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Retromodo: East German Cold War Spy Gadgets Make Us Paranoid
Reader John from the Cambridge University Press blog tips us off to these crazy East German police (Stasi) gadgets used during the cold war. Lots of these gadgets are what you'd expect cold war gadgets to be—spy gear covertly inserted into everyday objects—but others are for surveillance. One of them, a spy camera shoved inside a bra, look dangerous. Not because it's a spy gadget next to your boobs, but because it's so big that anyone copping a feel would be sure to detect it. [Cupblog - Thanks John!]
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The Gizmodo reader meetup happened on Saturday at Alpine Meadows and we had a great time. The snow was soft, the gadgets were plentiful, the beer flowed and no one fell on their head except Joe, who got a black eye when he face planted on the first run. The photos above were uploaded on Nokia N95s to a central share. I didn't upload many, but I did spend most of my day fiddling with a Zune preloaded with songs to ride to. More »
Good Times at the Gizmodo Reader Meetup
The Gizmodo reader meetup happened on Saturday at Alpine Meadows and we had a great time. The snow was soft, the gadgets were plentiful, the beer flowed and no one fell on their head except Joe, who got a black eye when he face planted on the first run. The photos above were uploaded on Nokia N95s to a central share. I didn't upload many, but I did spend most of my day fiddling with a Zune preloaded with songs to ride to. More »
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Ice Sauna Goes to 10 Below Zero, Causes Shrinkage
Had enough of the heat? How about sitting in a snowy room where it is 10 degrees below zero? Now that is what I call relaxing. As stupid as this concept sounds, the "Snow Room" exists, and it was recently showcased in a Hotel Equipment Fair in Turkey. Plus, it will go on sale to all luxury hotels and spas starting this year. More »
cellphones
Polar Phone Concept For Winter Gloves and Fat Fingers
The Polar mobile phone is a concept piece from Yuta Watanabe that is intended for cold weather climates where thick gloves are obstacles to effective communication. The phone looks to be a bit bulkier than usual, with bigger buttons arranged in an easy-to-press vertical layout. More »
7:40 PM on Wed Dec 19 2007
By Sean Fallon
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14 comments
cold hands, warm gadgets
180s Tec Touch Gloves
We know, you didn't show up to Gizmodo today to see a pair of gloves. But sometime this winter, you are going to try to make a phone call or use your iPod with some fat-fingered glove and wish you'd paid attention. The $30 Tec Touch gloves are meant for using your gadgets while staying warm. Composed of water-resistant nylon and warm stretch fleece, they'll work well enough to avoid blue fingers. But their claim to fame is a tiny silicon nub on the index finger that's perfect for a button press, along with a suede-like palm that'll keep your "slick" electronics out of the snow. If they can also make a vicious ice ball and pick a frosty nose, we're game. [product via bookofjoe]
drinking
This beer freezer is designed to keep your beer chilled to the optimal temperature, which is apparently 24 degrees Fahrenheit. It's below freezing, so you'll have a frosted bottle waiting for you at all times if you get one. It all sounds well and good, but if you serve a beer too cold you won't be able to taste it. If you're the type of dude who drinks "American-style light lagers" (i.e. Bud Light, Miller Light, Coors Light), and you like your beer to be almost painfully cold, this will be just great for you. But if you like, you know, good beers served properly, you'll want to stick with a standard fridge.
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Cold Cavern Beer Froster Will Ruin Any Beer You Put in It
This beer freezer is designed to keep your beer chilled to the optimal temperature, which is apparently 24 degrees Fahrenheit. It's below freezing, so you'll have a frosted bottle waiting for you at all times if you get one. It all sounds well and good, but if you serve a beer too cold you won't be able to taste it. If you're the type of dude who drinks "American-style light lagers" (i.e. Bud Light, Miller Light, Coors Light), and you like your beer to be almost painfully cold, this will be just great for you. But if you like, you know, good beers served properly, you'll want to stick with a standard fridge.
