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Last-Minute DIY Halloween Decorations

Ok, if you're still not ready for Halloween, it's time to get moving. Buy some candy, put together a costume and use these DIY decoration projects as inspiration......

GuyPhone! The Fully-Functional iPhone Costume

Just when we thought that being a video of yourself on YouTube was a brilliant idea for Halloween, we spot these two and their oversized, but fully functional, iPhone costumes......

Are You Planning Techie Halloween Costumes?

With less than a week until that costume-fest that is Halloween, you should have your costume all lined up. It's easy to go for a sexy cop outfit or to be the thousandth guy that's dressed as 'Swine F...

How To: Make Your Halloween Flashlights Brighter
(For Under $10)

As our little ones traipse about the neighborhoods on Halloween, it's always a good idea to have them carry a flashlight. Larger and brighter ones can be too heavy to carry, but watch the how-to vid...

Why Not Carve a Geeked-Out Pumpkin?

Certain times of year make us proud to be geeks. May 25th (Geek pride Day), March 14th (Pi Day) and now, Halloween. We're seeing so many cool ways to geek out our fall fest......

Remote Controlled Jack-O-Lantern Lights

What's Halloween without a Jack-O-Lantern? Safe from fires, that's what. To make your carved pumpkin creations much safer—and more high-tech, to boot!—replace the candle with a remote-cont...

Hole-In-Stomach Halloween Costume Gets Tech Assist

So its a little early for Halloween, but when a costume this clever can be constructed with just a little tech know-how, we'd be fools not to pass it along. Flickr user evanbooth appears to have been ...

Best. Costume. Ever.

Hope your Halloween trick-or-treaters coming to your home tonight are as cool as this tech-mech getup, a DIY affair created by parent 2wicky (he mentions plans will be uploaded soon so you can follow...

The Mac-O-Lantern: Now in a Throw Pillow

If you missed our post on how to create your own Mac-O-Lantern, you should definitely check it out. Turning an old Mac computer into a Halloween decoration is a cool and creative way to show your geek...

Final Frame: R2D2 Gets Squashed!

As Halloween approaches we're finding more and more geeky pumpkin ideas, whether it's the Xbox 360 red ring of death, digital jack-o-lanterns made out of old Macs, or this masterful carving of R2D2. ...

Xbox 360 Pumpkin: The Red Ring of Death

One more week to go, so if you are still trying to figure out what to carve into your pumpkin then have we got some techy options for you. Forget the political pumpkins or the lovely floral pumpkins...

DIY Techie Costumes: Cheap and Original

Because Unplggd loves you, we don't want to see you be the 4th "The Dark Knight" Joker at any party this Halloween. Lucky for you, we've found these do-it-yourself tech-related costumes while scouring...

How To: Create a Mac-O-Lantern

Instructables contributor Fusebox has an inspired and high tech use for those old Mac Classics you might have stored away in the attic for some charming Halloween fun. His pumpkin painted Mac Classics...

USB Pumpkin Lights: Halloween Comes Early

Are you looking for a way to spruce up your cubicle for Halloween? Brando's USB Pumkin lights feature a bright orange glow, thanks to an LED light. For $13, you'll get 8-pumpkin lights....

USB Thumb Drive is Really a Thumb

Well, not a real thumb, but let's just say it's a great accessory to your Bloody Stump Wrist Rest. Whoever designed this USB storage device obviously had a dark sense of humor and a very literal mind ...

Halloween Prep: Bloody Stump Wrist Rest

Ok, try not to puke. Hong Kong store Brando is offering 1:1 scale hand and foot stumps as desktop wrist rests. For $18 you can save yourself from carpal tunnel and creep out all your coworkers. For...