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Singgih Kartono's Wood Radio: MP3 Ready!
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Every day we’re bombarded with advertisements for sleek, shiny new electronics. Despite their allure, it’s tiresome for the soul to be surrounded by so many complicated gadgets that are made fro...

Must Read: The Chumby
Email from 7.7.08

This was first covered on Unplggd, but I'm bringing it back for AT readers For Monday, check out this little thing that's about to bring technology into your home in a brand new way. Imagine a soft...

Three Old Cool Things: Saarinen, BDDW, Florida
Email from 5.22.08

I always carry a camera. As I walk around, I see something and sense myself responding. A new idea pops into my head, a connection is made and a movement is confirmed. I then quickly take a pictur...

IKEA Digital Furniture for Sims2

Not only is IKEA infiltrating ICFF, now the furnishings giant will officially launch a collection of furniture for your Sims. When we dabbled in Sims2, our favorite part of the game was designing an...

New York Tech Tour on Unplggd!

Head over to our sister site, Unplggd to see how Bryan Bennett has integrated technology into a model Chelsea apartment at SkyHouse. In addition to the latest and greatest gear, the space has a soph...

AT Email: Best Home Phones, Philips Cordless - 3.28.08

March 28, 2008 We've had many occasions to buy telephones for clients as well as for ourselves and have always been disappointed in the choices. After you spend so much time and money on...

Currents:
NYT House & Home Roundup 2.21.08

In the majority of this week's Currents, The New York Times looks at the Lucas Samaras photographs NYC Chairs at Chelsea's PaceWildenstein gallery. The fifty photographs all depict chairs seen on t...

Lucidity Invisible Speakers by Seura

We've seen the nearly invisible televisions hidden behind mirror by Seura and even how to make your own. Seura also makes invisible speakers, called Lucidity......

Tenpo Media Cabinet from Room & Board

The demand is growing for integrated media furniture and more and more companies are offering products that combine attractive, more traditional styling with the functionality required by modern med...

Where's Your TV?

In many of the homes in the neighborhood where we grew up, television was the center of the public spaces. All seats in the living room faced the screen. A small set was always visible from the dini...

Clybourn Media Furniture from Crate & Barrel

There's some new stuff at Crate & Barrel and this media wall unit caught our attention for its mid-century styling and obvious Scandinavian influence. It's odd to see a new interpretation of the Dani...

OneLessDesk by Heckler Design

This sleek and slim stainless steel desk is Dean Heckler's response to the bulky desks of our recent past (and even present). Heckler believes that with flat screen monitors and wireless keyboards, th...

Mondrian Media Console from CB2

Look out IKEA! The new, super-slim Mondrian Media Console from CB2 is treading on the territory formerly dominated by the Swedish giant's PS Metal Cabinets. This minimal design keeps it very simple an...

OmniMount: Furniture For Your Flatscreen TV Moved!

A little too Home Tech. If you're looking for Aaron's great post on Omnimount Flat Screen mounts, we've moved it over to our Home Tech site here: OmniMount: Furniture For Your Flatscreen TV. ...

BJORNHOLMEN Flat Screen TV Cabinet

Shallow Hide-away. For those that want a relatively inexpensive way to both mount and hide a flatscreen TV, the BJORNHOLMEN cabinet from IKEA does both while measuring just under 16" in depth and ma...

Sean Dix's Giulia Media Credenza

Design in the Details. While this credenza initially appears rather old-fashioned, it's an all-purpose modern credenza. Designed exclusively for Design Within Reach by Sean Dix, the Giulia Media Cre...

Picket Fence Cord Management
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Wired & Inspired. Check out the D.I.Y. Picket Fence designed by Karl Zahn. Attached to baseboards, the pickets create a space to stow cords and the gaps allow plugs to pop through when needed. Via: ...

Plasma TV Furniture by Lee Sinclair

Sometimes you don't want to adorn. Like with televisions: you'd rather they disappear unless they're in use. That's what Lee Sinclair is going for with this plasma screen furniture......

Outdoor Home Theater Kit by Frontgate

Home theater under the stars. We're not sure that television needs to penetrate into the world of outdoor living. But it can. This is an Outdoor/Indoor Home Theater Kit by Frontgate....

Herman Miller's Be Collection

Personalized (Green) Comfort. Design power-house Herman Miller has recently launched the Be Collection � a group of office-oriented accessories to assist one to Be Comfortable, Be Organized, and B...

Penelope Bluetooth Phone by Hulger

Take a step back in time with high technology. The Penelope Bluetooth phone by Hulger looks like the 1930's but acts like the 2010's. ...

Siedle and Housing Devices: Two Nice Apartment Intercoms

Suffering from an ugly apartment intercom? Ours is a beige plastic eyesore that greets us right inside the door. But this audio system from Siedle is actually nice-looking (the interior and exterior...

How To... Declutter Your Desk

Wires drive us nuts. That's why we were so happy to see this tip from Tyson. This how-to, Declutter Your Desk, is a helpful, cheap way to cut down on exposed computer wires and devices. Van Mardian ...

Green TV

Perfect for watching Maxwell's Oprah debut today! Andy at Play Engine told us about this widescreen LCD. What's so eco-friendly here? The casing is made of easily renewed bamboo, not plastic. The ...

Freeset Humanlocator

Furniture graphics that move with you. We met Bastien months ago at an AT gathering, but only yesterday did we finally get what he's been doing. His company, Freeset, uses video projection technolog...