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Macally Introduces Stylish Bamboo Cooling Stands

Notebook coolers are a dime a dozen, but we personally prefer ones that try to stand out from the bunch, giving a unique perspective to its form and function. Sort of like Macally's sexy little wooden...

Final Frame: A Radio For Treehuggers

A Radio For Treehuggers, made with 80% real oak, designed by Solène Le Goff & Christophe Gouache....

Make This: Wooden Cell Phone & MP3 Dock

We love wooden accessories, especially when it comes to cradles for our favorite pieces of technology — cell phones and mp3 players! The only problem is, our pocketbooks don't always allow u...

USB Bamboo Keyboard and Mouse Gives You Wood

Bamboo computer peripherals aren't new, but this keyboard & mouse set built with the eco-friendly material is one of the most affordable......

Old School Robotics: DIY Rotating Wood Crank iPhone Dock

When we think of cranks we think of winding cranks made to power electronics or the ones made to power up the first cars. Cranks are useful and have been used for centuries. This is the first time tha...

Look! Shopping Bag Meets iPod Speaker

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...

JAVOedge iPhone 3G Lumberjack Cover

Cork is a great material for many reasons: it's soft to the touch, protects well from dings, and is a renewable resource. With that in mind, JAVOedge has released the iPhone 3G Lumberjack Cover, a ver...

DIY: iPod Dock From Reused Parts and Leftover Chicken 2

Hi. Last time I went over some of the reasons for creating this dock and went through some of the initial cutting and rough stuff. I cut some mahogany, routed out some speaker depressions, and fram...

Woodtec iPhone/iPod Docks Embrace the Wilderness

Tired of that overpriced Apple iPhone/iPod dock sucking your money dry? Why not go for something that'll put you more in tune with nature? Something like these Woodtec docks made from solid wood - eac...

Crate & Barrel: Fulton Collection Goes Retro Modern

It's been a while since we've stepped on CB grounds. However, their new Fulton collection sure is capturing our hearts (and wallets) with its trendy minimal lines and mixed materials for a fresh, rust...

Final Frame: Marlies Romberg’s Wooden Computer Workstation

Marlies Romberg’s Wooden Computer Workstation is a wood lover's dream come true, incorporating a desktop system into traditional furniture using a laser cutting system to create a working keyboard,...

Great iPod Case: Replace Plastic with Wood

With the new iPhone that was just released last Friday, we thought that it would be great to check out what else can be done with all of those older model iPods. Don't get us wrong, we love the things...

Quite Possibly the Most Stylish Toaster Ever

Of the entire family of home tech; after all the laptops, LCD TVs and home stereo systems; it's the kitchen tech that gets the least play. And no kitchen tech is as under-appreciated—yet complet...

ICFF 2009: Straight Line Designs Inc. i-Log

The name is a bit un-"i"nspired, but Straight Line Designs Inc. presented one of the coolest home decor tech items at this year's ICFF show...the sort of home technology product which goes unnoticed a...

Woodventure Carved Wooden USB Flash Drive: Secure and Beautiful

We've seen a couple of wooden USB flash drives on the market, but I have to say that this one is by far the most beautiful. It's carved from an exotic wood that's known for being resistant and hard. B...

Wooden Laser Cut Earbud Owl: Keeps Your Wired Untangled

If you are like us, you hate having messy wires around. Things get pretty messy with the wires of our MP3 players. No matter how you roll them around, in the end, they tend to get tangled one way or t...

The Wooden Iphone Case: Looks Good, But Is It Useful?

Wood is a material that we really like here at Unplggd. It's sustainable and nice to the touch. It's green and there is something about technological items made out of wood that is really appealing. N...

This Custom Wooden Desk is Really Customized

Necessity is the mother of invention, right? The subliminal message that shouts in every hacker's ear as he crafts some custom solution to a common problem has struck again as a Lifehacker reader buil...

Warm Wood: i-radium Modern Radiators

We are definitely not strangers to hot radiators here at unplggd. Not hot temperature wise, but in a damn that's hot, I like the way that looks kind of way. We have rounded up some interesting exampl...

A Unique USB Drive that Does Something Practical!

USB flash drives can be really handy to have around. You can store important info on them to have at a virtual arm's reach (the list of important lists to keep is a good start) or you can use it as a ...

Skullcandy Holua Wooden Earbuds: Let Everyone Know You're Green

There are no two ways about it. Wood is good. Using this sustainable material makes everything look good, from USB flash drives to laptops. It's just a shame that there aren't more products out there ...

Philippe Rahm's Air Exchanger: Wood + Glass = Fresh Air

I don't think we have ever talked about an air exchanger on unplggd. Good looking air purifiers yes, but not air exchangers. This is probably because air exchangers aren't particularly exciting and ar...

WONK NYC: The Astoria Media Cabinet

One of the more sophisticated pieces of high end furniture to hit the streets we've seen lately, the WONK Astoria Media Cabinet comes in flashing those modern right angles we've all become so fond of,...

The Wooden Case: A Great Way to Lug Your Laptop Around

Laptop cases are great. They protect your precious device while trying to make it look good. This is the first laptop case that I've seen that's made out of wood, and since wood is good, that's someth...

Go Wood! The Xbein Table by Florian Kallus

This piece of futuristic contemporary godliness has got us both scratching our heads and collectively drooling altogether. Is it practical? Is it safe? We're pretty unsure ourselves, but introducing w...