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Cover Up Awkward Bathroom Sounds with Your iPhone

Nothing 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. ...

Set Your Direct TV DVR With Your iPhone

It'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 lock...

How To: Load Unsigned Drivers on Windows 7

Okay, so even though we did say how much we loved Windows 7, there are a few outstanding issues that need to be brought to light. One of the biggest culprit of many Windows 7 users' frustrations are t...

How to: Make Your TiVo Status Bar Disappear

As 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....

DIY: Make Your Light Strings Dance to Music

If you're planning a holiday party this year, we've found a DIY project that is sure to set the mood and delight the senses of your party guests....

How To: Magnetize Any Screwdriver

Putting together Ikea media cabinets or taking apart electronics to hack certainly requires a whole lot of tiny metal (and easily lost) screws. Take your trusty, heavy-duty screwdriver and give it a l...

How To: Make Your Own Record Collection Storage Unit…
…All for Under $100

Unplggd reader dmstudio posed this request in yesterday's A Record Lover's Storage Solution: The Atocha Record Cabinet comments: "I would love it if Unplggd could find some stylish record album storag...

A Few More Ways to Hide Your Flat-Screen TV

We've found that nothing divides a room of people more than discussing politics—except when it comes to discussing living room TVs and whether or not to hide 'em....

How To: Remix an IKEA Media Shelf Into a Window Seat

We've seen bookshelves turned record storage and vice versa. We've also seen them turned into desks, as well as other types of workable surfaces. But what about a window seat? This is where Instructab...

Art Lebedev's Rozetkus 3D Socket Cuts Down On Wires

Art Lebedev's most recent project is a refresher on their Rozetkus power strip. What's really interesting is that it's more than just a socket. It can deploy an additional 4 sockets from its midst. Fu...

When to Say No to Buying Gadget Warranties

When you're finally getting to the register with that shiny LCD TV that is going to look oh-so-good on your living room console, your biggest worry won't be how you're paying for it or whether it's go...

3 Cool Weather Alerts that Tell You How to Dress

No matter how well you organize your closet or how early you plan the week's outfits, unexpected weather can put a glitch in your morning, drive you crazy and—worst of all—make you late......

The Complete Guide to Google Wave

We signed up for Google Wave when it first came out and even though we are going to lose so much of our tech "credentials" saying this: we weren't even too sure what it was at first!...

BlackBerry App Turns Your Cell Into a Flashlight

As if we weren't already missing the flash on our now-broken Blackberry for it's main function, now we figure our that there's an app that can make it useful around the house, too......

Last-Minute DIY Halloween Decorations

Ok, if you're still not ready for Halloween, it's time to get moving. Buy some candy, put together a costume and use these DIY decoration projects as inspiration......

Create a Small Floating iMac Workspace With Ikea Shelves

Some people argue that they need a big desk with a lot of surface space to pay bills and file things away. But others, myself included, know we don't need all that extra table space......

Sync Facebook Events With Google Calendar

Until Google takes over the world (Just wait—it'll happen), you're still going to have disparate groups of friends who use different online tools to manage their world......

Now Google Voicemail Works with Your Number

Google sure is trying their hardest to make every aspect of our lives easier, huh? Any feature you could ever want from the internet is available in their sites (Do we sense Google Porn coming soon?)....

How To: Add Windows 7 Under OS X Snow Leopard for Free

We love OS X, but we're very excited that Microsoft's Windows 7 has shaped up to be a solid OS release, for the fact that competition is a healthy thing for any and all players. If you're on a Mac and...

Use a Little Leg Work to Find Undoctored Apartment Photos

When you're shopping around for a new apartment, the internet can be an invaluable resource for finding deals and giving you photos to help narrow down your search......

How To: Make Your Halloween Flashlights Brighter
(For Under $10)

As our little ones traipse about the neighborhoods on Halloween, it's always a good idea to have them carry a flashlight. Larger and brighter ones can be too heavy to carry, but watch the how-to vid...

Dim Too-Bright Standby LEDs with Lithographer's tape

We're not fans of standby lights. Sure, they're electricity vampires, but the worst thing is how annoyingly bright they can be when you're trying to get to sleep in pure darkness. Here's a way to dro...

Mac Applications to Increase Productivity

We could spend ages making our workspaces gorgeous and perfectly comfortable. But the reality is that the less time you spend distracted by Facebook and Twitter is more time you could have to... &mdas...

Cheap Wireless Stereo with iPhone App & Vintage Speakers

At Unplggd, we enjoy everything wireless. However, anything that's become wireless usually tends to cost more. With a budget in mind, we set ourselves the task to creating a neat wireless stereo syste...

Make This: Wooden Cell Phone & MP3 Dock

We love wooden accessories, especially when it comes to cradles for our favorite pieces of technology — cell phones and mp3 players! The only problem is, our pocketbooks don't always allow u...

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