Final Frame: Bacon and Hot Wings Flash Drives
We're getting clogged arteries just looking at these photos of Brando USB BBQ Flash Drive assortment. We're also kind of hungry now....
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The Minimal Studio Look?
Good Questions
Q - A photographer friend sent me these photos of a studio space (it's a photography studio available for rent in the UK) and I'd really like to set up a similar space. I was wondering if you could he...
Simplenet Turns USB Flash Drives Into Network Storage
Not everyone is an ace at working with home networks. Most of us just want something simple, that's mostly plug and play. Even though home servers are great to have, not everyone can set them up easil...
The Best of Sexy Sex Tech
It's a good thing we work at home, since in the process of "researching" the topic, we had to visit a few questionable sites related to carnal activities that would be sure to raise an eyebrow (someti...
Famicom Controllers as Business Card Holders
Are you one of the few people who see the world in the eyes of a gamer, with every promotion seen as leveling up your character and each new LinkedIn connection as experience points? Well, we don't be...
Customizable Art Four LCD Folding Screen
One day integrated displays throughout the household won't even be a thought or luxury. More affordable display technologies like OLED tech will likely make customizable surfaces for art, computing, a...
RoofRay Helps Estimates Your Solar Potential
Your mom always told you were full of potential, didn't she? But saying and knowing are two different things, and that's especially the case when you're considering adding solar panels to harness the ...
Eternaleds: Liquid Cooled LED Lasts 35,000 Hours
One of the easiest ways of saving money is by replacing your old school incandescent bulbs and replacing them with high tech alternatives. LEDs have been on the market for a few years, but Eternaleds ...
The Amana Jot Dry Erase Refrigerator...and a DIY Solution
It's too bad that this Amana Jot refrigerator looks like it's being phased out from their line of fridges. The idea of coating a fridge with dry erase seems like a perfect solution for a common practi...
DIY: iPod Dock From Reused Parts and Leftover Chicken 2
Hi. Last time I went over some of the reasons for creating this dock and went through some of the initial cutting and rough stuff. I cut some mahogany, routed out some speaker depressions, and fram...
DIY Project: Ikea Bonde TV Bench... Simplified
On Ikea Hacker today, Swedish hackster Oscar Cederwall turns a gigantic Bonde TV add-on into a slick sideboard.
"The main reason for why I decided to build my own side board from Bonde is because I ...
Compact and Feature-Packed Nightstand iPhone Dock
The iPhone makes a pretty killer bedside companion. Our own Gregory was using the flip clock application to keep his time in check, but was left wanting more—like an alarm. Lucky for him and th...
How To: Increase Your Workspace Productivity
It happens to the best of us. A magazine here. Old bills there. And things just start to pile up. Luckily, Gina Trapani from the Harvard Business Review has a few workplace producivity tips to help us...
Look: Luxury TVs Are Already On the Outs?
It's funny how technology dissappears. One day you're trying to collect the entire Star Wars collection on VHS tapes, and the very next day it seems like you can't even give away tapes. Our local libr...
Final Frame: Digitus Pixel Door & Address Numbers
Digitus Pixel Door & Address Numbers...
Urban Garden Deco: A Great Way To Make Your Garden Look Unique
Have you ever wanted to get some really cool lighting for your pool and patio? Did you go to one of those gigantic hardware stores and didn't find anything that would look good? Well, you don't have t...
Nature Calls: Wallpapers for Warm Summer Months
You can pretty much call us nature lovers, so long as it holds some sort of technical twist to it. We've fallen in love with wooden iPod docks, hand-held solar chargers, and even outdoor cactus garden...
Pottery Barn Smart Technology Daily System
We've posted about Pottery Barn's Smart Furniture line before, noting the tasteful incorporation of home audio and video options with Pottery Barn's signature style of decor. They've updated th...
The Wall Mounted Touchscreen "Fruity Speaker"
Here's a space saving home audio solution concept which might appeal to those of us who only have wall space in an apartment or dorm. The Fruity Speaker consists of six variable sized speakers and wit...
