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The Best Handheld Kitchen Devices

Chefs and bakers come with some serious (and seriously-sized) hardware. But as you're at home finding the perfect spot to store your 27-pound mixer, consider these compact kitchen devices. They can d...

SmartHome: The Home Automation Superstore

SmartHome carries anything you need to automate your home. Never before have we seen a place that carries so many things to get a job done — for you. It's been ranked as one of the best plac...

Steward Oral Care System

Do we really need to say how important oral hygiene is? We're not going to sound like some PSA telling you that you need to go and brush your teeth. However, we did find a pretty cool gadget that w...

Street Headphones Show Your Favorite Music in 3D

We talk about headphones often on Unplggd and unfortunately they all usually end up looking very similar. Even more unfortunate &mdash the unique, "cool" looking headphones are usually of the worst ...

The Realization that You Really Do Need a Toaster

I always burn the toast. On the first few dates with my now-boyfriend, I tried to cook for him—but every meal came to the table without toasted bread. I didn't own a toaster, so I (inefficiently...

Meyer Prestige Toasters

We're talking about kitchens and bathrooms this month and we've been trying to pinpoint the appliances in our kitchen that we use the most. One that immediately came to mind was our really (and I me...

Roundup: Our Favorite Bathroom Tech

For such a typically small room &mdash there's a lot of tech that can be incorporated to make life a little easier (whether it's on you, or the Earth!). Bathroom Tech can range from an eco-friendly ...

Do You Use Tech in the Kitchen?

We're avid cooks and unlike most people, we don't mind admitting that about 75% of what we cook is from closely following other peoples recipes. Keep in mind that we only own one cookbook (Julia Chi...

Bathroom Televisions That Hide Inside Mirrors

Although the idea of relaxing in a warm bubble bath while watching Die hard 3 is at the top of most people's lists (right?), the idea of mounting a T.V in your bathroom seems — well, a little ...

What Has Tech Replaced in Your Space?

It hit us today: As we were making a clean sweep of the apartment and tossing or donating the stuff we don't need, we came to the low-tech bathroom dial scale. Since we got WiiFit, we haven't touched ...

Fragment Design's Tech-Wrap Protects Your Gizmos

Ever dream of the day that you could wrap your expensive gizmos in a burrito-like wrap? Well, you may need to wait a little longer for it to go up on their online store, but Tokyo-based Fragment Desig...

Are Sneezing Electronics in Our Future?

We're sure a lot of you have the sniffles right now. But would you ever imagine that your radio might be right next to you sneezing along? It might be in the future of consumer electronics, and it's n...

Do You Give Tech Gifts Early?
Tech Questions

Q: Unplggd, I really need your advice. My boyfriend's birthday is in two weeks and I'm getting him a new sports game for the Wii. But since his best college buddy is coming in to town this week, shoul...

Do You Buy New Tech Before a Big Event?

Remember our friend who was hosting a Super Bowl party despite not having the best setup of the group? Well it turns out he's buying a new TV this week: A 42" 1080p that he got at a steal....

Dynamo DIY Ideas From Unplggd Tech Tours

Many home office spaces require a little DIY to make them fit your needs. No matter how many products are designed to make things more efficient, each person is just enough different that a little ...

Got a Technicolor Addiction?
Survey

After our wildly successful Technicolor series featured a few months back, we thought we'd open it up to our creative readers to see what they thought of going in the direction of a single color with ...

Has Your Tech Ever Embarassed You?

We got a giggle out of GeekSugar's tale of leaving iTunes playing on a shut-closed laptop. When the machine made it to the office the next morning, her laptop went full blast with the tunes....

The Beauty of White Tech
Inspiration

Not only do the interiors shot by Swedish photographer Ragnar Ómarsson kick some major butt, his lifestyle collection features great examples of ways to integrate white tech into your home (yes, this...

The Best in Kids Tech
Best of 2009

For every kind of person that exists in the world, there's a different style of parenting. Some kids are allowed free reign of the computer, while others find themselves banned from cable television...

August: Most Popular Tech As Comfort
Best of 2009

1 TV Tub: The Only Great Way Of Watching TV In The Bathroom 2 8 Ways to Make Your Home Office More Comfortable 3 Kitchen Counter Built With Computing In Mind 4 Bluetooth Enabled Lamp Brings Customi...

July: Most Popular Mobile Tech
Best of 2009

1 SolarStrap: Charge Your Gadgets While Traveling 2 Digital Camera Accesories for Travel 3 Treadway Wearable Transportation 4 What Are Your Tech Travel Neccesities? THE LIST CONTINUES…...

January: Most Popular Bedroom Tech
Best of 2009

1 Keep It Cartesian: Industrial Switchplates with a Twist 2 Wireless Illuminated Super Tiny Keyboard 3 The Ultimate Tech Bachelor Pad by Esquire 4 Good Healthism: Watch TV From Bed? Not So Fast THE...

A Tail of DIY Doves and Desks: A Work Surface in LA

When setting up a new office, you want everything to be right. Whatever you do, you need to plan it out so that you are not just slowly adding clutter to your space with mismatched tchotchke. Rece...

The Tech Minimalist Speaks Out: A Home Theater Rant

Like many of you, I consider myself quite the tech minimalist when it comes to electronics and gizmos. And like many of you, I've come to truly hate the current work flow and experience of setting up,...

Aloft: The Affordable Tech Hotel

This past weekend Emily and I found ourselves traveling across I-10 eastward from LA to Phoenix (actually Mesa and Tempe to be exact) to celebrate my birthday with my best friend and to hike up to t...