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Re(al)view: Panasonic's Link-to-Cell Bluetooth Cordless Phone

As well as my cell phone, I still have a land line. Juggling two phones at home while doing other activities -- making dinner, cleaning, gardening -- can be a pain. Wouldn't it be easier if you had o...

Re(al)view: SonyVAIO P Series Lifestyle PC

Sony seems to be trying their hardest to get us to swing on over to using a Windows machine, sending us a variety of computers from their VAIO line that bucks the assumption that PCs can't hold thei...

Oreck XL Ultra In The Test Lab

Product: Oreck Ultra XL Price: $500 Rating: Recommend* Nutshell Review: While not the most attractive member of the 2008 vacuum club, the Oreck XL Ultra is, nevertheless, a very pleasing standout. ...

Re(al)view: NuForce W-1 Subwoofer

We have talked a bit about Nuforce here before. We love their design for its minimalism and its refined detailing. A few months back we took a look at their now famous Icon with S-1 speakers. The...

Re(al)view: Kodak M340 Point-and-Shoot Cam with Panorama

click for more pics I've been a Canon fan for a few years now. Their Digital Elph line has consistently met with my compact, point-and-shoot needs. Before I switched to Canon, I owned a Kodak digicam ...

Re(al)view: ZeroWater

We've been using a PUR gravity fed pitcher water filter system in our household for several years now, a decision that has weaned us off a bottled water addiction. Yet, there's always been this sneaki...

Re(al)view: NuForce Icon Mobile: Headphone Amp for Two

How many times have you been on a plane and seen two luvahs sharing a pair of earbuds? We do it all the time on the Unplggd jet. Maybe you are watching a DVD on your laptop or maybe you just want to...

Re(al)view: RCA's Digital Antenna
Say no to cable scare tactics

click for more pics If there's one thing that really chaps my ass it's the scare tactics cable companies have taken to convince anyone who will listen that the only way you'll be able to watch TV onc...

Re(al)vew: Wiremold Surface Raceways

We've always been a little bit skeptical of wire raceways or "molding management," as some like to call it. Why bother, when you can just shove the wires behind the floorboards and call it a day? Well...

Re(al)view: NuForce NE-8 Earbuds

Do you want to talk more about headphones? Sure, we all do. Headphones make it possible to play music wherever you are so you don’t have to interact with other inferior beings- at least not on th...

Re(al)view: Powersquid Surge Protector Calamari Edition

This past weekend, we went ahead and got all calamari-ed out with a bunch of Powersquid Surge Protectors all of our entertainment system, networking, and desktop equipment. The end result? Well, let's...

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...

Re(al)view: Dayton DTA-1 T-Amp

Ok- We have finally done it. It has received rave reviews all over the world for being one of the highest values in audio. It had gone out of production in favor of a higher quality package which, of...

DIY: Stealth Swann Security System, Part 4; The Final Camera

There is still the stealth install of the monitor and DVR to go, but we have put together the final camera. This one is going to appear strikingly similar to a previous camera we did but that is inten...

Re(al)view: Audiovox Surface Screen and Lens Cleaner

Ok, all you dirty birdies, we have an issue to discuss: Screen touching. Why do you do this? Why? Can you not just point? Does contact need to be made in order to engender understanding in your a...

Re(al)view: Insignia NS-CNV20 4.3" GPS

click for more picsWe've been testing our first portable GPS unit for the last two months, using it on interstate trips and also day-to-day commutes, mostly getting to our destinations faster and easi...

Re(al)view: Philips Wake-Up Light

For most of us, waking up each morning is a process of being jabbed back into consciousness via the blare of music or the annoying beep of an alarm clock. But what if you could ease from the unconscio...

Re(al)view: NuForce Icon with S-1 Speakers

We recently got our grips on a small set of audio reproductive devices from NuForce. They sent us their …iconic… Icon amp, a set of their S-1 speakers, and the cables to connect them. We had rea...

Re(al)view: Acoustic Research ARW200 5.1 Surround Sound Headphones

Traveling can make you a headphone nut. Flying, hotels, limousines, Rolex watches, and conference centers- lot's of time in no man's land where you need a little something to do. We are currently on...

Re(al)view: ooma VoIP Phone System
Bye Bye Skype, Hello ooma!

Last Friday we got to sit down with Dennis Peng, Vice President of Product Management at ooma to discuss their current and future line of VOIP technology. After several weeks of using a review unit of...

Re(al)view: Acme Made "Clyde City" Laptop Bag

After weeks of nowhere to go, we finally had an opportunity to put the Acme Made "Clyde City" laptop bag through the stresses of a trade show while lugging around a 15" laptop, a DSLR, iPhone, press m...

Re(al)view: Acoustic Research AWD209 Wireless 2.1 Headphones

We got to test drive some new headphones from Acoustic Research recently and wanted to give you a "heads up" on their performance. Always suspicious of wireless technology, we approached this with c...

Roundup: 10 Best Product Re(al)views
Best of 2008

Over the past year we've tested our fair share of products. We've turned our cats into testing gerbils, we've put our butts on the line, and cut open our walls for you, dear Unplggd readers. Now lets...

Re(al)view: Essick Air 5D6-700 Mini-Console Humidifier

I've been sitting here for the last half hour trying to report on something I realize doesn't need all too much explaining. A humidifier either works or doesn't, and from the few weeks using the Essic...

Herman Miller Embody Chair in the Test Lab

Product: Embody Chair Designer: Jeff Weber and Bill Stumpf Price: $1600 Rating: Strong Recommend >> View Slideshow Who knew you could make a task chair even weirder than the Aeron? We got our...