John Mahoney, Author at Gizmodo

Samsung’s N110 Netbook Has 8-Hour Battery, More Action Afoot in Asia With 11-Hour NC310

LaptopMag got a quick look at Samsung’s new N110, which is essentially a refresh of the well-liked NC10. And Akihabara News brings tidings of the NC310 (above), a hot-looking number headed to North America eventually. Starting with the N110, the improvements over the NC10 include a better keyboard and trackpad, a new glossy finish and…

Gadgets John Mahoney Mar 23

What the iPhone Has Needed All Along is Coming: Sparkle, A 3D Virtual World

A company called Genkii is hoping to rope a chunk of the 40-million worldwide web-connected phones and iTouches into a new 3D avatar-based virtual world, Sparkle. Too bad virtual worlds died around 4 years ago. Genkii appear to have had Sparkle in the works for quite some time, but they must have spat out whatever…

Tech News John Mahoney Mar 23

Our iPhone 3.0 How-To Coverage, All in One Place

The iPhone 3.0 OS may only be available as a beta for developers (and friends of developers), but there’s still plenty of tinkering you can do to get the 3.0 OS experience this weekend. • How To: Fake the iPhone 3.0 OS On Your iPhone Today What everyone can do is check out our directory…

Tech News John Mahoney Mar 21

Electric Hand Dryers From Around the World

I love tireless photo archives of the seemingly mundane objects we run into every day. To wit: this study of 96 bathroom air blowers from around the world by photographer Douglas Wilson. Even though that guy from Dyson is right re: these things never, ever drying your hands sufficiently, it’s fascinating to see the variety…

Tech News John Mahoney Mar 20

The Week in iPhone Apps: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

March Madness: when being a work-from-home blogger pays off. Here are the apps that will help you squeeze every last drop of goodness from the NCAA Tournament, along with the week’s other app highlights. Madness ’09: There are a flood of bracket tracking apps, most of which are horribly ugly and hastily constructed. Madness ’09…

Tech News John Mahoney Mar 20

Objectified’s Wonderful Gadget-Filled Movie Poster

Hot of the presses is forthcoming design documentary Objectified’s awesome one-sheet poster by Build, which is a veritable visual history of industrial design. How many silhouettes can you name? Updated with high-res file Since we only care about Apple products here at Gizmodo, I see a Mac Pro, a number of iPods, MacBook Pro, a…

Tech News John Mahoney Mar 20

Holy Sh*t Look At This Drill

Behold, the Hitachi DH50MRY. Part drill, part jackhammer, it can eat up concrete like balsa wood without killing your arms. Our friends at PopSci cut one open to show how it works. It’s the first drill of its kind to feature a counterweight strong enough to cancel out what is undoubtedly some pretty serious recoil.…

Tech News John Mahoney Mar 20

Cell Stickies: How People With No Friends Get Text Messages

I can only imagine these acetate stickers (a mere concept, sadly) of the iPhone’s friendly SMS overlay being used to prank someone. But what a prank it would be. [Fiona Carswell via OhGizmo]

Tech News John Mahoney Mar 20

Intel’s Leaked Z550 Atom Processor For Netbooks/MIDs Reaches 2GHz

Leaks suggest that Intel will be dropping a new single-core Z-series Atom proc that will be the first of the family to reach 2GHz. Granted, the Z series is the slightly lower-powered single-core chips intended for MIDs, but it’s not ridiculous to assume these could find their way into a low-cost netbook or two. The…

Tech News John Mahoney Mar 20

President Obama Details $2.4 Billion in Grants For Electric Vehicles

Speaking at the Edison Electric Vehicle Tech Center in Pomona, California, BHO dropped details on exactly who can and will receive money for helping put one million plug-in hybrids on the road by 2015. The plan is as follows: * The Department of Energy is offering up to $1.5 billion in grants to U.S. based…

Tech News John Mahoney Mar 20

How To: Fake the iPhone 3.0 OS On Your iPhone Today

If you left this week’s Apple event a little underwhelmed, it’s because most of 3.0’s new features have been available via Cydia and the App Store. Here’s how to enable iPhone 3.0’s biggest additions today. https://gizmodo.com/iphone-3-0-os-guide-everything-you-need-to-know-5171796 Since many of iPhone 3.0’s features were deliberately blocked by restrictions in the official SDK, for several of these…

Tech News John Mahoney Mar 19

No One Knew Jesus Would Come Back As a Cookie

I think this Google translation of zie German says it best: “Oh my Lord – even for the unbelievers a heavenly delight! Can baking sin?” [Product Page via Gadget Lab]

Tech News John Mahoney Mar 19

Cisco Acquires Pure Digital, Makers of the Flip Video Cam, For $590 Million

Cisco is surely on to something: an enterprise mobile videophone? $500,000 internet backbone router with cute modular Flip video cam? Or maybe they just want a consumer horse besides Linksys in their stable that clearly has some legs: Flip’s video cams have sparked a netbook-like fever, with everyone and their brother getting into the tiny…

Tech News John Mahoney Mar 19

Mamiya’s $20k, 33-Megapixel DL33 Medium-Format Digital Is Beautiful

Medium format wizards Mamiya are continuing their legacy of huge-sensored digicams with the new DL33—33 megapixels spread across a 36mm x 48mm sensor, which is twice the size of a full-frame DSLR’s chip. As you know, sensor size and performance is the far more important factor governing image quality in digital photography. So the DL33…

