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Blogging... New York Times Looks At Living on a Student Budget

As we enter a recession (yes, we said it), the New York Times has published an article looking at inexpensive and creative solutions from students in New York City. There are so amazing ideas here, l...

Roundup: Five Best Record Storing Ideas

Paul Mawhinney owns the world's largest record collection with an astonishing 3 million records. Some are so rare they can't be found anywhere else. Until February of this year they were stored ...

Pottery Barn's Apothecary Media Cabinet

Remember that apothecary cabinet we saw in Elle Decor? Well we just found something similar in Pottery Barn, no this isn't a Friends joke, and it'll not only hold smaller items, it doubles as a media...

Sacramento Cinder Block Home

Not all of us mount our flat screens (if we have them). Rearranged Design features a house tour with Sacramento dweller, Juju. She's been living in a cinder block house for five years and one of the ...

Re(al)view: Life With Sonos Bundle 150 with Loudspeakers

We got a little alone time with the Sonos Bundle 150 with Loudspeakers recently. This system does all things; from playing music wirelessly all over the house to straightening out your childrens’ ...

All in One Home Theater Wire Management Kit

You've finally spent your hard earned dollars for that sweet deep black reproducing plasma display, partnered with a set of high end speakers, amp/processor, Blu-ray player, but now you find yourself ...

Blogging... Elle Decor

We usually don't condone televisions in the bathroom (a bit much, no?), but this execution is pretty marvelous. Found in the New York home of fashion designer Adam Lippes, this Sharp Aquos flat scree...

Hot Posts 09.14.08: This Week's Top Ten Unplggd Posts

Our hearts go out to those affected by hurricane Ike. When will this gusty season end? Ok, Debbie Downer moment over. On a lighter note, we had a great week of posts (both old and new) making the t...

Look! The Vertical Mount Home Theater

Who says you have to organize your home theater components in a horizontal layout? Dave Owens' home theater setup is an example of how to pack in a lot of tech into a small space, thanks to a vertical...

Hot Posts 09.07.08: This Week's Top Ten Unplggd Posts

Well, those of us on the east coast seem to have survived tropical storm Hanna. Now it's on to Ike! Has your name ever been used to name a hurricane/tropical storm? With the storm passed and a beau...

Ikea's Workstation Hideaway

A couple weeks ago we showed you Cindy's closet-turned-home office. Now Ikea gives you the opportunity to create a similar mini workspace that's designed specifically for housing your computer and al...

DIY: Multimedia Desk, Chapter 3: Hidden Powerstrip

The Multimedia Desk awakens for another episode of tech-infusion. The last time we talked about a cool Cmoy headphone amp being made from the same wood used to make the table. Before that we built t...

SugarSync: The Mobile Me Alternative

We love the idea of Apple's mobile me. All your stuff synchronized between your devices and available anywhere would make our lives so much easier and less cluttered. We have two laptops and a mess of...

Good Questions: What to Do with my Speakers

Dear Unplggd readers, Yes it's me, your Unplggd editor, Soniaz. I need your help. I've recently moved my TV into a small closet that fits my TV perfectly and my components, well, almost perfectly (s...

Avrak Rotating Racks: Spin Your Way Behind Your Components

It was the strangest thing. I was flipping through a home theater magazine that was just sitting out in the office and found myself wondering why everything looked so old. There was an article talking...

Open Peak: Not Just a Home Phone

While the two phones on the right hand side are nothing new, we were intrigued by the big screen on the left. Is it a tablet PC? A digital picture frame? A remote control? Turns out the Open Peak is a...

Survey: Webmail or POPmail?

Since Tuesday we've been dealing with internet issues -- meaning we have none. By sitting just so in a corner of our apartment we've been hijacking someone else's WiFi, but that's no way to live. Spe...

Stoa Modular Rail System by Herman Miller

Here is another nice home office find from the guys over at workalicious. As soon as I saw this, I pictured actually being able to use my desk without having to make space for my laptop, notebook....o...

Digital Message Tape Makes Moving Fun

It's that time of year in this college town I call home, and I'm in the thick of moving. If I never see another cardboard box, it will be too soon. If I had known about this (not so) Digital Message T...

Where's My Cellphone?: Online Cellphone Locator

This could be extremely useful or completely useless depending on your phone situation at home. Losing the cell phone in between the sofa cushions is definitely not a new situation for us. How do we f...

Close-Up: Cindy's Closet Office

Ok, so we've been a bit obsessed with home office set-ups. We admit it. But man, we just keep seeing cute ideas. Like Cindy's closet office... ...

The Workspace of Invisible Creature

A few days ago, Sonia asked you about an Inspiration board that was similar to this workspace from graphic and web design firm Invisible Creature. The reaction? Not so positive. Photo via Workalici...

A Room Designed with Cable Ties

Now this is some serious inspiration. Fifty-two German design students recently installed a temporary exhibit at Munich's Modern Art Museum called The Third Space. The students built this heavenly...

Night Coaster: Help For Midnight Fumbling

When I first came across this, my first thought was Skymall gadget. The plasticky silver industrial design just yelled cheap, cheap, cheap. After thinking a little bit more about the idea of a lit tra...

How Do You Carry Your Gizmos?

A few years ago, while eating at a diner, we saw a guy wearing a gun holster. We were a bit freaked out (and a tad intrigued) until we realized he was using his gun holster to store his cell phone no...