Adam Frucci, Author at Gizmodo

Concept Optimus Maximus Laptop Has an OLED Keyboard Built In

This is pure speculation, but I can’t help liking this laptop mockup with an Optimus-Maximus-style OLED keyboard. Sure, it’d be a $1000+ option that wouldn’t do much substantive good in the long run, but hey, people are paying the same amount for SSDs, so you know this would sell. Heck, you could even combine the…

Tech News Adam Frucci Mar 3 '08

Netflix Quadrupling Blu-ray Selection, Possibly Increasing Prices

Good news for Blu-ray-adopting Netflix subscribers: the movies-by-mail service is quadrupling its Blu-ray library, increasing the number of titles from 400 to 1,500. Bad news for Netflix subscribers: this’ll probably jack up the price. It’s not clear whether or not the price increase would be for everybody or just for people who have selected Blu-ray…

Tech News Adam Frucci Mar 3 '08

Controlling an Etch-a-Sketch with a Mouse Might Make it Actually Fun

Here’s a confession: I’ve always kind of hated the Etch-a-Sketch. Those knobs are pretty much impossible to draw with, so it always felt like the “fun” of using it was just making a simple task needlessly harder. But I guess I’m in the minority there, because it’s hugely popular. But this mod for the “toy”…

Gadgets Adam Frucci Mar 3 '08

Rumor Smashed: Xperia X1 Still Coming in 2008

While this weekend we reported on a rumor that Sony Ericsson’s upcoming Xperia X1 was delayed until late 2009, it turns out that isn’t the case. Sony came out and confirmed that they’re still on for a late 2008 release. Now you can sleep easier, I’m sure. You’re welcome. [Unofficial Sony Ericsson Blog via Mobility…

Tech News Adam Frucci Mar 3 '08

MacBook Air Selling Like Extremely Expensive Hotcakes?

Apparently, the MacBook Air is selling well enough to be unavailable in many stores and require a 5-7 day wait for online orders. Despite the high price, the super-thin laptop is often selling out the day a shipment arrives at an Apple Store, according to research done by Ars Technica. Of course, without knowing just…

Tech News Adam Frucci Mar 3 '08

Sling Shot Pen Will Make You the Dennis the Menace of the Office

This is a pen that is also a slingshot. That means you can shoot a rock at the head of that dick in the cubicle across the aisle from you that always listens to his headphones loud enough for you to hear it, but then when he goes looking for a culprit, you’ll just be…

Gadgets Adam Frucci Feb 29 '08

Netscape Navigator’s Last Day: A Haiku

Expert rendering Of my Geocities page. You had a good run. [BBC]

Tech News Adam Frucci Feb 29 '08

Mobius Climbers Are Totally Awesome, Dangerous Playground Equipment

These Mobius Climbers are super-sweet playground equipment inspired by Mobius strips, bending and curving all over the place with grips and bars for climbing. It’s the type of thing I would have killed to play on as a kid but would be forbidden to by my reasonable parents, who would see these things for what…

Gadgets Adam Frucci Feb 29 '08

12-Inch DS-Holding Mario Says “Mama Mia, You’ll-a Never Get a Girlfriend!”

This foot-tall Mario statue is actually a DS holder, with his grip specially designed to hold your portable gaming device. It’s the perfect way to make your bedroom look like a 1993 Toys R Us while also making sure your DS doesn’t have to sully itself resting on any flat surfaces. How can you say…

Tech News Adam Frucci Feb 29 '08

NASA to Intentionally Smash Two Spacecraft Into the Moon

NASA is planning to intentionally smash two spacecraft into the surface of the moon, hoping to reveal some water ice under the surface of the moon’s south pole. Hey, where’d they get this idea? Hmm, it seems pretty familiar… Regardless of whether or not NASA is now taking cues from my favorite sketch comedy show,…

Space & Spaceflight Adam Frucci Feb 28 '08

Diebold Accidentally Leaks 2008 Election Results Early

Diebold, the company run by unscrupulous Republicans that manufactures crappy, easily-hacked voting machines, has done a bang-up job of pretty much destroying many people’s confidence in the legitimacy of the democratic process. No one is better at calling out such depressing aspects of our country with biting humor like The Onion, who here tell us…

Gadgets Adam Frucci Feb 28 '08

Andy Rubin Shows Off Quake, Google Maps Street View On Android

Here’s a video of Andy Rubin, the Android head honcho at Google, showing off a build of the new mobile OS on a touchscreen phone to the BBC’s Darren Waters. It’s interesting, with things like DoomQuake and Google Maps Street View looking pretty great, especially on a phone running at 300 Mhz (half of the…

