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Posts tagged “entertainment”

The Incredible IKEA LEGO Kitchen Island

When we think about LEGOs, we think about spaceships and rockets, and all those great things that we made with those lovely building bricks. But what happens if you decide to use them somewhere else, ...

Defining the Digital Home

Now here's a problem space we can all associate with. The home. Well, let me be specific; the digital home, to be exact. We all have our definitions of what our future homes should and could look like...

DIY Star Ceiling

When we were little we had stars on our ceiling, we now realize how unfortunate our stars were compared to these fiber optic ceiling stars. ...

Party Pod

There are plenty of at home karaoke products, but this one is by far one of our favorites. It's sleek, simple and definitely gets the job done. Plus, it's the collaborative effort of some really g...

Mr Mario

It may or may not be normal, but we often day dream about playing Mario Brothers. We didn't realize how upset we would be later in life that our mother sold our NES at a garage sale. Luckily, we c...

The Awesome Star Wars LEGO Chess Set

We don't know what's cooler: the fact that this is a LEGO chess set or that it's actually a Star Wars LEGO chess set. Having a chess set around is always interesting. In an age where most of us spend ...

The Atari Laptop
Old School Computer Becomes Portable

With the new video gaming systems on the market, a lot of us still remember fondly where it all started. By this, we don't mean the NES, but actually Atari and Commodore computers. These were the firs...

SunbriteTV Brings Home Entertainment Outdoors

Here in Los Angeles where the backyard is just another room in the house, outdoor entertainment doesn't just mean BBQs and pool parties. People are hosting movie nights with projectors, bringing home...

Sherwood's Wireless AV Receiver:Powered by WiFi

Unless you've plugged in a computer into your HDTV, you might still need a way to connect your internet with your fancy new screen. Some HDTVs are coming with built-in ways of accessing Netflix and ot...

Apple's Slow Path Towards the Ultimate Home Media Server

Even with all the new Apple gadget and OS upgrades released recently, we couldn't help but wonder where all of the home focus has gone. Surely, we can't be all portability maniacs playing around with ...

What is the Best Video Game Ever?

As everyone's getting their Fantasy Football teams ready, the ladies at Geek Sugar are gearing up for a different sort of tournament......

Do You Stage the TV for Turn-On?

There's plenty to worry about when you're out with a new someone. Every thing you reveal to your date helps them to learn about you—including what's on your TV......

XBox Price Lowered to Match Cheaper PS3

We like to whine and moan about how often gaming manufacturers release newer versions of the console, making the one you bought a month ago already old news. But sometimes, the constant upgrades mean ...

Arkeg: The Kegerator Meets Gaming System

We love things that multi-task. Seriously, we do, it could be energy generating toilet paper, or dishwashers doubling as storage. But we're not so sure about this gaming meets kegerator combo. W...

Ceramic Radio from Studio Lama

We're pretty attached to our iPods; and there's rarely a night that goes by that it's not blasting in our home. Every now and then we think back to those days when when didn't have our beloved iPod...

Hi-Tech Sleeping: The HiCan Bed

A year ago, we reported about the HiCan bed, a great excuse to never leave the comforts of your bed: the modern canopy bed design offers a home theater experience with an automatic pull down screen,...

How to... Haggle Down Your Cable Bill

Today, a friend of ours, who's hooked up with the works—super high-speed internet access and premium cable with DVR and HD channels—but was sick of how much he was shelling out for it all,...

Amazon Kindle 2: Lower Price, Same Device

For the e-book savvy, you may be glad to hear that Amazon has recently shaved off $60 off the Kindle 2's retail price of $360, dropping it down to a sweet $300 price point that's more in line with oth...

Mini Movie Theater: MiLi Pro

We've talked about the MiLi Power Pack for the iPhone before, and just when you thought MiLi couldn't get any better, they've released a device that will allow you to project the movies you usually ...

What's the Best Spot in the House for Rocking Out?

I've got to say that I adore my iHome iPod dock. I leave it in the living room of my apartment and it sits patiently and unobtrusively on the side table. That is, until I come home, yank off the iTrip...

Re(al)view: Nissan Cube in Miami

Nissan Cube in our apartment in Miami Miami. Nissan Cube. Epic Hotel. Jan Hammer. Put them all together and what do you have? The perfect test drive, that’s what. Last week we were flown to...

Roundup: Six Geeky Coffee Tables
Game On!

click for more pics It's hard to live without a coffee table. Where would you put your glass of wine? Or rest your legs? But we here at Unplggd like it when some of our furniture multitasks and so we...

Close-Up: A Homemade Media Cabinet to Fit Every Pastime

click for more pics Brian Watkins installs home cabinetry in San Bernardino, California so when his son thought it would be a good idea to have a place that could hold on the newest and greatest video...

Extreme Lego: A Mini Cinema With a Working Projector!

Last weekend, I popped over to visit the neighbors with the family and came across the little boys work in progress. A lego cruise ship that was about 4 feet long complete with an integrated basketbal...

Super-Difficult Zero-Gravity Pac Man

So we can try to redecorate our offices and shift things around for ourselves, but one thing is for sure: Up will always be up and down will stay down. Even in Space (Invaders), we're used to the miss...