Tip: Put Subscriptions On Hold Before You Travel!
Going on a trip is already an expensive venture—if you're early in the planning, just wait until you get back your credit card statement with the plane tickets and hotel reservation charged up&m...
Maru Cedar Calculator
My goodness, is this just about the most beautiful calculator you've ever seen? Yeah, most of us have ditched a real world calculator for a computer widget, but how beautiful would this look on any de...
Look! Speakers That Can Be Used As Shelves
Speakers tend to stick out in any room, no matter how thin they are. Sure, you can camouflage them a bit, but at the end of the day, they will be quite visible and they might ruin the look of your pla...
The Laptop Tower by Ursula Maier
Yesterday we posted about someone's standing computer workstation, a DIY setup using a desk and some risers. Here's a more polished, modern compact standing office designed by Ursula Maier, a s...
iPhone App Lets You Wake Up to Your Own Soundtrack
After scoring my first job post college, I congratulated myself with a Sony desktop stereo. One of the coolest features this stereo had was the ability to set it to play a specific track on a disc at ...
DIY Monster Speakers Scare and Charm
OUr favourite DIY site Instructables held what they called the Art of Sound contest, where participants are being asked to create a project that "creates something beautiful with or around soun...
Metal in the Microwave and Other 'WTF?' Tech Moments
Moving into my apartment, I was perplexed when I checked out my appliances. The stainless steel fridge and dishwasher were great upgrades, but the microwave made me pause. I spotted a rack inside, jus...
2B Vacuum Tube Radio Gets Limited, Receives Pricedrop
Tubes may have been a thing of the past, but it sure does stimulate our retro obsession and tickles our DIY habit as well. The Areaware 2B Radio received some play here at Unplggd a while back, but it...
Plek66 Compact Barbecue
Now you see it, now you don't! We love the space-saving qualities of this Plek66 barbecue; designed to hang on the wall, it folds out of sight when you're finished cooking......
News: Amazon Replacing Cracked and Broken Kindles
On our summer trip to Boston, we struck a conversation with our plane seatmate about his Amazon Kindle e-book reader. The frequently-traveling businessman sold it like a pro and billed it 'the perfect...
Final Frame: Standing on the Job
David Petersen's workstation, where he stands most of the time while working...but with the option to take a seat when needed....
SolarStrap: Charge Your Gadgets While Traveling
When you are on the go, it gets really problematic to charge your gadgets. Sure, you can find plugs to power up some of the easily enough, but it's not always possible. At some point, you will run out...
Oreck XL Ultra In The Test Lab
Product: Oreck Ultra XL
Price: $500
Rating: Recommend*
Nutshell Review: While not the most attractive member of the 2008 vacuum club, the Oreck XL Ultra is, nevertheless, a very pleasing standout. ...
Inspiration: A Mid-Room Pole Mounted HDTV
While some prefer masking their HDTV's with a cabinet or box in their bedrooms, others prefer it out in the open; news at your fingertips, Blu-rays at an inch's reach, and gaming on demand. People lik...
Solar-Breeze Sun Powered Pool Skimmer
Eco Pool Technologies's Solar-Breeze is to the pool like a Roomba robotic vacuum is to your living room. Except this helpful pool cleaner doesn't require any outlet, taking advantage of two long, thin...
Solar Powered UV Onion Lamp
This new design by Shanghai design student Yun Li is a unique take on a solar powered lamp. The layered device absorbs solar power during the day, then gives it off when the device is separate...
Tech Travel Tip: Let TiVo Help with the Itinerary
We don't know about all of you, but when we take vacations, we don't do the relaxing thing. We are always up and moving, trying to see sites and experience local culture whether we're in St. Louis or ...
Brendan's DIY Hide the Wires Project Video
One of our former bloggers over from Re-Nest sent us this video of an audition tape for a DIY network show (it's about 10 minutes long, so you might fast forward to about :56 to skip the intro spiel...
