apartment therapy changing the world, one room at a time

We saw these over on AT:SF and had to share them with you: Philips Portable Lights are motion-sensing LED lights--and reasonably priced to boot.

As well, check out other ideas for lighting closets after jump.

Think you're a big Apple fan? Probably not as big as these guys, who built a Mac computer and housed it in an "iToilet." Check out the video after the jump.

And unlike the prototypes on the right and others that have popped up in the past, this time it's for real. It makes for "praying to the porcelains gods" a bit different this time...

A new program has popped up that is helping people unplug--not go wireless, but give up a tech addiction to their blackberries, blogs and email. It got us thinking, do we need this intervention? How about you? Check out (after the jump) the Today Show segment where we first learned about the program--and Ariel of 52 Nights Unplugged--and our assessment of ourselves.

PS Being addicted to Unplggd is never a bad thing!

Ariel, a blogger, vowed to go one night a week without technology, email or blogging. And of course, as a result, she has created a blog about it. Above left is her "before" picture that she posted on her site.

Do you think you could give up TV, internet, email, etc., for one night a week more than you currently do? What would it take for you to do that?

We know what happens when the cat's away...

Hey Unplggd, A month ago my Dell Latitude D505 laptop died on me - the screen went black and after many hours of tech support, the verdict came in: replace the motherboard, at a cost of $400 parts, $200 labor. The machine cost $1100 when purchased (3-4 years ago!) so obviously $600 is just not gonna happen. Plus, I already have a new laptop for work!

Ok, so now, what do I do with the Latitude? Should I pull an Office Space and bash it to pieces?

Here's a hard working, super-adjustable desk lamp with a tiny footprint. The Mini-Z LED Desk Lamp is about as wide as your finger--and comes with a desktop clamp if the base is even taking up too much space.

This video segment is worth watching if only to see Al Roker rock out to the Beastie Boys. But seriously, not sure what Bluetooth is? Or have a friend who doesn't understand your explanation?

Here's a very real example of what's happening with our electronic junk. Not all is lost, though...

Want a color-coordinated mouse for your home decor? How about choosing from a selection of 19 different options? This is the most we've ever seen from one style--we've never even seen mice in a lot of these colors.

We are completely in love with Hotel de Rome's "Home Office" in it's rooms, which we first saw in In Style Magazine. The Berlin, Germany hotel inspired us to think about how we could turn a corner of a living room, bedroom, or even dining area into a replica of this posh space.

We saw this phone over on SwissMiss the other day and were intregued by the design, as well as the ability to make both landline and VOIP calls on one phone. The great part is not having to have your computer on to use Skype. The bad thing?

Do you have a phone like this? What do you have?

Apple has decided to polish it's green image by offering free recycling both on-line and in stores of CPUs, iPods and cell phones; they're accepting any brand computer or cell phone, not just Macs and iPhones. They also pay for the shipping.

There are a few caveats, but not many:

Here's a DIY idea for looking old school and protecting your iPod at the same time...