Tech News John Mahoney Mar 19

Elecom Scope Node Laser Mouse Clearly Built With Robot Paws in Mind

I am joining others in not caring about the legitimacy of Elecom’s claims of precision based on positioning the laser between your thumb and forefinger for their Scope Node mouse. This thing looks awesome. Joel @ BBG is right on saying that the Scope Node is “designed with the clinical asymmetry that the Japanese do…

Tech News John Mahoney Mar 18

Proof That a Camera ‘Round the Neck Makes Anyone Look Like a Tourist

Yep, that’s a disguised Vlad Putin in his carefree KGB days, ready to pop the Gipper if necessary with what is surely a camera gun of some kind. [Hot Joints – Thanks, Trina!]

Tech News John Mahoney Mar 18

The Genius Behind Scanwiches.com’s Juicy Sandwich Porn

If you read websites about food, NYC or general wackiness, there’s a good chance you’ve recently run into Scanwiches—a Tumblr with nothing but flatbed scans of bisected deliciousness. Here’s the story behind the site. I love Scanwiches. It’s a fantastic concept, aesthetically beautiful, and its creator and I both share similar tastes, like the ridiculously…

Tech News John Mahoney Mar 18

Pixel Sunscreen Makes Digital Photographers Feel Like Matthew Brady

Envious of your friend’s giant view camera and the cool dark shroud it requires to compose and image and load with film? The Pixel Sunscreen laptop shade for photogs in the field is for you. The foldable nylon lappie tent springs out of your camera bag to shade your screen from the sun, so you…

Tech News John Mahoney Mar 18

Guy in Chain Mail Faraday Suit Takes Star Wars Tesla Coil Music To the Next Level

If you didn’t think Star Wars Tesla Coil music even had multiple levels of greatness, I give you this: a guy conducting the Imperial March with Palpatine zaps from his fingers. https://gizmodo.com/best-tesla-coils-music-use-ever-will-make-the-emperor-h-5160219 Can anyone explain to me how you program a Tesla Coil to do this? [YouTube]

Tech News John Mahoney Mar 18

Are Internet-Enabled Smartphones Bringing Down Our Judicial System?

Such is the premise of a NYTimes piece today, which identifies a rampant increase in declared mistrials due to jurors contaminating themselves with internet research into the case—sometimes from their phones, in the courtroom. It’s something we take for granted, but one of the major premises of our judicial system is that jurors cannot subject…

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Samsung’s N110 Netbook Has 8-Hour Battery, More Action Afoot in Asia With 11-Hour NC310

What the iPhone Has Needed All Along is Coming: Sparkle, A 3D Virtual World

Our iPhone 3.0 How-To Coverage, All in One Place

Electric Hand Dryers From Around the World

The Week in iPhone Apps: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

Objectified’s Wonderful Gadget-Filled Movie Poster

Holy Sh*t Look At This Drill

Cell Stickies: How People With No Friends Get Text Messages

Intel’s Leaked Z550 Atom Processor For Netbooks/MIDs Reaches 2GHz

President Obama Details $2.4 Billion in Grants For Electric Vehicles

How To: Fake the iPhone 3.0 OS On Your iPhone Today

No One Knew Jesus Would Come Back As a Cookie

Cisco Acquires Pure Digital, Makers of the Flip Video Cam, For $590 Million

Mamiya’s $20k, 33-Megapixel DL33 Medium-Format Digital Is Beautiful

Elecom Scope Node Laser Mouse Clearly Built With Robot Paws in Mind

Proof That a Camera ‘Round the Neck Makes Anyone Look Like a Tourist

The Genius Behind Scanwiches.com’s Juicy Sandwich Porn

Pixel Sunscreen Makes Digital Photographers Feel Like Matthew Brady

Guy in Chain Mail Faraday Suit Takes Star Wars Tesla Coil Music To the Next Level

Are Internet-Enabled Smartphones Bringing Down Our Judicial System?

‘Good Omens’ Season 3 Is Still Just One Episode, Despite Being Called That

Steam Gaming Has Arrived on Apple Vision Pro, and It’s Unexpectedly Glorious

RFK Jr. Will Take on Joe Rogan for Podcaster Supremacy

The Spymaster’s Guide to the Secret Agencies of ‘Star Trek’

Uber Is Testing Driverless Volkswagen ID. Buzz Vans in Los Angeles

Cast Adrift, Meta Employees Have No Idea Who the ‘Token Legend’ Is Anymore

Microsoft Office 2024 and Windows 11 Pro Bundle Hits 76% Off, a Complete PC Setup for Less

You Can Add ‘Lamp That Folds Your Laundry’ to the List of Doomed Startups

Logitech MX Vertical Wireless Mouse Is Back at Almost 40% Off, Save Your Wrists with Ergonomic Comfort for Less

The First Big ‘Alien: Earth’ Season 2 Addition Is Peter Dinklage

Asus Zenbook A16 Review: Start Considering Snapdragon on PC, for Real

Aqara Thermostat Hub W200 Review: Almost Better than My Ecobee

HP Omen Max 45L Review: 4K60 Gaming Has Never Been So Easy

Ecovacs Winbot W3 Omni Review: Window Cleaning Robots Have a Long Way to Go

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

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