Aren't Enough
The one thing that is very important when you are on the road is your data. By data, we mean photos, music, videos and more of the usual things that we gather on our trips. Depending on how long your ...
Coway Daan Air Purifiers
Air purifiers are an ugly lot. We love our IQ Air, but it's wheeled away from sight at every opportunity like a drunken grandfather from the dinner table after one too many verbal slips and sips from ...
Is Wireless HDMI Dead? Belkin Flywire Gets Canned
It seems like Belkin will no longer be releasing its FlyWire wireless HDMI accessory, as confirmed by Belkin's PR announcement yesterday afternoon. Apparently "its retail price of $1,499 would be out ...
Goldsmiths' Internet Routers of the Future
You're probably looking at the images above and thinking to yourself, "What the heck am I looking at?". Especially that jellyfish shaped contraption that could give young children nightmares for years...
Good Questions: Exporting Text Messages From iPhone to Computer
Dear Unplgg, I'm eligible for the iPhone upgrade and thinking about doing it but I don't want to lose all my text messages. Does anyone know a way to save a string of text messages on my computer as ...
Tech Tip: Use a Plastic Card to Organize Cables
So you've arranged your desk so that all your necessary peripheral cords and cables are mostly hidden. You've made sure just the business ends of your iPod and digital camera cords are peeking out. Th...
Wiring as a Design Statement
Check out Maxwell's beautiful example found during his Italian travels where exposed wiring can actually add to decor, instead of detract, Perhaps with some of the DIY and product wire management so...
Bose SoundLink: Wirelessly Play Tunes Anywhere In Your Pad
Over here at Unplggd, we have a special regard for wireless things. They are just so convenient and keep the wire messes at bay. Nothing says wireless as wirelessly playing your tunes all over your pa...
DIY: iPod Dock From Reused Parts and Leftover Chicken
We have tried out a lot of docks here on Unplggd. We love the variety that's available out there in terms of quality, price, functionality and design. So there is really no reason to do what I have ...
Tomomi Sayuda's iBum Chair Captures Your Best Side
Haha, you have to give designer Tomomi Sayuda credit for having a great sense of humour. She introduces her design the iBum with the following quote: "The arse is the window of the soul." We love it.....
Roundup: Five Best DIY Cable Management Solutions
If there's one thing people tend to complain about post in and post out on Unplggd, it's messy wires. There isn't a post that goes by where someone doesn't comment, "Looks great! Now they just ha...
Cablox Cable Management
Cablox is a new cable management solution that fastens, bundles, shortens cables and sticks on virtually all clean surfaces for under the desk or anywhere else application. The tentacle suckers...
It's Auto-Magic! The Book-Sensitive Reading Lamp
Don't you love it when a product surfaces that just completely and perfectly solves a little everyday challenge? Well, not that flipping a switch to turn off a light is a huge challenge, but this prod...
How To: Give Your Air Conditioner a Check Up
The summer heat's at our doorsteps and we're guessing most of you are crankin' up your AC more than usual for the first time in a few months. Unfortunately, like all appliances, they tend to decrease ...
Inspiration: Don't Get Stuck in a Screen
We all spend a lot of time and probably a lot of money making our desks look great. After all—whether your primary workspace is at home or in an office building—you've got to stare at it f...
Final Frame: Apple G3 Wall Clock
A wall clock made out of the side panel of a retired Mac G3, available at pixelthis's Etsy store ...
Colorware: The Way to Make Your Gadgets Unique
If you are looking for a distinctive way of decoration your new gadget, look no further. Colorware will customize your new toy and make it look extraordinary. It will be unique. We doubt that anyone n...
Dacor Millennia Microwave In-A-Drawer
We've always had a love-hate relationship with microwaves. They're admittedly a very convenient kitchen appliance for certain situations, but they tend to be poor at cooking foods from a culina...
Roundup: Thin Profile, Wall-Mounted Desks
While the recent article about how truly green we're being by going completely paperless over at Re-Nest came across to us as a fair argument, we just couldn't help but fall in love with the sexy...
