Sean Fallon, Author at Gizmodo

8 Examples Why Alcohol and Gadgets Don’t Mix

Like me, you will probably unwind over the holidays and have a few drinks at a party with friends (or alone while crying in the dark). Just keep these tragic stories about mixing gadgets and booze in mind. Last year Whitehall, NY resident Leslie J. “Bomber” Marr was arrested and charged with felony DWI and…

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Analyst Claims iPhone Users Are Suffering From “Stockholm Syndrome”

You may have heard the term Stockholm Syndrome used in reference to hostages that form bizarre attachments to their captors. Analysts from Strand Consulting are using the same term to describe iPhone owners. “Apple has launched a beautiful phone with a fantastic user interface that has had a number of technological shortcomings that many iPhone…

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Nao the Robot Thespian Performs Star Wars: I Give It Five Stars

Nao the humanoid robot really, really wants us nerds to like him. Or, more accurately, Aldebaran Robotics wants us to really like him. That’s why they have him pandering to us with a scene from Star Wars. Still, I have to admit that Nao delivers a powerful performance—especially when it comes to his R2-D2 impression.…

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Pico Projector Gun Controller Beams First-Person Shooters on Any Surface

Redneck Techie’s vision for a pico projector Wireless Game Gun has been realized…by Microvision. As you can see, the controller allows gamers to break free from their fixed screens and project the battle on any surface. Using the infinite focus capability of the PicoP display engine, combined with a motion sensing module, it’s now possible…

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Chinese Dude Gets Remote Crammed Up His Butt as a Drunken Prank

Nineteen year old Huang Chen stumbled drunk into a hospital in Changsha, China recently complaining of severe pain in his backside. Yeah, you know where this is going…but there is a twist. As the story goes, the television in the ward mysteriously turned off when the patient turned over in bed, shortly before x-rays revealed…

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Face Recognition Door Lock Thwarts Bad Relatives and Employees

Actually, this bit of business is designed to keep track of the comings and goings of employees using facial recognition instead of punchcards, but there is no reason why you can’t use it to protect the house during the holidays. Model CVJB-G107 features dual cameras (creating a 3D image that prevents false matches using a…

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Follow The Plaza del Torico’s LED Lamp Road

The Plaza del Torico in Teruel, Spain was renovated with something even better than yellow bricks—over 1230 color-changing LED lamps embedded in the pavement. It’s kind of like that fiber optic pavement you might have seen at an amusement park in the past, only on a larger scale. The whole system can be programmed to…

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Heated Portable Chair Will Keep Even Big Bottoms Warm

Sometimes I just like to sit outside during this time of year and have a beer next to a firepit. It’s warm enough, but I would be even more comfortable with a folding chair that has a heated seat. According to Hammacher Schlemmer, the seat has “undetectable” carbon fiber heating elements that can reach temperatures…

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I Want To Take The Q-Speakers for a 360-Degree Spin

Q-Speakers are hand-crafted in New Zealand wood and have a “reflective audio” system designed by the Red Hot Chili Peppers sound engineer, Dave Levine. And yeah, they are gorgeous. The speaker uses highly efficient Class D amplification to deliver 60W of sound and includes hidden mid/high end speakers that produce 360-degrees of clean audio. Of…

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New Apple Patent Prevents You From Screwing With the Hardware

The latest patent from Apple reveals ways in which their products could be fitted with a simple label or tag that provides evidence of tampering. If the strip is compromised, it gives Apple leverage to void your warranty. Apple’s patent application notes that it is in the best interest of an electronics manufacturer to be…

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Ballerina Sweetspot: A Chair Designed Specifically For Audiophiles

There is just something about chairs. Just look around the office—they are not just places to sit anymore. Chairs have become super-engineered status symbols. Now audiophiles can have their own high-tech throne. https://gizmodo.com/herman-miller-embody-review-the-best-chair-weve-ever-s-5071571 The Ballerina Sweetspot is designed to be the ultimate music lover’s chair. It features a thin headrest to accommodate headphones and prevent…

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Philips E-Skins Could Have Your Gadgets Changing Colors Like a Chameleon

This isn’t the first time the concept of color-changing electronic skins has been tossed around, but Philips is a big name, and they have big plans that extend beyond your portable gadgets. https://gizmodo.com/electronic-skin-changes-gadget-colors-on-the-fly-5285782 Electronic paper (e-paper) looks like conventional paper and the bright wash of color it generates uses the ambient light for rendition, just…

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The Letters R, A, N, S, O and M are Going To Be Worn Out On This Keyboard

Other frequently used words might be: “pay,” “dollars,” and “disappear.” Too bad this flexible, portable silicon keyboard doesn’t include a matching font—although I’m sure that can be easily remedied. [Conran Shop]

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Speakers…In a Can

I’m not sure what kind of sound these MP3 player speaker cans put out, but I’m sure they are just as edible as some other stuff people have put in cans. https://gizmodo.com/8-foods-that-should-never-be-canned-5347767/ The speakers are battery-powered and can be daisy chained together to create the Sanford and Son equivalent of a surround sound system. Although,…

