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Zendome & Thousands of Books on the iPhone
Unplggd Slinks for 11.17.09

iPod Earphones Pendant by Nathan Thomas: for the special digital music obsessed person in your life, here's a pendant shaped as a perfect replica of iPod earbuds, as reported by our friends over at De...

Free Cell Phone Calls & High End Design Sex Toy
Unplggd Slinks for 11.5.09

How to Make Unlimited Cell Calls Using Google Voice: useful and money saving directions showing how to dial for free using a variety of carriers in conjunction with Google Voice. Twitter Follow Me K...

Geek Decor and Old Computer Reuse
Unplggd Slinks for 11.03.09

Brionvega Brochures: Grain Edit shares some beautiful brochure designs by Bob Noorda for the Milan based electronic company Brionvega. The rr126 Turntable system remains one of our favorite home aud...

Halloween Tech, Recycling Gear, LED Hype & Solar Chargers
Unplggd Slinks for 10.29.2009

10 Ways to Celebrate Halloween With Tech : GeekSugar's list of spooky-tinged tech touches for the holiday. How-to: recycle your old gadgets: Engadget list of electronics manufacturers, wireless carri...

Good Posture Equals More Energy and Taking Time Offline
Unplggd Slinks for 10.26.2009

Better Posture Means More Energy at Work: Lifehacker (and Unplggd contributor) Sarah Rae Trover points out Real Simple's claim sitting with proper posture at your computer can help you breathe more ef...

Audiophile Headphone Showdown and a Closet Sewing Room
Unplggd Slinks for 9.17.2009

The Battle of Audiophile Headphones: Would you spend $1300+ for headphones? Gizmag pits Sennheiser HD 800 vs. beyerdynamic T1. How to Install In-Wall Surround-Sound Speakers: Popular Science tech exp...

Hi-Fi, Dinosaurs, Tech Grills and Alarm Clocks Galore!
Unplggd Slinks

This week's slinks includes a throw back audiophile shop catering to the analog sound lover's generation, puzzle dinosaur lights with some Jurassic appeal for kids and adults alike, Consumer Report's ...

Money Saving Apps and HD Calibration
Unplggd Slinks for 8.5.09

Today's slinks from around the internet include posts about budget planning and deal finding iPhone apps from the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times review of the Vuzix’s iWear AV310 Widescreen...

Computing While Standing, High Tech Toilets, Punch Card Notebooks and New Surround Sound Format
Unplggd Slinks for 5.15.2009

The Handcrafted Standing Desk - Lifehacker: There are plenty who think working while standing is better for posture and general health (aka bottom spread). We're pretty sure this might be true if you'...

An IV for Your PC, Nice Smelling Laptops, Getting a Better Wii Workout, and Pyramid PC Mod
Unplggd Slinks for 5.8.09

Dr. Hard Drive Bag: a USB computer diagnostic and repair kit shaped like a IV. This should come with every Windows computer sold. ASUS F6V Series Offers Infused With Scents : Each 13" laptop comes in...

Gray Scale Desktop, Anti-Swine Flu Keyboard, Affortable Macs, Leaf Keychain Speaker and the Shii
Unplggd Slinks for 4.30.2009

The Color Method Monotone Desktop: A complete gray scale OS X UI overhaul keeps things simple and easy on the eyes. Washable Keyboard: Worried about Swine Flu? Wash your hands...but you might also wa...

Everyday Uses for Magnets, Automatic Sushi Maker, WOW Pod...
Unplggd Slinks for 04.22.2009

17 cool magnet tricks: We particularly like the stud-finding trick and put your laptop to sleep idea (just keep away from your hard drive). Auomtatic Sushi Roller: It's low-tech at it's tastiest. ...

MJ's Home Arcade, Wine Lover's Laptop Stand, Twitter at the Office, and Barcode Decor
Unplggd Slinks for 04.16.2009

The Former King of Pop's Home Arcade: Our very own Sonia Zjawinski's piece for NY Time's Gadgetwise spotlights Michael Jackson's personal home collection of 87 arcade games. Of course, 4 of them are o...

Racing Gadgets, Ex-Apple Designer Grills, Stylish Notebook Sleeves and Lightshow Storage
Unplggd Slinks for 04.09.2009

The Gadgets Grand Prix: So this is why we can't find our gadgets where we left them! Former Apple designer turns to grills: Former Apple designer Robert Brunner turns to the realm of outdoor cooking ...

Bass Produced "Monsters", Geek Love Gifts, Easy to Install Energy Monitors, and The Future of Books
Unplggd Slinks for 02.14.09

A video of speaker produced creatures promise to mesmerize, PopSci's geek girlfriend V-day guide inspires, the ONZO energy monitor impresses with its easy installation, and Kyle Bean's Future of Books...

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Today's slinks include vacuum technology that charges up quicker and up to 70% more efficiently, Victor Vetterlein's strange-wonderful Yo MP3 player dock with removable stereo speakers, an iTunes remo...

30 Year Lasting Lightbulbs, Magical Digital Display Mirrors, iPhone Inspired Dog Toys and Robotic Service Dogs
Slinks for 10.24.08

A quick list of interesting and miscellaneous tech links that you might find of interest: an LED light bulb that will last 30 years, an interactive mirror that puts your iPhone to shame, a robotic ser...

Tetris Chairs

What's up with the onslaught of Tetris-related home goods lately? Add the Tetris chair to that evergrowing list. The birth of the Nintendo themed room seems imminent....

LED Camera Light Kit

If you've ever tried taking a video in low light with your pocket-sized digital camera, you may have wished for a flash-like feature. Make showcases a kit that allows you to create your own mini LED ...

CD Spindle Cable Storage

We've covered how to organize cables, hide cables, and cut cables, but what about storing them? A Lifehacker reader passed along a great tip for storing cables and reusing an annoying byproduct of te...

Beautiful Times Clock

At first I thought that this was just a good looking clock, but upon further investigation it is actually not really that useful as a clock. Going by the name 'Beautiful Times' this clock only display...

USB Caterpillar Hub

Four USB ports in a colorful, adjustable package. While this doesn't necessarily add any useful functionality, it is definitely one of the better looking hubs we have seen. For those of you that like ...

Look!: Typewriter Computer Keyboard

We are not really feeling the polished brass frame, but we do appreciate the detail and creativity behind retrofitting old typewrtiter keys into a 1980's IBM model M keyboard. Wonder what it would be ...

Dave Laptop Stand

We've been checking out laptop stands, but missed IKEA's Dave laptop table. Geeksugar sings its praises, in particular it's ability to adjust to a perfect working height....

LED Glass Bricks

One of the winners of Red Dot Design Awards this year, these LED Glass Bricks look promising. This lighting and building material uses mirrors to create a never ending pattern of light....