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12:15 PM on Fri Sep 14 2007
By Adam Frucci
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28 comments
Latest by goglen: I think it is an interesting idea, but you then have to ensure you balance the temperature with contents to ensure nothing freezes. I keep my mini-fridges in my theater and outside (part of BBQ island) set at about more »
getting warmer
Cell Phone Steers You With Heat and Cold
When you're in a strange city it's easy to get lost, but you don't want to miss the sights because you're glued to a map or GPS device. German and Swedish researchers may have created a solution - a cell phone that can give you GPS directions simply by heating up or cooling down the handset. More »
cold-blooded
Badass Sniper Cleanly Shoots the Gun Out of a Crazy Man's Hand
While guns may be being attached to robots, precision shots are still left to well-trained human sharpshooters. Check this oldie-but-still-goodie out: cops were trying to keep a guy was sitting in a lawn chair in the middle of the road from shooting himself. He wasn't responding to their demands, so they called in a sharpshooter who shot the gun out of his hand. Without hurting him. Sorry robots, but not even your cold, metal precision could pull off a move like that. [Spulch]
1:00 PM on Mon Aug 20 2007
By Adam Frucci
63,724 views,
79 comments
Latest by maestro72x: Snipers, dont bother running, you will only die tired. more »
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winter sucks
Powerbrick Foot Warming Slippers
It may be the warmer time of the year (for most of us), but that doesn't mean we can't look ahead to the winter. This is a conceptual design of a footwarmer that is "powered" by a laptop power brick. They are regular slippers equipped with a pocket that can hold powerbricks of all shapes and sizes. Just boot up your laptop and let the brick do the rest. More »
laptops
Further Confirmation On Flash-Based Sub-notebook Has Apple Fanboys Wetting Their Pants
Following up on the Sub-Macbook rumor, American Technology Research analyst Shaw Wu says now that Apple may introduce a new notebook based on Flash NAND chips «in the second half of the year». It's unclear if Apple will also finally introduce the personal teleporter with cold fusion engine in the same time frame, but that quote alone, coupled with Samsung announcing the first shipment of their hybrid NAND hard drive to OEMs, will probably fill Apple's fanboys' wet dreams for months to come. Myself included. More »
gadgets
Amazin' Beer Chiller: Cool Brew in Two, Whoop-De-Doo
The Amazin' Beer Chiller uses scientific principles to chill down a cold one in two minutes. Using what its makers call "patented XDR technology," it spins a 16-or 12-ounce beer or soda can in such a way that all of the liquid is exposed to the edges of the can because of the vortex created inside, cooling it off quickly. Then comes the secret part:More »
toy fair 2007
MP3 Players and Accessories for Kids: What Happened to Action Figures?
While the "gadget" section of the Toy Fair was small, what struck me was the number of mp3 players and accessories targeted at kids, all the way down to toddlers. Do they really need to listen to the new JT single while they doze off to sleep? More »
toy fair 2007
Mutant iPod nano+headphone Headphones: Feh
One of the more interesting gadgets at the Toy Fair wasn't actually a toy or for kids, but a set of headphones for the iPod nano from the newly formed Cold Fusion Entertainment. Forgoing the annoyance of cords and the battery problems of wireless headphones, you just stick your nano directly into the studio-style, collapsible headphones. Given the nano's size and weight (or lack thereof), they felt no heavier on my head than any others of that type. More »
gadgets
Cold cathode fluorescent bulbs live long, prosper, stay cool
These other-worldly cold cathode fluorescent light bulbs are in some ways even better than CFL (compact fluorescent) bulbs, because they're easily dimmable and operate at room temperature. They have extremely long life, are wet-rated for outdoor use and can be used as blinking lights in tacky store displays, too. Plus, they save lots of energy because of their lower wattage and nonexistent heat output. More »
5:30 PM on Tue Feb 13 2007
By Charlie White
3,215 views,
8 comments
peripherals
USB Heating Blanket Keep You Warm, Actually Looks Like a Cape
Global warming, schmobal warming. I don't know about the rest of the country, but it is cold as hell in the Midwest. And for those cold WoW session, this USB heating blanket should do the trick. It is available for $25 from Brando. Add in some USB heating gloves and slippers for the ultimate toasty computing experience. More »
laptops
Matsushita to Produce Heat-Proof Batteries
Matsushita, the out-of-wedlock mother of Panasonic, has announced that it will be producing spark-resistant laptops batteries. This is in response to the recent big-bada-booms caused by overheating Sony batteries. Matsushita already controls 13 percent of the lithium-ion battery market. I'm no kind of rocket scientist, so I'm still not very certain how spark-resistant and heat-proof batteries work. Maybe it is like one of those gel ice packs Ma used to put in my lunch pale, but with lithium-ions inside. More »
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