Honeywell Theft Sensor Protects Individual Valuables
Most homes now have to have alarm systems. Alarm systems protect homes against unlawful entry. But what happens when you have parties and people coming over and something suddenly goes missing? We've ...
Purelight UV Sterilizing Wand
Soime of allergy suffering friends swear by UV light cleaning tools. Awhile back ago we tested a UV emitting vacuum which used UV light to supposedly kill bacteria, virus, mold and dust mites while su...
iPhone User Interface Tool as Object D'Art?
Design Commission’s stainless steel iPhone stencil is meant to help developers sketch easy and clean UI prototypes, but we like it as an object d'art in the home. How cool would it be to install th...
Unplggd's Sales Calendar: HP Deals, Monitors, and More!
THIS WEEK:
$100 off $799 HP Notebook PC (w/ code NBZ56487) [900 uses]
30% off $999 HP Desktop PC (w/ code DT59578) [400 uses]
$150 off HP e9100z/e9110t/e9150t/d5200t w/ Monitor (w/ code DT45677) ...
Penny Arcade Conference Table by Because We Can
Penny Arcade has been serving up comics online for over 10 years now and just took delivery of a new conference table with inlaid wood featuring their character's Twisp & Catsby, and a glow in the d...
DIY: Turn On Your Home Computer With a Cell Phone
We're warning you: this is a pretty advanced little project. But if you've got the tech know-how, come inside to see how you can rig your home computer to turn on from anywhere in the world with a pho...
Final Frame: Face to Face Workstations
Green, white and gray face to face workstations, as posted by Maik Fahldieck of dieKosmonauten ...
Green Ideas: Get Your Drinking Water From the Air!
In order to save some money and to just save the environment, what if you could just extract the water that you need to drink from the air? This isn't a new idea. For anyone who's had a moist smelling...
Low Profile Solar Accent Lighting for the Garden
Our neighbors and friends downstairs have been doing an amazing job creating a container garden in a section of a once neglected section between our apartment fourplexes. Now the outdoor section is lu...
Barnes & Noble: Plastic Logic E-Reader To Rival Kindle
We gotta admit - after hearing about Amazon's Kindle DX, we were psyched and ready to throw down a few bucks to see if e-books would give us a run for our money. But now that we hear Barnes & Noble mi...
Own the Twitter Nest: Twitter Co-founder House on Sale
Here's a bit of miscellaneous tech news: social networking Twitter co-founder Biz Stone has put his 800 square foot, 2-bedroom Berkeley hills Midcentury cottage up for sale for the (relatively)...
Devotec Industries Solar Sound Bluetooth Speakers
You're at a picnic and you've got your music collection on your iPhone and want to share your tunes at a social occasion where wires and outlets are not readily available. What to do? The Devot...
PlugLock Keeps Big Transformers in Place
Sometimes the industrial design, or lack thereof, of some products amazes us. If whetever you're powering needs to have an enormous transformer attached, design the cord so it's placed somewhere in th...
The Muji Bath Radio Disguised As Shampoo Bottles
More than meets the eye...the Transformer's jingle seems appropriate in describing this splash proof Muji AM/FM radio which is disguised as shampoo and body soap bottle. Tune to your favourite radio s...
DIY Project: Make Your Own Floating Computer Desk Using Countertops
We love floating shelves. Why? Well because they seem to float and take up almost no space. What if we told you that you could easily transform an Ikea countertop into a neat little computer workstati...
Joel's DIY Wi-Fi Speaker System Solution
Joel Pirela of the always inspiring Blue Ant Studio sent us his most recent project showcasing a wireless speaker system which he put together using an Airport Extreme, JBL "Spot" speakers, a Kartell...
How To... Build a Baby Cam with a Mac Mini and iSight
Lauren Hirsch, a blogger for The Unofficial Apple Weblog, was on maternity leave when she realized her love of Apple didn't have to go on leave post baby. She decided to turn a standalone iSight and I...
Flip the Switch on Battery-Powered Devices
The only thing worse than realizing your remote control/razor/digital camera has killed it's batteries is peeking in the kitchen/utility closet/desk drawer and finding exactly one fewer battery than y...
