Travis Hudson, Author at Gizmodo

Artsy Lamp Enjoys 2nd Hand Smoke

This smoker’s lamp is the work of Helen Evans and Heiko Hansen and it currently on display in a Paris art gallery. In some clever work a smoke alarm has been reverse engineered to display colors and sound upon the presence of nicotine-filled smoke. This is an excellent excuse to take up smoking again, right?…

Gadgets Travis Hudson Apr 19 '06

Original iPod Introduction on YouTube

With iPods of all types running rampant across the globe we need to look back at the original iPod and its introduction way back in the day. Who would have thought that this brick of an MP3 player would soon evolve into a worldwide phenomenon. Kerry Bailey was a little saint and uploaded this video…

Tech News Travis Hudson Apr 19 '06

Ecomodo – The Best of Treehugger

This week at TreeHugger: We discover a wireless camera that isn’t depedent on the power grid to keep on taping (and is perfect for spying on your neighbors). Plus, bamboo isn’t just for pandas anymore; Doshisha University and Panasonic have created a speaker made with the stuff that offers a more extensive sound range. Sun…

Tech News Travis Hudson Apr 18 '06

Sony Vaio Carbon Fiber Blunders

It seems some users, including Randall25, over at the NotebookReview forums are in an uproar regarding Sony and the carbon fiber option on the VGN-SZ160p/c laptops. If your unit has VGN-SZ160P above the left hinge and the lid does not have a criss-crossed weave pattern, then it’s plastic. The thread on the forum is chock…

Tech News Travis Hudson Apr 18 '06

Yahoo! Buys Out Meedio

Yahoo has taken another baby step to becoming a little more media savvy with their purchase of Meedio, today. Meedio makes media center PC, DVR and automation software. Yahoo has purchased all of the intellectual property of Meedio and taken the talented Meedio development staff and put them to work on Yahoo! Go TV, a…

Tech News Travis Hudson Apr 18 '06

Woodi CA-C360 MP3 Player Seems Nice, Lacks Pizzazz

Here’s the latest digital audio player to come from Korean company, Woodi. It looks pretty and all, but it lacks support for a wide variety of media formats. It does support MP3, WMA, MTX ASF and WAV. What, no OGG, AAC? You’re bustin’ my chops here, Woodi. It has a 1.8-inch screen and weighs just…

Tech News Travis Hudson Apr 18 '06

Real Football to go HD

Sony is teaming up with the European football—soccer for you Americans—club, Arsenal to equip their stadium for HD goodness. Sony will be installing a HD system that includes 439 screens capable of streaming live HD content. Each display has HD receiver cards directly installed. The stadium will also hold 60,000 people. Now if only I…

Tech News Travis Hudson Apr 18 '06

Ultimate iPod Stand

Yeah, this thing may lack all of the extras like speakers, easy docking, remotes, etc. But this dock was built from the heart, with love for Apple. It was crafted out of steel, shaped like the traditional Apple logo and will conveniently hold the iPod video. There is enough room on the bottom to plug…

Tech News Travis Hudson Apr 17 '06

Magellan RoadMate on a Vespa

This is a nice, cutesy installation of the Magellan RaodMate 760 onto a 2006 150cc Vespa. Leave it to a scooter owner to even color coordinate the GPS unit with their scooter. It looks nice and clean but a couple questions still remain. How does the screen look under the direct sunlight and are you…

Gadgets Travis Hudson Apr 17 '06

Plextor Shock Proof External Hard Drives

Plextor has announced a new line of what they are calling “shock proof” portable hard drives. There are two models available in 80GB and 120GB capacities with prices at $169 and $260. They have a specially designed silicon jacket bumper that supposedly prevents the drive from crashing when dropped. I’m sure this silicon jacket helps…

Tech News Travis Hudson Apr 17 '06

Disney Portable DVD Player Recall

The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Memcorp are recalling 102,000 battery packs that are in Disney branded portable DVD players. The battery packs overheat and can cause property or skin damage. These crappy DVD players have a 3-inch screen and are sold at the Disney theme parks and the Disney catalog from April 2005 to…

Tech News Travis Hudson Apr 17 '06

ROKR E2 Approved by FCC, Still Might Suck

The ROKR E2 that we saw iTunesless at CES back in January might actually include iTunes after all. The loveable Apple music player is actually mentioned once in the user manual. https://gizmodo.com/rokr-e2-will-it-suck-less-146266 airplane mode …You can use the phone’s iTunes music player and other non-calling features in airplane mode Weird thing is, this is the…

