Which myths listed here are true and which are, well, myths?

CFL bulbs are no better for the environment than incandescent bulbs: Mercury is still released into the environment during production. If a bulb breaks, mercury may be released and pose a health risk. CFL bulbs don't cost that much more to produce than standard bulbs; customers are simply being overcharged. Removing incandescent bulbs will make the room colder; the traditional bulbs create and use heat, which helps provide warmth.

File these under duh, although we didn't think of these two options for making your cell more user-friendly, no matter the cell type/brand. So even though it didn't take a genius to come up with them--just a physics professor--we are the last people to hold it against you if you didn't think of them either. And if you did....

Our love for all things iPhone has pretty much been unabashed, with the exception of the occasional excessively long bill, and here's another reason: turn your iPhone into a wireless touchpad and control your computer from across the room--perfect for controlling the media server you've built!

Here's what's hot and home tech on other AT websites: above is the Anglepoise Fifty Lamp by Anthony Dickens, seen over on AT:Chicago. We've got some good stuff after the jump, especially if you have a desk, a small space you want to maximize or live in SoCal...

Coordinate your look both at home and on the go with Angela Adams laptop bags, which are currently on sale.

A group of graphic artists who love their Apple iPhones and iTouches but don't love the standard wallpaper have put together a collection of alternatives that are colorful, creative and anything but standard (random "family members, anyone?). Check out more options after the jump.

What about the energy spent storing those emails we'll never read?

Woah. We have something like 3500 unread emails in our personal Gmail box, and 6800 messages total, not counting the spam folder contents. Almost all of the unread ones are bulk mail we signed up for but don't feel like reading at the time, and then they just stay in the cue forever.

Don't get "stuck" with your HD-DVDs if you don't want to...Wired has a tutorial for for making your HD-DVDs playable on your Blu-Ray.

Wired prefaces the tutorial with this: "By converting your movies to a more enduring format, you can ensure your movie collection survives the death of the machine that plays them.

We've got clocks on the brain, and somehow, PB Kids was delivered to the inbox of our day job (which makes the arrival of the catalog even more strange!)...these two seemingly random facts of life combined when we flipped through the catalog and saw this fun clock. You place the numbers, so it can become 3-dimensional when placed on an architectural detail, have a Dr. Seuss "skewed" appearance, or just a regular, circular clock shape.

Multi-function furniture is even better than multi-function electronics and appliances when it looks like this. Check out more pictures after the jump.