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Rumor Mill: Samsung X-Series with Xbox360 Hookups

Earlier today, a tipster sent the game-savvy Kotaku team a shot of what seems to be a new Samsung LCD TV with integrated Xbox360 features (and of course matching colors to boot). For those who prefer ...

Product Review: The Sensual Singer Curvy

Sewing is something we spend a lot of time doing here at the Unplggd Asylum. We have a number of machines but they are generally what one would call... purpose-built. Ok, let's face the hard truth: ...

Super SideBar Wet Bar Beverage System

We don't even imbibe and we're interested with this bartending gadget that allows you to dispense up to five beverages directly from the bottle/container. Basically the compact pre-plumbed and pre-wir...

Introducing MarineAV's Aquavision 57" Waterproof LCD TV

As Outdoor Tech month slowly comes to an end (I'm still curious if anyone caught on with all the outside gear we've been featuring), comes the 57" monster from Aquavision. The specs sound pretty decen...

How To...Synch Verizon’s Blackberry Curve 8330 with your Mac

When I bought the new Blackberry Curve 8330 from Verizon last month I figured the smartphone’s syncing capabilities would be similar to Cingular’s Blackberry Curve – meaning, I wouldn’t have a...

Green Idea: Inca CheckTap USB Programmable Power Strip

It was actually the look of this power bar that first caught my eye, but it was the USB programmable aspect that kept my attention. Why do we need a USB programmable power strip? It can save you 70% i...

Cassette Lamps: Way Better Than CD Lamps

It's hard to recycle CD's, we know. We've seen previous attempts of using CD's to make a lamp, but it's nothing as elaborate or dramatic as the lamps Transparent House have created with old cassette t...

Inside the Kinzo Designed Offices of a German Newspaper

Ok, so this isn't a home, but the new headquarters for Germany's leading tabloid and Europe's largest newspaper Bild has some rad tech ideas. The upgrade was done by German architect trio KINZO, who ...

Unplggd Bloggers Search: Help Wanted

Are you obsessed with everything tech...but also an aesthete who would never settle for solutions or components that will intrude on your home decor? Are you someone who would like to review the newes...

Maxtor Central Axis: Weird Name, Copious Space

For the crazy media collectors out there who are at their last terabyte, Seagate has just announced their new flagship NAS drive featuring a 1TB 7200RPM hard drive with 32MB of cache, covered in its s...

Rolleiflex Mini Digicam

We want! We want! Vintage will always be in when it comes to gadgets. There's something about the way things were made back in the day that make them look and feel so much more significant. This is e...

Greenpeace Releases Eco Report for Top 18 Gadget Companies

Eek! As if we all needed more tech guilt, now Greenpeace comes out with its list who the worst eco offenders in the gadget world. Nintendo bottoms out the list -- Wii-ACK -- because of a 6 percent in...

Thursday Giveaway: Acton Manila Pro

Last week our Gregory wrote a piece on our Peter's laptop sleeve. This week, as promised, we are givin' one away. Behold; the FREE Acton Manila Pro. This one is the veg-tan natural color with wool ...

Flickr Finds: Perke's Perfect Table

Perhaps we're just suckers for the simple, lived-in look. Ultra-modern has its flair, but even with cables out, Perke's pine garden table looks like a wonderful place to work. With the lights casting ...

The iPod Doctor: House Calls in NYC

Has the dead iPod icon suddenly shown up? Hearing some strange clicking? While Apple Care is good while it lasts, Fortune magazine tells us about the iPod doctor who is there to step in when you don'...

Lazy Geek's Cushion

I don't know how my girlfriend does it, but she does a majority of her computer work in positions I mostly conjugate with images of newborns in a crib or those bed bound in a convalescent home. I migh...

Digimech: The Analog Digital Clock

We are loving this concept for a clock. What looks like four bars covered in jibberish actually turns into numerals as they pass through the central black 'clock'. Also, once each individual bar rises...

iPhone 3G: Fabrix Has You "Covered"

I know, I know. A terrible pun to start off the day, but I just had to. Anyway, for those still paranoid of scratches as they use their electronics day in and day out, Fabrix just announced a large ra...

Blogging New York Times: Silver Lake Renovation Adds Corked Media Room

Today's New York Times features a Home & Garden story looking at David Bernardi Silver Lake Los Angeles home. The senior vice president of Imagine Entertainment, the production company started by Ron ...

Wired: Green Lighting for Different Room Spaces

While it may take a while for LED's to become mainstream lighting, the next best energy-saving option when it comes to lighting are compact fluorescent lights (CFLs). On the other hand, did you know t...

NuForce Icon: Making Your Computer Hi-Fi

While many people are alright with their standard laptop speakers or built-in monitor sound emitters, audiophiles will go a long way to try and convince you how much blaring distortion is present from...

Bene Coffice: A Home Office Smack Dab in the Middle of Your Living Room

Coffice. Strange name huh? My first thought was coffin, which is not really where you want to be, but perhaps office furniture maker Bene meant it to be a combination of 'coffee' and 'office'...which ...

Closeup: Two People...Two TV Screens?

They say sharing is caring. We guess Marlon and Jace aren't subscribers to that idea, and thus have two side-by-side flat screens so they can enjoy whatever they want separately. The couple likes to w...

Twemco: They Know Retro Is In, Flip Clocks Especially

For all you Fliqlo Screensaver fans, we've found that Twemco - whom possesses over 30 years experiences of manufacturing clocks in this kind - is still producing these great retro analog flip clocks. ...

Thursday Giveaway Winner: Sonance Mariner 52 Outdoor Speakers

We wanted to come up with a clever way to pick this week's giveaway winner, but we're fresh out of ideas after last week's picking. We opted to go the traditional route and asked a friend on instant ...

