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BeadBoard Outlet Desk: Love It or Leave It?
Used to be (well, still is), you had a desk and you just figured out how to plug your electronic life into it, particularly laptop cords and such. Nowadays you can get furniture that's built for such modern uses, like Pottery Barn's Beadboard Space Saving Desk ($500), which features a five-plug outlet in the cabinet.
It's like having a charging station built in to your desk, and the drawers slide both ways, so there's no jerry-rigging necessary to get your tech organized on it.
Beadboard Gaming Console Is Grown-Up Furniture For Geeks
I'm suddenly obsessed with creating the perfect home gaming setup, but without the goofy chairs made for kids.
The Beadboard Media Gaming Console fits that grown-up bill, despite being featured on Pottery Barn's younger site, PB Teen. No matter — the price tag ($1,000) is grown up.
5 Great Places to Shop For Tech Savvy Moms
Mother's Day is quickly approaching (plan your brunches for May 10), and if you haven't the slightest idea as to where to start your search for the perfect gift, I'm here to help. If your mom knows how to upload her pics to her computer, record shows on her TiVo, turn the flash off on her digital camera, then these places will offer up some great gifts she'll really love.
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Rattan Charging Station: Love It or Leave It?
Very interesting — used to be, we only saw charging stations made of wood or plastic, but now it seems you can get the useful organizing hubs in natural materials as well — not everyone was into the Seagrass Charging Station, but it's a novel use of material.
Pottery Barn is in on the action too, with its new Woven Rattan Charging Station ($49).
The natural willow reed encloses the charging strip, while your gadgets sit in the front of the basket.
Projection Screen/Storage Unit: Love It or Leave It?
I like that Pottery Barn keeps churning out media furniture and accessories, and this Stuff-Your-Stuff Theater Set is particularly innovative. By day, the furniture is a large shelf, providing convenient space for video games, DVDs, and Blu-rays. By night, a pull-down screen converts it into a mini theater, for you to project your game or movie onto.
Gadget-Loving Brand: Pottery Barn
Pottery Barn has long been an arbiter of American style, and I love that they've expanded that definition to include cell phone and iPod accessories in their line of home goods. After all, the gadgets themselves are usually great-looking; why shouldn't your charging station or speakers be? They've become very prolific, and even if their prices stay high, they're still fun to look at.
Pottery Barn's New Charging Station Is Slightly More Affordable
By now, I've seen several modern-looking charging stations from Pottery Barn, but I generally have the same complaint about them: too expensive! Must organization really come at such a premium?!
If you're lucky enough to catch something on sale though, you've just scored; such is the case with this Speaker Charging Valet from the PB Kids arm of the company.
Watch a Photo Slideshow While Your Camera Charges
I'm a big fan of charging stations for a variety of reasons, but the fact that I found one that also features a built-in digital picture frame makes me like them even more.
A part of the Bedford Smart Collection at Pottery Barn, this Digital Photo Station offers a three-outlet power strip for plugging in a camera charger, cell phone charger, etc., and the 3.5-inch digital frame that adorns the front of the station.
At $149, it's a tad overpriced in my opinion, but I guess you're paying for aesthetics on this one.
Pottery Barn's New Simple Dock Is Just That
I remain somewhat impressed by Pottery Barn's tech accessories, because even when they're overpriced, they usually hit the right style mark.
The Simple Dock in particular, is no exception; not only is it pretty nice looking (though my thoughts are still in conflict over whether I like the faux leather), but the size is great for a smaller place or desk. Which brings me to my next point; iPod docks these days keep showing up with so many bells and whistles and extras, and sometimes you — or a person you might want to give it to you — don't need all that.
Pottery Barn Camera Cases: Cruelty-Free But Cute-Plus!
It used to be that faux leather or animal skin was second best and you avoided it, but in these more responsible times, faux things are preferable. Hence why I'm loving these faux crocodile and snake Digital Camera Cases from Pottery Barn.
No cuddly reptiles had to die so your camera won't get damaged.
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