Gizmodo: frogs

Glowing Cuban Tree Frogs Have Invaded Southern Florida

Jack Loftus — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 11:35:00 EDT

First, the otters learned to use camcorders. Today, Cuban Tree Frogs are glowing like E.T. in the muggy swamplands of Southern Florida. And yes, this is a real, live froggy, not some lame USB dongle.

Thankfully, the little guy did not cook from the inside out. He lived, and was simply protesting the fact that we have yet another American in this country that leaves their Christmas lights up Way Too Damn Long. [National Geographic via Neatorama]

Crush Cans, Frogger Style

Matt Buchanan — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 21:59:22 EDT

While you could accomplish the same feat by strapping on a shoe—or better yet, bracing your forehead—where's the fun in that? It supports up to 90kg (though charging Frogger leaps probably aren't a great idea) and runs a little under $23. [Product Page via Plastic Bamboo]

Control a Dead Frog via the Web

Jason Chen — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 16:00:53 EDT

Art or science? That's the question you'll be asking yourself when you see this dead frog with a server embedded into its guts. Suspended in a clear glass of inert liquid, the frog has an Ethernet cable coming out of its insides, which in turn allows remote "visitors" to issue commands and make the frog twitch its muscles. It's definitely the most sadistic thing we've seen done to a frog since that Miss Piggy's S&M video. [Conceptlab via BoingBoing]

Dr. Frog Reminds You to Water Plants, Plays One on TV

Jason Chen — Thu, 17 May 2007 16:50:04 EDT

If your plants always look like they came out of the jungle where Predator and Governor Schwarzenegger did battle, invest in Doctor Frog. He's an accredited Ph.D. in plantology, and uses what's left of the lower half of his body—he was in a horrific golf cart accident—to detect the conductivity of your soil.

Once he decides that your plants need water, he'll give out intermittent croaks, which make you go "what the hell was that," before you realize it's the goddamn frog again and throw some H2O onto your ferns.

Also, Dr. Frog is for indoor use only. – Jason Chen

Product Page [Lazyboneuk via Uber Gizmo]

Crane Adorable Humidifiers

gizmodo.com — Mon, 17 Apr 2006 18:25:19 EDT

Usually we resent product names that tell us how we should feel about them, but the fact that Crane's line of animal-shaped humidifiers are adorable is beyond disputing. We have a dog and also live with cats, so we'd probably end up with the two at left, but the elephant and panda are nice too.

The frog, however, is so cute our heads would explode if we had to see it every day; we recommend you also avoid it. Here at Gizmodo, we care about your safety.

Crane Adorable Humidifiers [Bed Bath & Beyond, via Popgadget]