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Ikea Hack: Zen Laptop Table

If you are like most people, you're working more and more off your laptop. This liberates you from your desk, and makes you find different places to work. The trouble is that you need a nice flat surf...

Lego iMac G4 Junior has a Real LCD Screen

click for more picsYeah, it's always cool to see Lego brick mock-ups of our favorite home office tech and supplies—like a stapler, desk, lamp, phone and computer—but this little guy from B...

The Poor Man's Notebook: Touchscreen, Portable, Powerful and Highly Protected

click for more picsWith components for laptops, desktops and netbooks getting more minute in size and price, the opportunity to integrate a computer into various storage "cases" has expanded into just...

Hack One Business card, Win 1000 Free!

click for more picsIndustrial Design blog Core77 is hosting a competition on its forum that is chock full of creative and inspiring entries: The site asked its readers to make something useful and thr...

Ikea Hacked from the Media Center to the Office

We spotted this clever transformation on Ikea Hacker: Suphi and Ebrar, a couple from Istanbul, had a few Ikea pieces in their media room that out wore their welcome. Rather than turn to Craigslist or&...

Hack: Get the Perfect Pour of Beer with Your iPhone

In honor of my Alma Mater's Florida Gators playing in the BCS national championship game tonight, I went searching for ideas on how technology can help you enjoy a great sports game. There's the obvio...

Make Digital Photo Frames a Little Sexier With Ikea

Happy New Year everyone! We're sure you're happy to see Unplggd back with regular coverage after our end of 2008 roundup—but bloggers need a break to celebrate the holidays, too! Did you notice ...

'Slightly' Sweat-Absorbing Hemp-Wrapped Wii-Mote

Admittedly, we here at Unplggd always go for a clean, sleek form factor. We love the look of a nice aluminum Apple iMac, an elegant Bang & Olufsen television or the white, shiny Nintendo Wii. But if y...

Mod Master High Schooler Makes Lego Playstation

The Lego train is still going strong. Just one click into our Lego archives and you'll find such brilliant ideas as a Lego radiator, glowing block Lego lights and a super secure Lego safe. But we can ...

Nintendo Keyless Entry System

This is not another useful hack of the Wii (like our post on How To: Wii-mote Control Your Curtains), but it's close. This hack from Instructables user action_owl takes advantage of a CD-Rom drive and...

Ikea Hack: Convert Pax Library To HDTV Media Storage

You know the situation. You just bought a new HDTV and you are trying to fit it into your room. It's not always easy and it's challenging, especially when you don't have a lot of space. One thing that...

DIY: Pink Eraser USB Flash Drive Hiding Data In Plain Sight

It's a common thing to have a USB flash drive. Most people probably have more than one since the technology evolves so quickly. These little devices are extremely useful and handy. However, that doesn...

DIY Smart Coasters Tell You What You Already Know

Techie coasters have been popping up everywhere. We've already blogged about coasters themed after circuit boards, floppy disks, pixelated images, Apple compatible icons, vintage records, Polaroids, a...

Pac-Man Mini: Not Yet Ever in Stores

There's an XBox 360 that lives in my entertainment center, but I have to say that my Plug-and-Play Pac-Man/Namco TV Games unit gets much more action. Something about the simplicity of both the setup a...

Giant Fabric Rug Keyboard

What do you get when you combine the elements of a rug, a Dance Dance Revolution mat, and a computer keyboard? You get one helluva workout while you chat online......