IKEA Six Arms Ceiling Lamp
This DIY creation made out of an IKEA blanda blank metal bowl, 6 Tertial lamps, some metal cables and "lots of time" resulted in a creepy-cool creation that reminds us of one of those deep sea ...
Holmes True-HEPA Allergen Remover
In The Test Lab
Check out Stephanie's HEPA air purifier review over at Re-Nest (we had this same model prior to upgrading to a larger unit):
We've posted about air purifiers before, but we'd never actually owned one...
Sites that Help You Get Out of Awkward Get-Togethers
Admit it, you love having the apartment that seems to be the place everyone flocks to. Your place is always the meet-up spot before you carpool to a baseball game, or the after-party spot when you've ...
Continue Time Wall Clock
The Continue Time clock might be the most unique wall clock we've seen in awhile. Two out of the three pointers rotate around another pointer, instead of the central point on the clock face, as with...
Inspiration: Fluxus Weaving Glass and Light Together
Imagine a different sort of light fixture, one that could just hang from the ceiling and give a natural light, almost like the light from the sun. Now think about how these lights are put together. Th...
MicroFridge Combo Appliances for Small Space Living
When you live in a small apartment or dorm and space is at a minimum, every square inch counts. That's where something like the MicroFridge comes in, a space saving refrigerator, freezer, microwave an...
Ikea Hacked PC Desk
When Matt and Beck decided it was time to redecorate their office they hacked their way into a clean and simple space. "When we first moved in we sorta just slammed in whatever furniture we had, boug...
Renters: When Do You Blast the Stereo?
Apartment Therapy has already helped you deal with noisy neighbors before. But what about when you are the noisy neighbor? What's a big-city musician supposed to do when he's not yet hit it big and jo...
Crate & Barrel: Fulton Collection Goes Retro Modern
It's been a while since we've stepped on CB grounds. However, their new Fulton collection sure is capturing our hearts (and wallets) with its trendy minimal lines and mixed materials for a fresh, rust...
Novophone Retro Handset
OK, we freely confess to a love of all things retro, from 8-track players to MCM furniture. We try to balance that love of retro with an affection for tiny up-to-date gadgets, and are always deligh...
All-Black Wii Console Gets A Japanese Release Date
Remember when we asked if you have a go-to color for gadgets? Well if your go-to color was black (as many of you said it was), you've probably had your reservations about adding the super-popular Nint...
Final Frame: Home Theater in the Trees
Architect Ellen Cassilly, an architect, and her husband Frank Konhaus's combination art gallery, residence, and studio is built atop a slope overlooking the woodlands near Durham, N.C., so it only mad...
Bang & Olufsen BeoTime Alarm Clock: It's A Metal Stick!
If you are looking for a unique clock for your home office or your workplace, this is it. BeoTime can be brandished around and operated with one thumb. Clocks come in all shapes, sizes and colors, but...
Inspiration: Sugar Crates for Toy & Media Storage
Old sugar crates picked up from the flea market receive the caster treatment, turning them into a perfect storage solution for toys, books, DVDs, remote controllers, and more. Heck, they might even wo...
Linus Kutavicius' Light Pillow
This pillow designed by Linas Kutavicius is a decorative light that was conceived to be placed on the floor, on the bed, hung on the wall or used as a chandelier...but strangely, not to be used...
'DIY' Your Own Red Ring of Death Drink Coasters
Normally designated for children that find themselves bored on rainy Saturdays, this geek found that those cool and colorful tubes that you melt into arts-n-crafts-work in the oven work just as well a...
Whirlpool Duet Washer and Dryers Bring Color Into the Laundry Room
The laundry room (or garage, where a lot of people keep their washer and dryers) can be a drab and uninspiring section of the home. But that's changed in recent years, where people have spent thousand...
US Supreme Court to Allow Wider DVR Use
The US Supreme Court declined to block a new digital video recording system that could make it easier for viewers to bypass commercials. We know that you don't like wasting time. We think that commerc...
