Adrian Covert, Author at Gizmodo

This Is Like the Millionth Tokyoflash Watch, but I Still Love It

At some point, Tokyoflash watches will lose their charm altogether on account of oversaturation in an already niche market. Until then, we can admire their Hanko watch, which I can’t seem to pull my eyes away from. Maybe it’s the fact that the watch face is vaguely reminiscent of Space Invaders. Maybe it’s the not-too-crazy,…

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Palm Asks the SEC to Dismiss Roger McNamee’s Senseless iPhone Rambling as Just That

Looks like Palm isn’t so comfortable with Roger McNamee implying the first batch of iPhone owners will ditch it for the Pre this summer, or claiming the Pre will be a million times faster. In a six-page document filed with the SEC, Palm, in so many words, asked the commission to ignore McNamee’s statements as…

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Lightning Review: Nixon Master Blaster Headphones

Nixon’s Master Blaster Headphones are their top-of-the-line, studio quality headphones. In addition to beautiful, lightweight design, these leather-wrapped cans have 50mm dynamic drivers and an analog volume dial built around the speaker cabinet. Price: $200 The Verdict: There’s a lot to love about the Master Blasters. Clearly the name is awesome, but the look and…

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Someone Says This Is Samsung’s New AMOLED Touchscreen Phone

PhoneDog says a tipster sent them this image of the Samsung a877—a non-smartphone—with a 3.2-inch AMOLED touchscreen, slideout, QWERTY keyboard and a dash of attractiveness. The tipster claims the phone will have a 3G, GPS, Bluetooth, 3-megapixel cam (w/geotagging), and will use Sammy’s TouchWiz UI. And apparently it will be here by the end of…

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Video: Musical Exoskeleton Is a ‘Nonsense Machine’ From Maywa Denki

Nobumichi Tosa is the founder of Maywa Denki is a Japanese design firm that creates wonderful nonsense gadgets, like this musical backpack that makes music when you move your arms. As you can see, different positions correlate to different types of sounds and tempos. There’s no explanation provided for how the machine works, but that’s…

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This Is the World’s Most Advanced Bike and it Has an On-Board Computer

BERU’s Factor 001 is scheduled to be unveiled next week in the UK, and purportedly has GPS, motorsport-grade sensors and a radio transmitter, which all go back to an on-board computer. Gizmag says the Factor 001 can collect various bits of info, such as ergonometric, biometric, physical force and environmental data, then take all that…

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International Space Station Will Be the Second Brightest Object in the Night Sky

Once a new set of solar array wings are installed on the International Space Station, it will be the second brightest object in the sky, topping Venus and losing only to the Moon. The new wings, which will be the fourth and final set installed on ISS, will be used to provide 50% more power…

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Cisco Linksys Wireless Home Audio Lightning Review

Cisco Linksys’ Wireless Home Audio system is a direct competitor to Sonos in the land of room-to-room streaming music. But WHA is more ambitious, with promises of iPod compatibility, touchscreen remotes and 802.11n support. https://gizmodo.com/linksys-wireless-home-audio-system-streams-all-around-y-5124844 Price: $1000 (as tested) The Verdict: Despite having some great ideas, the WHA system lacks any semblance of reliable quality…

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This Trash Collecting Robot Isn’t Quite Earth’s Lovable Savior, but Close

The problem with distant glimpses of the future is that getting there takes some time. Such is the case with the TCR-2009 Trash Collecting Robot, which is a neat, but primitive robot garbage man. Created by three Malaysian university students, there’s currently only photos available of the TCR, so how well this thing actually functions…

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Palm’s Sugar Daddy Serves Up Another Load of iPhone Trash Talk

Roger McNamee, the long-haired, gadget belt-wearing founder of Elevation Partners investment group implied that the Palm Pre—in which he’s investing in—will make iPhone owners switch over when their contracts expire in June. Bloomberg writes: “You know the beautiful thing: June 29, 2009, is the two- year anniversary of the first shipment of the iPhone,” McNamee…

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Bring the Boom Bap to Someone’s Face With These Drum Machine Rings

Fashioned after Akai’s legendary MPC samplers, these are the next best thing to owning one. Somewhere in another dimension, Dr. Dre and Just Blaze are fighting for the last one. [Geek Alerts via BBG]

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Become Catbong Guy’s Long Lost Cousin With the USB Cat Tail

If you want to cause a national uproar and make everyone to think you stuffed your cat in your computer, then by all means purchase this USB cat tail. Aside from the 2-gigabytes of storage it packs, the tail doesn’t really do much else, except look ridiculous. Also worth a read is the Akihabara News’…

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Someday, I Want to Live in One of These Shipping Container Houses

Adam Kalkin is most recognizable for the shipping container coffee shop he designed last year for Illy. Now, Fast Company has a profile on Kalkin with a bunch of pics of his other structures. https://gizmodo.com/illy-house-in-a-shipping-container-comes-to-nyc-308781 Kalkin’s prefab homes use anywhere from one to six, or sometimes even 12 shipping containers as the frame for the…

