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DIY Smart Coaster for Heat Sensitive Tongues

A stress-free and relaxing tea time (or coffee time or [insert hot beverage of your choice here] time) in a cozy corner can take an abrupt halt when your tea is scalding hot. All of a sudden your cozy...

Surface Treatment Makes LED Light More Cozy

In the debate over whether compact flourescent lights (CFLs) or light emitting diodes (LEDs) are going to join Betamax and HD DVDs in the up-and-coming technology graveyard, opponents of LEDs for norm...

Green Idea: Water Pressure Powered Shower Light

I am fortunate to have a lot of natural light in my bathroom which definitely helps in the morning stumble from the bed to the shower routine. In previous places I have lived however, I haven't been a...

Renters' Solution: Ceiling Fan in a Light Socket

Ceiling fans—as ugly as the world of HGTV and TLC design shows would have you believe they are—are necessary here in the south. With sweltering summer temperatures, running the air conditi...

X-Touch Mixer Faucet: For The Meticulously Water Temperature Conscientious

It seems just yesterday we were drooling over such temperature controlled faucets, but it seems X-Touch has just taken it a step further. Here you have it, your very own leverless, button-controlled f...

EasyBloom: Small Space Gardening for Dummies

Have you ever had one of those weeks where you felt like a supernatural force was dropping subtle hints into your life? Well if you've been reading Unplggd, you know that I (Taryn, the "we" doesn't re...

Bathomatic: Luxury Tech for the Tub

Put another score on the board for "wired" bathrooms being the newest home trend. The Bathomatic is a fully automated digital bath filler that allows you to fill up your bathtub remotely, even going s...

The Alarm Clock for Airplane Pilots

Mornings are tough. But it's the most important part of your day, setting the mood for the next 24 hours. Wake up happy and it's a great day. Wake up cranky and you're in a funk for awhile. So how wo...

Freeware: Software Helps You Tweak Your MacBook's Temperature

One from Taylor. We've blogged many a time about the new (or newly ridiculous) problem of laptops that get uncomfortably hot (here and here to link a few). For those who want immediate relief without...