Andrew Liszewski, Author at Gizmodo

Your New iMac Can Be Matte Black With Just $560 Worth of Vinyl Wraps

Drawing inspiration from the iMacs of yesteryear, Apple’s new 24-inch iMac is available in a rainbow of colors, as well as gray, but that’s about it. The dark Space Gray option of recent Apple all-in-ones isn’t offered, but less than a week later, dbrand is stepping up to make your matte black 24-inch iMac aspirations…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

Anker’s R2-D2 Mini Projector Is Adorable but Flawed

They say if you build a better mouse trap, the world will beat a path to your door, but you can probably be just as successful by slapping some Star Wars graphics on it instead. That’s what Anker’s done with its Nebula Capsule II mini projector, which now looks like a legless version of R2-D2.…

Home Entertainment & Smart Home Andrew Liszewski

This Week’s Best Toys Are Packing Baby Yoda Heat

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular round-up of the latest toy news and tempting plastic goodness. This week: Luigi hops in on the Lego Super Mario fun, Hasbro returns to The Clone Wars, and you can have the power… to wield a very large He-Man sword. Check it out! Lego Super Mario Adventures with…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski & James Whitbrook

This Artist Turned Their iPad Pro Into a Classic Macintosh to Create 1-Bit Retro Masterpieces

While Apple likes to tout the stunning image quality and color reproduction of the screens on its pro-level iPads, Matt Sephton has gone and turned their tablet into a clone of a black-and-white original Macintosh, creating the most authentic tool possible for creating 1-bit retro masterpieces anywhere they go. Inspired by Susan Kare’s 1-bit recreation…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

You Might Actually Want Your Kids to Eat These Crayons Made From Rice and Vegetable Waste

Even the most inescapable and impenetrable playpens won’t stop an infant from finding a way to stick something in its mouth that shouldn’t be there. A parent can be endlessly vigilant but it’s still going to happen, so instead of paranoia, a better approach is to just ensure everything a child potentially interacts with is…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski

The Evercade VS Console Puts Hundreds of Retro Games on the Big Screen Without the Hassle of Emulation

Most nostalgic gamers don’t realize that a big part of the fun of classic consoles was playing against friends on the same screen, not across the world over the internet. So the creators of the Evercade handheld are back with a new home console called the Evercade VS that facilitates four-player gaming on a big…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

This Browser-Based, Endlessly Evolving Acid Music Generator Is My New Work-From-Home White Noise Machine

Working from home during the pandemic has been a challenge for someone used to a dead quiet house. While I typically rely on white noise to help me concentrate, it’s now been replaced with David Whiting’s Endless Acid Banger: a browser-based sequencer that generates random but very listenable Acid house music. Using a randomized algorithm,…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

Fujifilm’s Nintendo Switch Printer Is a Modern-Day Color Version of the Game Boy Printer

A week before the new version of Pokémon Snap hits the Nintendo Switch, Fujifilm has revealed a re-branded version of its Instax Mini Link printer that will let players print out hard copies of their best Pokéshots, as well as let users accent any photo with Nintendo-themed stickers, frames, and effects. If you’re old enough…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

You Can Finally Buy the Flatcat That Looks Like Someone Turned Roadkill Into a Robotic Pet

Does a robotic pet have to look and behave exactly like a real dog or cat to entice its owners to interact with it? With the Aibo Sony seems to think so, but the creators of the flatcat disagree. First revealed a couple of months ago, the robotic roadkill is finally available for sale through…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

Sound Reactive Bluetooth Speaker Uses Magnetic Ferrofluid to Become a Real-Life Winamp Visualizer

Years before the iPod was a thing, many of us relied on an app called Winamp to listen to MP3s. It was free, it was simple, but most of us used it for its visualizers that created complex, trippy animations synced to our music. Artist Dakd Jung has created a real-life version of those visualizers…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

You Can Link These Miniature Street Fighter II Arcade Cabinets for Head-to-Head Multiplayer

Miniature video game cabinets scratch a nostalgic itch for ‘80s kids who miss their favorite childhood arcades, but their compact size often means they’re single-player only. My Arcade’s new Street Fighter II: Champion Edition Micro Player solves that with the option of linking a pair of tiny arcades using a cable so that side-by-side fights—and…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

The New Tamagotchi’s Camera Lets You Take Photos With Your Virtual Pet Before It Dies of Neglect

Years before smartphones, kids’ preferred digital distraction was the Tamagotchi. The tiny gadgets were revived back in 2017, and have since evolved into more sophisticated handhelds. The latest version, the $60 Tamagotchi Pix, has a digital camera that introduces some novel interactivity and lets kids snap selfies with their virtual pets. Bandai America resurrected the…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

Bowers & Wilkins’ New Wireless Earbuds Can Stream Audio From Devices Without Bluetooth, Including Airplane Seats

Every new set of true wireless earbuds seems to refine the experience with better ANC, improved sound quality, or longer battery life. But Bowers & Wilkins is introducing an entirely new feature in its PI7 truly wireless earbuds. Using the charging case as a wireless adapter, the earbuds can actually stream audio from almost any…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

Polaroid Claims This Is the Smallest Analog Instant Film Camera Spitting Out Tiny Two-Inch Prints

Miniaturizing a digital camera is relatively easy because all you’re creating is digital files that sit on a tiny memory card. Miniaturizing an instant film camera? That’s a monumental task by comparison, given you have to shrink all the moving parts that expose and spit out physical prints, as well as the film itself. But…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

