Sean Fallon, Author at Gizmodo

$1000 1080p Projector Battlemodo: Optoma HD20 vs Vivitek H1080FD

The idea of a $1000 1080p projector is enticing, but are the first products to reach this price, the VIvitek H1080FD and the Optoma HD20, any good? Yes, yes they are. I have to admit, I didn’t have high hopes for these two machines. The first “budget” products in any category always seem to fall…

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10 Of Your Geekiest Halloween Costumes

Yesterday we asked you to submit your geekiest Halloween costumes—clearly, Halloween is dominated by nerds far too old to trick-or-treat. It was also clear that mdg357’s homemade Iron Man suit was more than deserving of the free pizza. UPDATED: https://gizmodo.com/halloween-costume-contest-show-us-the-geeky-getup-youl-5392155 Here is the complete list of costumes, in order of awesomeness. Thanks to everyone for…

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Costume Contest Gallery

mgd357: Iron Man, built from scratch TheOriginalEd: I made my son a tanooki suit for his 2nd halloween. rwarner16:Megatron in all his awesomeness. Made from cardboard, paper mache, chicken wire, and 80’s fandom. Skoch: Felt, Cardboard, Cartoon Gloves & a whole lot of love… Could only wear it around the office for a while since…

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MIT’s AIDA Robot Is Going To Be The Ultimate Backseat Driver

Actually, the Affective Intelligent Driving Agent (AIDA) won’t be riding in the backseat, it’s mounted right on the dashboard—but it will make comments on how you drive. It also reacts to your emotional state and helps you navigate. In other words, AIDA is like your highway helper. A robot pal you can bond with on…

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A Spider-Bot Pumpkin Is the Scariest Way To Dispense Candy On Halloween

If I wasn’t so worried about traumatizing the kids in my neighborhood, dispensing trick or treat candy in this creepy spider bot pumpkin would be awesome. It runs C on an Axon microcontroller. It uses all digital servos and can lift over twice its body weight. The software (soon to be given out open source)…

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Do You Use a Mac Or a PC As Your Personal Home Computer?

Now that Windows 7 and Snow Leopard are both out in the wild, it is time, once again, to take stock of the state of home computing. That is to say, are you using a Mac or a PC? Before you answer the poll, keep this in mind: work machines don’t count. Presumably, you made…

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Scosche PowerFuze Pro Charges Your USB Devices On the Wall and In The Car

The Scosche PowerFuze Pro will charge the hell out of your USB devices whether you are plugging it into the wall or into your car. Plus, when the car adapter is attached to the main unit, you can charge up to two USB devices at once. It’s a pretty versatile device for $35 (without iPhone/iPod…

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100 Open Technology Courses That Would Have Saved You a Lot of Money On Tuition

When I think about all of the money I spent on college tuition only to find that the internet is riddled with free technology courses from prestigious schools like MIT. To make things easier, OnlineCourses has put together a list of 100 open tech courses and broken them down into 10 categories: Computer Science and…

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Halloween Costume Contest: Show Us The Geeky Getup You’ll Be Wearing This Year

What are you going out as this Halloween? If it’s geeky, we want to see it. There just might be a free pizza in it for you. All you need to do is drop a photo in the comments of you actually wearing the costume. And let me just say, if it’s Star Wars, it…

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This RC Tissue Box Could Save You From The Swine Flu

A tissue box that you can drive seems stupid at first, but it could be a hot product given our current state of hysteria over germs. I say quarantine the sick and deploy RC vehicles to handle it. You can already deliver tissues, so all you need is an RC Cooler for drinks and a…

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Microsoft Pulling The Plug On MSN Direct In 2012

While it’s probably not the first casualty of the Google GPS navigation bombshell, the fact remains—Microsoft is pulling the plug on their MSN Direct service on January 1st, 2012. https://gizmodo.com/google-and-the-deadly-power-of-data-5391966 Fortunately, that is plenty of time for subscribers to the GPS information service to jump ship. You don’t even have to wait for your subscription…

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Link Mugs: How Many Scalding Hot Beverages Can You String Together?

