Turn an Inexpensive IKEA Shelf into a Kitchen Bar

December 27, 2009 - Under Home Appliances

Apartment kitchen design often leaves a lot to be desired. If you want to make your kitchen floor plan more efficient, this IKEA shelf turned kitchen bar will expand your counter space without much hassle or expense. IKEA-centric site IKEAHacker posts a how-to story from reader... 

Repurpose a Storage Bin as a Mess-Free Litter Box

December 27, 2009 - Under Household

If you’re tired of litter being tracked out of your cat’s litter box, you could buy a pricey top-entry litter box to help contain the mess. You could, alternately, assemble this inexpensive DIY version. The commercial litterbox in question is the Clevercat, which... 

Lithium Storage Battery gives One House one Week of Power

December 27, 2009 - Under Tech News

Fresh from its takeover of Sanyo, Panasonic has unveiled plans for a Lithium storage battery that will be able to power the gizmos in your home for a whole week. As well as giving life to your gear if your wind turbine/solar panels/platoon of cycling gnomes in the basement packs... 

Backupify Cloud Backup Free Until January 31; Stays Free If You Sign Up Now

December 23, 2009 - Under Internet

Previously mentioned web service Backupify backs up all your online accounts (Gmail, Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, and a ton more) to the cloud, normally for a nominal fee—but until January 31, 2010, all Backupify accounts will be free with unlimited storage. After this period,... 

British Library to Employ Robotic Librarians

December 10, 2009 - Under Robots

What’s the difference between a human and a robotic librarian? None, except that the latter is far more efficient. Librarians have been stereotyped to be drab and boring, but we’re sure you’ve come across some cheerful personalities once in a while. The British... 

Archos 1 Vision Unveiled

December 10, 2009 - Under Media Players

Archos has further enhanced their lineup with the Archos 1 Vision entry-level device. You won’t expect this to be an iPod touch killer – no sir, by all means it is meant to introduce you to the world of digital audio players – nothing more, nothing less. You... 

PogoPlug Lets You Access Media Files Worldwide

November 22, 2009 - Under Comp Components

Gather round, those of you with networked computers, and gaze upon one of the best ways to attach storage to that network and share files at home or anywhere on the Internet. Behold PogoPlug, a $129 network attached storage (NAS) device that was already well worth its relatively... 

Thecus N0204 NAS Is Super Small

November 17, 2009 - Under Comp Accessories

The Thecus N0204 NAS could very well be the smallest NAS in the world, where it can store a maximum of 1TB capacity, thanks to 2.5″ hard drives or SSDs within. Since the Thecus N0204 comes with just a couple of bays, you are limited to RAID 0, 1 or JBOD configuration. At...