Mark Wilson, Author at Gizmodo

LG Phillips E-book: Flexible Means Flexibility

LG Phillips just announced their 14.1-inch WXGA flexible E-book at IMID 2006 (International Meeting on Information Display). Besides 14.1 inches taking the crown as the largest E-paper display yet, it’s completely flexible (though, maybe sticking the prototypes in hard cases isn’t the best way to highlight this feature). The 300ms response time is still pretty…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Aug 26

2006 Jaguar XJ: Just Like An Old Airliner

Our twin brother separated at birth and raised by a pack of ravenous gearheads, Jalopnik, posted a review of the 2006 Jaguar XJ Super V8. MSRP $91,330 What they liked: The engine puts out 400hp, which is a lot considering the car is completely aluminum and quite light for a large sedan at 4,001 pounds.…

Reviews Mark Wilson Aug 26

Gizmodo Frankenreview: TomTom One

The TomTom One is a car GPS small enough to fit in a largish pocket. We gathered the review scores from across the net, crunched them into a gazillion bacon-bits using the Gizmodo supercomputer and put them into a chart: as the awesome CGI indicates, the TomTom One is a stellar GPS navigator for its…

Reviews Mark Wilson Aug 23

Tokyoflash Retrofit Watch: Looks Like The Future

When the writers of Gizmodo aren’t diving into our Duck Talesesque sea of gold, we “spend” it. And we say “spend” because it’s basically just throwing our money away on random items that offer us a really enjoyable week of just checking them out – before they are placed on our shelf and forgotten about…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Aug 20

12-Foot Inflatable Home Theatre, Minus The Theatre

I’ve spent so much on my home theatre and video games that I actually feel guilty going outside on a nice day. Still, the 12-Foot Inflatable Home Theatre might not be the solution. The kit includes an inflatable 12-foot (144 inch) screen, repair kit (bad omen), some ground stakes, PVC, plastic ground sheeting and we’re…

Tech News -Mark Wilson Aug 20

XPIN MX-430 GPS: If You’re Lost At Least You Can Watch TV

DK EMD will release the XPIN MX-430 GPS/entertainment device next week. It’s a GPS navigator, powered by the SiRF-III chip and at the same time, it’s a video player sporting DMB and DVD/Divx connectivity. The GPS/Video/Thing has two gigabytes of flash memory built-in with an SD slot supporting more. The design element of merit: different…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Aug 20

Mazu Kan: Fake Fight For Real

I don’t personally have any obsession with becoming a superhero, despite my frequent baths in radioactive waste while clinging to a spider, bat and orangutan for dear life. However, since my roommate’s cousin’s pet finds the whole topic of great interest… Mazu Kan is a $50 two-player air-fighting game. You strap on the Mazu Kan…

Tech News -Mark Wilson Aug 19

Aigo A215 MP3: Must Be On Steroids

The Aigo A215 won’t be winning any gadget beauty contests, but it may win a few marathons. The Aigo A215 is a fairly standard 2gb MP3 player that supports DRM-10 and WMAs. You can record voice, which is a nice plus. But the most impressive feature? 50 hour battery life. That’s more than 4 times…

Gadgets -Mark Wilson Aug 19

Seven Robots That Will Change Your Pathetic Life

Seven Robots That Will Change Your Pathetic Life This week Forbes had a nice write-up of seven robots that are as great as the maid from The Jetsons mechanically fused with Bruce Willis, Die Hard version. Highlighted robots range from a set of mechanical arms used in prostate surgery (Doc Oc), to a robogecko that…

Tech News -Mark Wilson Aug 19

Elgato EyeTV Hybrid: Mac HD Through USB, Keeps Porn Where It Belongs

The Elgato Eyetv Hybrid looks like a promising spent-all-my-money-on-my-mac-can’t-afford-a-tv solution. It’s the latest update to the EyeTV line – a USB-powered tv tuner that supports analog antenna, digital (or HD) antenna, coax and s-video sources. There’s full front-row support and the EyeTV software allows lossless recording even in HD mode (assuming you have a G5…

Gadgets -Mark Wilson Aug 19

Screwpull Cork Catcher? Screwpull You.

The only fun of opening champagne, besides the alcohol, is the high probability that someone at the party is going down. Will it be your wife, best friend, or pet? No one knows! It’s a centuries-old tradition that Screwpull wants to rob from us with their $30 Cork Catcher. Seriously, don’t buy this and look…

Tech News Mark Wilson Aug 13

Zeroshock Widescreen Notebook Sleeve – 100 Percent Potential

The Zeroshock is a notebook sleeve made of high resistance polyurethane foam to protect from the occasional notebook dive. The manufacturer claims this type of polyurethane to be more pressure resistant than your normal, garden variety polyurethane, which allows it to absorb 100G of pressure more than a standard notebook sleeve. It also looks cool.…

Tech News Mark Wilson Aug 13

CYBEX Trazer: Virtual Reality Games, Costs As Much As a Pony

The Trazer is a “virtual reality” exercise machine by Cybex. The user wears an infrared belt, or “beacon”, which tracks movement and mimics it on-screen in one of Trazer’s 20 proprietary games. Yes, we said “proprietary”. Instead of opening the technology to support real games, you are stuck with some Lawnmower Man-looking 3D titles. In…

Tech News Mark Wilson Aug 12

Remote Control Humans

Mad scientists in the UK figured out how to steer humans via remote with so much accuracy, they could steer test subjects through a botanical maze, blindfolded. How did they do it? The scientists from Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute, University of New South Wales, and University College London electrically stimulated the subjects’ semicircular…

Tech News Mark Wilson Aug 12

Infinite Horizon: One-Button Musician

So you never learned how to read sheet music, and you are too lazy/occupied/generally dumb to learn? That’s alright! The Mungo Enterprises Infinite Horizon generates an original song just by hitting that big red button. Sit back and pop some ex while the built-in software mixes 5 sequencer channels into harmonious techno. For the slightly…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Aug 12

Mark Wilson

LG Phillips E-book: Flexible Means Flexibility

2006 Jaguar XJ: Just Like An Old Airliner

Gizmodo Frankenreview: TomTom One

Tokyoflash Retrofit Watch: Looks Like The Future

12-Foot Inflatable Home Theatre, Minus The Theatre

XPIN MX-430 GPS: If You’re Lost At Least You Can Watch TV

Mazu Kan: Fake Fight For Real

Aigo A215 MP3: Must Be On Steroids

Seven Robots That Will Change Your Pathetic Life

Elgato EyeTV Hybrid: Mac HD Through USB, Keeps Porn Where It Belongs

Screwpull Cork Catcher? Screwpull You.

Zeroshock Widescreen Notebook Sleeve – 100 Percent Potential

CYBEX Trazer: Virtual Reality Games, Costs As Much As a Pony

Remote Control Humans

Infinite Horizon: One-Button Musician

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

I’m Worried About the Helpless AI Disruptors of the Future

Russia Allegedly Swung at VPNs but Accidentally Hit Its Own Banking Sector Instead

Ryan Coogler Is Shifting ‘Animorphs’ Into a Disney+ Show

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