The first job I ever had was working in a grocery store, and you could often find me in the parking lot trying to see how many carts I could wrangle at once. That’s kind of how Link Mugs work. Back then, the danger was smashing into cars with a 50-cart runaway train. With Link…

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Sony Recalls 69,000 Vaio AC Adapters Because of Shock Hazards

Sony is recalling around 69,000 VGP-AC19V17 AC Adapters used in Vaio all-in-one desktop computers (VGC-LT series and VGC-JS2 series) and docking stations (VGP-PRBX1 and VGP-PRFE1). Apparently, four reports of adapters short circuiting has alerted Sony to a weakness in the insulation, which could pose a shock hazard. So far, no one has been injured, but…

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Astak Mole Webcam Sends Your Shame To YouTube and Talks About You On Twitter

The Mole webcam infiltrates your inner sanctum, records the goings on and automatically sends the footage to YouTube. It can also notify you via email or Twitter. In other words, this would be a great, inexpensive home surveillance cam. It’s supposed to be a snap to set up, and you can access the feed and…

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The 27-Foot Nimbus E-Power Is The World’s First Commercially Available Electric Boat

Our quest for green energy has taken to the high seas with the Nimbus E-Power. Despite being fueled by electricity, it manages a respectable top speed of 27 knots and a range of 20 nautical miles on a 4-hour charge. Actually, that’s 4-hours on a 3-phase 400V/32 source. It takes 28 hours on a standard,…

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Windows 7 Loads Faster Than 7000 Dominoes

Toppling 7000 dominoes to commemorate the launch of Windows 7 definitely riled up the employees at Microsoft’s Hyderabad center in India, but they probably didn’t think it through in terms of the jokes it might generate. [Ars Technica]

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The Mobile Workstation Needs Pedals and a Steering Wheel

I love this mobile workstation, but I think the manufacturer could go farther by including pedals and a steering wheel. I mean, they even have a two-seater version of this. Tandem computer-cycling baby! Check out the two-seater version in the upper right hand corner of the image above. That’s gonna run you $1000. Single seat…

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Mr. Wake Robot Alarm Clock Is An Untouchable Morning Menace

What if Clocky the alarm clock didn’t just run away from you in the morning? What if he could sense your presence and evade capture with an IR sensor? That’s the annoying idea behind Mr. Wake. https://gizmodo.com/clocky-rolling-alarm-clock-now-available-223677 Of course, looking at these videos it is plain to see the Mr. Wake is a moron. I’m…

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Ceiling-Mounted Bathroom Faucet Would Be Great For Quick Showers

Signorini’s ceiling-mounted faucet is an interesting design for sure, but it might also be practical for people who tend to sleep in late. Just wash your hair and go. [Signorini via DigsDigs via OhGizmo]

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More Giz Readers Own Macs Than PCs

$1000 1080p Projector Battlemodo: Optoma HD20 vs Vivitek H1080FD

10 Of Your Geekiest Halloween Costumes

Costume Contest Gallery

MIT’s AIDA Robot Is Going To Be The Ultimate Backseat Driver

A Spider-Bot Pumpkin Is the Scariest Way To Dispense Candy On Halloween

Do You Use a Mac Or a PC As Your Personal Home Computer?

Scosche PowerFuze Pro Charges Your USB Devices On the Wall and In The Car

100 Open Technology Courses That Would Have Saved You a Lot of Money On Tuition

Halloween Costume Contest: Show Us The Geeky Getup You’ll Be Wearing This Year

This RC Tissue Box Could Save You From The Swine Flu

Microsoft Pulling The Plug On MSN Direct In 2012

Link Mugs: How Many Scalding Hot Beverages Can You String Together?

Sony Recalls 69,000 Vaio AC Adapters Because of Shock Hazards

Astak Mole Webcam Sends Your Shame To YouTube and Talks About You On Twitter

The 27-Foot Nimbus E-Power Is The World’s First Commercially Available Electric Boat

Windows 7 Loads Faster Than 7000 Dominoes

The Mobile Workstation Needs Pedals and a Steering Wheel

Mr. Wake Robot Alarm Clock Is An Untouchable Morning Menace

Ceiling-Mounted Bathroom Faucet Would Be Great For Quick Showers

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