Kit Eaton, Author at Gizmodo

Kickit is Most Fun You Can Have Tidying Away Shoes

Shoes clutter up my apartment’s hallway because both me and the wife are waaaaay too lazy to put them in the cupboard just a few feet away…but I suspect if we installed this there’d be no problem. Because kicking off your shoe to get it “stored” between the bristles of Kickit looks like fun. The…

Gadgets Kit Eaton Oct 24

HP USB Flash Drive Can Pretend To Be Floppy

No… not that kind of floppy…a disk-type one. Why is this useful? Apparently some BIOS updates still need you to jam in a floppy disk, despite the fact that many a PC nowadays ships without a drive for you to jam the disk into. So HP’s floppy-emulating USB flash drive gizmo is more a sysadmin’s…

Gadgets Kit Eaton Oct 24

Japanese Satellite Spots No Ice On Moon for Fuel, Drinkies After All

It’s been a decade since NASA’s Lunar Prospector satellite gave tantalizing hints—in the form of unexpectedly sparkly reflections—that the Moon’s poles may have frozen water at or near the surface, but new data from a Japanese satellite looks like it’s quashed the rumor. Kaguya’s been in space since late last year, but it’s now trained…

Gadgets Kit Eaton Oct 24

Limited-Edition Mimobot RayD8gig Glows in Dark For Halloween

Fans of the undeniably geek-chic Mimobot flash drives will be pleased to hear there’s a new edition out for this year’s fast-approaching All Hallow’s Even… the RayD8gig. It’s an 8-gigabyte inverse color version of RayD8, and it glows in the dark, ohoho yes. But if you’re tempted you need to move fast: there’s a strictly…

Gadgets Kit Eaton Oct 23

Butt-on is Probably the Most Fondleable Night Lamp Ever

When this concept nightlight popped up in the Giz editor chatroom, I had to grab it (if you’ll pardon the pun)… how could anyone resist? Pinch. On. Squeeze. Off. Pinch. On. The whole night could be whiled away with its comforting glow and tactile soft translucent silicon-based rubberyness. Uhhh…. sorry, got carried away there. That’d…

Gadgets Kit Eaton Oct 23

Redrock’s Cinematizing Kit to Turn Video DSLRs Into Proper Movie Cams

Sure, the Canon 5D Mark II and Nikon D90’s HD video capability is pretty amazing, but since the camera chassis and lenses are a typical DSLR shape, they lack many things in terms of utility for serious movie-makers. And that’s where Redrock’s “cinematizing” kit comes in.It’s designed to bolt around the camera and adds some…

Gadgets Kit Eaton Oct 23

Brando’s ID Pass Spycam is For, Uh… Industrial Espionage?

I know spy tech is interesting stuff, but this ID-pass holder spycam from Brando has me pondering. I mean… it’s all very clever and such, able to record 1.2-megapixel photos, audio and CIF-resolution video onto its 4GB internal storage and is USB rechargeable. But its likely use is for genuine industrial espionage, which really isn’t…

Gadgets Kit Eaton Oct 23

Apple Patent Forsees Gadget RF Connectivity Everywhere, From Shirts to Cars

Apple’s just filed a patent titled “Personal area network systems and devices and methods for use thereof” which is speculative, but basically offers us a sniff of how the future of gadget interconnectivity might be. Apple imagines small, intelligent and efficient RF transmitter-receivers that can handshake and pass data between gadgets and which are embedded…

Tech News Kit Eaton Oct 23

Scientist’s Flying Plasmonic Lens Could Make Chips Ten Times Denser

Optical lithography is the secret sauce in the fabbing technology that makes the chips inside your computer, and a clever bunch at the University of California, Berkeley have worked out a new adaptation of the tech to produce chips that could be ten times more detailed. It basically combines a hard-disk-alike spinning platter and scanning…

Gadgets Kit Eaton Oct 23

Mouse With Cooling Fan, LED Message Scroller is Wonderful, Actually

My first thoughts on seeing this USB mouse with in-built fan-powered palm cooler and rotary LED message scroller: “Holy moly that’s one craptaculous bit of gadgetry!” But then I reconsidered. First, who wouldn’t like a less sweaty palm when mousing for protracted periods? And second, that message scroller (which even has its own remote control)…

Gadgets Kit Eaton Oct 23

Scitech’s VLP-100 Portable Projector Only Does QVGA Resolution for $350

News that Scitech Japan is to release the VLP100, it’s first portable microprojector may interest until you learn of two snags: firstly it projects at a mere 320 x 240 pixels, and secondly it’ll cost you around $350…roughly a dollar per vertical pixel column. Sure it’s pretty tiny at 7.1 x 4.3 x 2.2-inches, weighs…

Gadgets Kit Eaton Oct 22

Miu’s Does-Everything HDPC Gets Stylish Makeover, Atom Processor

Someone with a better sense of product design has been in Miu’s offices: the new version of its dual-screened Hybrid Dual Portable Computer actually looks pretty slick (the old one looked like a bucket of bolts, if you remember). It’s still packing navigation/computing power/cellphone/media player/kitchen-sink functionality inside, only this time it’s got an Atom processor…

Gadgets Kit Eaton Oct 22

RC Hand Flips the Bird at Other Drivers, So You Don’t Have To

Gadget makers just occasionally stump-up with something that seems so wonderful you have to buy it: the remote-controlled electroluminescent gesturing hand is one of these. Sucker it onto your car’s rear window, and enjoy the ability to signal your pleasure or displeasure at other drivers without sticking your arm out the window. Guess which gesture…