This Artist Uses Drones To Create Gigantic Long-Exposure Light Paintings in the Sky

By now we’ve all “oohed” and “awed” over footage of thousands of glowing drones used to create elaborate animated light shows in the night sky. But artist Frodo Álvarez has come up with a different approach, using just a handful of pre-programmed drones to create towering long-exposure light paintings. Typically these types of images are…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

You’ll Want to Avoid Typos at ALL Costs With this Hand Grenade Keyboard

Ergonomic keyboards designed to make typing more comfortable (and reduce long-term injuries) come in many shapes and sizes, but it’s safe to assume that Reddit contributor dapperrogue’s functional Pineapple keyboard, modeled after a hand grenade, is a design you’re not going to see Logitech or Microsoft adopting anytime soon. The Mk 2 grenade used by…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

Filling Your Entire Backyard With a Giant K’nex Roller Coaster Beats Waiting in Line at an Amusement Park

The original 2,400-piece K’nex roller coaster is one of the holy grails of ‘90s toys. And for some, it inspired a lifetime obsession with building scale model thrill rides. YouTube’s CoasterWriter has taken the hobby to its extreme, building a backyard-sized K’nex coaster featuring a towering 10-foot tall main drop. When it opened to the…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski

The Mandalorian‘s Ahsoka Tano Hits Hot Toys, and More Bountiful Toys of the Week

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular roundup of the latest and greatest in all things expensive and plastic. This week: The Mandalorian returns to Hot Toys with a mystical two-pack. The Looney Tunes are getting their own Lego minifigure line. And Batman’s a ninja. Sort of. On a horse? Definitely. Check it out! Hot…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski & James Whitbrook

Take a Nostalgic Journey Through This Collection of Classic Apple Mac Death Chimes

You’re probably very familiar with the sounds your computer makes when it starts, which are comforting noises that everything is working as it should. But your Mac used to make some troubling sounds. Podcaster and Apple collector Stephen Hackett recently shared a collection of the chimes older Apple Macintosh computers used to indicate a serious…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Hacking the Game Boy’s Multiplayer Randomizer Creates the Perfect Version of Tetris

Do you remember the thrill of getting two straight line pieces in a row while playing Game Boy Tetris? It made you feel like running out and buying a lottery ticket. Now imagine the feeling if Tetris served up a never-ending buffet of just straight line pieces—this could be the greatest video game hack of…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

Andrew Liszewski

Your New iMac Can Be Matte Black With Just $560 Worth of Vinyl Wraps

Anker’s R2-D2 Mini Projector Is Adorable but Flawed

This Week’s Best Toys Are Packing Baby Yoda Heat

This Artist Turned Their iPad Pro Into a Classic Macintosh to Create 1-Bit Retro Masterpieces

You Might Actually Want Your Kids to Eat These Crayons Made From Rice and Vegetable Waste

The Evercade VS Console Puts Hundreds of Retro Games on the Big Screen Without the Hassle of Emulation

This Browser-Based, Endlessly Evolving Acid Music Generator Is My New Work-From-Home White Noise Machine

Fujifilm’s Nintendo Switch Printer Is a Modern-Day Color Version of the Game Boy Printer

You Can Finally Buy the Flatcat That Looks Like Someone Turned Roadkill Into a Robotic Pet

Sound Reactive Bluetooth Speaker Uses Magnetic Ferrofluid to Become a Real-Life Winamp Visualizer

You Can Link These Miniature Street Fighter II Arcade Cabinets for Head-to-Head Multiplayer

The New Tamagotchi’s Camera Lets You Take Photos With Your Virtual Pet Before It Dies of Neglect

Bowers & Wilkins’ New Wireless Earbuds Can Stream Audio From Devices Without Bluetooth, Including Airplane Seats

Polaroid Claims This Is the Smallest Analog Instant Film Camera Spitting Out Tiny Two-Inch Prints

This Artist Uses Drones To Create Gigantic Long-Exposure Light Paintings in the Sky

You’ll Want to Avoid Typos at ALL Costs With this Hand Grenade Keyboard

Filling Your Entire Backyard With a Giant K’nex Roller Coaster Beats Waiting in Line at an Amusement Park

The Mandalorian‘s Ahsoka Tano Hits Hot Toys, and More Bountiful Toys of the Week

Take a Nostalgic Journey Through This Collection of Classic Apple Mac Death Chimes

Hacking the Game Boy’s Multiplayer Randomizer Creates the Perfect Version of Tetris

Did AMD Just Make the Best CPU for Gamers and Creators?

AI Just One-Shotted Another CEO

6 Magic School Anime and Manga to Discover Instead of Thinking About ‘Harry Potter’ Ever Again

Unprecedented Images Show Sperm Whales Acting as Midwives to Help a Mom Give Birth

‘Butt Birth’-ing Rhinoceros from Ace Ventura Sequel Sold at Auction for a Whopping $60,000

The Ryan Gosling Sci-Fi Streak Will Continue Until Morale Improves

Study Challenges Popular Theory on Why Primordial Bugs Were So Darn Huge

Ewan McGregor and Anne Hathaway’s Mystery’s Sci-Fi Film Has Its First Trailer

Scientists Just Found the Salt Limit That Pushes Your Heart to the Breaking Point

White House Social Media Just Had Its Covfefe Moment

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?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

Apple Studio Display XDR Review: It Looks So Good, I Wish It Were an iMac

RayNeo Air 4 Pro Review: My Eyes Love These Video Glasses, but My Nose Disagrees