Last Minute Gifts: Sky Mall Edition
While flying the friendly skies the other day, once our laptop battery went kaput, we went old school and started flipping through our Sky Mall catalog. We discovered that amongst the crazy items, an...
Posts tagged “gardening”
Husqvana Robotic Automowers
Grace over at AT Los Angeles reviewed an electric lawn mower not that long ago to mixed results (she liked the quiet, emission free performance, but the mower's cutting coverage was small and the batt...
EasyBloom: Small Space Gardening for Dummies
Have you ever had one of those weeks where you felt like a supernatural force was dropping subtle hints into your life? Well if you've been reading Unplggd, you know that I (Taryn, the "we" doesn't re...
Plantbot Looks Steampunk, Acts Creepy
We recently picked up some of those $1.99 bamboo stalks at Ikea. The reason for the impromptu purchase was the possibility of finding a solution to an ever-lasting problem: We want plants in the house...
Blogging... New York Magazine's Floral Home Office
Is it weird that we want to make sweet love to this room? Featured in this week's New York Magazine, this home office oozes romance. "The Fornasetti 'Fiori' wallpaper in Lisa’s office came from Col...
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...
Re(al)view: Naturemill's Composter Part Two
It's been a week and a half since I started up the NatureMill composter and from the looks of it I've got some nutritious brown stuff that's almost ready for my green friends outside. The whole proce...
Hot Posts 08.03.08: This Week's Top Ten Unplggd Posts
We can't believe it's already August and we've yet to build our backyard theater! That project may have to wait until next year, but in the meantime this week's Hot Posts are getting us inspired for ...
Re(al)view: Naturemill's Composter
I haven't been this excited about a product since my parents bought me the original NES in the fifth grade. I've been wanting to compost for a few years now, but the idea of breaking down organic mate...
Automated Self-Watering Planter
Normally we wouldn't necessarily promote the use of a gadget for something you could easily do yourself with minimal effort. But we've noted that friends and acquaintances often mention their horrible...
Blogging... Domino's Backyard Theater
We've been dreaming of setting up a backyard theater, if you hadn't noticed from our Sonance outdoor speaker write-up and last night's Final Frame. Domino must have gotten the bug too, as they feat...
Thursday Giveaway Winner: Sonance Mariner 52 Outdoor Speakers
We wanted to come up with a clever way to pick this week's giveaway winner, but we're fresh out of ideas after last week's picking. We opted to go the traditional route and asked a friend on instant ...
Look! Pot Monitors Plant's Happiness
How many of you have a black thumb? For the most part that's due to not knowing what your plant needs -- more water, less water, sun, shade. While just a concept, the Pet Plant by Junyi Heo tells you ...
How To: Spend Your Economic Simulus Check on Sustainable Eggs
Chicken coops tend not to bring thoughts of high design and innovation. The introduction of the Eglu in 2004 by British company Omlet changed the way urbanites think about raising hens. With economi...
Finally, a Networked Sprinkler System
Automatic sprinkler systems can be super convenient, but they can also be a waste of resources if they turn on right before, after, or during a rainstorm. Time to upgrade!This weekend the New York Tim...
Wirelessly Powered Hanging Grill
We are not sure how practical cooking meat from a suspended grill is, but there are definitely some interesting ideas incorporated into this concept....
How To: Make Your Plants Talk
Our thumbs are brown. Not even a hint of green, which leads to a serious lack of plants in our space. Maybe if our plants could tell us when they needed something it could make up for our lack of a gr...
Bamboo Light by Sevcan Yardim
The bamboo light concept is an interesting solution for landscape lighting. Running on LED's, we like how the light really accentuates the form of the bamboo. There is a weird futuristic organic look ...
NatureMill Indoor Compost
Composting and living in an apartment usually don't go together. If composting for your window garden or balcony full of plants is something that you have been wanting to do, NatureMill has a unit tha...
Smeg Home Garden
A high end appliance for your home garden, the Smeg Home Garden gives you the perfect climate control for your most precious plants....
Green Ideas: Energy Bucket
Collecting the sun in a bucket to provide light in the evening. That is a nice concept. The energy bucket reminds us of Candela lighting but is even better because it does not require electricity. ...
Two New iRobots: Cleaning Gutters and Message Robots
At first, we were disturbed. That really is a robot, positioned to be reading a book to two children. It's the iRobot ConnectR, one of two robots the iRobot company is adding to their line of produc...
Water Me Flower Vase
A low tech reminder of when to water your plants. Rather than rely on electronic sensors or an automatic watering system, the water me when I tilt vase concept simply changes orientation when it is t...
Burning Rocks
What kind of technological magic allows for this? Well, nothing too high tech really except for a special glass reservoir and some strategically placed holes and wicks to give the appearance of a fla...
Tucci Razor Self Tilting Umbrella
An umbrella that moves with the sun. Tuuci has built a pretty solid umbrella in the Razor. An aluminum mast with cam and pulley system is what allows for someone to spin the assymetrical umbrella in ...
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