Sean Fallon, Author at Gizmodo

Autonomous BB-Shooting Mini Mech Is Too Violent For Its Own Good

Just look how excited this “X-Brat” mini mech gets when it acquires a target. Clearly, it is consumed with the urge to kill. In the end, this proves to be his undoing. The robot is designed to compete in the Mech Warfare event at RoboGames 2010, where he will be let loose on other robots…

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Cylon Cake: I Got Dibs On The Working Red Eye

Kudos to the talented chefs behind this Cylon cake with a working red eye. Of course, I wouldn’t want to be the one cutting this thing up with a knife. [SciFi Wire]

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What Word Would You Use To Classify Your Relationship With Gadgets?

Passionate? Combative? Maybe even…sexy? Pick a word, any word, to describe your relationship with gadgets and share it in the comments. https://gizmodo.com/video-surfaces-of-man-taking-anime-video-game-character-5411929

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Black Friday Anti-Deals: What Not To Buy

Black Friday may be when prices drop, but if you’ve carefully read the list of deals, you can tell it’s also a BS marketing gimmick. Here’s how not to get fooled (plus, what gadgets to avoid at any price): In other words, many of these “deals” really aren’t deals at all. Often, Black Friday sale…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Offline Gmail Gets Attachment Support

According to Google, one of the most requested features for offline Gmail users was the ability to include attachments in emails. Well, that problem has been solved. Starting today, users can attach all types of files—except images embedded in the body of the email. These messages now go through the outbox when you’re online or…

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Video Surfaces of Man Taking Anime Video Game Character To Be His Lawfully Wedded Wife

As promised, the wedding ceremony between a man named Sal9000 and Nene Anegasaki, a character from the Nintendo DS game Love Plus, was filmed and broadcast across the internet. It’s predictably sad. Fortunately, a shred of hope for humanity was preserved when it was revealed that Sal9000 orchestrated the event as a piece of performance…

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Ride The Subway Towards The Light

Next stop heaven? Actually, it’s the Bund in Shanghai. On the short trip between Pudong and the Bund, commuters are treated to one hell of a underground light show. The image is actually part of National Geographic‘s International Photography Contest 2009—one of 25 examples collected by Boston.com. Check out the entries if you want a…

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That’s a Big USB Panda Speaker Alright

As the name plainly states, this is a big USB panda speaker. Unlike his tiny iPanda cousin, this guy doesn’t look all that happy. Maybe that’s because he is an eyeless, disembodied head. https://gizmodo.com/ipanda-ipod-dock-panders-to-bear-loving-music-enthusias-5099031 At any rate, the Panda head can connect to any computer via USB, or directly to your MP3 player via a…

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Cop Tasers and Arrests a 10-Year Old Girl For Throwing a Fit

Are idiot cops with tasers in some sort of competition with one another? I think the new record for stupidity belongs to Dustin Bradshaw, the Arkansas police officer who zapped and arrested a 10-year old girl for throwing a fit. Get this: the mother called police because her child was throwing a fit about showering…

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Perhaps It is Time To Make “The Switch” to an Electric Razor

Because the original switch on this model was busted. Of course, the modification looks like it would get in the way of a close, comfortable shave. [TIFI via Boing Boing]

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Worry Not, Fight Club Has Not Turned Into a Horrible Romantic Comedy

If you picked up the new Fight Club Blu-ray edition, don’t panic when you see the menu screen. Edward Norton HAS NOT been replaced with a Drew Barrymore character that makes out with her alter ego to vent sexual frustration. Let me explain: the menu screen for Never Been Kissed appears momentarily when the disc…

Movies Sean Fallon

8 Examples of How NOT to Fix Your Gadget Problems

Our Friday lists are all about gadgety fun and leisure, but sometimes technology can be frustrating—and there is definitely a right way and a wrong way to handle it. This is definitely the wrong way. If you have a problem with you TV, like a certain 70-year old Missouri man did with his converter box…

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Hansa Smart Shower Has Three Options For Your Head and One For Your Crotch

If you can’t afford a ridiculously tricked out shower, the next best thing might be a Smart Shower from Hansa. It has a standard shower, cascade and hand shower mode for your head an a pivoting spray for your crotch. https://gizmodo.com/get-clean-and-get-probed-by-the-aquapeutics-shower-5163886 Well it could be used for your crotch if you are tall enough, or…

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Amazon Preparing Better Kindle Ebook Management System in 2010

