Gizmodo: kitty

Let Your Hello Kitty Watch Be All It Can Be

Harry Shuldman — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 20:20:00 EST

On its own, the Hello Kitty McDonalds watch is yet another landfill-bound plastic chotchke. Not very green thinking. Luckily, Instructables has put together a handy how-to for turning yours into a cool custom timepiece.

All it takes is an Xacto knife, super glue, triangular head screwdriver, and a printout of the picture you want—and of course the Hello Kitty McDonalds watch. Just remove the toddler-size watchband and get to tinkering! In much less time than it takes for that Happy Meal to pass through your small intestine, you'll have your very own custom Domo watch! Or one with your girlfriend. Or Boba Fett. Or a different, even cuter picture of Hello Kitty. The choice is yours. [Instructables]

Kitty Cat Hitches Ride on Back of a Roomba

Elaine Chow — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:50:00 EST

If there's anything that makes me squeal like a little girl on a pixie stick high, it's watching videos of pets playing with gadgets. This little kitty uses the family Roomba as its own amusement park ride, presumably vacuuming up the mess it sheds everyday on the side. I'm not sure how they managed to get it so close to something so noisy—my own cat freaks out every time the doorbell rings. [Neatorama]

Glamorous Cat Wigs

Christopher Mascari — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 23:33:15 EST

Does your cat have a hair problem? Thinning, balding, graying hair? We'll then, we have the product for you. Kitty Wigs. Yes, thats right, Kitty Wigs, the only wigs for your feline companions. With models ranging from pink passion, bashful blonde, silver fox and electric blue, your cat will be the talk of the town. The Kitty Wig is only $50.00, in stock and shipping this week, so order soon before supplies run out. And if that isn't enough, those who buy in the next 10 minutes will get an "attractive" round metal wig case, for all your storage and transportation needs. But wait, there's more! We will also be throwing in a "mouse with rattle"; the only toy you need to gain your pussy's attention. So please, order now, operators are standing by. [Kitty Wigs via Gizmodo Japan]

Kitty Corner Shot Rifle: If You See Toonces With an Unusual Glint In His Eye, Run

Brian Lam — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 06:00:09 EST

Weapon tech fans or Ghost Recon fanatics will remember the the corner shot rifle. This mod has the same camera, LCD and hinge that lets a soldier shoot around building edges without getting in the line of fire. But this one is wrapped up in a cat suit, just like the one that used to drive the car in Saturday Night Live. It makes a somewhat cowardly weapon even more pussy. So if you see an unusually tall cat peeking around corners in your local war zone with what looks like a muzzle coming out of his mouth, I'd say catnip is not going to get you very far. [Geekologie]

Grotesque Kitty Photo

Brian Lam — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 10:41:33 EST

Gross. Look, its a PDA without data. What is that, a 2002 Palm OS Sony Clie with built in cybershot and a monochrome screen? Eiw...and I think it has fleas.

Cute cat, though.–Brian Lam

Kitty + PDA [CuteOverload]

Our Take on NYT's "Risks for Ears with iPods" Article

Brian Lam — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 21:05:17 EDT

Photo Credits Richard B, Ben Longo.
–Brian Lam

NYT Breaking News Again: Loud Music Makes You Deaf [Giz]

Kool KITTY Keyboard Kontraption

Travis Hudson — Sat, 12 Nov 2005 09:36:29 EST

No we aren t talking about the fact that cats love to lie on top of keyboards (cat owners know what I'm talking about) but this is a revolution in wearable input device technology. KITTY TECH, the manufacturer, is an acronym for Keyboard Independent Touch Typing Technology and if it is kitty-related we here at Gizmodo fully endorse it. This peripheral was designed from some smarty pants at the University of California and the overall idea is somewhat simple. Wear these electric circuit thing around your fingers and you type by holding your fingers and thumbs in various positions. Neat stuff, lets hope it actually gets fully developed and not trashed as another farfetched keyboard gadget.

Keyboard Begone. [Red Ferret]