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JediPad May Be Coolest and/or Fugliest Pointy-Clicky Thing Ever [UPDATED]

Our hats go off to Sam King aka Samu aka SunFish7, inventor of the JediPad, the most original rethinking of a handheld computer interface since the Wiimote. It’s got seven pressure sensitive ThinkPad-style trackpoints plus internal gyros, so you can move the cursor by waving but change the speed and accuracy of the movement as…

Tech News Wilson Rothman

JR Central Says World’s Fastest Maglev Train Arrives in 2025

It may be the world’s fastest, a maglev bullet train capable of exceeding 500 kph (310 mph), but it feels like the world’s slowest to arrive. JR Central announced today that it would deploy its maglev system in 2025 to carry commuters between Tokyo and central Japan (despite one test of the technology resulting in…

Tech News Wilson Rothman

Ultimate Spoilers For Hulk, Jumper and Babylon

Since today is Boxing Day, it makes all kinds of sense to give some deep-down dirt on upcoming action movies. Click through for forbidden knowledge on Jumper, Incredible Hulk and Babylon A.D. February’s Jumper is a Heroes-y movie from Doug Liman (Bourne Identity). Teenager David Rice tries to flee his abusive father — and then…

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Asus LS201 Resists Crossbow Arrow Impact

If you can believe the video, it looks like the Asus LS201 LCD monitor is not only scratch-proof, but marker-proor, knife-proof, hammer-proof and crossbow-proof. According to Asus, this Jack Bauer of displays can resist anything thanks to a sapphire glass surface that protects its 1,400×1,050-pixel 20-inch LCD. They may as well have told us that…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Zyrus Bandi a USB Drive for the Krazy Korean Market

Zyrus Bandi (which sounds like the name of the baddie in the next James Bond movie) is a flip-up USB drive that’s just been launched in Korea. With a read speed of 18MB and a write speed of 4.5MB, the Bandi has a light-up trim in blue and a cord for you to sling it…

Gadgets AddyDugdale

Russia Launches Final Global Positioning Satellites, None of Them of Love

Russians have finally completed GLONASS, which means “Vodka without hangovers” or “global navigation satellite system.” This military project began in the mid-’70s as a response to the US-based GPS to languish in the post-Soviet economic crisis until the always nice and charming ex-KGB Vladimir Putin decided to push it big time. They launched the last…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Vibrating Earphones Have Wood, Give Your Ear Canal a Good Time

Victor (JVC to you and me) has brought out a set of earphones with a vibrating plate, apparently to enhance the listening experience. The plate is made of birchwood, with a thin film stretched over the top and, according to the blurb, gives you a rich sound while reducing noise at the same time. I’m…

Gadgets AddyDugdale

Audiovox DPF711K Refrigerator Message Board

This fridge magnet has a screen that displays a calendar, a whiteboard and a camera for video messages to family members.

Gadgets Brian Lam

EmTrace’s PS100 Photoskin Frames Fit In Your Wallet

Of course they fit in your wallet, they’re probably vaporous non-ships like the Emtrace’s last project, the Widgetstation. Looks like this digital photo frame, 5mm thick, and 9 by 7 cm wide and high, is what the station vaporized into. There’s a dock that syncs data for stocks and other info via PC. The Linux-powered…

Gadgets Brian Lam

Polaroid Cellphone Printer Uses Zink Tech

Zink’s zero-ink technology was developed in Polaroid labs, so its nice seeing the tech making it back to its home marquee. More on Zink’s cellphone printer and camera with the printer built in, here.

Tech News Brian Lam

Our Friend the Atom (Book, 1956)

Walt Disney Productions published a book in 1956 titled, Our Friend the Atom. A television episode of Disneyland aired in 1957 under the same name and can be found on the DVD set Tomorrowland: Disney in Space and Beyond. In the book, the promise of the atom is illustrated quite literally as a genie, ready…

Tech News Matt Novak

Samsung YA-BS900 Speaker Turns It Down When Your Bluetooth Phone Rings

Samsung’s 3-way speaker dock has a Bluetooth connection that detects when your cellphone gets a call, and turns down the volume. Neat trick.

