At Unplggd, we're always trying to go wireless. It's not easy, but more and more systems are appearing on the market to cater to wireless fanatics like us. Let's be honest, unless you're willing to dr...
Another home electronics design concept from Hong Kong designer Michael Young, this time a wireless speaker system, the “i24R3 Portable". The circular, lightweight speaker was designed for EOps, m...
There are plenty of erroneous pieces of technology floating around the world and we believe this may be another one. We completely understand the need for a very loud sound system, but an iPod dock t...
Most of us use a dial or a mouse click to switch what we're listening to. But the Potger Design Cubic Sound MP3 player bucks tradition and focuses on a more physical action to switch tunes: flip the c...
Every Tuesday night, the living room becomes a rock venue. Tons of people are getting together to hang out and play games with everyone-can-play titles like Rock Band—and this Amp from speaker g...
We usually tend to separate furniture and home theater items, however that didn't stop an enterprising designer from trying to combine shelves and speakers. We know that your speakers probably have al...
When you work with your laptop, you tend to use a few USB hubs when you are on the go. It doesn't really matter from what brand they are, as long as they work well. It's also best to work with some ki...
Unplggd reader Alonso sent us a DIY audio speaker solution which brought music into his bathroom with a handsome finish that would make any shower or bath a more relaxing (or exciting) time accompan...
These Bird Electron Dice Speakers (45mm squared) were designed specifically for mini sized flash drive MP3 players like the iPod Shuffle and Sony NW-E005's. Don't expect to rock the party with one of ...
Michi Jung's Chocolate Music ottoman is an obvious ode to that most delectable of treats, combining the appearance of a huge cube of our favourite confectionery with that of sound system embedded ins...
The Diva, designed by Dante Donegani and Giovanni Lauda, is a two in one solution that should appeal to your inner Whitney Houston: a LED bedside light with a music system specifically designed for t...
To be honest, we've never been big proponents of iPod docks (well, except for those minimalist Geneva Sound units) because most of them have an awkward look to them with an iPod parked ontop. At least...
Although portable computers are referred to as laptops, it's rare that they are actually comfortable when used on your lap. Initially, it's fine but at a certain point, they start to heat up and that'...
Plenty of us seem to wear headphones while working, but in the last year or so we've returned to a teen habit: easing into sleep while listening to music with headphones. After about 30 minutes of lis...
How's this for a little pick me up? This Japanese iPod dock is one of the more elegant and creative solutions we've seen here at Unplggd, featuring a design inspired by a shopping bag. Well, minus the...
Unplggd reader Mark Fischer sent us this very cool and crafty DIY speaker enclosure made with plywood and a Dayton DTA T Digital Amp powerin a single HiVi B3N 3" driver, designed to go into his child...
Most speakers tend to look similar. If you don't want a big black box, you usually have to spend more money on getting higher-end speakers. Thankfully, there are some newer speakers that are cheaper a...
Nothing rattles our chains like being interrupted from a music high. We invest in super high-quality sound systems so we can chill out in our apartments after a long day of work and lose ourselves in...
It's always fun to have some music while you are having some fun in your pool. Sure, there are some great solutions for this problem, but they tend to be on the expensive side. Which is why we thought...
Hello again:) In our last installment, I turned some scrap aluminum into a backplate and heatsink for our iPod dock. The leftover MDF was cut to the same size as the original speakers and we solde...
Yeah, yeah.. we get it. Speaker location super important when it comes to proper stereo imaging, but what if you don't care about all that? What if making your place feel welcoming trumps having a pa...
Here's a space saving home audio solution concept which might appeal to those of us who only have wall space in an apartment or dorm. The Fruity Speaker consists of six variable sized speakers and wit...
Over here at Unplggd, we have a special regard for wireless things. They are just so convenient and keep the wire messes at bay. Nothing says wireless as wirelessly playing your tunes all over your pa...
We've always had a soft spot for paper models. There's always something pleasantly rewarding about carefully cutting something out, folding and slotting tab "A" into tab "B" and converting a 2 dimen...
iPods and iPhones have become ubiquitous. If you compare the small form factor, size of the HD and just plain usability, the iPod is hard to beat. With up to 160GB of storage, which was strangely redu...
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