Adam Frucci, Author at Gizmodo

Let’s Help Ruin BP’s Image Even More

BP’s image sure has taken a lot of damage with this oil disaster! But you know what’s taken more damage? The Gulf of Mexico. Fuck BP. For this week’s Photoshop Contest, let’s damage their reputation even more. What other horrible things have they done? Get creative! Send your best entries to me at [email protected] with…

Tech News Adam Frucci May 28 '10

Saturator AK47 Water Gun Uses Clips of Water to Keep You Loaded

The problem with most water guns is that once your tank runs dry, you’re helpless until you can make it to a faucet. No so with the Saturator AK47! It uses clips of water to ensure you’re always full. Brilliant.

Tech News Adam Frucci May 27 '10

Distortion Pedal Mouse Makes Data Entry Feel Like Rocking Out, Sort Of

This Boss DS-1 Distortion Pedal USB mouse was a limited-edition item in the UK that is, sadly, now sold out. But we can still appreciate how clever and awesome this thing is. [MusicRadar via Engadget]

Tech News Adam Frucci May 27 '10

Cellular Guard System: An Idiotic Product for Idiotic People

This is the Cellular Guard System, which is to say it’s a necklace that you hook your cellphone up to so if you drop it while stirring a big bowl of sauce, it won’t fall in. Oh…my. [Cellular Guard System]

Tech News Adam Frucci May 27 '10

Game Boy Soap: For the 15 Minutes a Day You Can’t Use a Real Game Boy

This Game Boy soap doesn’t actually play Tetris, but it does wash off the stink of gamersweat. So really, that’s something. [Etsy via Geeky Gadgets]

Tech News Adam Frucci May 27 '10

Question of the Day: Will You Ever Use Two-Way Video Calling?

Two-way video calling is now possible on Android, and the chances are damned good that they’re coming to the iPhone next month. But really, do you care? https://gizmodo.com/fring-for-android-is-two-way-video-calling-from-the-fut-5549494 Holding a phone up and talking at it and seeing the other person talking back is a neat trick, sure, but I can’t imagine I’ll use it…

Tech News Adam Frucci May 27 '10

Suits With Custom iPad Pockets, For the Fanboy On the Go

You could carry your iPad in a bag like a normal person. But it’d be so far from your body! Luckily, these new suits feature an iPad pocket inside the jacket, keeping it nice and close to your heart. The suits, by Mohan Custom Tailors in New York, actually look pretty nice. And according to…

Tech News Adam Frucci May 27 '10

NBC, Time Warner Tell Apple They’re Sticking with Flash

It sounds like not everybody is ready to just throw Flash out the window because Steve Jobs told them to, as Time Warner and NBC have just told Apple they’re happy to stick with it for their online video players. According to The New York Post, “several large media companies, including Time Warner and NBC…

Tech News Adam Frucci May 27 '10

Oh Come On: Wii Wings Are the Worst Wii Crapcessory Yet

The Wii! Known for three things: being insanely popular, having almost no great third-party games and being the justification for hundreds of useless, cheap accessories. And speaking of that third thing, look at this garbage! Yes, these Wings for Wii by CTA are cheap-looking wings you stick on your arms so you can flap like…

Tech News Adam Frucci May 25 '10

Question of the Day: Were You Satisfied by the Lost Finale?

That Lost finale sure was divisive! Some people loved it, others hated it and then there’s a big chunk of people who want the internet to shut the hell up about it. Can’t help you there, angry non-Losties! https://gizmodo.com/the-best-lost-building-and-my-favorite-scene-5547309 Personally, I’m pretty ambivalent about it. By the time we were nearing the end of this…

Television Adam Frucci May 25 '10

LaCie’s Rugged Safe External HDD Combines Encryption with a Shock-Proof Case

LaCie’s new Rugged Safe HDD is for the super-paranoid: it offers 128-bit AES hardware encryption, biometric fingerprint access and a shock-proof enclosure. Your high school papers and pirated SNES ROMs will be downright untouchable. The Rugged Safe comes in two varieties: 500GB for $190 and 1TB for $300. It attaches via either USB 2.0 or…

Tech News Adam Frucci May 25 '10

Rock Band 3 Brings Pianos Into the Equation

Attention, toy instrument connoisseurs! Make room in your pretend studio for a new addition: the piano. Yes, Rock Band 3 is bringing the ivories to the video game world. According to this teaser image from the Rock Band: Green Day demo on Xbox Live, a keyboard is coming to the upcoming game in addition to…

Tech News Adam Frucci May 25 '10

Jobs and Schmidt Bury the Hatchet in 29 Adorable Ways

For this week’s Photoshop Contest, I asked you to show Steve Jobs and Eric Schmidt making nice. After all, life is too short for bitter personal relationships. And you responded with some really hilarious images. First Place—Parker Olen Second Place—Em Pleh Third Place—Seven 5 Suited

Tech News Adam Frucci May 25 '10

Boxee Is Working on a GoogleTV Android App

This is exactly the sort of thing we hoped would happen when Google announced GoogleTV: according to The Candler Blog, Boxee, beloved makers of Home Theater PC software, is working on an Android app. https://gizmodo.com/boxee-beta-finally-ready-for-primetime-just-about-5421014 Of course, just what a Boxee GoogleTV app would do is unclear. There’s certainly going to be a decent amount…

Tech News Adam Frucci May 25 '10

Question of the Day: Is Mobile Flash Worth It to You?

