Travis Hudson, Author at Gizmodo

Sonic Impact Amp

What the nonsense is this all about. Word around the blogosphere is that this amp that costs a measly $30 can outperforms amps that cost upwards of $300 dollars. It seems people are swearing by this amp, and with such a cheap price you can’t really go wrong. With all of the raves and reviews…

Tech News Travis Hudson Oct 2

Duct Tape Band Aid

I am a man’s man. Nothing hurts me. I am pretty much invincible, except when my kitty scratches me. The worse thing is going to the construction site (work as I call it) and getting ridiculed by all of the other guys, and even the women for wearing a daffy duck band aid. This is…

Gadgets Travis Hudson Oct 2

Leica D-Lux 2 Coming?

This is some pretty epic news for the photogs. The Leica D-Lux 2 features handfuls of unique features that aren t so common to the average handheld digital camera. First thing first, this camera is supported in the latest version of Adobe Camera Raw. The other rumors are stating that this camera will feature at…

Tech News Travis Hudson Sep 30

Black Toilet Paper

Renova is releasing an all black toilet paper. I have pretty much spent the entire day pondering this concept, dreaming and wondering what kind of advantage using black would have on me and my posterior end. Well after finally reading the Renova press release I have unfortunately come to find out that this toilet paper…

Tech News Travis Hudson Sep 30

Magellan’s RoadMate 800 Revealed

For $1100 this GPS better be able to make me a hot toddy while navigating me through the streets of Bangkok. This is Magellan’s new RoadMate 800. It has an integrated hard drive and includes an MP3 player and a photo viewer. The purpose of the hard drive is to primarily hold the massive amounts…

Gadgets Travis Hudson Sep 30

Robosapien Junior

Honestly the only reason people actually buy a Robosapien is to take it to a LAN party and eventually manipulate into sexual positions. Well, those sick freaks over at Playskool have done it again and are releasing the Robosapien Junior. Yeah, he can dance and walk and blink his eyes, but he can also get…

Tech News Travis Hudson Sep 30

Sony Goes Proprietary With Their New MemoryStick

In a surprise move, Sony has created a proprietary card format for their products. It’s called the Sony M2, and is smaller than the Sony MemoryStick Duo and supposedly can eventually hit up to 32 GB in storage space. The official dimensions are .6″ by .5″ and just over a millimeter thick. Smaller is better?…

Gadgets Travis Hudson Sep 30

Toyota’s Wireless Key Watch Thing

Toyota is working on a new handy gadget to go with their line of Crown cars. They are working in conjunction with Citizen to develop a watch that transmits a radio signal to the car once the hand gets close enough. Basically, you grab the door handle and the door unlocks. They also plan on…

Gadgets Travis Hudson Sep 30

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Tech News Travis Hudson Sep 29

Remote Controlled Padlock

I will openly admit that I am as lazy as lazy can get. So my approval rating for this gadget instantly skyrockets. This lock comes with a remote and also works with a key. It is also set up with four billion rolling security codes to prevent those hackz0r bullies from stealing your bologna sandwich…

Gadgets Travis Hudson Sep 29

F2K VoIP Flash Memory Stick Phone thing

Hell of an idea Mplat: you have received our official approval seal. Here is the deal, plug this little gizmo into any USB port and boot up any kind of VoIP software such as Skype, MSN, etc. and begin making calls. It has a built in microphone and speaker/headphones. The 128MB version is going to…

Gadgets Travis Hudson Sep 29

Toshiba Launches New HDTVs

Hot diggity, it is a HDTV release fiesta today! Boy, we’re excited! First Dell, now Toshiba has announced three new HDTV’s. These TV’s come with a built-in digital TV tuner, each one has two HDMI slots and they all look generally sexy overall. The sizes available will be 32″, 37″, and 42″. Prices will begin…

Tech News Travis Hudson Sep 28

New Dell HDTVs

Some top dogs from Dell announced today a new batch of HDTV’s that will be available next quarter or so. The first of which is the W3201 32″ LCD TV. It has a 1000:1 contrast ratio, included a TV stand, two 15-watt speakers, and a 16ms response rate. It weighs in at 37 pounds and…

Tech News Travis Hudson Sep 28

Gray Kangaroo Liquor Filter Reviewed

The folks over at our favorite alcohol blog, Liquor Snob, have gotten their hands on one of those fancy liquor filters and gave it a true test. Materials for their test were as follows: a $6 bottle of vodka and the Gray Kangaroo filter. After a minor instructional error, those crazy drunkards got the tests…

Tech News Travis Hudson Sep 28

Hanvit I-T Windows CE Smart phone

It’s okay, we have never heard of Hanvit I-T brand mobile phone makers either until the announcement of this gem. This smart phone is chuck full of cool stuff. A 2.4″ screen, 512MB of memory, expandable SD slot, two mega pixel camera and a touch screen. This smart phone is a little bit different from…

Tech News Travis Hudson Sep 28

Uber DVD Recorder

BenQ is releasing its first “super-multi” DVD burner over in Asialand early next month. The DQ60 DVD recorder is going to support every DVD format. Ready for the list? Here goes: 8x DVD R DL, 16x for DVD R (CAV), 8x for DVD+RW, 6x for DVD-RW and 5x for DVD-RAM. Prices are going to begin…

Tech News Travis Hudson Sep 28

Topsen Cell Phone Thingy-Majig

So far from my clever observations, this seems to be some type of stylish art for your cell phone. At first glance I assumed it was just cell phone faceplates, but the main product page shows so many different types of cell phones we are reluctant to think Topsen actually carries all cell phone faceplates,…

Tech News Travis Hudson Sep 27

OQO 01+ Micro PC

First thing is first, yes, this is called the 01+. I haven t even gotten to the specs and information about this thing and it is already pissing me off. Just something about being called the OQO 01+ isn t very consumer friendly. I propose it being called the OQO Happytime Machine. This is easily…

Tech News Travis Hudson Sep 27

Invisitibility Cloak You’ll Never See

Susumu Tachi invented and designed an invisibility wall/cloak. This thing has been bouncing around the internet for a while. He seems to have gotten bored with his invisibility cloak and has decided to start work on an invisibility wall. It will most likely work the same way as the cloak, a camera on the other…

Gadgets Travis Hudson Sep 27

Hypercolor is Back!

Well not specifically Hypercolor branded awesomeness, but the same concept. ALSA Corporation has released their Eclipse wall paint that changes color depending on temperature. Also in the works is paint that can change color just by flipping a switch. The color changing paint will run $129 for a quart and $349 for a gallon. Man,…

Gadgets Travis Hudson Sep 27

Travis Hudson

Sonic Impact Amp

Duct Tape Band Aid

Leica D-Lux 2 Coming?

Black Toilet Paper

Magellan’s RoadMate 800 Revealed

Robosapien Junior

Sony Goes Proprietary With Their New MemoryStick

Toyota’s Wireless Key Watch Thing

More Good from Gawker

Remote Controlled Padlock

F2K VoIP Flash Memory Stick Phone thing

Toshiba Launches New HDTVs

New Dell HDTVs

Gray Kangaroo Liquor Filter Reviewed

Hanvit I-T Windows CE Smart phone

Uber DVD Recorder

Topsen Cell Phone Thingy-Majig

OQO 01+ Micro PC

Invisitibility Cloak You’ll Never See

Hypercolor is Back!

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