Hoover Xarion Allergy Care Plus Vacuum
Hoover is touting Airvolution as a new filtering technology which accelerates air flow in 3 stages, resulting in 97% separation efficiency, alongside a washable HEPA filter (this is a bagless unit) an...
Look! Perforated Lamp Mimics Mac Pro's Grid
Ok, we know this lamp is pretty low-tech (what it can't be programmed by your iPhone?) but it totally reminds us of the Apple Mac Pro. The bent expanded metal mimics the grated front of the Apple tow...
Flickr Find: DIY Built-In Kitchen Computer
Whether they're used for looking up recipes, pulling up cooking show clips on YouTube or just killing time on Twitter while you wait for the water to boil, we're seeing computers in the kitchen p...
Unplggd's Sales Calendar: Potent Portables
THIS WEEK:
Canon PowerShot SD780 IS 12.1MP Digital Camera (w/ coupon: EMCLVMR22) (Exp. 7/20) - $234 (Great camera for the road, excellent PQ)
Toshiba 18.4" Widescreen Laptop P505D - $549 (Huge scr...
Fold Away Work Station
While it's not as technology featured as the DIY Fold-Away Editing Suite, this fold-away work station would be great for a kitchen or small apartment - and blends in great when closed ......
Traveling Overseas With a Laptop?: Advice from PC World
You've got your bags packed, your laptop carry-on is ready to move, and your passport has been successfully located and rescued from the messy depths of your desk drawers. You're ready to head out for...
Final Frame: Nakagin Capsule Tower
Small space tech living from the 1972 Capsule Tower with integrated appliances, hi-fi, phone and television. Reminds us of a certain Tech Tour......
A Cup Holder Mounted Laptop Tray Saves Hundreds of Dollars
By no means do we encourage you to use your laptop while driving, but there are a lot of people out there who need to use their laptops in their cars. From our recent research on these traveling offic...
Super Stelton To Charge XL: Modern Charging Station
The Super Stelton To Charge XL's anodized aluminum finish was designed specifically to keep charging at a cooler temperature, all the while looking modern and keeping cords and cables hidden inside th...
Microsoft Joins Google, Dropbox in the Cloud Race
It's hard to ignore the cloud now. Google's been all over it and are working on their own cloud OS. File syncing cloud services like Dropbox have made it even easier for us to keep all of our files wi...
Media Furniture with Fold-Out Bed!
People who live in small spaces sometimes need creative solutions for where to sleep overnight guests. We thought we'd seen it all until we spotted this Poppi Theatre system from Resource Furnitur...
Karin Johansson's Kinetic Energy Powered Dynamic Lamp
Using kinetic energy via a dynamo placed inside the globe, this table lamp lights up without the need for an electrical outlet. It's sort of like a hamster wheel meets lighting solution....
Small Space Solution: Wall-Mounted LED Mini Light
Part spaceship, part cruise ship—but all cool—this LED task light is a small-space dweller's dream. It takes up virtually no space in it's tiny, convenient wall-mounted, flip-out home...
5 Small Scale Home Media Cabinets
Aaron over at Apartment Therapy New York shares his hunt for a media storage unit for his TV setup:
I've been on the hunt for a new solution for attractive living room media storage — and...
DIY Project: Repurpose a Coffee Table Into A HDTV Stand
With HDTVs getting thinner and thinner, and even being able to stream your NetFlix movies directly without any extra hardware, you'll need less and less space to showcase them. That being said, we don...
Behind the Blog: Tyler Goodro of plastolux
Tyler Goodro's site plastolux began as an online portfolio showcasing his work in various fields of design, including interior design, identity and packaging. But in time, the site morphed into...
Kleiderleiste LED Illuminated Coat Rack
The Kleiderleiste Illuminated Coat Rack lights up your entryway with LED lighting in a choice of 5 colours, providing a splash a colour without the need to paint. The wall mounted slimline coat rack's...
