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Look! Best Tech in Small Cool 2008 -- Part 3

And off we go again on our tech tour of this year's Small Cool spaces. Over the past week we've been looking at creative ways this year's Small Cool finalists have incorporated technology into their h...

Good Questions: A Compact Camera With Great Image Stabilization

Lauren asks: I am looking for a great compact digital camera. I'm overwhelmed with too many choices out there. I don't need too many bells and whistles, but I'd like the following: At least 5 mega-pix...

Where to Dump your E-waste this Spring

We have a love/hate relationship with Spring cleaning. It's definitely nice to purge your home of unnecessary clutter (trust us, you're never going to use that CRT monitor again). But the drawback of ...

LED Camera Light Kit

If you've ever tried taking a video in low light with your pocket-sized digital camera, you may have wished for a flash-like feature. Make showcases a kit that allows you to create your own mini LED ...

Kodak EasyShare Digital Photo Frame: Reach Out and Touch Someone

This is the first digital picture frame we have seen that we would consider using. Why? It definitely looks good, and with changeable frames and mattes, you really get the feel of a traditional pictur...

Good Questions: Wireless Pet Cam?

Stacy wrote in with the following problem: In the year since I rescued my dog, Page, I've been lucky to work from home. Now I'm going to be working in an office and I want to check in on her in case ...

ATP Photofinder - Always Know Where You Took That Picture

What is geotagging? Well, it is basically a way of adding geographical information to things. Latitude, longitude, even altitude and place names. Why is this important? ...

iHole: iPhone Pinhole Camera

Tired of wasteful packaging? Why not make something useful out of it?...

Why More Megapixels Does Not Equal Better Pictures

At last check, digital point and shoot cameras were up to 12 megapixels. This begs the question, can you have too many pixels? Is there a point where more pixels will actually degrade the picture qual...

Logitech Quickcam Pro 9000

Are you looking to become a You Tube star, or maybe just showing off your new baby to friends and family across the globe. We found a high tech webcam in Logitech's Quickcam Pro 9000, that boasts a ...

Trash Can Light Tent

For you photographers out there interested in creating an inexpensive light tent. A Fniss waste basket from Ikea and some plywood can help you take better macro photos. via: Ikeahacker...

Digital Polaroid Concept

Who said Polaroid is dead? I know, we did, but it looks like designer David Friedman won't let it go down without a fight. ...

The Problem with Digital Picture Frames

We have been looking at digital picture frames for a while now, but for some reason can't find the motivation to go buy one. Why? It is easier to display different photos with a digital frame compare...

New York Magazine's Look Back at Gadgets from 1968

Check out what was hot back in 1968 as New York Magazine reflects on it's 40 years in the business..."Garrard’s new 301 turntable has an ingenious flywheel motor system that makes the platter impe...

News: Polaroid to Stop Making Film

Goodbye Polaroid pictures, well at least with film manufactured by Polaroid. The company announced recently, that they will no longer be manufacturing the instant film that made their brand famous....

How To...Choose a Digital SLR Camera

Choosing a camera can be tricky and the options seem endless. We've given you tips on buying a digital camera before, but what if you want to make the plunge to a Digital SLR. These cameras are more...

Survey: How Do You Tranfer Digital Pictures to Your Computer?

Kate's loss of digital pictures and video from her camera was frustrating, and now the card reader she had has failed entirely. We're not sure if they're directly related occurrences, but it seems ...

News: Eye-Fi Wireless Card Expands Availability

Eye-fi, the wireless memory card we previously blogged about that allows you to upload photos directly from your camera has expanded its supported sharing sites to include Microsoft Windows Live, Mic...

Out of Stock Eraser 1GB USB Sticks

Oh what fond memories these Out of Stock USB Eraser sticks bring back...hours in the design studio drafting and erasing with erasers about the same size and shape. The lacquered teak wood finish is ...

Can You Train a Battery?

We saw this question over on Ask MetaFilter, and thought it was a good one to pose--and answer--here at Unplggd: "My wife has insisted for some time that you can 'train' a battery in order to optimiz...

How to: Buy a Digital Camera

Planning to make your first jump into digital cameras this holiday season? Or maybe looking to upgrade from a digital point and shoot into the prosumer range? We recommend you take a look at How to ...

Lifehacker: Gift Guide

Still need original gift ideas that don't scream, "I waited until the last minute and this was what was left at the store"? Lifehacker comes through with some great ideas, including the Pelican Wate...

How To...Take Great Holiday Lights Photos

You've spent a long time getting your holiday lights just right, maybe even timing them to music--or, you have neighbors' displays that you want to photograph, for posterity, for fun and the holiday ...

Look! Camcorder Wall Decal

Anthony of Tonky Designs sent us his tech inspired wall decal design, appropriately titled Camcorder (Exploded View). The wall decal is 28" by 25" and available in 15 colours. And if you're more abo...

New Apple TV in 2008?

While we have one in our house, we don't use it nearly as much as we thought we would. For us the Apple TV turned out to be the modern day slide projector. Our main use case is for sharing our digital...

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