Brian Lam, Author at Gizmodo

New Standard Keyboard NSK535S: It Doesn’t Need No Stinking QWERTY

Here’s a keyboard that promises to set a “New Standard for User-Friendliness” by getting rid of QWERTY, and replacing it with this thing called “Alphabetical Order.” Seriously, if you’re going to make it sound like you’re reinventing the way we type, you have to be more clever than putting things in the order they came…

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Gizmodo Japan: Alive and Bloggy

Gizmodo Japan is live, with Moko Imada helming our far East sister site with the help of a small staff, and hundreds of Gundam reporters. Sure, it’s in Japanese, so it’s a little hard to read for us foreign dogs. But a little bit of Google Translate magic, and you’ve got an easy way to…

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Wired Magazine’s How To: Tips and Tweaks for Gadgetdom

Yes, that’s August’s issue of Wired Magazine, where Stephen Colbert is on the cover, MURDERING an iPod video with a hack saw. If you can get past the painful imagery up front, and open the book, you’ll find tips and tricks for getting more mileage out of your gadgetry. Bits like how to watch youtube…

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Ferrari P4/5: Gizmolicious and One of Kind

James Glickenhaus, Hollywood Somebody, is so rich, he didn’t just buy one of the first Ferrari Enzos. He had Ferrari build a whole new car for him based off of it. His main reason for tweaking the million dollar car was that he thought it was fugly compared to the Italian classics in his garage.…

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Apple iPhone Rumors: New Findings in Code Like Gasoline On the Fanboy Fire

The iPhone rumors have always been the juiciest of all the Apples. There are the fake ads, the idea that Apple would buy palm, and of course, the gallery of Fark’ d images we posted a few months back. Now, we might have our first taste of something more substantial than the usual fanboy-tasies. A…

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Motorola Q: A Deal at $75, on Amazon.com

Just a heads up for bargain hunting Gizmodo readers. Over at Amazon, the Moto Q is now as cheap as it is thin, at $75 after Verizon and Amazon rebates. We find that the phone runs a little slower than we’d like, and the design isn’t as nice as the RAZRs. But at this price,…

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Advertiser Thanks: Gizmodo Suckles From the Teat of Sponsordom

It’s because of these fine wetnurses that Gizmodo can flourish into man-boyhood: Sprint, HP, MS Windows Server, Sodaclub, Banana Republic, American Apparel, Ask.com, Intel, Toyota Yaris, Maxell, Best Buy, Nokia, Sony, Dice, Texas Instruments. If you’d like to help rear little G into a big, strong site, then advertise with us. Please. https://gizmodo.com/preview/advertising-with-gizmodo-8027

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Pantech PG-6200: Cellphone With a Fingerprint Reader

The Pantech PG-6200 has stats that, on a Friday afternoon, I can’t even pretend to care about. What does make me perk up is the Pantech’s fingerprint scanner that can be used for biometric security. Scan your digits to lock and unlock the phone. Sweet, eh? Stats? Oh fine. Those, and more details, after the…

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Stolen mobiles ‘will be blocked’, Phone Hackers Left to Rot In Jail

The BBC — AKA the Benny Hill Network — reports that by the year’s end, in the UK: Around 80% of mobile phones will be blocked on all five UK networks within 48 hours of being reported stolen in future, industry leaders have pledged. That pledge is part of a charter to reduce phone crime…

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Lenovo 3000 V100 Subnotebook: Hands On the Thinkpad’s Ugly Little Sister (Verdict: Go Subnotebook, go!)

Lenovo, the guys who ate IBM, just had their 12-inch subnotebook groped by PC World. The V100 is hideous, it really is — I’d call it the Super Chunk of light computing. Everyone laughs at it. But everyone stopped laughing after the benchmarks. Why? This, and why you might consider buying this machine, after the…

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Parabola Light: Blasting Lumens From a Satellite Dish

Like a satellite dish, this lamp’s parabolic design helps it project light efficiently and, in this case, elegantly. The 4-foot, aluminum mirror has a 150-watt halogen bulb in the center, steel legs, and in Gizmodo’s opinion, a nearly perfect aesthetic. By Keiji Design, photos by Daici Ano. Oh Japan, make us a computer this clean,…

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Lomographic Fisheye Camera #Two: Still Capturing 180-degrees of Cool

The Lomo cameras were originally known for their leaky bodies that contaminate film with errant light — perfect for art house photos. This 35mm fisheye film camera improves upon Lomo’s best selling first with more image distorting capabilities, and a metal case. More, details, and sample shots, after the jump. First off, the Fisheye No.…

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Samsung SCH-a990: Frankenreview roundup of the 3.2-megapixel Phone

Fellow gadget journalists at CNET, PC World, Infosync, and PC Magazine have all had private time with Samsung and Verizon’s smoking hot 3.2-megapixel camphone. But why slog through 15,000 words of trade publication text? We’ve ripped out the heart and soul of each, and patched them together into a relevant — but undead — Team…

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Corsair Flash Readout USB: Lets You Know When it’s Full (Burp)

