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DIY Force-Feedback Shock Mouse

We’re no stranger to force-feedback peripherals, but this mouse, developed by students at Leiden University, is a bit different than the traditional force-feedback mouse or controller. Here, I’ll let them explain: it is a “haptic feedback provider between the computer and the user—it is aware of the user’s mouse gestures and can either do nothing,…

Tech News Travis Hudson

Sizemodo: Creative Zen Stone vs. Apple iPod Shuffle

Creative’s thrown down the rocks with their iPod shuffle competitor, the Zen Stone. The 1GB Stone is $39 compared with the shuffle’s $79, but how does it compare on size? After all, every millimeter counts when you’re competing for who’s smaller. https://gizmodo.com/creative-introduces-teeny-tiny-zen-stone-257294 Well, it looks like Apple’s still got the upper hand. Although thicker (0.41…

Tech News Jason Chen

Want to Comment? Here’s How: Be Funny, Not Annoying

If you’re still confused about how to get your comments onto Gizmodo, here’s how: 1) Choose a post, click on it, and scroll to the bottom. 2) Click “New User? Here’s what to do”. 3) Fill in the comment, choose a username and password (the one you want to use for your eventual comment account),…

Tech News Jason Chen

T-Mobile Bringing Wi-Fi Cellphones to its Line up

T-Mobile customers listen up. Starting this summer, T-Mobile will begin rolling out Wi-Fi cellphones that you can use to make calls over the Web from any hotspot. According to the Wall Street Journal, the new service will be called Hotspot at Home. The service was being tested out in Seattle and could begin nationwide as…

Tech News Louis Ramirez

DIY HDTVs Provide Questionable Benefits

What in the hell is a DIY HDTV? Well, a Korean company, A1 Display, offers a service in which customers can come in, pick out “particular components such as SMPC mainboard, tuner and exterior design,” and within an hour they’ll have a “custom” HDTV. Is there really that much variation in HDTVs that this could…

Tech News Adam Frucci

Bathroom Louie Helps you Drop a Deuce

Had enough of the pooping gadgets yet? Yeah, me neither. Bathroom Louie is a little guy who provides a bit of bowel encouragement. It is sound-activated. When bathroom Louie hears some bodily noises he will start making more repulsive noises of his own from every orifice followed by wiggling an a “Hal-le-lu-jah!” at the end.…

Gadgets Travis Hudson

Firebell Alarm Clock is Loud, Brings Back Bad Memories

Our clock fetish is becoming a daily occurrence and today is no different. The firebell alarm clock would be sure to jolt even the heaviest sleepers awake with an ear-shattering ring. This $16 is so loud it will supposedly scare the hell out of you, therefore increasing your heart rate and not allowing going back…

Gadgets Travis Hudson

The Jetsons “A Date With Jet Screamer” (1962)

The Jetsons episode A Date With Jet Screamer originally aired September 30, 1962 as the second Jetsons episode ever. Even with flying cars and robot maids the Jetsons still utilize punch card computers to cook their instant meal. The advancements of push-button technology are obviously evident in most Jetsons episodes but it’s funny to think…

Tech News Matt Novak

Linux-Lovin’ Frenchman Writes 235 Webcam Drivers For Some Reason

What do you do with your free time? Play videogames? Write poetry? Train for a triathlon? That’s all well and good, but Frenchman Michel Xhaard (awesome name, dude) fills his free time with something much more… unique. He’s written Linux drivers for 235 webcams, just for funsies, all while growing a pretty kickass beard. What…

Gadgets Adam Frucci

Gizmodo Mornings: So Shiny They Will Dazzle You

Look up sheeny people, here’s the round-up for those of you who got drunk yesterday at six and woke up in some alley this morning. OK, so maybe that was just me, but whatever. I sure could have used one of those Topcon GR3 GPS to get back home. https://gizmodo.com/topcon-gr3-gps-receiver-the-mr-t-of-navigation-257338 Not a good way to…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

LED Seatbelt Light Fondles, Illuminates

I’ve been on a lifelong quest to find a car without an interior light, which I still have not, but when I do, I’ll be ready with the seatbelt LED light. The strangely large device clips onto the seatbelt and has an adjustable LED light to illuminate the area when needed. It is big, bulky…

