John Mahoney, Author at Gizmodo

Constructicons Devastator Toy Is The Latest Voltron of Transformers, Cement Mixers

You may have caught, in the Transformers 2 trailer, that the Devastator is now a composite Voltron of constructions machines-every boy’s dream! Now you can play with him in the privacy of your own home. https://gizmodo.com/intense-transformers-super-bowl-trailer-accidentally-le-5143884 Six separate “Constructicons”-scary!-Voltron-together to form him. Each looks like they can be played with for a few minutes on…

Movies John Mahoney Feb 16

HTC Magic, The Fabled Android G2, Looks Like It’s Headed to Vodafone in Europe

File this under decidedly unconfirmed, but Boy Genius has unearthed official shots and an advertisement that indicate the Android phone we’ve seen leaked recently as the G2 is Europe-bound as the HTC Magic. https://gizmodo.com/android-g2-photos-thinner-and-no-keyboard-5135926 Beyond that, details are thin. BG is claiming a flashless 3.2 megapixel camera (same as the G1), and all the expected…

Tech News John Mahoney Feb 16

This is What G.I. Joe Looks Like Now

This is Accelerator Suit Duke, and he’s been deemed the “most advanced action figure of all time.” Watch him run, watch him shoot, watch him ruin your childhood’s conception of everything that is good. Jack pretty much nailed it after the trailer premiere during the Super Bowl: “it doesn’t really feel like G.I. Joe, you…

Tech News John Mahoney Feb 15

Nerf N-Strike Raider CS-35: Lil’ Dick Tracy’s Automatic Tommy Gun With 35-Dart Drum Magazine

Nerf just can’t stop. Last year it was Rambo Jr.’s Vulcan Gatling gun, and now they’ve raised the bar again—the CS-35 shoots 35 darts from a rotating drum magazine with pump-action auto fire. Holy shit. https://gizmodo.com/nerf-vulcan-ebf-25-fully-automatic-toy-dart-gun-rambo-357952 As you can see, it’s autofire that still depends on your pump-action to squeeze out the darts, and you…

Tech News John Mahoney Feb 15

The Original, Classic Neon Super Soaker 50: It’s Back

For it’s 20th anniversary (I can’t believe Super Soakers are 20 years old!), Hasbro is bringing back the classic Soaker, complete with poignant 1989 neon, back to market. Will kids today respect the best? https://gizmodo.com/evolution-of-the-super-soaker-watergun-5022149 They’ve made one slight change-no longer can you completely unscrew the lime green bottle for a quick dump-over-the-head grenade attack;…

Tech News John Mahoney Feb 15

How To: Tether the iPhone or G1 To Your Laptop For Free 3G Broadband

If you read Gizmodo, the odds are good you’re carrying one of these two pieces-they’re among our favorite 3G smartphones right now. Today let’s learn how to tether ’em up to your laptop. Note: while data tethering is possible on each phone without any additional tethering plan, you’ll want to be careful that you’re not…

Tech News John Mahoney Feb 14

You Can Now Get a 19-inch HDTV For Under $200

Granted, it’s a 720p Magnavox, but the $200 barrier is great one to see fall at a major, big-box retailer. You can grab it starting this weekend at Target. You may laugh while pointing to your 50″ plasma, but I know a lot of people for whom a 19-inch HDTV would be the perfect bedroom…

Tech News John Mahoney Feb 13

If Pirate Bay is Shut Down, It Could Take All of BitTorrent With It

The operators of Pirate Bay are standing trial in Stockholm next week. Yikes, I know, but here’s the scariest part: if Pirate Bay falls, it could be big trouble for BitTorrent as a whole. P2P researchers crunched the numbers and found that the Pirate Bay’s eight servers are responsible for tracking over 50% of the…

Tech News John Mahoney Feb 13

Latest Windows Mobile 6.5 Screenshots All But Confirm Marketplace Integration

Gadget Mix delved into a fresh Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM and found the inclusion of a “Marketplace” icon there in the honeycomb. Is it Win-Mo’s app store, or a more Zune-y integration? A Windows Mobile app store has been rumored for quite some time, and with everyone else going in that direction, it makes sense…

Tech News John Mahoney Feb 13

Sony Vaio P Modded To Accept SIM Cards, 3G via HSDPA Connection

The Vaio P comes with EV-DO hardware, but an enterprising modder has tweaked everyone’s favorite makeup compact netbook to accept HSDPA SIM cards too, for 3G connections from AT&T. It’s not for beginners, though. https://gizmodo.com/sony-vaio-p-review-5131637 Since there was no elusive SIM card slot found like there was on the HP Mini 1000, the modder had…

Tech News John Mahoney Feb 13

My Tracks For Android Logs Your Day via GPS, Uploads To Google Maps

In the second big GPS-on-Android related tidbit today, Google released My Tracks, a cool app for logging a route of any kind via GPS and saving it to Google Maps. While it’s presented in the context of a workout or hiking route, you could use the app for just about anything, including drawing fun shapes…

Tech News John Mahoney Feb 12

In Mozambique, Rats Make Good Mine Detectors

Finding humans to clear minefields is hard. So in Mozambique, they’ve trained rats to sniff out unexploded ordinance, single out its location by pawing at the ground (careful!), and de-mine the field. Even though the rats being used are the Giant Gambian variety, they’re still too light to set off most mines that they find.…