Good Questions: Best Vacuum Cleaner for Small Spaces?
Jaime asks:
I've been looking for a new vacuum cleaner ever since my Eureka died after 10 years of good use. I live in a 500 square foot apartment, so something that works for a small space would be g...
Etsy Find: iPhone Paper Clips
We're suckers for awesome office supplies; spending way too long in the office supply aisle is definitely a guilty pleasure. It doesn't help our obsession when the office supplies are perfectly mod...
Clean Out the File Cabinet with Manuals Online
Trying to get orgnaized? Here's a cool new Web application that might help you get started on that less-than-tidy file cabinet full of mostly useless paperwork: Manuals Online helps you locate—a...
Final Frame: Social Networking Watch
The Social Networking watch reminds you to update your Flickr, upload those photos to Flickr and stalk your ex on Wordpress....
Bamboo Hard Drive: Uses Wood to Cool Down
We've learned by experience that not having any fans on external USB drives is a bad idea. These HDs get very hot. If they have no way of dissipating the heat they generate, they break. It's an easy p...
Project Tenba: Mobile Workstation in a Suitcase
Designer Tanvi Asher-Jones gutted out a suitcase and redesigned it to accommodate a whole mobile office inside of it, with room for a laptop, photo equipment and even a sun shield so screens could be ...
Survey: Do You Refrigerate or Freeze Your Batteries?
Urban legend or myth? We open it up to you guys to argue the benefits (if any) of tossing in your D-cells and triple A's to the fridge to "hold its charge..."
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A Laptop for Your Wee One: Cardboard Mac
Our son isn't even a year old, but he's already obsessed with our laptop. He finds the glowing screen and clacky keyboard irresistible and will crawl and cruise his way over to us at the first sound ...
Good Questions: Easy to Install Modern Fireplace?
Dear Unplggd, we just moved into a new apartment where there used to be a fireplace in the living room, but they covered it up and blocked it with a large gas heater. Although we can't remove t...
Are you a Mac that Lives With a PC?
If you can believe everything you see on TV, then Mac users must think PC users are all boring accountants who are constantly victims to viruses and PC users think Mac users are all vapid and shallow ...
Good Questions: Green LCD Cleaner?
This question comes from Callista: I recently purchased "iKlear Apple Polish" to clean my laptop and iPod screens with. The company claims that it is "environmentally friendly" but they do not disclos...
How to Make Your Own Portable Air Conditioner
Summer's here and we are all sweating. If you spend any time outside, you'll end up wet. Things are worse when you get to hotter climates. Summer is also the time for drives to see relatives, friends ...
Hi-Tech Sleeping: The HiCan Bed
A year ago, we reported about the HiCan bed, a great excuse to never leave the comforts of your bed: the modern canopy bed design offers a home theater experience with an automatic pull down sc...
Bookmark This: Free Art to Save, Print, and Frame
We love free stuff. We especially like free stuff worth buying; meaning stuff that's so cool you'd probably buy it if it weren't offered for free. Make sense? Sorry it's Monday. Anyhoo, ShelterPop poi...
We Love MadeByGirl.com's Blog-Loving Prints!
Has anybody else noticed that, even though it's not explicitly technological, a love for tech always seems to go hand-in-hand with a love for typography? That's why we think you'll love these prints f...
Woodtec iPhone/iPod Docks Embrace the Wilderness
Tired of that overpriced Apple iPhone/iPod dock sucking your money dry? Why not go for something that'll put you more in tune with nature? Something like these Woodtec docks made from solid wood - eac...
Home Office: High, Low & Even Lower
Our friends over at Metropolitan Home put together a great High Low comparison of two home offices. The savings from one to the other is well over $10,000, but we haven't met anyone lately who's wil...
iCard: The Geeky Way To Send Party Invites
So you're a geek that's finally finding enough time to get away from the computer and have a little get-together for your closest geeky friends. And so when it comes to the invites, no ordinary stati...
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