Apartment Therapy: Surveys

What Part Of Your Home Should Stay Tech-Free?

Currently we have tech for our bedrooms, bathrooms, living rooms, kitchens and home offices. There's obvious uses for technology such as cell phones, security systems and home theater set-ups and new...

Are You a Tech Minimalist?
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Last week we saw Gregory featured on the New York Times, where he spoke candidly about living minimally with tech (in his case, life sans the cellular). Though primarily due to a constrained budget at...

A Master Bath and Home Office in One?
New York Magazine

Last week's issue of New York Magazine featured their Home Design Fall package. They looked at a few before and after gut renovations, including this master bathroom in Prospect Heights Brooklyn. We ...

Barnes and Noble E-Reader vs. Amazon Kindle vs. The Book

The crew over at Gizmodo just released some sneak peek photos of the upcoming Barnes and Noble E-Reader, a new electronic book with touchscreen interface and black and white e-ink screen like the Amaz...

Purchasing Tech Online vs. In-Store

So I'm here right now pressing my Gmail refresh button every few seconds like that annoying guy at the crosswalk light who thinks pressing it 231 times will make it switch faster. But in my case, it's...

Do You Unplug at 100% Battery?
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For those of us out there who have made the jump to embracing the laptop as a replacement for your desktop, you've probably run into this issue before; dealing with the 100% charged battery. So, do yo...

Packard Bell Announces Multitouch Computer Monitor

Touch screen technology has become the hot add-on for all things tech. From cell phones to digital music players to ATM machines, it's like companies can't get enough of your finger smudges on their ...

Are You Biting Into 64-Bits?
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We've heard arguments from both sides. Since Unplggd is all about the home, we certainly are curious how many readers out there are actually running on a 64-bit operating system on their home computer...

Cash for Plasmas? California Talks About Banning Energy Sucking TVs

As the U.S. aims to weed out energy and gas guzzlers, the California Energy Commission (CEC) plans to take a vote on a controversial requirement that would restrict the sale of inefficient TVs starti...

When Do You Update Your Operating System?

We plunked down our $29 for a copy of OS X Snow Leopard this weekend, installing it last night with mixed results. The Finder and other system functions feel faster, but we're experiencing some consti...

Do You Wear Headphones While Working?

Living on a busy intersection in Los Angeles has its pros and cons. The hustle and bustle guarantees I've always got something to look at from the apartment windows and the energy of urban living is a...

Survey: Would You Buy a 3G Netbook?

With Nokia's recent 3G netbook spy shots leaked to the millions over at Engadget, millions out there are drooling all over their current keyboards and probably simply thinking to themselves, "Why hasn...

Hot or Not? DNA Helix CD Rack

We know a lot of you ditched the CD for digital, but for those of you still buying these little discs, here's an interesting way to store them. ...

Hot or Not? Naturally Water Repellent Fabric

Ok, so this new fabric was designed with fashion in mind, but outdoor furniture requires water repellency just as much as your rain jacket. Designed by Italian outerwear company Allegri, the new te...

How Many External Hard Drives Do You Own?

Yeah, that there is the small community of external hard drives I use to backup or store files; a few files are saved in triplicate because of their importance, while one of the drives is never used b...

Hope or Hype: Would You Even Want a Tablet Computer?

So unless you've been away on vacation or living the luddite lifestyle, you're very well aware of the growing rumours about the possibility of an Apple tablet device coming down the pipeline this Sept...

Survey: What Do You Use Your Media Console For?

Whether you're hunting for the perfect media cabinet or simply in the market for one, everyone's got their own special approach on how one should function around his or her apartment design. Some pref...

Question: What do you do with your old product boxes?

Apple products are known for their innovative packaging design which is what compels me to save them. But electronic boxes are also handy to have if you ever move or sell your electronics - but in t...

Back To School Survey: Netbook or Laptop?

Right about this time of year, parents and students are scrambling to get their funds together for their next big computer purchase for the upcoming school year. With cloud computing well underway to ...

Survey: Do You Refrigerate or Freeze Your Batteries?

Urban legend or myth? We open it up to you guys to argue the benefits (if any) of tossing in your D-cells and triple A's to the fridge to "hold its charge..." ...

What's the First Thing You Plug In After a Remodel?

We had a short discussion with a couple of friends last night over a few drinks. One of the topics that stuck with us is our heavy reliance on technology and the Internet, which becomes most apparent ...

Hot or Not? Oversized Keyboard Chair

It may be the perfect gift for your accountant, who come tax time is practically sleeping with the numberpad on his keyboard. Designed by Simone Micheli, we think this chair is made to order. ...

Which Home Technology Service Would You Cut First?

You don't have to tell us the economy is bad. My girlfriend and I personally know the effects first hand. She was laid off recently with nearly 100 other employees and now we've gone from a comfortabl...

Green or Not: CFL Bulbs?

We've talked a lot recently about the LED bulb revolution (here and here) and the fact that they're likely to replace CFLs as the go-to green bulb. We've also noticed in the Comments that many of yo...

Survey: What's In Your DIY Tech Toolbox?

Since we're going to just assume you guys (and gals) are hard at work outlining your projects for the Great Outdoors contest we're holding all this month, we'd love to hear what sort of tools and 'tri...

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