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Microsoft's "Vista Doesn't Suck" Ad Campaign Thinks Everyone Remembers The 15th Century

Either that or their agency just really loves Thomas Friedman. Anyhow, Microsoft's $300 million campaign to return fire after Apple's "Mac vs. PC" ads with our buddy John Hodgman—which, like it or not, were a wildly successful campaign and definitely helped shape the public's perception of Vista—has begun with this image from microsoft.com, comparing the potential realization that Vista doesn't suck to the debunking of the flat earth theory. It took a bold voyage to the New World by one Christopher Columbus to change everyone's mind on the first one—but Microsoft is hoping a little ad campaign will do the trick to clean up the gross misconception the public (and tons of Windows users) seem to have about Vista. More »

graffiti

Glow In The Dark Graffiti Makes Street Art Rave-tastic

Every aspiring Banksy has run into the same problem at some point in time—he or she has defaced public property beautifully, but no one wandering the area at night can see it. With the power of design brand Suck UK's glow in the dark Graffiti, however, this quandary will affect the noble street artist no more. Now every miscreant's scribbles will be admired by the general public, no matter what time it is. No word on pricing, but the product should be available soon. [Suck UK]

paper arcade

Flatpack Cardboard Mini Arcade Pimps Your PSP Into Something Awesome

Just like its cousin, the flatpack boombox, the cardboard mini game for PSP comes in a pack of two, complete with authentic graffiti and mall-rat detritus. Cost is $12.49. [Suck UK via Perpetual Kid via ALBOTAS]

novelty

Suck UK's Customizable Tape Roll Relieves You of Free Time

Do you have too much free time? Do you have crates of different inanimate objects that need labeling? Well, you're in luck; Suck UK has just launched this range of customizable tape.
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big ball, more suck

Dyson DC24 Vac: Sir James Brings His Ball Back

The DC24 Dyson vac being introduced today is the first since the large DC15 to roll around the floor on a big orange ball instead of wheels, making it super maneuverable. It's a little vac with a typically high price tag ($400 for DC24; $470 for its larger sibling, the DC25). In many ways it's just another vacuum cleaner, but in its design, it does mark the return of James Dyson's ball. More »

gadgets

Celebrate Day of the Ninja With Ninja Gadgets

Did your stupid, stupid coworkers piss you off back on talk like a Pirate day? You know, that fake holiday that lets people who think they're funny, but actually not, annoy the crap out of you by elongating the R's in every word? Today, The Day of the Ninja, is your chance to get back at them. Here are some ninja gadgets to do so. More »

tag train

Bring Out Your Inner Vandal with the Graffiti Train

Retired taggers with desk jobs and itchy fingers can go to town on Suck UK's latest object of desire, the graffiti train. Ghostly white, it's just waiting to be turned into a work of art. Wannabe taggers bestowed with less talent can use the transfers that come in the pack. And plain weirdos can just take the transfers and use them on trains. Cost is 25 ($50.) [Suck UK]

coffee tea or me

Pantone Mug Helps you Make the Perfect Brew

Sick of your fellow workers constantly screwing up your morning tea or coffee? Suck UK has come up with the solution (and it's not a kick up the arse). A pantone-style mug, which shows all the shades of tea, from Milky to Builders'. There's a coffee version too. More images after the jump. More »

Digital Pencil, Save Your Fingertips Thinking of buying that super-expensive graphics tablet? Maybe you don't need to, because Suck is offering this digital pencil that mimics the human finger, allowing it to be used on touchpads.

retro, baby

Mix Tape USB, Makes Us Happy, Reminds Us We Are Old

Some days you wake up and you just do not want to go on. You miss the touch of plastic that audiocassettes used to fill your life with. Well, the Mix Tape USB, by Suck UK should go a little way to help. No pricing information is available yet, but we are sure it will be worth it; just think... More »

led clock

LED Alarm Clock - Bend Time and Space

This alarm clock is made up of four 1"x1.5" cubes that can be moved around independently—if you're running late you can just rearrange the cubes to suit. More »

old skool card

Flatpack Boombox MP3 Dock - Hand Not Included

Nothing to do with Ikea, this boombox iPod dock is made out of paper and comes in a flatpack. Once assembled, its speakers pump out, with the aid of two AA batteries, all the Kurtis Blow and Sugarhill Gang' you ever wanted to hear. More »

from suck to blow

James Dyson Shows Giz His Airblade


Today, we caught up with revolutionary vacuum inventor and impresario James Dyson in a makeshift restroom at the AMC Theaters on 42nd St in New York. Dressed like an off-duty samurai, the smiley and recently knighted Sir James gave us a personal demo of his new hand-drying mechanism, the Airblade. Yes, you've seen it before—now it's coming to America.

vegetables suck

Slow Cooker Includes Digital Recipe Book

This super-healthy Weil-designed slow-cooker makes the process of slow cooking that much easier (because it is practically like rocket science). It includes an LCD display on the front that is chock-full of healthy recipes that you can scroll through and even program your own into. Once you have a recipe selected, put the ingredients in and program the temperature and desired time. Once it is done cooking it will automatically switch to a warming mode so it will be nice and toasty by the time you get back from the circus. $150. More »

dandelions suck

New York Times Garden Expert Solves Those Puzzling Petunia Questions

Come on, Times. Not only are you guys one of the top newspapers in the world, but now you are taking over the portable gardening database gadget market with this thing. The Garden Expert is a database chock-full of information about gardening. The device scours decades' worth of gardening factoids from Times gardening columns to find the tough answers you are looking for. Oh, and it looks like a watering can—how cute. $20. More »

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We're Back, Baby!

If you can read this message, Gizmodo has finished its migration to a new server where it will enjoy warmer weather and a more plentiful food supply. Even though we warned everyone yesterday, we'd like to thank you for all the heartfelt emails we received this morning like, "your site is rendering like shit today". Because without your continued support during this difficult transition, we may have never made it through. More »

shut down day

Shutdown Day Today (For Freaks)

Wow, isn't the Net running fast today? This place is so much better without all those losers around. More »

gadgets

Drug Developed that Erases Specific Memories

Researchers have created a drug that wipes out a single, specific memory in rats. They trained the rats to be scared of a specific tone, as they always got shocked when they heard it, but after given the drug they ceased to be afraid of the sound. More »