Adam Frucci, Author at Gizmodo

Pogue Finds the Best Reasonably-Priced Noise-Cancelling Headphones

NY Times badass David Pogue took a look at noise-canceling headphones, looking for a pair that can match the quality of Bose’s QuietComfort 3’s without the ridiculously high price ($350[!!!). What he found were a bunch of pairs that did the job decently, and a couple that came close enough to the QuietComforts to make…

Gadgets Adam Frucci Jun 14 '07

Straight From Japan, it’s the Cosmos in Your Hand

Why go through the work of tilting your head back and looking up to see the stars when you can get a cellphone strap that’ll show you a tiny version of the cosmos? Bam, here’s the Homestar Planetarium Phone Strap, keeping your precious neck baby fresh while allowing you to check out what I can…

Tech News Adam Frucci Jun 14 '07

Sony Ericsson K530 and HGE-100 GPS Enabler Coming to Europe

In addition to the US Walkman phones that Sony Ericsson dropped today, there were also a couple goodies for our friends overseas. The K530 is a 3G cameraphone that works in tandem with the HGE-100 GPS Enabler, giving you maps and directions wherever you are. It’s the first Sony Ericsson phone to rock the GPS,…

Tech News Adam Frucci Jun 14 '07

LOL BOTS Take This Joke One Step Closer to the Grave

It’s official: LOL___ are this year’s All Your Base. Enjoy it while it lasts, this crap will be driving you insane any day now, if it doesn’t already. LOL BOTS [Unnngh]

Tech News Adam Frucci Jun 14 '07

The Opti-Transcription Steampunk Scanner

Note to gadget designers: Wrap your next product in leather, write something in a fake language on it, call it steampunk, and nerds will pay twice as much for it. We’re in the middle of some sort of steampunk renaissance, what with the steampunk office, the steampunk monitor, and now the steampunk scanner here to…

Tech News Adam Frucci Jun 14 '07

New Sanyo Projector Works From Up Close

Projectors are great and all, but how annoying is it when someone comes in the room, walks behind you, and puts a shadow of their oblivious head across the screen? Making the image travel that far across the room leaves it susceptible to all sorts of jackassy interference. Sanyo’s new LP-XL50 projector solves that problem…

Tech News Adam Frucci Jun 14 '07

Hands On with the UV Sonicare Flexcare

Our own Charlie White got a chance to fiddle around with that fancy UV Sonicare Flexcare toothbrush we showed you this morning, and he came away impressed. https://gizmodo.com/sonicare-flexcare-toothbrush-brings-ultraviolet-radiati-268498 He says it runs as quiet as a mouse, which is good if you don’t want to wake up your wife with a toothbrush that sounds like…

Gadgets Adam Frucci Jun 13 '07

Fuel Cell Beverage Heater Keeps Your Coffee Drinkable

Nothing is worse than having a hot cup of coffee turn into a chilly mug of awful without you realizing it, only to take a shocking sip an hour after you’ve gotten to work and need another caffeine boost. Enter the Fuel Cell Beverage Heater. It’s a wee device that hangs on the side of…

Gadgets Adam Frucci Jun 13 '07

BPM Watch Helps You Spin Wax, Tell Time

TokyoFlash, everyone’s favorite super-nerd watch designers, have a new offering: the BPM Watch. What makes it unique is the sweet BPM counter that can detect how many beats per minute the music you’re listening to has. It’s designed for DJs who want to sync up songs they’re mixing together, but it can just as easily…

Gadgets Adam Frucci Jun 13 '07

AT&T to Start Scanning Their Network for Pirated Material

In a move that could send ISPs tumbling down a slippery slope toward serving big media companies before consumers, AT&T has decided to start targeting pirated content being moved across its network. How exactly they’ll do that isn’t clear, but there doesn’t seem to be any real way of them detecting what materials being sent…

Privacy & Security Adam Frucci Jun 13 '07

Haptic Clock Tells You the Time via Vibrations

If you ditched your watch because you carry a phone around with a built-in clock, but are sick of pulling your phone out every time you want to check the time, you should check out this Haptic Clock. It’s a small program for Java phones that tells you the time through a series of vibrations,…

Tech News Adam Frucci Jun 12 '07

$55k Life-Sized Dino is a Wise Investment for the Future

Are you a four-year-old boy with $55,000 in disposable income sitting around? Well then, son, have I got the product for you. Just think of it as the biggest toy ever. It’s a life-sized replica of a Camarasaurus, one of the less popular kids at the dinosaur cafeteria table. But hey, that doesn’t make this…

Gadgets Adam Frucci Jun 12 '07

Home Theater Pool Table is Perfect for People Sick of Having Money

Investing a lot of money in a sweet home theater setup can be well worth it if you’re a TV or movie buff with a generous bank account. But hey, why spend all that money to get a huge TV and nice speakers for your living room when you can spend the same amount on…