This USB key can display how much space you’ve eaten up, using either a pie chart or digits. The screen also has an 11-character readout to help you remember what you stored. It’s not an LCD, but a “Bi-stable Cholesteric” Display, which doesn’t need power to maintain its image. Comes in capacities of 1 and…

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Top Gear’s Limey Bastards Hack Cars for Remote Control

There are only so many stunts you can pull in a car before you worry about getting yourself killed. So UK auto show Top Gear rigged some with remote controls, and raced them past a swinging wrecking ball, through a dirt track, and over ramps.– Brian Lam Top Gear Video: Full-Sized Remote Controlled Cars [via…

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BenQ-Siemens SL91: Docked and Ready to Rock

This BenQ-Siemens handset is sweet piece of kit, with its 3.2-megapixel camera, and 240 by 320 pixel screen. But it’s more remarkable for its dock — a mighty throne that acts as a charger, PC sync cradle, speakerphone, and alert system that glows when you’ve missed a call or received a text message. Europe only,…

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Apple OS X Leopard: Faux Screenshot Contest Ends in Multiple Fanboy-gasm

Phill Ryu’ fakie screenshot contest for Apple’s next OS just finished, and the entries are less like screenshots and more like porno-tastic centerfolds for mac lovers. The winner of the contest, Eric Patterson, didn’t just pretty things up. He went ahead and polished the interface in Finder, Safari, Mail, and an advanced version of Preview…

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SunConnection SC-MP001W: A Midget Shuffle Clone

Oh we like it when people out-Apple, Apple. This square MP3 player steals the shuffle’s button layout, and has a slot for an SD card. Although thicker, and wider on one side, we appreciate its expandability. Japan only, and at the price of $26 dollars, it probably doesn’t come with a memory card. SC-MP001w Baby…

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Exmocare Wristwatch: Vitals Monitoring For the Unloved Elderly

Tired of visiting grandma to check on her dementia? Buy her an Exmocare watch! It can keep an eye on granny for you by monitoring pulse, heart rate, and up to 10 emotions, including relaxed, agitated, and “BINGO!”. That data can be transmitted remotely to “caretaker” via PC, or GSM bluetooth-enabled cellie. Friends and family…

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OMG We’re Moto Whores: Hands-On With the KRZR, RAZR XX, and RAZR MAXX

Moto, you never call, and you never write. Then, last night, unannounced, you drop press releases at the end of the day, five minutes before I’m supposed to go to dinner with my high-maintenance girlfriend. (Just kidding, honey!) While we journalists are left outside in the cold, Anal-ysts at Moto HQ’s Annual Analyst Week are…

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New Standard Keyboard NSK535S: It Doesn’t Need No Stinking QWERTY

Gizmodo Japan: Alive and Bloggy

Wired Magazine’s How To: Tips and Tweaks for Gadgetdom

Ferrari P4/5: Gizmolicious and One of Kind

Apple iPhone Rumors: New Findings in Code Like Gasoline On the Fanboy Fire

Motorola Q: A Deal at $75, on Amazon.com

Advertiser Thanks: Gizmodo Suckles From the Teat of Sponsordom

Pantech PG-6200: Cellphone With a Fingerprint Reader

Stolen mobiles ‘will be blocked’, Phone Hackers Left to Rot In Jail

Lenovo 3000 V100 Subnotebook: Hands On the Thinkpad’s Ugly Little Sister (Verdict: Go Subnotebook, go!)

Parabola Light: Blasting Lumens From a Satellite Dish

Lomographic Fisheye Camera #Two: Still Capturing 180-degrees of Cool

Samsung SCH-a990: Frankenreview roundup of the 3.2-megapixel Phone

Corsair Flash Readout USB: Lets You Know When it’s Full (Burp)

Top Gear’s Limey Bastards Hack Cars for Remote Control

BenQ-Siemens SL91: Docked and Ready to Rock

Apple OS X Leopard: Faux Screenshot Contest Ends in Multiple Fanboy-gasm

SunConnection SC-MP001W: A Midget Shuffle Clone

Exmocare Wristwatch: Vitals Monitoring For the Unloved Elderly

OMG We’re Moto Whores: Hands-On With the KRZR, RAZR XX, and RAZR MAXX

DJI Slashes $500 Off the Mini 5 Pro Fly More Drone After Avata 360 Launch, Bundled With RC 2, Batteries, and More

Artemis 2 Day 3: Follow the Mission With Our Live Updates 🔴

Illumination Is Officially Learning Nothing

Good News for Nintendo Switch Users, This 45W Charger With Cable Just Hits Its Lowest Price on Amazon

Apple MagSafe Duo Charger Gets 42% Off, Finally Worth It for iPhone, AirPods, and Apple Watch Users

Oscar Isaac Did ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ to Work With Top Tier Actors—Instead, He Got a Cooling Tent

This NordVPN Deal Caught Us By Surprise: 76% Off + 3 Months Free for Easter

AirPods Max 2 vs. Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen): Which ANC Headphones Win?

This California Billionaire Wants to Tax AI Tokens to Create a Sovereign Wealth Fund

Artemis 2 Crew Become First Humans to Travel Beyond Earth Orbit Since the 1970s

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

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?