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The Bathroom Scale that Tweets your Weight

112009_tf_tweetscale.jpgIf this won't make you stick yo your New Year's Resolution, we don't know what will: The Withings Wi-Fi Body Scale is now designed to Tweet your current weight to the Twitterverse.

A Creative Solution to Desks Seen From Below

When organizing your desk to look clean and clutter-free, step one is to hide your cords by tucking them under the desktop where they won't be seen. Well, that's not so easy for our lofted readers.

Cover Up Awkward Bathroom Sounds with Your iPhone

111909_tf_coverupbathroom.JPGNothing like being on a great date in the middle of great conversation when nature calls and you have to go do your (sometimes noisy) thing.

Do You Store Your Passwords in Your Home?

111909_tf_passwords.jpgIdeally, passwords for online accounts should stay stored in one spot: Your brain. But as the most forgetful among us know (if you could see me, I'm raising my hand), it's hard to keep track of every Web site registration's login and passcode.

Honor Tim Burton on Your Desk at Home

A career retrospective of Tim Burton's contributions to art and cinema was unveiled Tuesday night at New York's Museum of Modern Art. But if you're nowhere near New York, you can bring a little bit of the dark-and-beautiful Tim Burton style to your desk with GelaSkins.

Polaroid Flower Vase With A Built-In Spotlight

111809_tf_polaroidvase1.jpgAh, the iconic shape of vintage Polaroid photo film shows up again in high-design home decor! Take a cue from Apartment Therapy San Francisco and bring some green indoors for the winter with this Polaroid Flower Vase.

"At" Symbol Marquee Light in the new Twitter Office!

We were loving this light fixture for the geeky-cool way it combines typography, rusted metal, marquee lights and our favorite keyboard symbol. Now we love it even more because we spotted it in Twitter's new San Francisco office!

Dang! The Wall Art Crashed Again!

111809_tf_crashpainting.jpgWhat if the art on your walls couldn't load? When asked to contribute a piece of art for his office reception, this hilarious super-geek came up with an automated real-life version of a Mac OSX not working as planned.

Disney USB Cables Add Color to Your Workspace

Some desktop cords you just can't hide. When you're charging a cell phone or emptying your digital camera, your cables are on full blast. Why not have a little fun and color-coordinate while you're at it?

"Tio" Promotes Green Living for Little Ones

111709_tf_tio1.JPGThe children are our future and if we don't tech them to turn lights off to conserve energy then who will? Well, this colorful kid-friendly ghost guy, Tio, can do it.

Set Your Direct TV DVR With Your iPhone

111709_tf_iphonedirecttv1.jpgIt's always rough hearing news of brilliant innovations that you personally can't take advantage of (like when a rad new phone is released for a different cell service carrier than the one you're locked into contract with). But it gives hope that the new technology will soon become standard.

Keeping a Chandelier Out of the Way of Projectors

111609_tf_lampslide.jpgYou spend all your time and money pimping out your house with the hottest furnishings and most up-to-date tech you can find and how does Karma repay you? By making sure your expensive living room light fixture gets right in the way of your TV projection path.

Filler Item Finder Helps Clinch Free Amazon.com Shipping

111609_tf_amazonshipping.jpgAs we get deep into holiday shopping, we're reminded that the two most magical words of the season aren't "Merry Christmas" or "Happy Hanukkah"—but "Free Shipping!"

Keep Organized with "Taking Care of Business" Mousepad

111609_tf_businessmousepad.jpgWe're living in a world of wireless laser computer mouses and many casual computer users are tossing out their mouse pad in favor of a more streamlined existence. But some others are still stuck using ugly 'pads.

How to: Make Your TiVo Status Bar Disappear

111309_tf_tivoremote.jpgAs a general group, us aesthetes can be known to be mildly obsessive-compulsive about silly visual things—like when the status bar on our TV screen won't go away fast enough.