Tech News Adam Frucci Jun 12 '07

Samsung Gives the T9 a Plus with Wireless Gaming

Samsung is dropping an upgraded version of their T9 music phone, dubbed the T9+, that features some additional wireless sharing features. It’s got the Zuney song-sharing functions that the last incarnation had, and it ups the ante by allowing wireless games to be played with anyone else with a T9+ within 30 feet. There are…

Gadgets Adam Frucci Jun 12 '07

3cm Chair Proves Gadget Design Should Stay on Gadgets

The obsession with thin and shiny above all other characteristics is apparently moving out of the gadget world and into the less-appropriate realm of furniture design. Take a look at this Isis chair, for example: It’s a mere 3cm thick when folded up for some reason. See, to me, that’s not a selling point. I…

Gadgets Adam Frucci Jun 12 '07

R2D2 Hologram Effect Coming to iChat

In the new version of iChat coming with Leopard, you can make yourself look like a hologram, as from Star Wars. Yes, nerds, Apple and Star Wars are combined in a way that let’s you be in the action. Except your messages won’t be about your home planet being in danger, but more of the…

Tech News Adam Frucci Jun 11 '07

Photographic Evidence that Fake Steve Jobs isn’t a Robot

OMG Fake Steve Jobs! Here’s a picture of him, the only one known to exist, which gives us many clues. Clue #1: he has hands. Clue #2: he’s married. Clue #3: he likes to wear hats that advertise sports teams he follows. Clue #4: he’s dumb enough to spend an extra $150 for a fancy…

Tech News Adam Frucci Jun 11 '07

Twiddle Speakers Make Your Music Embarassing

Oh, phew. Here’s a stupid product I can make fun of. Maybe this morning was just a fluke. https://gizmodo.com/ring-mouse-causes-existential-crisis-in-giz-writer-267694 Hah! Look at this speaker! It has arms that wave around when you play music! It’s like an updated version of one of those singing/dancing Coke cans that your “fun” uncle got you for Christmas when…

Gadgets Adam Frucci Jun 11 '07

Ring Mouse Causes Existential Crisis in Giz Writer

When I first saw this Ring Mouse, I thought to myself, “Great, another stupid gadget from the Far East that is an opportunity for me to shoot fish in a barrel and make some jokes.” That’s what I think to myself before a lot of posts, but something gave me pause this time. Am I…

Tech News Adam Frucci Jun 11 '07

Is There a Problem with User Data Embedded in iTunes Tracks?

So we know that Apple embeds your user data in those DRM-free iTunes Plus songs. Some people have gotten up in arms about it, saying it constitutes a form of DRM, while others say you don’t have anything to worry about if you’re not planning on pirating the music. https://gizmodo.com/drm-free-itunes-songs-have-embedded-user-info-264574 So what do you think?…

Tech News Adam Frucci Jun 8 '07

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Pogue Finds the Best Reasonably-Priced Noise-Cancelling Headphones

Straight From Japan, it’s the Cosmos in Your Hand

Sony Ericsson K530 and HGE-100 GPS Enabler Coming to Europe

LOL BOTS Take This Joke One Step Closer to the Grave

The Opti-Transcription Steampunk Scanner

New Sanyo Projector Works From Up Close

Hands On with the UV Sonicare Flexcare

Fuel Cell Beverage Heater Keeps Your Coffee Drinkable

BPM Watch Helps You Spin Wax, Tell Time

AT&T to Start Scanning Their Network for Pirated Material

Haptic Clock Tells You the Time via Vibrations

$55k Life-Sized Dino is a Wise Investment for the Future

Home Theater Pool Table is Perfect for People Sick of Having Money

Samsung Gives the T9 a Plus with Wireless Gaming

3cm Chair Proves Gadget Design Should Stay on Gadgets

R2D2 Hologram Effect Coming to iChat

Photographic Evidence that Fake Steve Jobs isn’t a Robot

Twiddle Speakers Make Your Music Embarassing

Ring Mouse Causes Existential Crisis in Giz Writer

Is There a Problem with User Data Embedded in iTunes Tracks?

Half of Gen Z Is Concerned or Anxious About AI’s Impact on Jobs: Survey

When Fans Demanded More ‘Stranger Things,’ This Isn’t What They Meant

PC Makers Are Gonna Struggle Making a MacBook Neo Killer

Anker USB-C Car Charger Hits Its Lowest Price Following Power Bank Deals, 167.5W Output Powerful Enough to Charge a MacBook

DeepSeek’s Newest Models Take on Silicon Valley at a Fraction of the Cost

Scientists Finally Solve Mystery of ‘Golden Orb’ Found on Alaskan Seafloor

Google Goes Bigger on Fitbit Charge 6 Fitness Tracker Discounts Than the Pixel Watch, S and L Bands Included

The Alleged ‘Avatar’ Movie Leaker Has Been Arrested

The Best GLP-1 Drug on the Market Is Even Better Than We Knew

Anker Clears Out Soundcore Sport X20 Earbuds at an All-Time Low, Now Over 3x Cheaper Than AirPods Pro 3

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