2009 Gift Fair: Kikkerland's Cheeky Geekery
click for more pics Every year New York hosts the International Gift Fair. Almost 3,000 companies from around the globe display their goods, most of which eventually end up at a store near you. Walkin...
Posts tagged “air & water quality”
Amadana Humidifier: An Alternative to the Plus Minus Zero Donut
Amadana hasn't been around for that long, since 2002 to be exact, but they definitely have design in their DNA. Everyday objects like cordless phones, iPod docks and electric juicers have received th...
X-Touch Mixer Faucet: For The Meticulously Water Temperature Conscientious
It seems just yesterday we were drooling over such temperature controlled faucets, but it seems X-Touch has just taken it a step further. Here you have it, your very own leverless, button-controlled f...
Re(al)view: Essick Air 5D6-700 Mini-Console Humidifier
I've been sitting here for the last half hour trying to report on something I realize doesn't need all too much explaining. A humidifier either works or doesn't, and from the few weeks using the Essic...
Purely Anion Bulbs Claim to Light Up and Clean Up the Air
Hmm, this might be great for a small kitchen or bathroom, where the "built-in negative ion generator" in these bulbs might noticeably make a difference. Purely Anion are bulbs that claim not only the ...
Evolve: The Intelligent Showerhead
What is your morning shower routine? Does it sound anything like this: Stumble into the shower half asleep Get the water running Stick your toe of hand under aforementioned running water until i...
Re(al)view: Germ Guardian's UV-C Pluggable Air Sanitizer
It's no secret that I have a lot of animals in my house, but I always hope I'm not given away by the scent permeating in my abode. I'm pretty good about cleaning the litter box as soon as someone dep...
Cuisinart: Heavy-Duty Water Filtration for Your Counter
If you're like me, you live in a tiny apartment that doesn't have the luxury of filtered tap water, forcing you to make grocery runs carrying 2 gallon jugs of water every single weekend. Well, I say e...
Electronic Faucet from Frattini: Making a Simple Task Complicated
What could be easier than turning on a faucet to wash your hands? Not much, unless you count the old British style sinks where there are actually two separate faucets in the same sink, one for hot and...
Hot Posts 10.07.08:This Week's Hot Posts
What a week. The stocks plunged, the senate and the house couldn't agree on a bailout until Friday, and Biden and Palin went head to head in one of the most watched veep debates in history. Well goll...
Dehumidifier Makes Drinking Water Out of Air
The sustainable RV we posted earlier today may want to consider getting a Watermill. A glorified dehumidifier, the Watermill draws in moisture from the air around it, passing the water through a carb...
Generate Air Purifier: Looks Like A Fancy Garbage Can
We must admit, our skepticism towards air purifiers have been pretty high since that Sharper Image ozone scare, but designer Naoto Fukasawa hopes to change all that. To the very least, he promises to ...
Smokeless Ashtray: Looks Like a UFO and a Hair Dryer
We saw a recent post on ATLA about welcoming smoking guests into your non-smoking house. While some of you thought you should ban the offending chimneys completely, others of you seemed willing to wor...
Smart Air Conditioner
Luckily we don't work in an office anymore, so we get full climate control of our workspace, but we do remember the office politics around the A/C thermostat. What always happens in large offices wit...
Hot Posts 08.10.08: This Week's Top Ten Unplggd Posts
Last month's green ideas left their mark on us, as we continued to discuss eco-friendly gadgets (composters, washer that flush, and Ikea's delve into the solar panel market). We also talked wires, bo...
Bath Safeguard: Silicon Bath Plug Reports Water Temp
Baths are amazing, but like Goldilocks and her porridge, it can be hard finding just the right temp. Dip a toe and you may be in for a scalding surprise. Kai Chen has devised a way to color code your...
DIY PC Cooling: Ugly But Effective
From our man Taylor. We all owe something to Moore's law, whether it be laptop-parboiled thighs or the ability to run Crysis at 3.75 frames per second. It's been bandied about that the next big lim...
Blogging New York Magazine: Creative Solutions for Hiding the A/C
For some reason we always thought our nasty air conditioner was a lost cause. This week though, New York Magazine shows us that there are solutions to hiding that big white mess......
Roundup: Seven Lazy Ways to Go Green
With this month being green month here at Apartment Therapy, we thought we'd share some tips on how to make all your home's gizmos and appliances run a bit more on the eco-friendly side......
Hot Posts: Top Ten Unplggd Posts 07.05.08
Happy post 4th of July! Hopefully you pyros have all your digits today! We knew someone long ago who lost a few fingers playing with fireworks and became the subject of a Rescue 911 episode. Not some...
Roundup: Seven High Tech Cooling Options
It's been pretty horrendous here in New York of late. Hot and humid -- the ultimate combination for a sweatathon. While holding off on turning on the A/C we've been looking at Dvice's round-up of sev...
Scavenger: Urban Outfitters Debuts Cute (and Useful) USB Accessories
Ever since companies figured out they could make USB-powered doodads we've seen everything from USB powered lamps to USB mixtapes to USB powered butt coolers! Now Urban Outfitters has come out with a...
Henning Boegershausen's Foldair Fan
We've got a homely looking Honeywell fan circulating the air in the sauna known as our office currently, both for our computer and our own biological CPU called our noggin. Although the fan does a fin...
Unpluggd Weekly Top Ten: 06.13.08
This week some great posts caught your attention, including our new section Close-Up as well as some oldies but goodies, like that streaming PS3 How To that keeps on clickin'! Lets take a look at wha...
Thursday Giveaway: Litter-Robot
Giveaway: Litter-Robot Find it: Buy via Amazon Ok potty people! A lot of you were digging on the Litter-Robot we tested last week so we've decided to give it away. Don't worry, this $329 litter box ...
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