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Got a gadget you want to get rid of? The US Postal Service is launching a pilot program that will allow you to recycle small electronics and printer cartridges through the mail, for free.

A simple desk and good natural light are all that it takes in our book to create a perfect workspace.

We're digging up Etsy finds for you today, including this charging cone for $7. Complete with labels for your power cables, the cone offers an inexpensive way to store and organize your gadgets. Find out how to get your own, as well as our other tech finds below.

We find ourselves dragging our laptop into the kitchen on a regular basis. Whether its to pull up a recipe online or find one stored in our recipe program, we find a computer in the kitchen a useful appliance. So, when we spied the newly announced Kitchen HDTV from Pandigital we wondered if it would allow us to keep a solution there permanently.

Steven writes to ask: "I have a question about blending technology with iconic designs. I have an Eames desk coupled with an Eames aluminum group chair. While I am completely in love with the desk and chair combo, I can't seem to find a set of computer speakers that don't stick out like sore thumbs with the overall appearance of the desk. My Macbook Pro lives on the desk and I'd like to use iTunes to play music. I'm currently so discouraged by the speakers that I have seen that I am doing without them and playing music through the built in speakers on the laptop. Do you know of a computer speaker that will both compliment the look of the desk and perform well?"

We've always got our eye out for ways to recycle our old technology. Cell Phones For Soldiers has recently been including envelopes in Amazon orders, allowing you to easily donate your old phones for a good cause.

What do you get when an online magazine, PingMag, challenges its readers to show them their desk? A bunch of inspiring workplaces from a gamut of creative types. We've chosen some of our favorites to share with you, including the handmade desk above in the office of art director, Rupert Smyth.

After some rumblings over the weekend, Engadget is reporting that Apple has launched a new Airport Express with 802.11n technology.

We want one of these alarm clocks. It connects to your network via an ethernet cable to allow you to remotely control the time, alarms, and even stream mp3s.

We loved using the Fliqlo screensaver on our monitor, because it mimicked an old-fashioned clock. However, we read comments of how this fun screensaver caused some monitors to have a burn-in effect, so we've been hesitant to use it since. This retro flip clock allows us to have all of the fun of a clock without all the worries of destroying our screen.

Many companies, like Incase, use neoprene or wetsuit material to make their laptop cases. If you can get your hands on a second-hand wetsuit, you could make your very own laptop case.