Biology John Mahoney Feb 12

WhatTheFont For iPhone IDs Fonts From Text in Snapped Photos

Maybe I’m just a font geek, but I often wonder what typefaces are used for texts I run into in the world. WhatTheFont is a great free app that can solve those typographical mysteries instantly. The process is really easy-snap a photo, crop it down to the area where text is the clearest, then help…

Tech News John Mahoney Feb 12

Samsung’s Android Phone Delayed Until Late 2009

Many expected Samsung to show off its flashy forthcoming Android phone at MWC next week, but they’ve admitted to the Guardian in the UK that any Android hardware in the works won’t hit until late this year. [Guardian] https://gizmodo.com/rumor-samsung-to-release-a-full-touch-android-handset-5114009

Tech News John Mahoney Feb 12

TeleNav Brings Turn-By-Turn GPS to Android and the G1

Chalk up another mark in the things-Android-can-do-on-the-G1-that-certain-other-phones-can’t list: TeleNav, king of cellphone GPS, is bringing a slick-looking turn-by-turn navigation app to the G1 this month. The service, which will run $10 a month, looks like it includes all the trappings of a standalone GPS unit: Voice-recognition for hands-free control, live traffic updates, a hefty POI…

Tech News John Mahoney Feb 12

Gadget Deals of the Day

Did you like hearing the top executive from your bank telling congress how he lost all of your money today? I didn’t either. But these deals are the salve you seek. Gaming: • Just Cause on Xbox 360 for $9.99 plus free shipping (normally $29.99). • Manhunt 2 on Wii for $14.99 plus free shipping…

Tech News John Mahoney Feb 11

Headbang Hero Delights Hardest-Core Rhythm Gamers, Chiropractors

It’s the next obvious step in the progression, and the one essential ingredient Rock Band forgot: Strap on Headbang Hero‘s accelerometer-equipped wireless wig, flash the horns, and show those emo girlymen how it’s done. It’s just a concept piece for now, but the three metalheads behind the project seem like they’re intent on selling some…

Tech News John Mahoney Feb 11

Hybrid Game/Feature Film Blu-ray Discs Coming to PS3, Says Sony

Sony’s Director of Hardware Marketing for PS3 said that discs packing both a game and a full-length film should appear this year. Just in time, thankfully, for Street Fighter The Movie The Game. Max Console quotes John Koller, said Sony exec: “We are actively pushing, and the way that we see the future is that…

Movies John Mahoney Feb 11

BlackBerry Curve 8900 Now Available On T-Mobile: $199

T-Mobilers with BlackBerry envy can rejoice: they are the first to get the impressive Curve 8900 for $199 with 2-year deal. https://gizmodo.com/t-mobile-blackberry-curve-8900-first-impressions-5140597 We liked what we saw of the new Curve, and it will be on AT&T later this year. It’s not the $150 sweetspot that was previously rumored, but still not bad for an…

Tech News John Mahoney Feb 11

Southwest Airlines’ In-Flight Wi-Fi Free While In Beta

Southwest this week began testing their own in-flight wi-fi service, based on a satellite connection from Row 44. It’s on one plane now with more coming soon, and right now, it’s free. Southwest is using a satellite-based system from Row 44, and not the cellular connection used by most other airlines with Aircell’s GoGo service.…

Tech News John Mahoney Feb 11

John Mahoney

Constructicons Devastator Toy Is The Latest Voltron of Transformers, Cement Mixers

HTC Magic, The Fabled Android G2, Looks Like It’s Headed to Vodafone in Europe

This is What G.I. Joe Looks Like Now

Nerf N-Strike Raider CS-35: Lil’ Dick Tracy’s Automatic Tommy Gun With 35-Dart Drum Magazine

The Original, Classic Neon Super Soaker 50: It’s Back

How To: Tether the iPhone or G1 To Your Laptop For Free 3G Broadband

You Can Now Get a 19-inch HDTV For Under $200

If Pirate Bay is Shut Down, It Could Take All of BitTorrent With It

Latest Windows Mobile 6.5 Screenshots All But Confirm Marketplace Integration

Sony Vaio P Modded To Accept SIM Cards, 3G via HSDPA Connection

My Tracks For Android Logs Your Day via GPS, Uploads To Google Maps

In Mozambique, Rats Make Good Mine Detectors

WhatTheFont For iPhone IDs Fonts From Text in Snapped Photos

Samsung’s Android Phone Delayed Until Late 2009

TeleNav Brings Turn-By-Turn GPS to Android and the G1

Gadget Deals of the Day

Headbang Hero Delights Hardest-Core Rhythm Gamers, Chiropractors

Hybrid Game/Feature Film Blu-ray Discs Coming to PS3, Says Sony

BlackBerry Curve 8900 Now Available On T-Mobile: $199

Southwest Airlines’ In-Flight Wi-Fi Free While In Beta

‘The Punisher: One Last Kill’ Trailer Promises Many Kills, Actually

Forget Apple Watch, Galaxy Watch 8 (2025) Is Now Priced Lower on Amazon Than at Samsung’s Official Site

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