We love Lifehacker's readers for genius little tips like these: Have you ever reached to plug your cell phone in to charge in the middle of the night and had the power cord connector oriented the wron...
One of the most beautiful things that you can create out of the case of an old PowerMac Cube is an aquarium (as mentioned in passing previously). By far, the CubeQuarium is the best looking of the bun...
Unplggd reader Mod Mischief noted that there was a better looking version of the same idea we posted earlier this week of an old iMac repurposed into a hamster house, and upon review, we have to whole...
We love LEGO bricks. They remind us of when we were younger and had a lot of fun on our agendas, instead of chores and meetings. Well, don't discount the use of your old LEGO bricks just yet. It seems...
It looks like we're not the only ones seeing the decline of laptop battery life over time. However, there are tips and tricks out there to help you counter battery drain as much as possible (or at lea...
School is starting and that new laptop that you got needs to be customized, otherwise it will just look like everyone else's. Apart from looking good, if it's tastefully done, you'll recognize your la...
There's one thing that we really don't like here at Unplggd: it's messy wires. We try to stay away from them as much as possible. It's not always easy since the modern home theater and office are fill...
Now, lets pretend for a moment that the idea of mounting a laptop to the dashboard of your car is a good idea. And in this pretend world if we liked to keep things thrifty, we'd suggest to you, this...
Unplggd reader Mark Fischer sent us this very cool and crafty DIY speaker enclosure made with plywood and a Dayton DTA T Digital Amp powerin a single HiVi B3N 3" driver, designed to go into his child...
If your iMac, MacBook Pro, iPod and iPhone sitting on your desk don't already scream "Apple-head!," try this on for size: Make an iPhone dock from the box your iPhone came in for a completely over-App...
We love it when we can save stuff from a life in a landfill and use it to make our lives better, more beautiful or more efficient. Apple knows this better than anyone and consistently puts out great l...
One of the appliances that eats up a lot of power is the fridge. By its design, it's terribly inefficient, since once the doors are opened, all of the cold air seeps out. Cold air tends to stay lower ...
It's been a while since I've written about this amp and I figured it was time for an update. I am actually looking for suggestions on the finishing color, so feel free to chime in in the comments....
French country, look away. This is a project for those of us who love the unfinished. Who prefer exposed red brick. Who dig loft apartments where you can look up and see the air ducts. This is a lapto...
For those of you with valuables to hide, we've shown you how to hide a 'safe' inside of a vintage radio. Here's another DIY storage solution that will make you feel like James Bond......
Believe it or not, college co-eds, but dorms have rules. Lots of 'em. To avoid breaking every. single. one., why not stick to the guidelines about appliances and make a do-it-yourself air conditioner....
We've seen a lot of chatter about your least favorite household chores, and laundry—with the tedious sorting and folding—always ranks high on the hate list. So we're all for anything that ...
So you are moving again or changing the look of your place. You've decided that a particular piece of furniture or lamp isn't going to make it into the new place. However before you throw it out, you ...
Designer MadebyDan from Wellington, New Zealand has uploaded and is sharing free plans for anyone and everyone to make their own DIY box lamp. There's a catch though; unless you have access to your ow...
Popular Science has a cool BUILD IT project that's all about creating a mood. Their DIY mineral oil mood lamp is a hippy era mood lamp remixed with industrial garage chic and only requires about $75 o...
Hello again:) In our last installment, I turned some scrap aluminum into a backplate and heatsink for our iPod dock. The leftover MDF was cut to the same size as the original speakers and we solde...
We've been seeing a trend of using old tech as a kind of sculptural art piece. So if it's going to sit there taking up space, why not make it do double duty, like this vintage radio does for one Instr...
Yesterday we posted about the Design Within Reach Muro Media Storage, a ingenious customizable flat panel TV and media center solution. Our big gripe was the price, as it's made of MDF board and obvio...
You know the situation. You are stuck somewhere in the boondocks with no power and no way to recharge your gizmos. What can you do? If you have an extra battery for your netbook lying around, then you...
Hi. Last time I went over some of the reasons for creating this dock and went through some of the initial cutting and rough stuff. I cut some mahogany, routed out some speaker depressions, and fram...
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