A few years back a good friend of mine, a dedicated gamer who competes competitively, built himself a head-to-head gaming cabinet to keep his fighting game skills honed from the comfort of his garage. As impressive as that was, as a kid of the 80's, this DIY NES themed gaming cabinet touched an even greater nostalgic nerve...

The Mónoculo Shop Reflex Lens Stool isn't cheap at $768.21, but that's still more affordable than many higher end camera lenses (those with a good memory will recognize this as the same company which brought us the giant lens overhead light). And this option even comes with built-in storage!

Just a few hours ago Larry Page concluded the keynote for Google I/O 2013. It was an exciting event, not only because this was the first year Apartment Therapy was invited to attend the annual developers conference for all things Google, but also because it's amongst the most anticipated showcase events for technologies likely to change consumer markets. We've rounded up all the biggest announcements revealed today...

Big Jawbone
• $299.99
• Jawbone 

The larger, younger sibling of the original Jambox wireless speaker, one of our favorite outdoor audio options, has expanded its wardrobe of color combinations to include 9 grill and 13 cap colors (including new Purple, Dark Green, and Crimson Red), allowing buyers to mix and match to their color-loving content. The color customization option joins last month's 2.0 software update, which optimized battery life two additional hours and fixing dropouts and interruptions at greater distances while streaming from an iOS 6.1 device. Sounds like the perfect audio companion for a picnic or dining al fresco now warm weather has become the rule, not the exception.

Smartphones have wiggled their way into practically every aspect of our lives, and in the process, thanks to the utility of the wide selection of apps available at our fingertips, have replaced books, newspapers, GPS units, digital cameras, gaming devices, maps, and countless other things we once hauled around. So why not our house keys?

Light fixtures can be changed. Colors can be painted over. Ugly floors can be covered. They're not all easy projects for renters who've found themselves in apartments cramping their style. But they're all do-able, and importantly, reversible. Just like this solution for covering ugly appliances with removable peel-and-stick wallpaper.

Handsome cups and mini trays organize desk and vanity essentials, keeping clutter at bay. The set of trays in the photo above even features magnets, allowing you to reconfigure the set to suit your space. Mess, be gone!

We often hear about the harmful and to-be-avoided effects of volatile organic compounds, especially when it comes to household paints and cleaners. But VOC's also once hampered astronauts aboard the International Space Station, making fresh produce brought up to space ripen too quickly. Born from this problem, NASA engineers devised what would later become an effective consumer air cleaning solution...

Product: High Resolution Technologies microStreamer
Price: $189.95
Rating: Recommend*

Walking across the CES show floor earlier this year made one thing clear: more audiophile companies are (finally) realizing music listeners place portability on equal ground with audio performance. High Resolution Technologies took note of the trend, releasing the microStreamer, a tiny USB Headphone DAC unit designed to amplify and massage digital music for headphone listeners.