Gadgets Travis Hudson

Low End Theory: Geekercise

By Brendan I. Koerner Ah, springtime, when our thoughts turn to lust—and, by extension, we get a wee bit self-conscious ’bout how our physiques are more Dom DeLuise than Ben Wallace. Unfortunately, spending countless hours transfixed by LCDs and the data contained thereon has a demonstrably deleterious effect on one’s physiology (i.e. being a geek…

Gadgets Brendan I. Koerner

Belkin 3-in-1 Adapter Replaces Those Cables

Three different flavors of USB usually means you have three different cables laying around to handle all of your gadgets at any given time. That is usually fine at home, but once you hit the road things can get messy. I once saw a man with a little USB party going on at the airport…

Tech News Travis Hudson

Food of the Future (Indiana Progress, 1896)

This article from the January 1, 1896 Indiana Progress (Indiana, Pennsylvania) describes the synthetic food of the future. When the food of the future is once in vogue, the food dispensary, licensed by the government, will long since have supplanted the butcher shop and the grocery store. We’ll breakfast and lunch and dine by prescription…

Tech News Matt Novak

Door Organizer Helps Airheads Keep Their Things in One Place

Everyone has one of those friends who just can’t for the life of them seem to remember their personal effects. One of my roommates in college was so bad about setting things down without thinking that I actually made him a “memory square,” which was a piece of paper with a red box drawn on…

Gadgets Adam Frucci

LG Jumps into the GPS Market with Pricey 4-inch Handheld

LG seems to be all over the place nowadays, and pretty soon they’ll be inside your car, too. The LN740, LN735, and LN730 mark the company’s first GPS systems. The top of the line LN740 ($450) will feature a 4-inch screen along with a 90-day trial of Traffic.com (which reports live traffic info to you).…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez

$8,000 Media Server Could Probably Be Built for Under $1,500

Fusion Research’s new Genesis Server is a home theater server that’s designed to store all your music and movies in one place so you can sort through them easily with a remote control. It comes in 1TB and 2TB varieties, and the menus are customizable, so you can get it to go with your decor.…

Tech News Adam Frucci

Simplehuman Sensor Soap Pump vs. Old Squeeze Bottle

I think this IR touchless soap dispenser is awesome. The main reason is that when I’m washing dishes, I can re-soap the sponge without squeezing a bottle or hitting a pump. The soap flow is adjustable, depending on how much fluid you want dispensed, and how viscous a soap you’re using. The pump even has…

Gadgets Brian Lam

Nokia’s New Entry-level Cellphone is also its Thinnest

Dubbed the Barracuda, Nokia’s new 2630 cellphone (right) is the company’s thinnest phone to date, measuring in at approximately 0.4 inches thick. The entry-level phone also comes with Bluetooth, a built-in camera and all your basic media features (including an FM radio and MP3 ringtones). Its sibling, the 2760, ups the stakes by adding GPRS,…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez

Will Acer’s Gemstone Concept Leave Your Laptop Looking like Joan Rivers?

Not every laptop out there is a looker, but Acer’s new Gemstone series is hoping to change that with a little shot of botox. Granted, not much info is known about the new lappies, but the Gemstone concept will make its official debut tomorrow, and from the looks of the sketch, it appears Acer is…

Tech News Louis Ramirez

DIY Force-Feedback Shock Mouse

Sizemodo: Creative Zen Stone vs. Apple iPod Shuffle

Want to Comment? Here’s How: Be Funny, Not Annoying

T-Mobile Bringing Wi-Fi Cellphones to its Line up

DIY HDTVs Provide Questionable Benefits

Bathroom Louie Helps you Drop a Deuce

Firebell Alarm Clock is Loud, Brings Back Bad Memories

The Jetsons “A Date With Jet Screamer” (1962)

Linux-Lovin’ Frenchman Writes 235 Webcam Drivers For Some Reason

Gizmodo Mornings: So Shiny They Will Dazzle You

LED Seatbelt Light Fondles, Illuminates

Low End Theory: Geekercise

Belkin 3-in-1 Adapter Replaces Those Cables

Food of the Future (Indiana Progress, 1896)

Door Organizer Helps Airheads Keep Their Things in One Place

LG Jumps into the GPS Market with Pricey 4-inch Handheld

$8,000 Media Server Could Probably Be Built for Under $1,500

Simplehuman Sensor Soap Pump vs. Old Squeeze Bottle

Nokia’s New Entry-level Cellphone is also its Thinnest

Will Acer’s Gemstone Concept Leave Your Laptop Looking like Joan Rivers?

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