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Posts tagged “Retro”

Mac Fits Right In with MonoChrome Kitchen

No matter which side you're on in the computers-in-the-kitchen debate, you can't argue that this Mac laptop looks right at home in this retro-modern monochrome home....

Awesome Anechoic Chamber: McIntosh Laboratories, 1979

Looking at the Sound Egg Chair reminded us of some great retro images we saw from the 1979 construction of the anechoic chamber that McIntosh Laboratories used for testing their audio equipment....

Amanda's Mid-Century Media Room
Flickr Finds

A few weeks ago, Amanda shared her lovely home in Ohio with us, along with a thorough walkthrough of her adventurous TV mounting project that would eventually marry her love for tech and her excellent...

Roundup: Three of the Year's Best Pro Cans

Something that tends to go hand-in-hand with our love for merging design and technology is our undeniable addiction to headphones. Luckily, Cnet has rounded up their top 3 picks for headphones of the ...

Retro Roundup: Typewriters

Looking to contribute to that modern "shabby chic" style everyone seems so ga-ga about in your own home? Consider adding a touch of old school word processing in the form typewriters (or maybe some vi...

The Turntable Clock Recycles Old Tech

Mmmm.. tastes like retro redemption. We at Unplggd don't believe in "out-dated" technology. We believe in tech that simply needs another purpose, especially ones with timeless designs. Take the turnta...

Retro TV Alarm Clock for a Kitschy Vintage Nightstand

There's definitely a point when kitschy turns into tacky. But in the right home, on the right nightstand, belonging to the right person... this retro TV alarm clock might just be the perfect vintage g...

Flickr Finds: Pieter's Turquoise Home Office

Oh, home office spaces... how we love them so. It's where you get into the "zone," as we all like to call it. Where we get our most frustrating moments and our most spectacular ones. Toss in high ce...

Inspiration: Vintage Braun Tech

When we think of the German company Braun these days, the first thing that comes to mind are their heavenly electric toothbrushes (nowadays they're known as Oral-B). But before all that, they were ren...

Polaroid Throwback: Make It a Snap!

When announced last February that Polaroid was going to stop making film, fanatics have been dying get to get their next fix on instant film. And while Dell's Wasabi printer paper solution may come cl...

Big Chill: Retro Refrigerators for Your Vintage Kitchen

Sweet fancy Moses, the end to boring fridges are here. The hardest decision to make here is which color to pick. Oh, and did we mention the big version is Energy Star rated? More shots of Big Chill'...

Crate & Barrel: Fulton Collection Goes Retro Modern

It's been a while since we've stepped on CB grounds. However, their new Fulton collection sure is capturing our hearts (and wallets) with its trendy minimal lines and mixed materials for a fresh, rust...

Inspiration: Gemma's IKEA Shelves For Record Storage

After drooling over Gemma Ahern's breathtaking sneak peek over at Design Sponge Online, we couldn't help but fall in love again with an idea we've seen time and time again - pairing IKEA LACK shelves ...

Look! Mid Century Sunken Media Room

Now this is a proper media room! Sure, it's not filled with all the newest and geekiest tech, but the mid-century rounded seating arrangement around the TV gives everyone who comes over for a movie s...

Flashback: A Selection of Retro ManCaves

Although the term "mancave" may be a modern invention, the idea of a masculine-decorated, home electronic filled room isn't a new one. In fact, we think its heydays were several decades ago, when men...

Flickr Finds: The Retro-Modern Executive Office

Pairing that good retro ol' wooden grain look we've seen in hotel rooms before with sleek tech and modern color touches, this office instantly screams nostalgia. Especially with Grados, a Numark turnt...

What is This Gadget and What Does it Do?

We spotted this pretty stellar camouflaged home office on Lifehacker, belonging to reader MacintoshDZNR. The office itself is great and unique, but we couldn't help but stare at the low-budget-movie s...

Aimée Wilder Retro Tech Inspired Wallpaper

Aimée Wilder is a New York based designer that has collaborated with Vans on shoe design and Skip Hop for their line of bags and baby bedding. This being unplggd and all, what really caught our eye w...

Fans by Itho: Retro Dutch Cool

We are fans of these fans! In general, we like fans as much for keeping us cool in the summer as we do looking at them as decorative accessories in the winter. Just check out Design Milk's fan and you...

Tiny Retro Handheld Projector

The Retro Cuboid Tiny Handheld Projector isn't going to give you the next IMAX experience, but we're still impressed to see projector technology shrunk down to the size of a juice box. This particular...

Make Sure Your SLR Wears His Seat Belt Camera Straps

It kind of makes sense in a metaphorical way: We use seat belts to keep ourselves and our loved ones safe while we're riding in cars. Why couldn't we use seat belts, manufactured to of course include ...

Vivitar Jumps In With a Vintage-Bodied Digital Camera

Several months ago, we showed you Olympus' Micro Four Thirds Camera. It was a modern digital picture snapper with the stylings of an SLR from the 1970s. At the time, we didn't have any price or specif...

Space Invaders are Cold, Now so is Your Drink

It's no secret we here at Unplggd have a love for all things retro gaming, especially when it involves a way to integrate our love of Space Invaders into our homes by way of tasteful decor or entertai...

Cool Vintage Film Tins Find New Use In Your Space

We've seen people re-use tech packaging for home decor before in our post about reusing Apple's MacBook shipping styrofoam to create a unique 3D wallpaper. We've got another idea for you now, but it's...

Old Meets New: iPhone Running OS System 7

Thanks to a group of what has to be the most bored Apple fanboys on the planet, we now know what it would be like to run an ancient Apple operating system on the shiniest and tiniest Mac gadget out th...