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Blogging New York Times: Ikan Manages and Delivers Groceries to Your Door

For those of us living on the east coast, the grocery delivery service Fresh Direct has made the chore of stocking up the fridge a little less annoying. Now, a new product and service ups the ante by...

Hot Posts: This Week's Top Ten Unplggd Posts

TGIF! This week was hectic, but we had some stellar posts that you all seemed to like. Thanks for clicking away, and mega thanks for leaving comments letting us know what you're digging, what you're n...

Philips and Bliss Team Up to Battle Body Hair

Ok boys, avert your eyes. This is a post for the ladies, and as far as you know, we ladies are naturally hairless. During my jaunt at Digital Downtown I stopped by the Philips booth to find that th...

Thursday Giveaway Update: Litter-Robot

via tlk We've gotten so many great LOLcat photos in already we just had to share. More hilarious reader made LOLcats after the jump. If you haven't yet submitted your name for our awesome Litter-Robot...

Sales Alert! Sharper Image Liquidates Stores

On June 1st, 86 Sharper Image stores began liquidating their goods. The company, who filed for bankruptcy in mid February, will be shutting down all of its stores. An era has come to a close people. ...

How To: Clean your Keyboard

Warning: Stop reading if you're eating breakfast. A new study has found that your keyboard may be five times as filthy as a toilet seat. Yes, you could be typing away on the equivalent of butt germs! ...

Green Sleep: Eco-Friendly Mattresses

Did you know that your current mattress may have polyurethane and formaldehyde in it. Not only are those harmful materials for the environment, they aren't the best chemicals to be sleeping on. Unless...

Computerized Toothbrush Makes Brushing Teeth a Game

Here's a brilliant idea that could be adopted for use by both kids and adults. Just imagine integrating a mirror-style LCD that is hooked up to an electric toothbrush device that gives you visual feed...

Apple's Digital Fitness Accessory

Looks like Apple is looking to take their Nike + iPod sport kit from the running routes and track into the gym. A recently published patent application reveals Apple is considering bringing out a weig...

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Geeking Out Around the House

Here's the latest ways to geek out around the house, all courtesy of GeekSugar......

Survey: Are You a Tech Junkie?

Today Show producer Stephanie Becker and her cameraman during a break at the Soul Tech seminar. A new program has popped up that is helping people unplug--not go wireless, but give up a tech addictio...

52 Nights Unplugged - An Addict's Journey

Ariel, a blogger, vowed to go one night a week without technology, email or blogging. And of course, as a result, she has created a blog about it. Above left is her "before" picture that she poste...

Thanko's Vaccum Cleaner Mouse

If you commit the cardinal sin of eating at your desk (who hasn't?), then this just might be the mouse for you....

Green Ideas: Green Your Workout

We spied an article on a green gym in the Seattle area that uses pedal power to run the gym's music system and a portable DVD player. With plans to extend the system to power the lights, he's got eno...

Moldable Mouse

Remember how good it felt to squish modeling clay through your fingers? Being able to mold that material into any shape you wanted made it feel so good in the hand. This idea makes so much sense for a...

Blogging In Style Magazine: Help Falling Asleep and Waking Up

Two new tricks to help you get to sleep at night and wake up in the morning, courtesy of the February 2008 issue of In Style Magazine. To help fall asleep, turn on a few yellow bulbs, which block o...

Wired Magazine: Why Things Suck!

At least we finally know why things suck...DVD sound, wireless speakers, subscription cards--even Wired Magazine uses them, hearing aids and even those clamshell plastic packages. (Which, BTW, did ...

Herman Miller Sound Management

When we think of Herman Miller, we think of iconic modern office furniture. But Herman Miller's focus on office environments, whether for the home or a business, doesn't just stop at stylish chairs or...

Choosing the Best Vaccum Cleaner

Did you catch Maxwell's roundup of all the vacuum cleaners AT has tested over the years? While it's not as glamorous as a new TV, investing in your home's cleaning technology is money well spent. Vi...

ShowerFloss

Here's a way to keep one less gadget off the bathroom vanity and keep your dentist happy at the same time. The ShowerFloss integrates into your existing shower head and allows you to do the work of "...

10 Worst Gadgets of 2007

What does the Palm Foleo, Husky combo drywall saw, Apple TV and Ironman vibration trainer have in common? Popular Mechanics has given them four of the 10 spots on their Worst Gadgets of 2007 list. Be...

SleepTracker Pro Alarm Clock from Frontgate

There's an obnoxious guy who frequents the same coffee joint that we do. This morning, he was waxing poetic on the powers of coffee and chuckling, "There's so much out there, man! We'll just sleep ...

Kohler's Carafe Water Filtering Faucet

Getting filtered water from your tap means 1 of 3 options: get a filter pitcher to filter your water, such as a Brita; attach a bulky-looking filter directly to your faucet, such as a Pur faucet filt...

Frisper Freshkeeper

The longer you are able to keep your food fresh, the less you will have to throw out. It's the keeping food fresh part that is the trick. Years ago we remember seeing these vacuum sealers which actua...

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