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Cocktail Mixer Brings The Dead Back To Life

Designed and built by Benjamin Cowden for this year’s Roboexotica event, this cocktail mixer takes hedonism to new heights by making Corpse Revivers (apple brandy, cognac, and sweet vermouth) on demand. Check out Benjamin’s site for some pics of the construction process. He claims a video is on its way, so keep an eye out…

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10 Of Your Nerdiest Holiday Decorations

Yesterday, I asked you to show us some of the nerdiest holiday decorations you have ever encountered. Needless to say, some of you are really dorking the halls. https://gizmodo.com/what-is-the-nerdiest-holiday-decoration-you-have-ever-s-5421796 PurpleMonkeyDishwasher: Gates snowglobe? Gawd:I have this somewhere, unfortunately it’s somewhere where I don’t know where it is. rigtuitargod:@Gawd: I have one PurpleMonkeyDishwasher: And of course the…

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Thermaltake’s BMW-Designed Level 10 Supercase Now Available Pre-Constructed For $2499

Thermaltake didn’t take our advice on their Level 10 case, but the BMW-design is still one of the most unique you can buy. Speaking of that, you can score the OEM-ed system now exclusively from iBUYPOWER starting at $2499. https://gizmodo.com/this-is-what-the-thermaltake-level-10-case-actually-loo-5369394 iBUYPOWER Thermaltake System Features Intel Core i7 920 Processor, 6 GB DDR3 Memory and 128GB…

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The Internet: Now Available at the Bottom of the Ocean

No, Google is not trying to corner the market on undersea searches. Actually, the “Neptune” internet network is designed to make it easier for researchers to communicate with robots and submarines. https://gizmodo.com/are-you-comfortable-with-googles-level-of-control-over-5419155 Many attribute the technical difficulties involved with communicating under large bodies of water as being one of the major reasons why our knowledge…

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The 2010 Bubble Wrap Calendar Has an Irresistible Model Every Month

Oh yeah, month after month of squeezable balloons. No need to change models, the bubble wrap calendar is just as irresistible as last year. [Perpetual Kid] https://gizmodo.com/bubblewrap-calendar-lets-you-pop-your-life-away-one-da-5022830

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Chinese Woman Fools Scanners By Surgically Switching Her Fingerprints

Unfortunately for Lin Ring, her $14,600 surgical fingerprint switching procedure was able to fool the scanners, but could not prevent immigration officials from noticing the scars on her fingers. Ring was deported from Japan twice: once in 2007 and again some time later after she slipped back into the country with her fake prints. Apparently,…

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8 Examples Why Alcohol and Gadgets Don’t Mix

Analyst Claims iPhone Users Are Suffering From “Stockholm Syndrome”

Nao the Robot Thespian Performs Star Wars: I Give It Five Stars

Pico Projector Gun Controller Beams First-Person Shooters on Any Surface

Chinese Dude Gets Remote Crammed Up His Butt as a Drunken Prank

Face Recognition Door Lock Thwarts Bad Relatives and Employees

Follow The Plaza del Torico’s LED Lamp Road

Heated Portable Chair Will Keep Even Big Bottoms Warm

I Want To Take The Q-Speakers for a 360-Degree Spin

New Apple Patent Prevents You From Screwing With the Hardware

Ballerina Sweetspot: A Chair Designed Specifically For Audiophiles

Philips E-Skins Could Have Your Gadgets Changing Colors Like a Chameleon

The Letters R, A, N, S, O and M are Going To Be Worn Out On This Keyboard

Speakers…In a Can

Cocktail Mixer Brings The Dead Back To Life

10 Of Your Nerdiest Holiday Decorations

Thermaltake’s BMW-Designed Level 10 Supercase Now Available Pre-Constructed For $2499

The Internet: Now Available at the Bottom of the Ocean

The 2010 Bubble Wrap Calendar Has an Irresistible Model Every Month

Chinese Woman Fools Scanners By Surgically Switching Her Fingerprints

Google’s Next Fitbit Sounds Exactly Like a Whoop Clone

Artemis 2 Live Updates: Countdown to the Moon 🔴

Amazon eero WiFi 7 Router (3-Pack) Keeps Its Spring Sale Price, Covering Up to 120 Devices Across 6,000 Sq. Ft.

72 New Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Books Arriving in April

A Cosmic ‘Dead Zone’ for Black Holes Is Real, New Evidence Suggests

Nothing Might Get Into Smart Glasses at the Worst Possible Time

Samsung Slashes $350 Off 49″ Odyssey Curved Gaming Monitor to Clear Out Stock on Amazon

How the Artemis 2 Moon Mission Could Go Dangerously Wrong

Dyson V8 Cordless Vacuum Holds Its Lowest Price Even After Amazon’s Spring Sale Ends, Likely a Clearance Move

Lego Is Bringing Bionicle Back, But Not in the Way You’d Want

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DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

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Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?