Specifics have not been announced, but Amazon noted via their Kindle Facebook page that a more user-friendly, organized ebook management system will arrive as an over-the-air update in the first half of 2010. As many Kindle owners already know, keeping a large number of books on the device can get a bit unruly—so this would…

Commerce Sean Fallon

Joysticks and Rayguns Are The Latest Gadgets To Get Exploded

Still not tired of the whole exploded t-shirt thing? Now you can add rayguns and joysticks to your collection for $16 (plus $6 shipping) [Exploded Holiday Sale]

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The Epic HDTV Buyer’s Guide Flowchart

Not sure what HDTV you should buy this holiday season? Thank God we have flowcharts to make the process easier. https://gizmodo.com/giz-explains-the-difference-between-a-600-tv-and-a-6-5408494 Actually, I’m not sure if this flowchart makes anything easier. In the end it might just make fun of you and bring you back to square one. Still, there is some useful information in…

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Do You “Get” The Chrome OS?

Today we got our first glimpse at Google’s Chrome OS and learned what it’s all about. So let’s start a discussion about some of the big issues. https://gizmodo.com/google-chrome-first-official-screenshots-5408514 1. First and foremost, do you “get” what Google is trying do do here? Does it make sense? Is it a good idea? 2. Google OS will…

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Apple Exec Wants You To Puke All Over His Mind-Bending Backyard Deck

Senior Apple Exec Jeff Dauber’s passion for technology is matched only by his passion for contemporary art, which is why he called on architect Thom Faulders to build him a backyard deck that is a mind-bending combination of both. The Japanese maple in Jeff Dauber’s San Francisco backyard is not at the center of a…

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FAA Computer Glitch Causing Widespread Flight Delays

For the second time in 15 months, an FAA computer glitch has rippled through airports across the country, causing major delays. Clearly, when one computer goes down in Salt Lake City and it drags down our entire air traffic system, something needs to be done. At any rate, if you have a flight to catch…

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Unnecessary Upgrades: Accelerometer-Controlled Marble Maze

Some old-fashioned games simply don’t need a 21st century makeover—like the wooden marble maze. Adding accelerometer control seems like a pointless endeavor. https://gizmodo.com/10-classic-analog-games-defiled-by-digital-5398738 I mean, it’s not the kind of game that should be played at a distance, and this custom-built board doesn’t even have holes along the track. Although, I have to give the…

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Autonomous BB-Shooting Mini Mech Is Too Violent For Its Own Good

Cylon Cake: I Got Dibs On The Working Red Eye

What Word Would You Use To Classify Your Relationship With Gadgets?

Black Friday Anti-Deals: What Not To Buy

Offline Gmail Gets Attachment Support

Video Surfaces of Man Taking Anime Video Game Character To Be His Lawfully Wedded Wife

Ride The Subway Towards The Light

That’s a Big USB Panda Speaker Alright

Cop Tasers and Arrests a 10-Year Old Girl For Throwing a Fit

Perhaps It is Time To Make “The Switch” to an Electric Razor

Worry Not, Fight Club Has Not Turned Into a Horrible Romantic Comedy

8 Examples of How NOT to Fix Your Gadget Problems

Hansa Smart Shower Has Three Options For Your Head and One For Your Crotch

Amazon Preparing Better Kindle Ebook Management System in 2010

Joysticks and Rayguns Are The Latest Gadgets To Get Exploded

The Epic HDTV Buyer’s Guide Flowchart

Do You “Get” The Chrome OS?

Apple Exec Wants You To Puke All Over His Mind-Bending Backyard Deck

FAA Computer Glitch Causing Widespread Flight Delays

Unnecessary Upgrades: Accelerometer-Controlled Marble Maze

Artemis 2 Live Updates: Countdown to the Moon 🔴

Chinese Startup Debuts Super-Bendy Robotic Arm for Orbital Repairs

Your Devices Are Targets. Bitdefender Shields Them All — For Less Than You Think

Of Course, ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Post Credit Scene Is Another Big Cameo

Proton Just Launched Meet, and It Makes Zoom Look Like a Privacy Nightmare

America’s Latest Unfounded Health Panic: ‘Vaccinated’ Blood Donations

SpaceX Files Confidentially for IPO, Reports Say

Jackery Power Station With 200W Solar Panel Still $590 Off as Amazon Clears Out Leftover Stock After the Spring Sale

The Best Pop Culture Art Gallery In the World Is No More

Forget Apple’s Magic Keyboard, Logitech MX Keys for Mac Refuses to Go Back to Full Price After Amazon Spring Sale

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