Emotional Housewares Get Assist from Tech
What happens when you take completely ordinary housewares and add on sensors and motors and heating elements? You get emotional objects that respond to you using them. Definitely unexpected. Kind...
Harc Lee's Time-Telling Wall Switch
Designed by New York's own designer Harc Lee, the Time Switch acts much differently than we originally had in mind. Instead of integrating a clock into a wall switch, it is catered more towards design...
Hot or Not? Laser Target Alarm Clock
I know there are plenty of us snooze button pushers out there (inevitable over-sleepers); would you put yourself through a morning wake up routine of pointing a laser at a target to turn your alarm ...
Repurpose a Tube Sock as a Playful Wire Cozy
Perfect in a kid's bedroom, a dedicated playroom, a living room that's turned into a playroom or just hiding behind the TV of one very playful adult, this idea makes a cord wrangler out of an unexpect...
Final Frame: Marlies Romberg’s Wooden Computer Workstation
Marlies Romberg’s Wooden Computer Workstation is a wood lover's dream come true, incorporating a desktop system into traditional furniture using a laser cutting system to create a working keyboard,...
The Escargot: The Vacuum Cleaner You Won't Be Ashamed Of
Unless you've got quite a bit of money to spend on a Dyson vacuum cleaner, you're probably like the rest of us, using an ugly piece of machinery that you just can't wait to hide away in a closet. Than...
Make Your Own Interactive LED Dining Table
Evil Mad Scientist shares how to tech out the dining table into a light show using a frosted glass top and 448 LEDs. And the most amazing part is the lighting system plans result in a table that react...
How To: Get the Most Out of Your Subwoofer
Subwoofer placement and configuration can come as a tricky affair - some are even a puzzle on their own, but calibration comes especially with its share of frustrations when you don't have a room that...
Travel Test: iPhone vs. Blackberry Bold vs. Guidebook
Conde Nast Traveler
We just stumbled across a story from the June 2009 issue of Conde Nast Traveler that's a helpful addition to Escapes month. The magazine hired three writers to navigate Moscow during the cold Russia...
A Reminder to Clean/Replace Your Air Purifier Filters
Itchy eyes, runny noses and regular headaches have been increasingly ailing our household. Emily is sensitive to pollen and other allergens, but normally I don't suffer noticeably unless there are fir...
What Tech Gets Put Away for Your 'In-Laws Clean Sweep'?
Cleaning isn't just cleaning. There's the cleaning you do everyday, like picking up clothes and tidying up the kitchen. The cleaning you do once a week, like sweeping and mopping. Then there's the kin...
How to Keep Cool Without Breaking the Bank on AC
Summer is upon us and with the heat getting hotter, you might think that there is no relief in sight unless you just put the air conditioner on and let it cool your pad. The trouble is that you'll be ...
How To: Create an Outdoor Theater (on the Cheap)
Drive-in theaters were on the wane even during our childhood, but we still nostalgically recall our family visits. These days, you may be hard-pressed to find a drive-in in your area, but it's still p...
Furniture Made of Old Airplanes and Fighter Jets
Looks like turning old airplane parts into furniture isn't just a one hit wonder. Roughly 200 airplanes are retired every year. Most go to a scrap metal graveyards to be picked apart for worthy ...
MakeUseOf's Lesser-Known Google Maps Features
Some of you might me Google Maps aficionados that are already hip to the tips and tricks that get your from point A to point B more easily. But for those of us still learning the ropes, MakeUseOf.com ...
Craftsquatch Geek Pillows Unite 'Em All
We've seen our share of geek-inspired plush pillows - from OSX dock icons to chat phrases we wouldn't dare use here in fear of the grammar police - but we now have social networking pillows to join th...
Wiimotes Are at Home in Wii-Branded Cozies
One of the quickest and easiest ways to keep a gang of remotes from cluttering up the coffee table and looking tidy instead is to simply bundle them up into some kind of cozy. Whether it's a cloth bas...
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