Furryrobo: A Sleeping Bag for Your Macbook Air

This isn't really meant to protect your MacBook Air while it is left outside in a tent, but the sleeping bag inspiration definitely gives us a unique take on the standard laptop sleeve. ...

The Vision One Desk: Gamers & Mediaphiles, Rejoice!

For those who must have it all, add the Vision One Desk to your list of items this coming Christmas (or your birthday, whichever comes first). While it's to take advantage of the luxurious, adjustable...

Concept Projector Replaces Computer Monitor

Last week we showed you Optimo's new handheld projector, but what we're really coveting is a concept from Won-Seok Lee. The B-Membrane features an omni-directional lens that lets you project onto any ...

Celebs and their Gadgets

In our celeb corner this morning we're taking a look at the gadgets some of the state's famous (and infamous) personalities have scored of late. Above are Paris Hilton and her BF Benji Madden leaving...

How To: Keep Web Surfing Private

You're not paranoid if they're really after you. A recent New Scientist story brings our attention to the fact that more and more internet service providers are selling data of what sites you're visit...

Converting a DVD Collection

So we've almost completely rid ourselves of our CD collection, converting hundreds of the CDs we owned into digital files for space saving purposes. And now we're doing the same with our DVD collectio...

DIY: Bent Ply Lamp Kit

The fast food version of DIY, kind of like picking up a tube of cookie dough at the grocery store and offering your guests home baked cookies...but who are we to argue with convenience. Bottom line is...

Gais Faltima Series 010: Consolidation to the Max

You're right. We're surrounded by too many home stereo system components with not enough space. The guys at Gais hear ya, and they've made an all-in-one system featuring a turntable, a MP3/WMA CD play...

Sombrero Wire Manager

Here's a simple and affordable way to wrangle in excess cords and wiring in your home office: the Sombrero Wire Manager. At $4 a pop, super easy to install (just screw it in underneath your desk) and ...

Zebra Wood Anguilla TV Stand

Probably the most common question we hear from friends who know we write for Unplggd is about TV stands. As TV sets have slimmed down to thin proportions, people want the furniture that it sits ontop ...

CINA USB Flash Drive

The complex pattern of the snowflake naturally translated into...a USB flash drive. But of course. Definitely beautiful to look at, but not particularly practical as something that would end up being ...

D-Link: Wireless-N Finally Gets Sub-$100 Treatment

Recently announced D-Link DIR-628 Rangebooster N Dual Band Router has finally dropped down to, what I consider the "magical price range" for electronics - around $100. While advanced features are stri...

Hot or Not? SkyCeiling Faux Skylights

Drop ceilings always have the stigma of being ugly or taking up valuable ceiling height in a basement. But what if you had the option to virtually open it up to the sky? What would you say? SkyCeili...

Metrofarm: Custom DJ Desks For Those Who Love Music and Design, But Can't Seem To Sacrifice Either

For the dedicated DJ who religiously drag his or her turntable systems from venue to venue every weekend, Metrofarm has been making many custom designed, high end DJ desks in different materials and f...

Blogging New York Times: Ikan Manages and Delivers Groceries to Your Door

For those of us living on the east coast, the grocery delivery service Fresh Direct has made the chore of stocking up the fridge a little less annoying. Now, a new product and service ups the ante by...

Digital Door Viewer Replaces the Peephole

We live on the second floor with our entry doorway at the bottom of a staircase. UPS, FedEX or the postal deliver come by daily (alongside the occasional friend), but every once in awhile we get duped...

Look! DIY Headphones

How cool are these vintage-style DIY headphones, created by MAKE Flickr photo pool member j.rusten: Since I listen to music/podcasts/audiobooks throughout the day while I'm working, I adapted a pair o...

Line: Furniture for Those Not Afraid of Commitment

Bookshelves, TV stand, and lamps all on one continuous line. Think of it as a 3 dimensional etch a sketch. A cool concept no doubt, but if you are the type that likes to rearrange your furniture every...

Lifegoods: "Serie" Furniture Set Goes Angle Crazy

Switzerland design company Lifegoods has just released a simple wooden collection of office furniture that includes a desk that features a slit down the middle for wire and cabling control and angled ...

AT Find: Packed, Yet Organized Home Office

Over at AT Chicago, Fall Cure member Moryse Heron has posted some sweet pics of her home. In a few of the shots we get a glimpse of her home office, which is packed with goodies, but it doesn't feel ...

Scavenger: Urban Outfitters Debuts Cute (and Useful) USB Accessories

Ever since companies figured out they could make USB-powered doodads we've seen everything from USB powered lamps to USB mixtapes to USB powered butt coolers! Now Urban Outfitters has come out with a...

Firebox: We Do Solar Powered Plant Pots

It's a simple idea. Take all those sun-rays coming, absorb them to charge an internal battery, and allow them to powers built-in LEDs when the sun sets. The Firebox comes in two different flavors; one...

Panasonic Projector Made for Gaming

We're not big gamers, but at Digital Downtown earlier this month we found out an interesting tidbit about projectors and video games. According to Panasonic's rep, most projectors suffer a small lag ...

Pacman Roomba: Turn Your Floor into a Video Game

While I don't think I would ever take the time to wire up and program 448 LED's on top of a Roomba to look like PacMan while it is cleaning the floor....I can't help but stop and stare. Watch out dust...

KINZO AIR Is Spaceship Grade, Years Ahead of its Time

Recent Reddot design award winner KINZO AIR desk allows you to bring that distant "working for NASA" dream to reality at your home office. Will this truly propel your productivity to the speed of ligh...

Unplggd's Sales Calendar: Weekend Edition

While we're all cooling off this weekend along the poolside, lasers flaring and speakers bumpin', it's always nice to know there's so many more things to spend your money on before the day ends. Micr...

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