Gadgets Kit Eaton Oct 22

iPod Speaker System by Jean-Michel Jarre’s Has Le Style

Jean-Michel Jarre has stopped twiddling with his synthesizer long enough to design this iPod dock/speaker system dubbed Aerosystems, and it’s undeniably stylish. And un petit peu phallic. It’s aimed at the top-end of the dock market, since it’s specifically designed to deliver high-quality audio: the circuitry in its integrated amp is apparently clever enough to…

Gadgets Kit Eaton Oct 22

Mini Slasher Musical Movie Inspired by Macs Vs PCs Debate

Forget the old Macs Vs PCs rap and its slightly worn-out ilk, this has to be my new fave geek-inspired musical tribute. If only for its Dusk Till Dawn-alike transformation into a slasher gore-fest after a few minutes. Seriously—beating someone to death with a MacBook? Strange stuff. There’s just one flaw taking the shine off…

Gadgets Kit Eaton Oct 22

New Robot Lets Surgeons Operate on a Heart While It Still Beats

Heart surgery is usually a case of “be still my beating heart” since it’s easier to work with static tissue, despite the risk of brain damage and all the complications of cardiopulmonary bypass machines. No longer, perhaps: some clever bods at Harvard University and the Children’s Hospital Boston have come up with a robotic system…

Health Kit Eaton Oct 22

Hindsight Cyclist Glasses Are Eyes in The Back of Your Head, Kinda

The Nike Hindsight cyclist’s glasses from designer Billy May (we loved his Torn lights before) are designed to do one simple thing: stop cyclists from getting hurt on the roads. At the extended side of each lens is a carefully arranged high-power Fresnel lens that captures the view to the sides of the wearer’s head,…

Gadgets Kit Eaton Oct 22

T-Mobile G1 Available in Retail Stores Nationwide Today

“The Wait is Over” is how T-Mobile is announcing the in-store launch of the G1 Android phone, after its first-sales yesterday in a special San Francisco event. If you want one, drop in to one of the “T-Mobile retail stores and select third-party stores in major cities where T-Mobile’s 3G service is currently available” this…

Tech News Kit Eaton Oct 22

12 Jet Engine Test Videos Will Have You Yelling “More Power!”

Good ol’ Frank Whittle: he dreamed up a device that can both deafen and thrill you at the same time. And you don’t even have to be an aircraft fanatic to enjoy these jet engine test videos put together by OObject…the engineering, the noise and general “but what if it blows up?” bonkersness of running…

Tech News Kit Eaton Oct 21

SH Stompin’Bass is Wired-Up Wood Block For Foot-Stamping Music

Get this for tech-overload: the SH Stompin’Bass from Shadow Electronics is made of chosen rosewood, comes with a velcro-attached extender block for comfort during long sets, has a high-quality NanoMAG humbucker pickup and a shielded case with low-impedance output to reduce hum. All of which basically disguises the fact it’s a wooden block designed to…

Gadgets Kit Eaton Oct 21

Kit Eaton

Kickit is Most Fun You Can Have Tidying Away Shoes

HP USB Flash Drive Can Pretend To Be Floppy

Japanese Satellite Spots No Ice On Moon for Fuel, Drinkies After All

Limited-Edition Mimobot RayD8gig Glows in Dark For Halloween

Butt-on is Probably the Most Fondleable Night Lamp Ever

Redrock’s Cinematizing Kit to Turn Video DSLRs Into Proper Movie Cams

Brando’s ID Pass Spycam is For, Uh… Industrial Espionage?

Apple Patent Forsees Gadget RF Connectivity Everywhere, From Shirts to Cars

Scientist’s Flying Plasmonic Lens Could Make Chips Ten Times Denser

Mouse With Cooling Fan, LED Message Scroller is Wonderful, Actually

Scitech’s VLP-100 Portable Projector Only Does QVGA Resolution for $350

Miu’s Does-Everything HDPC Gets Stylish Makeover, Atom Processor

RC Hand Flips the Bird at Other Drivers, So You Don’t Have To

iPod Speaker System by Jean-Michel Jarre’s Has Le Style

Mini Slasher Musical Movie Inspired by Macs Vs PCs Debate

New Robot Lets Surgeons Operate on a Heart While It Still Beats

Hindsight Cyclist Glasses Are Eyes in The Back of Your Head, Kinda

T-Mobile G1 Available in Retail Stores Nationwide Today

12 Jet Engine Test Videos Will Have You Yelling “More Power!”

SH Stompin’Bass is Wired-Up Wood Block For Foot-Stamping Music

The ‘Street Fighter’ Movie Knows What It Is

Trump, When Asked About White House Meeting with Anthropic’s Dario Amodei: ‘Who?’

‘The Batman, Part II’ Has Finally Found Two-Face’s Dad

TotalAV Keeps Prices Low While Covering the Basics of Online Protection

RAM Shortage Expected to Continue Into Next Year or Later

Marvel Studios’ Former Art Staff Discuss ‘Shortsighted’ Layoffs

Amazon Delivery Drones Involve a Perilous 10-Foot Drop. Users Are Posting the Apparent Results

Organ Transplants Without Lifelong Meds? New Trial Shows It’s Possible

The AI Doomers Who Are Playing With Fire

Mysterious ‘Red Dot’ Galaxies Could Have ‘Relic’ Black Holes Predating the Big Bang

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

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

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