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Maisie Maud Broadhead's Cable Art

Here at Unplggd we often extol the virtues of hiding cables and wires. Normally this is the preferred aim in creating a visually satisfying space, one devoid of visible hardware and cable clutter. B...

Philips Wireless HDTV Link Untethers High Def Content
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Name: Philips Wireless HDTV Link Price: $799 Rating: Strong Recommend* We review a fair share of our products here at Unplggd that impress us aplenty from a technical/home electronics perspective. ...

Create a Small Floating iMac Workspace With Ikea Shelves

Some people argue that they need a big desk with a lot of surface space to pay bills and file things away. But others, myself included, know we don't need all that extra table space......

Colored Tape to Label Cords is an Easy Fix

Sometimes the easiest solutions are the hardest to come up with. Case in point: Using color-coded tape to label our most-used plugged-in cords. A brilliant, low-impact, no-brainer idea that we've neve...

Cable "Gutter" From a $4.99 Ikea Hanger Rack

Moving affords you the opportunity to re-purpose your old stuff (When I downsized to a smaller workspace, my Ikea Mikael desk was cut down to become a coffee table). If you're moving to a warm climate...

Using Floating Shelves and Hidden Cables Effectively

In an effort to remain uncluttered and to keep a spartan working space, there are a few ways to keep things clean and tidy. Above all, we like it when wires aren't apparent. It's natural to have a bun...

Sound Carpet: Surround Sound and a Lounge

When I was a kid, there was nothing better to me than turning on the radio and laying on the carpet between my two stereo speakers. But now, even though I've upgraded to better music and better speake...

IKEA GALANT and Pegboard Desk Modification

Friend and hiking blogger extraordinaire Kolby Kirk of 100hikes.com sent us his IKEA desk hack which utilizes pegboard and zip cords as a way to counter tech clutter by attaching hardware like a USB h...

Use Spiral Notebook Binding to Manage Wires

What do we have here? Well it looks like a simple solution to a common problem using only stuff you've probably already got collecting dust in a closet somewhere. We'll file this one under "Why didn't...

A DIY Sleek Desk that Hides All Your Goodies

We have to say—nothing makes our day more than spotting an easy and cheap solution to our everyday home tech woes. Case in point: Unsightly peripherals and tangles of cord are given the "Out of...

GRID-IT Helps Keep Your Tech Glut in Check

We like to consider ourselves pretty clean and organized by any standard. But there's an issue that plagues us regularly: tech clutter. It's part of our job to plug this in, route that around, and t...

A Great Way to Travel With Your Electronic Gear

When you are traveling, it gets hard to track all of your electronic gear. It doesn't take long for people to just throw them all in a bag and forget about them. That makes retrieving them almost impo...

Wiring as a Design Statement

Check out Maxwell's beautiful example found during his Italian travels where exposed wiring can actually add to decor, instead of detract, Perhaps with some of the DIY and product wire management so...

Roundup: Five Best DIY Cable Management Solutions

If there's one thing people tend to complain about post in and post out on Unplggd, it's messy wires. There isn't a post that goes by where someone doesn't comment, "Looks great! Now they just have to...

Cablox Cable Management

Cablox is a new cable management solution that fastens, bundles, shortens cables and sticks on virtually all clean surfaces for under the desk or anywhere else application. The tentacle suckers desi...

Repurpose a Tube Sock as a Playful Wire Cozy

Perfect in a kid's bedroom, a dedicated playroom, a living room that's turned into a playroom or just hiding behind the TV of one very playful adult, this idea makes a cord wrangler out of an unexpect...

Keep Extra-Long Cords In Check with a Chain Sinnet

There's tons of solutions for hiding the cords that tangle behind your computer desk or media center (We happen to favor the DIY rain gutter method, ourselves). But some wires, like headphones and per...

Renters, How Do You Battle Cable-Forced Room Layouts?

Having just been apartment shopping not too long ago, we are fresh to the notion that one of the most important things to consider in a candidate for a new space is the location of power outlets and c...

Use Rain Gutters to Wrangle Under-Desk Wires

BEFORE. Click here for the "after" shot.Above is the "before" shot of Lifehacker reader Seandavid010's tangled mess of a desk. But he got a new desk and a new outlook on cord management when he decide...

Coil Your Outdoor Cords In Plastic Waste Baskets

If you're planning to show a midnight movie outdoors on the projector screen or wire up your deck with great sound, you're going to have a lot of heavy duty outdoor cords working their way through you...

How to Organize Your Computer Wires Using Cable Cubes

How is the back of your desk or computer? Messy or clean? For us, keeping our wires untangled is always a work in progress. Even when you take the time to organize them, it doesn't take long until the...

NY Times Untangles the 'World of Cables'

So, admittedly, some of us are not all tech experts. Even though we love a sleek MacBook and couldn't do without our iPod dock, we aren't exactly well-versed on all things home tech. Like we still get...

Before & After: Cablebox Disappearing Act

Here's a great before and after showing how the Bluelounge Cablebox can really get your jumble of wires and surge protector in order. The folks over at house42.com had the typical-normal tangle of wi...

How To: Hide Your Rear Speaker Wires

We've gone over how to make your own speaker wires before, but how does one effectively hide them from prying eyes once all the surround speakers are in place? We've got your answers waiting for you, ...

An Easy Solution To Storing Your Extra Parts & Pieces

The addition of new, shiny gizmos and gadgets leaves us with the unfortunate byproduct of wires and cables we don't need. Getting rid of such things usually just means we'll end up buying them again...

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