So today we saw some tests that suggest that having Flash running on your smartphone will almost definitely hurt performance. But hey, it’s up to you whether or not it’s worth it. So…is it? https://gizmodo.com/speed-tests-show-flash-10-1-slowing-down-android-2-2-si-5546439 Is having Flash on your smartphone worth it to you?customer surveys

Tech News Adam Frucci May 24 '10

Speed Tests Show Flash 10.1 Slowing Down Android 2.2 Significantly

Here’s the bottom line on the first speed tests of Android 2.2: without Flash 10.1, its browser handily beats all comers. But with Flash? It drops to the bottom of the heap. Ruh roh. The fellows at PocketNow tested a Nexus One running Android 2.2 against an iPhone 3GS and Opera Mobile 10 on an…

Tech News Adam Frucci May 24 '10

Finally, an Officially-Licensed Street Fighter IV HDTV

These SFIV TVs are just like a normal HDTV, but you get an 8-second SFIV image when you turn it on and theres the game’s logo at the bottom. Cool? [Yahoo via Technabob]

Television Adam Frucci May 24 '10

Best Buy’s Anti-Sales Trick People Into Overpaying for Computers

How’s this for scummy? Lately, Best Buy has been raising the price of and advertising one computer per week. People assume its on sale and get suckered into overpaying for items that drop in price the following week. https://gizmodo.com/the-seven-types-of-employees-you-meet-at-best-buy-5311140/ A Consumerist reader noticed the trend and broke it down: In this week’s ad, there is…

Tech News Adam Frucci May 24 '10

The iPad and Velcro, a Match Made in Heaven

At first, I thought this would be a bad idea. But having watched this video, I kind of want to stick velcro all over my apartment. [DV Culture]

Tech News Adam Frucci May 21 '10

Question of the Day: Are You Going to Jailbreak Your iPad?

Herrman really thinks everyone should jailbreak their iPad. But still, to many, that’s a scary proposition. Uncle Steve would be so disappointing in you! So what say you, iPad owners: are you gonna do it? Have you already? https://gizmodo.com/16-reasons-you-need-to-jailbreak-your-ipad-5543028/ Are you going to jailbreak your iPad?survey software

Tech News Adam Frucci May 21 '10

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Let’s Help Ruin BP’s Image Even More

Saturator AK47 Water Gun Uses Clips of Water to Keep You Loaded

Distortion Pedal Mouse Makes Data Entry Feel Like Rocking Out, Sort Of

Cellular Guard System: An Idiotic Product for Idiotic People

Game Boy Soap: For the 15 Minutes a Day You Can’t Use a Real Game Boy

Question of the Day: Will You Ever Use Two-Way Video Calling?

Suits With Custom iPad Pockets, For the Fanboy On the Go

NBC, Time Warner Tell Apple They’re Sticking with Flash

Oh Come On: Wii Wings Are the Worst Wii Crapcessory Yet

Question of the Day: Were You Satisfied by the Lost Finale?

LaCie’s Rugged Safe External HDD Combines Encryption with a Shock-Proof Case

Rock Band 3 Brings Pianos Into the Equation

Jobs and Schmidt Bury the Hatchet in 29 Adorable Ways

Boxee Is Working on a GoogleTV Android App

Question of the Day: Is Mobile Flash Worth It to You?

Speed Tests Show Flash 10.1 Slowing Down Android 2.2 Significantly

Finally, an Officially-Licensed Street Fighter IV HDTV

Best Buy’s Anti-Sales Trick People Into Overpaying for Computers

The iPad and Velcro, a Match Made in Heaven

Question of the Day: Are You Going to Jailbreak Your iPad?

‘Gen V’ Won’t Return for a Third Semester

The ‘Anti-Grammarly’ Helps People Hide Their Participation in the AI Slop Era

Should We Finally Ditch Artificial Sweeteners for Good?

Brendan Fraser’s Return to ‘The Mummy’ Is Arriving Earlier Than Expected

Hyundai’s New IONIQ V Looks Kind of Like a Cybertruck for Normal People

Astrobotic’s Detonation Engine Fires 4,000 Pounds of Thrust in Wild Test

‘Final Fantasy XIV’ Wants You to Chill

Tether and Arbitrum Freeze Assets as Crypto Faces Crisis of Purpose

‘The Legend of Korra’ Didn’t Ruin the Legacy of ‘Avatar’—It Enhanced It

Yet Another ’30 Under 30′ Nominee Could Be Headed to Prison

Anker’s UV Printer Can Handle Almost Anything… If You Know What You’re Doing

HP’s EliteBoard Keyboard-Computer Proves We Can Stick a PC in Anything

Sleep-Tracking Earbuds Didn’t Fix Me, but They Did Open My Eyes

I’ve Tested a Lot of Bad Smart Glasses and These Are the Worst Yet

Roborock’s Qrevo Curv 2 Flow Is the Ultimate Robot Mop—If You Don’t Have Corners or Walls

Alienware’s $350 QD-OLED Gaming Monitor Nixes Everything for a Pretty Screen

Sony Inzone H6 Air Review: A Perfect Case for Open-Back Gaming Headsets

Anker’s EufyMake E1 Finally Brings Printers Out of the Dark Ages

The Soundboks Mix Is Going to Make You the Most Popular Guy at the Park

Asus Zenbook A16 Review: Start Considering Snapdragon on PC, for Real