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...
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Look! Self-Cooling Media Cabinet Keeps Melt Downs at Bay
Have you ever put your hand inside your entertainment cabinet after watching a movie? You could bake Thanksgiving dinner in there! With all those power hogging components -- DVD player, stereo, DVR --...
The Omega Heater
Who says a wall heater needs to be horizontally oriented? Not us, and neither do the folks at Anvos Design. Details and additional photos under the jump......
Slide Faucet
What is a bathroom faucet doing on unplggd? Well, this faucet is the equivalent of a dimmer switch, but instead of controlling your lighting it controls your water temperature. ...
Maytag Osiris Drying Cabinet
At first we thought this was a cool, industrial looking steel wardrobe. When we looked closer and realized that it was actually a drying cabinet it became even more interesting....
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....
Geeking Out Around the House
Here's the latest ways to geek out around the house, all courtesy of GeekSugar......
Wall Ceramic Heater Concept
Most of us would be happy with heater in our homes that didn't make us cringe. Wouldn't we be better off with something we actually wanted to look at?...
Thermodul Baseboard Radiator
A baseboard heater that actually looks like a baseboard. Forget those bulky metal baseboard heaters that we are used to, the Thermodul heating system provides all the heat you need without an eyesore...
Green Idea: air-line Clothes Drying Concept
It has been a while since we have used a clothesline to dry our clothes. While hanging your clothes is the most energy efficient way to dry your clothes, it is neither fast nor particularly reliable ...
Fireplace Heater
This is way better than the fireplace channel they put on TV around the holidays. A freestanding heater with an LCD display gives you the look and feel of sitting in front of a fireplace....
Blogging the NY Times: Digital Tools Can Help Save Energy
What you don't know won't hurt you? Not quite. When it comes to saving energy, what you don't know can hurt you in the wallet. A recent study reports that providing households with digital tools to mo...
Whirlpool Docking Station Fridge
We have never really understood the need to have a TV and internet access integrated into your refrigerator, especially since the speed with which that technology evolves is much faster than the repla...
ChiliPad: Heat or Cool Your Bed
Somebody up there heard my prayers and created the ChiliPad (mmm-mmm, chili). The ChiliPad uses water to generate emperature adjustment from 65°F to 100° in a similar way semi-conductor technology...
Gorgeous Pellet Stoves by MCZ
As Treehugger says, "of course they're Italian!" Pellet stoves are a, generally speaking, environmentally-friendly way to heat your home in colder climates. Of course there are caveats, namely sup...
Green Idea: Elastomeric Roof Coatings
If a 40,000 square foot commercial roof can benefit from a reflective roof there is no reason that the same technology could not benefit a regular urban home. Elastomeric coatings, also known as whit...
Insuladd Paint
Make your paint insulation? That is what Insuladd claims to do. Being in the middle of a renovation and insulation being the next step in the process we decided to look closer....
Look! Restored Vintage Stove
A whole lot of time went into restoring this stove. If you are into vintage appliances then check out this 1953 example along with these other vintage stoves. Not our style but we can appreciate the...
Oggi Thermo Tray
A classy version of the reusable blue gel ice packs that we have seen used for camping. The Oggi thermo tray wraps a temperature sensitive gel core in stainless steel for when you want to serve hot ...
Slinks: Sun Lizard Solar Powered Cooling and Heating
Out of Australia comes a solar powered unit that can both cool and heat your home, the Sun Lizard. It's said to cool it up to 10 degrees C in the summer and warm it 4-6 degrees C in the winter, reduc...
Slinks: Green Building Software
Building new or remodeling? Find out how to do it greener and calculate the energy impact your design will have with Green Building Studio Software....
Awnings Go Hi-Tech
Awnings are often low-tech options for shading from high-powered summer sun, and used to be quite popular in New York City as shown in the left picture. According to this post by Treehugger, they ...
Holy Ceiling Fan, Batman!
Green, and we're not just talking about the Joker's hair: ceiling fans are one of twenty-five ways to save the earth. This one is for kitsch, kids, a good laugh or a dedicated fan...oh my, we didn't ...
Teavana Auto Tea
Tea time! Check out this loose tea brewer from Teavana. It has an adjustable brewing time, from 2-12 minutes, as well as a "protective warming function" that can run as long as 1 hour before an auto...
AC/Washing Machine Combo Appliance
Here's a unique space-saver: a combination washing machine and air conditioner in one unit. It's by Toshiba, and it's going to be available later this month for $2,600, but only in Japan. Real est...
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