Tech News Travis Hudson Apr 17 '06

A Real Woofer, LO!L

Oh boy, those artsy designers sure have a sense of humor. This Woofer was designed by Buro Vormkrijgers, a Dutch design studio. This Woofer is available in a single unit or a pair of Woofers. And yes, they do plan on releasing Tweeters, a desktop speaker system designed like birds. Design Page [Via Cool Hunting]

Tech News Travis Hudson Apr 15 '06

De-Icing Gets a High-Tech Upgrade

Who would have thought that the age old tradition of hacking at a windshield with a piece of plastic would soon be on its way out? Dartmouth professor Victor Petrenko has designed PETD—pulse electrothermal de-icing. This thin film can completely clear a windshield in a second. It is already being use in Sweden to cover…

Gadgets Travis Hudson Apr 15 '06

Forecast Predicting Umbrella

This umbrella uses Wi-Fi technology to retrieve forecast predictions. The handle will glow with intensity depending on the likelihood of rain occurring. The glowing handle provides a “clear and unobtrusive signal to the user,” because looking out the window was a little too obtrusive for some people. Forecast [Yanko Design]

Gadgets Travis Hudson Apr 15 '06

Infiniti G35 Gets Hard … Drive

Infiniti has unveiled its latest model, the 2007 G35 that has an integrated 9.5GB hard drive that allows you to rip CDs onto. Seagate is being rumored to be the manufacturer of the 2.5-inch hard drive being used in these vehicles. The car also packs a 300HP engine and high-end Bose sound system. I’m not…

Tech News Travis Hudson Apr 15 '06

Schizoporotica Turns Crappy Bands into Sweet Melodies, Kind of

Remember the olden days, before Myspace became the latest trend for bands to get their name out? That was the time you would get bombarded with fliers all over town to go check out a show by another crappy band who was destined for poverty. The shows sucked, period. Schizoporotica has the ability to turn…

Gadgets Travis Hudson Apr 14 '06

Ferrari Learning Laptop

Get your kids on the right track to becoming a Ferrari-driving corporate slimeball from the get-go with this gadget. Ferrari teamed up with Oregon Scientific to offer this faux-laptop for children age 5 and older. It has 1st and 2nd grade learning games in English and Spanish. Best of all, it is only $59, a…

Tech News Travis Hudson Apr 14 '06

Netgear Gets Speedy with 802.11n

Netgear has announced the availability of its latest Wi-Fi products. The RangeMax NEXT series of product that operates at 802.11n speeds. Being fast can be pretty damn expensive, The RangeMax NEXT Wireless Networking Kit Gigabit Edition—that includes a Wireless router and wireless notebook adapter—has a blistering $349 price tag. At least it is still backwards…

Tech News Travis Hudson Apr 14 '06

Maxtor Launches Pocket-Size Portable Drive

Maxtor is launching the OneTouch III Mini Edition on Monday. It is their first small-form-factor external storage device. It only weighs 7 ounces and it even comes fully loaded with software for managing digital content, backup, encryption, synchronization and system rollback. It is chock full of nice software and security features to be the ultimate…

Tech News Travis Hudson Apr 14 '06

Travis Hudson

Artsy Lamp Enjoys 2nd Hand Smoke

Original iPod Introduction on YouTube

Ecomodo – The Best of Treehugger

Sony Vaio Carbon Fiber Blunders

Yahoo! Buys Out Meedio

Woodi CA-C360 MP3 Player Seems Nice, Lacks Pizzazz

Real Football to go HD

Ultimate iPod Stand

Magellan RoadMate on a Vespa

Plextor Shock Proof External Hard Drives

Disney Portable DVD Player Recall

ROKR E2 Approved by FCC, Still Might Suck

A Real Woofer, LO!L

De-Icing Gets a High-Tech Upgrade

Forecast Predicting Umbrella

Infiniti G35 Gets Hard … Drive

Schizoporotica Turns Crappy Bands into Sweet Melodies, Kind of

Ferrari Learning Laptop

Netgear Gets Speedy with 802.11n

Maxtor Launches Pocket-Size Portable Drive

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