Sean Fallon, Author at Gizmodo

M-Powered System Turns a Lincoln Into the Diabetesmobile

I never thought about this before, but driving around in a car can be especially dangerous for people with severe cases of diabetes. Fortunately for them (and everyone else on the road), a company called Medtronic Diabetes has unveiled its new M-POWERED car-a Lincoln sedan fitted with a system that wirelessly connects a patient’s glucose…

Health Sean Fallon Jun 11 '08

Padlock Scares Off Thieves With a 100dB Alarm

I have actually been looking for a decent padlock over the last couple of weeks, but so far nothing has suited my needs. While many of these locks would do a fine job of protecting my stuff, I think I was waiting for something a little different. This siren padlock may be just the ticket…

Gadgets Sean Fallon Jun 11 '08

Man Banned From Owning a Camera Phone After Secretly Filming Woman On the Toilet

A man in Singapore (where else) has been banned from owning a camera phone for a year after being caught secretly filming a woman in an airport bathroom. Actually, “secretly” is probably a strong word when you consider that the perp, 19-year-old Samuel Ong, simply slid his camera phone under the cubicle door to catch…

Tech News Sean Fallon Jun 11 '08

The Ottoman Bench Seamlessly Blends Exercise Equipment Into Your Decor

One of the major problems with home gym equipment is that it is bulky and often requires a dedicated room of the house to use. That is why, in my opinion, the future of home gyms will be equipment that is designed to blend in with the decor. A few weeks ago I came across…

Health Sean Fallon Jun 11 '08

65 Foot Skyscraper Constructed in Rockefeller Center Using Erector Set Pieces

Over the last year, artist Chris Burden and his assistants have been painstakingly constructing a gigantic 16,000 pound, 65 foot skyscraper using replicated stainless steel Erector set pieces. The work, entitled “What My Dad Gave Me” was inspired by the tall buildings in Manhattan-which is why the piece was carted from Los Angeles and recently…

Tech News Sean Fallon Jun 11 '08

Wireless Bluetooth Pen Puts Your Mid-Air Penmanship to the Test

Bluetooth enabled pens are nothing new, but they generally require something like special dotted paper to function properly. SMK Corp claims that their new “Wireless Input Pen” is the first device of its kind to transmit characters written in mid air. Combined with Bluetooth, the pen utilizes a a built-in triaxial acceleration sensor to detect…

Tech News Sean Fallon Jun 10 '08

NYC Makes Buses Hijack Proof With Remote Controlled Device

Let’s say someone put a bomb on your bus and it can’t go below 50 mph or it will explode. If that were to happen on a NYC bus you would probably be incinerated because the city has installed a new GPS device in thousands of local commuter and tourist buses. If the authorities get…

Tech News Sean Fallon Jun 10 '08

Folding Bike Handlebars: So Obvious, It Took This Long to Think of It

At this very moment a bike is leaning against my living room wall taking up unnecessary space. A simple solution would be to replace the standard handlebars with collapsible versions so that the bike could be placed flush (more or less) to the wall. Thanks to designer Joe Wentworth, these retrofit folding handlebars would make…

Tech News Sean Fallon Jun 10 '08

Lightning Review: Keeping Your iPhone? Clear Armor Apache-Grade Scratch Protector Reviewed (B.S. Alert)

The Gadget: Case-mate’s Clear Armor film for the iPhone, iPod touch, iPod classic (80GB and 160GB) or BlackBerry Curve protects against scratches using a military-grade Scotchgard film from 3M. The Price: $19.99 The Verdict: Yes, yes, we know that the 3G iPhone is here, but if you are anything like me and on the fence…

Reviews Sean Fallon Jun 10 '08

Moog’s First Guitar Features Infinite Sustain: So Go Out and Have a Bite

If you had the new Moog Guitar Paul Vo Edition you could play, go out and have a bite…in Italy, come back to the States and Waaaaaaaaa…you’d still be hearin’ that one. Moog, the company best known for their line of synthesizers, has turned their innovative eye towards the guitar and emerged with an instrument…

Gadgets Sean Fallon Jun 10 '08

The 360: Skateboarding, In-line Skating and Snowboarding All-in-One

The 360 is yet another hybrid sport creation that is intended for taking riders to extremely new levels of extremeness. Like the RipStick before it, the 360 combines skateboarding and snowboarding-but then it goes full-on extreme by throwing in-line skating into the mix. Apparently, riders can insert their feet into the into the wheel openings…

Gadgets Sean Fallon Jun 10 '08

Car Projector Clock: If You Need One You Probably Shouldn’t Be Driving

There are plenty of projector clocks on the market, but many of these are shaped like Batman and confined to bedroom use. However, Brando is bucking the trend with a projector clock designed to be used in the car. Naturally, the size of the date and time displayed is dependent on how far back you…

Gadgets Sean Fallon Jun 10 '08

Rocketshields Put a Detachable Roof on Your Sportbike

In the big book of ideas that sound better than they probably are, you will find the Rocketshield canopy for sportbikes. Obviously, the device is intended for people who are looking to turn their sportbike into a viable daily commuter, but the whole damn thing just seems a bit unnatural and dangerous if you ask…

Gadgets Sean Fallon Jun 9 '08

Nokia Prepping New E-Series Phones

Nokia is planning on delivering the long-awaited N96 and a group of new E-series models to the market sometime in the 3rd quarter of this year-with the E66 and E71 models coming as early as next week. Naturally, details are scarce, but both devices are expected to feature GPS, a 3.2 megapixel camera and 128MB…

Tech News Sean Fallon Jun 9 '08

TomTom Has Navigation App Already Running On the iPhone; Telenav Likely

If you were one of people who was all about GPS on the iPhone, you will be glad to hear that TomTom already has a version of their navigation software running on the device. Unfortunately, no other details regarding a release date, features or pricing have been released-but it stands a good chance of being…

Tech News Sean Fallon Jun 9 '08

Eee PC 901 Gets Unboxed, Touched and Probed

Personally, I don’t get much of a thrill out of unboxings. Besides, we have already seen the Eee PC 901 topless, so the mystery is all but gone. Still, if you cant get enough of this strange gadget strip show, Laptop Magazine has the filthy images you so desperately crave. And if you are not…

Gadgets Sean Fallon Jun 6 '08

Are You More Interested in a New Macbook, OS X 10.6 or a New iPhone at WWDC? Do You Even Give a Damn?

