Unplggd: Tech Stocking Stuffers

Cerentha Harris — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 10:35:58 +0000

It’s that time of year and we’ve only got a 8 weekdays left before Christmas weekend. These are tech gifts priced at a modest $20 and below, perfect for stocking stuffers. We’ve got cable management accessories, media card readers, travel kits.

Blue Lounge CableDrop

These six pack cable management clips have a peel and stick that adheres to most surfaces and helps wrangles your cords. They come in all sorts of colors – bright, muted, black, and white – fitting right in with whatever style/decor you subscribe to. Oh what fun it is to manage our tangled web of cables.$9.95

Rosewill RUC-6181 4 Port USB International Traveling Wall Charger

Regular travelers should know better than to leave home, and the country, without a universal power adapter kit. This international travel adapter lets you charge 4 devices at a time via USB (you’ve got your smartphone, tablet, laptop, etc.) and comes with 4 different AC plug types so you can use it practically everywhere you go (North America, Europe, Australia, UK and over 150 countries). $19.99

Kingston FCR-HS219/1 19-in-1 USB 2.0 Card Reader

This convenient little device reads 19 different types of memory cards – whether it’s CF Type I and II, Microdrive, SD, MMC, SM, MS, MS Pro, yadayada.$10.49 with promo code EMCJHKD35.

Crabble Folding iPhone Stand

It’s a tiny smartphone stand that fits in your wallet. Unfolds to create a tiny little stand to watch videos on your smartphone hands-free. Works with iPhones as well as other brands. $4.99.

Tiny USB Car Power Adapter

A cheap and simple way to charge your USB tech in your car. Plugs into your cigarette lighter and has a small profile so it doesn’t jut out and look ugly / block stuff. Much cheaper than the “name brands” and does the same thing. $7.99

Ghost Lamp

Who doesn’t love Pac Man! Built-in sensors illuminate the ghost automatically when the lights go out. Choose between the blue, yellow, red, or white ghost. Powered by USB, this lamp is about 4″ tall. $9.99

IKEA FIXA

The IKEA FIXA is a pre-packaged collection of clips, binders, and fasteners. As our editor Gregory Han put it, “For the price of a fast food meal, you get an assortment of organizing accessories that make wrangling in wires and cables a whole lot easier, even fun.” We don’t know about *fun, but definitely more organized and clean. $4.99

iDecals
There are tons of decals for your iDevice, why not pick one that commemorates the life of Steve Jobs. He was kind of a big deal, after all.

By Jason Yang

This story appears in partnership with Unplggd, a site for people who embrace technology and design in their home.

Unplggd: Stylish Home Office Tech Gifts

Cerentha Harris — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:05:13 +0000

Admit it, visiting the museum is always a little better when you know they’ve got an ace gift shop waiting at the end of your day of cultural enrichment. It’s okay, museums often do an excellent job of curating hard to source items related to the history of art and design. Cultural institutions like MOMA male for a surprisingly great source for tech related gifts throughout the year, oftentimes offering import items you might have seen here or at other design blogs, but can’t be found at regular retailers. Here are 12 tech items we pulled from the catalogs of four of our fav modern museums …

MoMA Store (New York)

Remote Control Container by Jaime and Mark Antoniades, $20.00
Z-Bar LED Task Lamp by Peter Ng, $195.00
Bird Clock by & Design, $42.00

MOCA Store (Los Angeles)

André 15″ Laptop Sleeve by André for Curated by Arkitip, $59.95
Andy Warhol Camouflage Shoulder Bag by Incase Andy Warhol , $149.95
Yellow Space Invader Keychain for MOCA, $8.00

SFMOMA Museum Store (San Francisco)

Retro Alarm Dock by Jonas Damon, $40.00
Red ScandiPhone for SFMOMA, $60.00
Spinner 360° Camera by Lomography, $145.00

The Shop at Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum (NYC)

On/Off Switch by Tobias Wong for Areaware, $150.00
10 Key Calculator by Ippei Matsumoto for IDEA International, $54.00
Spy Coin for The Shop, $40.00

By Gregory Han

This story appears in partnership with Unplggd, a site for people who embrace technology and design in their home.

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Unplggd: Tech Stocking Stuffers

Unplggd: Stylish Home Office Tech Gifts