Adam Frucci, Author at Gizmodo

LG Dual-Format Player Coming, Just Without an HD DVD Logo

While it looked for a minute there like the DVD Forum people (the dudes behind HD DVD standards) were about to piss all over LG’s dual-format campfire, all they ended up being able to do was keep the HD DVD logo off the new player. Their beef was with the player’s lack of support for…

Tech News Adam Frucci Jan 17 '07

New Home-Use Laptop Stands are Great for the Unemployed

There’s a big difference between using a laptop stand for work/travel and using one at home, but sadly most only cater to the former. Well, I want a laptop stand for home, dammit. I don’t travel for work all too often, but I use a laptop at home every day. Mike and Maaike are listening.…

Tech News Adam Frucci Jan 16 '07

Wii Disc Dumper Lets You “Back Up” Wii Games

Good news for all you Wiitards out there who are dying to “back up” your games. A Wii Disc Dumper has been unleashed on the Internet, allowing you to rip your discs to your computer so you can “share them” with your “friends” so they don’t have to “pay” for games anymore. You’ll need a…

Tech News Adam Frucci Jan 16 '07

A NES Gets Crammed Into a NES Controller

An enterprising young modder has managed to cram an entire NES into a classic NES controller. Yes, now you can simply plug a controller directly into your TV without having to worry about a system in between. It’s not exactly your childhood’s NES. The controller is pre-loaded with 70 games, and you can pop a…

Gadgets Adam Frucci Jan 16 '07

Thank God, CES and MacWorld Won’t Overlap Next Year

The powers that be in the tech world have decided to be kind to tech journalists next year, sparing us the overlap of MacWorld and CES that almost killed poor Brian Lam last week. Rather than having to fly to SF and back in one day to cover MacWorld during CES, MacWorld will take place…

Tech News Adam Frucci Jan 15 '07

A Phone That Pays Attention to Your Liver When You’re Too Drunk To

If you’ve got some serious alcohol problems, it might not be a bad idea to have someone other than your own drunk self keeping tabs on that liver of yours. That’s the idea behind a new Korean technology that monitors your Glutamine Oxaloacetic Transaminase (GOT) and Glutamine Pyruvic Transaminase (GPT) and gives doctors a call…

Tech News Adam Frucci Jan 15 '07

Self-Cleaning Underwear: A Bloggers Dream Come True

The US Air Force has developed self-cleaning underwear that kills bacteria and forces liquids to bead and roll off. They might have had people who don’t have easy access to laundry facilities in mind when they developed this, but something tells me it’ll be more popular with people who have access to laundry machines but…

Tech News Adam Frucci Jan 11 '07

Zeitgeist Clock is World’s Smallest, Crappiest Museum

The pretentiously-named Zeitgeist Clock claims to be the “smallest museum in the world.” How so? Well, it stores artwork on it that is then shown throughout the day. It’s called a clock, so I assume there are clock functions as well, but where they are on the product itself isn’t exactly clear from the photos.…

Gadgets Adam Frucci Jan 11 '07

How Will the iPod be Affected by the iPhone?

One thing that seems to have gotten lost in the fray with all this iPhone hullabaloo is what is going to happen to the iPod now. Sure, the iPhone is a phone mixed with an iPod, but not everyone wants to spend $600 and get a phone/tablet with their music player. Apple has spent so…

Tech News Adam Frucci Jan 11 '07

Hillcrest Loop Hands-On Video: Better Than the Wiimote

OK, I have to apologize here. I called the Hillcrest Loop remote vaporware the other day, and boy was I wrong. I just got a chance to sit down and play with it today, and that accusation couldn’t be farther from the truth. This thing is amazing. The video really demonstrates it better than I…

Tech News Adam Frucci with video by Richard Blakeley Jan 10 '07

Hidden Camera Stuffed Animals: Spying On Your Kids is Fun

Making my way through the bowels of South Hall to an appointment today, I stumbled across a booth full of cutesy stuffed animals. On closer inspection, I discovered that under that adorable face hides a USB camera. It’s the perfect gift for surreptitious parents to give their misbehaving kids, as nothing helps you justify punishment…

Gadgets Adam Frucci Jan 10 '07

Video: R2-D2 Robot Does Everything You Could Want

OK, this is sweet. This R2-D2 robot pretty much does everything. Check out the laundry list of features it has. My favorite part? That Millennium Falcon remote control, which has to be the most insane and incredible remote that I have ever seen. So dorky, so awesome. –Adam Frucci with video by Richard Blakeley CES…

Tech News Adam Frucci with video by Richard Blakeley Jan 10 '07

Fruccimodo: Adam’s Top CES Posts

CES is complete madness, and with us posting upwards of 150 posts per day at the peak of it it’s easy to have some choice posts get lost in the fray. The last thing you want is to miss out on even a single word of our collective brilliance, or, to be more specific, my…

Tech News Adam Frucci Jan 10 '07

Rhapsody to Gizmodo: “Be a Good Boy.”