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Really Bored Dude Camouflages Self as Paper, Bags and Boxes at an Ikea Store

Some people would file this exercise in camouflage under performance art. Others would suggest this guy has too much time on his hands. I say, why can’t it be both? This belongs to a series called Urban Camouflage, and the stunt aims to solve the mystery of disguising oneself in an urban space. I can…

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Sony’s Super iPod Dock Appears in Leaked Photos Looking Pretty Nice

Sony Insider has happened upon some leaked images of the CMT-Z100iR mini-sound system, which, if real, suggest this respectable-looking system has an iPod dock, CD player and USB port to complement the 20w speakers. The device also has touch panel controls, a 3.5mm audio-in jack, bass/treble adjustments, AM/FM radio and a remote control. There is…

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Watchmaker Ulysse Nardin Creates Smartphone Juiced Up by Kinetic Energy

Is it a watch? Is it a phone? Well it’s mostly a smartphone, but Swiss watchmaker Ulysse Nardin’s Chairman watch employs some of the same kinetic energy tech used to power timepieces. Designed in conjunction with SCI Innovators, this “inherently green” smartphone will ship unlocked and apparently will feature “several components never seen before in…

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Obama’s New CIO Is All About Net Neutrality and Open Source

Vivek Kundra, Obama’s newly-appointed CIO, is the man in charge of developing and deploying IT to improve government operations. He’s also a fan of building government intranets based around Google web apps. In his time as Washington D.C.’s CTO, Kundra used Google’s web apps to not only develop intranets, but also content production systems. And…

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Souper! Action Figure Spoons Make Being All Growed Up Regrettable

I might be a little old for these Souper! action-figure spoons now, but if they were around when I was 15, I would have bought 10 of ’em. Produced by a company called FRED, Souper’s limbs are fully posable, so you can eat your Captain Crunch (or Lobster Bisque) with serious superhero style. Perpetual Kid…

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Amazon’s New Video Game Trade-In Program Offers You More Money Than Gamestop’s

Not only does Amazon sell you video games for cheaper than their retail competition, but according to Webware, they’ll now buy back used games for MORE money than either Gamestop or Game Crazy. Amazon launched the service today, and are currently accepting over 1500 titles, spread out over various platforms. Webware put together a table…

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Windows 98 Now Runs on the Nokia N95

Just when you were mildly impressed with the fact that the Nokia N95 ran Windows 3.1, you can now be slightly more mildly impressed that it runs Windows 98 (apparently). [DailyMobile] https://gizmodo.com/windows-3-1-runs-on-a-nokia-n95-creating-dangerous-rip-5159221

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This Is Like the Millionth Tokyoflash Watch, but I Still Love It

Palm Asks the SEC to Dismiss Roger McNamee’s Senseless iPhone Rambling as Just That

Lightning Review: Nixon Master Blaster Headphones

Someone Says This Is Samsung’s New AMOLED Touchscreen Phone

Video: Musical Exoskeleton Is a ‘Nonsense Machine’ From Maywa Denki

This Is the World’s Most Advanced Bike and it Has an On-Board Computer

International Space Station Will Be the Second Brightest Object in the Night Sky

Cisco Linksys Wireless Home Audio Lightning Review

This Trash Collecting Robot Isn’t Quite Earth’s Lovable Savior, but Close

Palm’s Sugar Daddy Serves Up Another Load of iPhone Trash Talk

Bring the Boom Bap to Someone’s Face With These Drum Machine Rings

Become Catbong Guy’s Long Lost Cousin With the USB Cat Tail

Someday, I Want to Live in One of These Shipping Container Houses

Really Bored Dude Camouflages Self as Paper, Bags and Boxes at an Ikea Store

Sony’s Super iPod Dock Appears in Leaked Photos Looking Pretty Nice

Watchmaker Ulysse Nardin Creates Smartphone Juiced Up by Kinetic Energy

Obama’s New CIO Is All About Net Neutrality and Open Source

Souper! Action Figure Spoons Make Being All Growed Up Regrettable

Amazon’s New Video Game Trade-In Program Offers You More Money Than Gamestop’s

Windows 98 Now Runs on the Nokia N95

Getting Stuck Inside a Glitching Robotaxi Is a Whole New Thing to Be Scared of

Artemis 2 Live Updates: Humanity’s Epic Return to the Moon 🔴

NASA’s Artemis 2 Mission Blasts Off

Disney’s Robot Olaf Dying Is the Funniest Thing to Happen in 2026

Kia’s EV3 Is Headed to the US This Year With Up to 320 Miles of Range

This Is the Way to Lego’s April Releases

Group Pushing Age Verification Requirements for AI Turns Out to Be Sneakily Backed by OpenAI

Amazon Facilities in Bahrain Hit Again as Iran Follows Through on Threat, Report Says

Why the PS6 Handheld Will Matter More Than the PS6

DNA Study Casts Even More Doubt on Shroud of Turin’s True Origin

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?