Anything can happen at this year’s WWDC, but chances are most of the Apple faithful out there are interested in either a new Macbook, OS X 10.6 or the 3G iPhone. Again, we don’t know for sure what will be unveiled, but given a choice, which one of these products do you want the most?…

Tech News Sean Fallon Jun 6 '08

Line Camping Tips and Gadgets For the 3G iPhone Launch

With the WWDC kickoff only days away and the launch of the 3G iPhone imminent, many hardcore geeks will brave the elements outside of their local Apple store in an attempt to be among the first to score a shiny new phone. If you happen to be one of those geeks, the following tips and…

Tech News Sean Fallon Jun 6 '08

Planet 3 Studios Crams an Entire Office Workstation Into a Box

It appears that the design team at Mubai-based Planet 3 Studios have done for the office what the Casulo did for small apartments. That is to say, they have found a way to cram a rooms worth of furniture into a box. At a glance, it appears that their “Out-of-Box” workstation incorporates 2 desks, a…

Gadgets Sean Fallon Jun 6 '08

VisionArt Hides Flat Panel TVs and Speakers Behind Fine Art For Classy Consumers

If you are planning to install a flat panel television into a tastefully decorated room, chances are you will want to conceal that sucker along with any speaker setups so as not to detract from all of your well-crafted classiness. VisionArt may have an ideal solution that conceals your equipment behind museum quality art prints…

Television Sean Fallon Jun 6 '08

Sean Fallon

M-Powered System Turns a Lincoln Into the Diabetesmobile

Padlock Scares Off Thieves With a 100dB Alarm

Man Banned From Owning a Camera Phone After Secretly Filming Woman On the Toilet

The Ottoman Bench Seamlessly Blends Exercise Equipment Into Your Decor

65 Foot Skyscraper Constructed in Rockefeller Center Using Erector Set Pieces

Wireless Bluetooth Pen Puts Your Mid-Air Penmanship to the Test

NYC Makes Buses Hijack Proof With Remote Controlled Device

Folding Bike Handlebars: So Obvious, It Took This Long to Think of It

Lightning Review: Keeping Your iPhone? Clear Armor Apache-Grade Scratch Protector Reviewed (B.S. Alert)

Moog’s First Guitar Features Infinite Sustain: So Go Out and Have a Bite

The 360: Skateboarding, In-line Skating and Snowboarding All-in-One

Car Projector Clock: If You Need One You Probably Shouldn’t Be Driving

Rocketshields Put a Detachable Roof on Your Sportbike

Nokia Prepping New E-Series Phones

TomTom Has Navigation App Already Running On the iPhone; Telenav Likely

Eee PC 901 Gets Unboxed, Touched and Probed

Are You More Interested in a New Macbook, OS X 10.6 or a New iPhone at WWDC? Do You Even Give a Damn?

Line Camping Tips and Gadgets For the 3G iPhone Launch

Planet 3 Studios Crams an Entire Office Workstation Into a Box

VisionArt Hides Flat Panel TVs and Speakers Behind Fine Art For Classy Consumers

‘James Bond’ Just Can’t Stop Learning to Be ‘James Bond’

Sonos Goes All-In on Dolby Atmos Soundbar, Beam Gen 2 Hits Its Lowest Price of the Year for Memorial Day

Anker’s 5K Power Bank Drops to Its Best Price on Amazon, Thinner Than Your Passport

Dyson V8 Goes to Near Record Low on Amazon (115AW, 40 Min, HEPA Filtration, Detangles Hair)

This Anker Smart Display Charger Deal at a Record Low Looks Like the Last Big Price Drop Before Sellout

Anker Offloads Its Laptop Docking Station at a Black Friday Low on Amazon With 8 Ports Including HDMI and SD Card Reader

Bose Makes a Final Push for the SoundLink Plus Portable Bluetooth Speaker at an All-Time Low for Memorial Day

Forget Your TV’s Built-In Speakers, Sony’s Best-Selling Soundbar Is Almost Never This Cheap

Health Trackers Are Finally Outgrowing Their Battery Problem

Amazon Hits Hard on Samsung’s 990 Pro, Near Record Low on the 2TB SSD Every PC Builder Wants

Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro Max Review: Wireless Earbuds With Enough Features to Make Your Head Spin

Anker Solix E10 Review: No Power? No Problem

Bose Lifestyle Ultra Speaker Review: Sonos Can Start Sweating Now

Bose Lifestyle Ultra Soundbar Review: A Boisterous Stab at Dominating Home Theater

Dell’s XPS 16 (2026) Is Almost Everything I Could Have Asked for… Almost

Smart Glasses With Subscriptions Are As Bad as They Sound

iBuyPower’s Trace X Gaming PC Is the Fishbowl You Want to Swim In

Govee Ceiling Light Ultra Review: AI Art Ain’t It

JBL Live 780NC Review: Solid Wireless Headphones You Can Live Without

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