Gadgets Brian Lam

Dealzmodo: 1.5-inch Digital Picture Frame Keychain for $20

This Coby Keychain LCD is about 50% off at Amazon. It holds “62 photos” in undisclosed amounts of memory, but with a 1.5-inch screen, you’re not talking more than postage-stamp-sized shots anyhow. Anyone ever try one of these? [Amazon]

Gadgets Brian Lam

Holy Shit: 150-Inch Panasonic Plasma HDTV at CES

Japanese paper Yomiuri is reporting that Panasonic will unveil a 150-inch plasma to show the world who has the biggest flatscreen manufacturing capability. That above is the photo of the now second-place 103-inch plasma as big as a queen-sized bed. (Sharp has the current title of biggest at 108-inches). If your mcmansion isn’t big enough…

Tech News Brian Lam

FSJ Shutdown Drama Both Fake and Real

Fake Steve confirmed that his “talks with Apple” about shutdown were fake, in a roundabout way, but slightly more direct for those not quick enough to get it the first time. [Fake Steve]

Tech News Brian Lam

Suzuki Q Chord: Zero to Musical Hero to Zero in 9 Seconds

My brother is the musician in the family. I’m not even that good at Guitar Hero. But here’s an instrument my speed: The Suzuki Q Chord. There’s a keypad for chord control, a 4 touchpanel for strumming, and a electric whammy bar for pitch bends. It comes preloaded with 10 rhythm tracks, and 100 MIDI…

Tech News Brian Lam

All Giz Wants: A Jetpack That Costs $200

We don’t ask for much here at Gizmodo, but what we really, really want is a jetpack that costs $200. Sure, we have brought you the deal with jetpacks before, but we want something that lasts longer than two minutes, (so do our girlfriends). Also, we would not mind a Jetsons-type transportation mode that costs…

Tech News Haroon Malik

Raise Me Up Powerstrip Provides Ease of Use For the One Handed

Whenever we need to unplug something when one of our hands is busy holding a croissant, we have two solutions: use our feet to hold the power strip or put down the croissant. Yoo-Kyung Shin has another idea, however, and designed a Raise Me Up powerstrip that you can de-plug with just one hand. All…

Gadgets Jason Chen

iPhone Magician Wishes You a Merry Xmas With His Shirt

Marco the Virtual Magician, who you may recognize from his iPhone stunts back in July, has a little Christmas greeting for you courtesy of his photonic textile shirt. Good job Marco! [YouTube]

Tech News Jason Chen

BlackBerry Patent Goes Angular With Its Keys

Just when businessmen and women were getting used to BlackBerry’s SureType split-key keyboards, RIM has to go and patent yet another method of inputting text. As you can see in the drawing, this guy’s horribly misshapen thumbs are hammering away on angular keys, which actually seems pretty brilliant to us. Remember Microsoft and their ergonomic…

Tech News Jason Chen

JediPad May Be Coolest and/or Fugliest Pointy-Clicky Thing Ever [UPDATED]

JR Central Says World’s Fastest Maglev Train Arrives in 2025

Ultimate Spoilers For Hulk, Jumper and Babylon

Asus LS201 Resists Crossbow Arrow Impact

Zyrus Bandi a USB Drive for the Krazy Korean Market

Russia Launches Final Global Positioning Satellites, None of Them of Love

Vibrating Earphones Have Wood, Give Your Ear Canal a Good Time

Audiovox DPF711K Refrigerator Message Board

EmTrace’s PS100 Photoskin Frames Fit In Your Wallet

Polaroid Cellphone Printer Uses Zink Tech

Our Friend the Atom (Book, 1956)

Samsung YA-BS900 Speaker Turns It Down When Your Bluetooth Phone Rings

Dealzmodo: 1.5-inch Digital Picture Frame Keychain for $20

Holy Shit: 150-Inch Panasonic Plasma HDTV at CES

FSJ Shutdown Drama Both Fake and Real

Suzuki Q Chord: Zero to Musical Hero to Zero in 9 Seconds

All Giz Wants: A Jetpack That Costs $200

Raise Me Up Powerstrip Provides Ease of Use For the One Handed

iPhone Magician Wishes You a Merry Xmas With His Shirt

BlackBerry Patent Goes Angular With Its Keys

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