Our videographer Richard Blakeley is a serious rabblerouser. Not only did he get us kicked out of an HP party, but yesterday he nearly got himself thrown out of CES altogether. Witness as our beloved troublemaker ruins a scripted game show at the Rhapsody booth and the schoolmarmy reaction. Nice work, Blakeley. –Adam Frucci with…

Tech News Adam Frucci with video by Richard Blakeley Jan 10 '07

Intoxicated Pollsters: People Love Gates More Than Jobs

According to the most reliable polling service in the world — Beck’s beer — Bill Gates is closer to CES nerds’ hearts than Steve Jobs. The survey results claim that “while Apple claims to be revolutionizing the personal computer and digital music, 55% of CES attendees still think Microsoft’s Bill Gates leads the way as…

Tech News Adam Frucci Jan 10 '07

Watch Me White-Guy Dance My Way Into Your Hearts

Because I apparently have the least amount of shame of anyone on the Giz crew, I participated in Intel’s Core 2 Duo demo that involved dancing in front of a green screen. They then stuck my awkward moves into the commercial they have running now, making me look like a supreme douchebag. Oh man, they…

Gadgets Adam Frucci Jan 10 '07

Brian Lam, True Competitor, Builds PCs Very Quickly

Last night Brian Lam, our fearless leader, competed in the Tigerdirect Computer Building Games 2007 here at CES. It was a race of the least athletic kind, pitting nerd on nerd in a race to see who could build a PC the fastest. Lam came in 3rd place last year and really wanted to win…

Gadgets Adam Frucci with video by Richard Blakeley Jan 10 '07

Mini Washer Gets Yer Shoes Nice and Clean

Man, I love the back of South Hall so much. It’s the only part of CES featuring decades-old shoe-washing technology. Awesome. CES 2007 [Gizmodo]

Gadgets Adam Frucci Jan 9 '07

CES Partycrashers: Verizon’s Sushi Bonanza

Last night we hit up Nobu, the sushi restaurant nestled inside the Hard Rock hotel and casino. Verizon was having a party to celebrate the launching of their FiOS TV service, and they decided to do that by giving an open sushi bar to hungry journalists and industry insiders. I’d like to say the best…

Tech News Adam Frucci Jan 9 '07

iPhone Fakes: A Walk Down Memory Lane

The announcement at long last of the Apple iPhone today marks the end of an era. For well over a year now there has been rampant speculation about Apple’s then-rumored foray into the cell phone field, with everyone wondering what kinds of magical features Steve Jobs and company would bring to the table. That meant…

Tech News Adam Frucci Jan 9 '07

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LG Dual-Format Player Coming, Just Without an HD DVD Logo

New Home-Use Laptop Stands are Great for the Unemployed

Wii Disc Dumper Lets You “Back Up” Wii Games

A NES Gets Crammed Into a NES Controller

Thank God, CES and MacWorld Won’t Overlap Next Year

A Phone That Pays Attention to Your Liver When You’re Too Drunk To

Self-Cleaning Underwear: A Bloggers Dream Come True

Zeitgeist Clock is World’s Smallest, Crappiest Museum

How Will the iPod be Affected by the iPhone?

Hillcrest Loop Hands-On Video: Better Than the Wiimote

Hidden Camera Stuffed Animals: Spying On Your Kids is Fun

Video: R2-D2 Robot Does Everything You Could Want

Fruccimodo: Adam’s Top CES Posts

Rhapsody to Gizmodo: “Be a Good Boy.”

Intoxicated Pollsters: People Love Gates More Than Jobs

Watch Me White-Guy Dance My Way Into Your Hearts

Brian Lam, True Competitor, Builds PCs Very Quickly

Mini Washer Gets Yer Shoes Nice and Clean

CES Partycrashers: Verizon’s Sushi Bonanza

iPhone Fakes: A Walk Down Memory Lane

‘Doctor Who’ Monsters Dream of Returning in This In-Universe Folktale (Exclusive)

This 62-Foot ‘Kraken’ Octopus Terrorized Cretaceous Seas

JetBlue Sued for Allegedly Increasing the Price of Tickets Based on Personal Data

The Creator and Director of ‘Widow’s Bay’ on Crafting Their Quirky, Spooky New Series

Americans Are Missing Out on Yet Another New Super-Cheap DJI Drone

Why Buy Sunglasses When You Can Get Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 1) Smart AI Glasses for Less?

Tesla Reveals Mysterious $2 Billion AI Hardware Deal in SEC Filing

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

DJI Follows Up Drone Deals With Action Camera Discounts, Osmo Action 5 Pro Hits Its Lowest Price in Months

This Is What a Leg Ravaged by ‘Flesh-Eating’ Bacteria Looks Like

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

Aqara Thermostat Hub W200 Review: Almost Better than My Ecobee