Tech News Adam Frucci Feb 28 '08

The Awkward Japanese Robot That Can Jump Up From Flat on Its Back

This awkward robot from Japan showcases the huge leaps forward we’ve made in robot technology. They can jump up into a squat from lying flat on their backs now! The next huge leap forward: standing up. [TV in Japan]

Tech News Adam Frucci Feb 28 '08

Researchers Transmit Optical Data at 16.4 Tbps Over 1,500 Miles

FiOS, you ain’t got nothing on this: Alcatel-Lucent researchers in France have successfully transmitted optical data at an absolutely blazing speed of 16.4 Tbps over a distance of over 1,500 miles. The transmission was done with the goal of achieving a 100 Gbps Ethernet connection, which, as I’m sure you’d agree, is a goal we…

Gadgets Adam Frucci Feb 28 '08

Turbine Ad Showcases a Bored, Possibly Brain Damaged Troublemaker

This ad for Epuron Wind Power won the prize for best film advertising at the International Advertising Festival in Cannes this past summer, and you can see why: it’s downright wonderful. While we’ve recently seen the destructive power of the wind as it wreaks havoc on one poor turbine, it’s nice to see the wind…

Gadgets Adam Frucci Feb 27 '08

1,301 Florescent Bulbs Lit Solely by Magnetic Fields

This field has 1,301 florescent bulbs planted in it, and they’re all glowing. They aren’t plugged into anything, however; they’re powered solely from the magnetic fields produced by the power lines above. It’s all a large art project by Richard Box, and if you’re really interested in it you can order a DVD of the…

Gadgets Adam Frucci Feb 27 '08

Marbelous Table Provides Fun and Distraction in Marble Form

Oh man, do I like this table. Sure, it provides a flat surface for eating or working on like most tables, but it also has marble tracks carved into it. That means that when you get bored of your meal/job, you can put marbles in the top and watch them follow an elaborate path around…

Gadgets Adam Frucci Feb 27 '08

Homemade Water Mortar Will Make You the Annoying King of Summer

Regular squirt guns are all well and good, but when you want to give your kid an advantage in the neighborhood this summer, only a full-on water mortar will do. This monster of ensoakment is made using PVC pipes and a strong desire to get punched in the mouth by some crybaby neighbor kid’s dad.…

Gadgets Adam Frucci Feb 26 '08

iPhone Haptic Keyboard Prototype Introduced: Does Anyone Care?

A couple of University of Glasgow students have built a prototype of a program that brings haptic touchscreen technology to the iPhone. It’s a buggy program, but even if the kinks get worked out a question remains: does anybody need it? Haptic touchscreens, as you probably know, provide tactical feedback when a button is pressed.…

Tech News Adam Frucci Feb 26 '08

Japanese Whisky Brewer Invents a Fake Soil for Rooftop Forests

In tightly-packed cities with a distinct lack of trees such as Tokyo, planting trees on the roofs of buildings is a common practice. In fact, every new medium-sized building in Tokyo is required to plant gardens on the roof. The problem? Soil is heavy and dense. The solution? Have a brewery invent a new fake…

Gadgets Adam Frucci Feb 26 '08

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Concept Optimus Maximus Laptop Has an OLED Keyboard Built In

Netflix Quadrupling Blu-ray Selection, Possibly Increasing Prices

Controlling an Etch-a-Sketch with a Mouse Might Make it Actually Fun

Rumor Smashed: Xperia X1 Still Coming in 2008

MacBook Air Selling Like Extremely Expensive Hotcakes?

Sling Shot Pen Will Make You the Dennis the Menace of the Office

Netscape Navigator’s Last Day: A Haiku

Mobius Climbers Are Totally Awesome, Dangerous Playground Equipment

12-Inch DS-Holding Mario Says “Mama Mia, You’ll-a Never Get a Girlfriend!”

NASA to Intentionally Smash Two Spacecraft Into the Moon

Diebold Accidentally Leaks 2008 Election Results Early

Andy Rubin Shows Off Quake, Google Maps Street View On Android

The Awkward Japanese Robot That Can Jump Up From Flat on Its Back

Researchers Transmit Optical Data at 16.4 Tbps Over 1,500 Miles

Turbine Ad Showcases a Bored, Possibly Brain Damaged Troublemaker

1,301 Florescent Bulbs Lit Solely by Magnetic Fields

Marbelous Table Provides Fun and Distraction in Marble Form

Homemade Water Mortar Will Make You the Annoying King of Summer

iPhone Haptic Keyboard Prototype Introduced: Does Anyone Care?

Japanese Whisky Brewer Invents a Fake Soil for Rooftop Forests

Return to ‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ With an Astarion Prequel Book

Palantir Debuts Chic Chore Coat So the World Knows You’re One of the Baddies

Hopeful Thought of the Day: Robots Can’t Do Human Conflict

‘Marvel’s Spider-Man 2’ Almost Led to an Insomniac Venom Game

‘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

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