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Look! Best Tech in Small Cool 2008 -- Part 4

Next up in our tour of Small Cool 2008 tech is Mathew Melis' pad in Los Angeles, where a tea cart was repurposed as a peripheral pad......

Super Sized NES Controller Coffee Table

Now this is one retro-tastic DIY coffee table. Kyle Downes measured the proportions of an NES controller and super sized it into one gigantic working control pad that doubles as a coffee table. Made o...

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...

Look! Best Tech in Small Cool 2008 -- Part 2

As we continue with our look at the best tech in this year's Small Cool contest we go to Ginger's San Francisco loft where she's built a hanging shelf for her media center......

Duck Hunt Lamp

This would be the perfect kids room lamp, except for the fact that a kid today will have no idea what this is. You either have to love Duck Hunt or have a great deal of extra time on your hands to put...

Look! Reclaimed Wood Media Center

It's official. We're in love. Please welcome our soul mate, the Fractured Fairy Tale. Made by designer Thomas Wold, the piece is a wall unit made for his client in order to house their A/V equipment...

Look! Best Tech in Small Cool 2008

If you haven't checked out the pads in Apartment Therapy's Small Cool 2008 contest we strongly urge you to. Hot damn there are some good ideas and some are on the tech front. We'll be posting some of ...

Remote Control R2D2 Movie Projector

Sure, this is pretty geeky, and normally we're not one to want our home electronics to look like a "toy". But perhaps it's the 7-year old Jedi-loving kid still within when we say this R2D2 remote proj...

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 ...

Flickr Finds: Zen Media Center

If you've ever gone to a spa you've probably noticed that pebbles and rocks play a large part in the décor. There's something relaxing about carefully arranged rock gardens, so it makes sense that yo...

Remote Control Pocket Pillow

Now this is an easy enough DIY project for you chronic remote control misplacers that happen to have some sewing skills. Sure, you could just store the remote in your TV cabinet or on the table, but w...

Look! Minimalist Desk With Tons of Space

This great DIY project comes to us via Design*Sponge. While the desk as shown seems to be used for storage and crafts, this could easily be modified to be an office desk or TV stand......

Roundup: Etsy Finds

Etsy is a goldmine for gadget and geek accessories you didn't know you needed. Every month we'll be rounding up the best finds from craftsters from around the world. This month we found a rad needle...

Sony DMX-NV1 Internet Video Link: Bravias Only

If you're one of the lucky few who have a Sony Bravia TV and have been looking for the ability to stream internet video, music, and weather information to your Cross Media Car interface, Sony has read...

Look! Nintendo Game Becomes Console

We love video game systems -- the older the better -- but the more classic the machine the fuglier it is. That's why we're psyched to see this latest NES mod......

Epson MovieMate 30s Projector; Melds Video and Audio

A little tired of the HD DVD and Blu-Ray wars? Not into "installing" anything? Dont know/care what 8.1 channel surround means? We hear you (just pandering here). Actually, this is a great way to h...

Colorware Guitar Hero Guitars

Colorware, the company best known for injecting color into MacBooks, iPods and even HDTV's, has now taken over customizing your axe. The Guitar Hero variety that is. ...

5 Step Recipe For The Perfect Wii Party

There’s nothing like a good ol’ Wii party for the upcoming weekend. Pop out the controllers, some finger snacks, and sodas and you’ve got yourself a great time. Feel like setting one up, but don...

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