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Lab Rat: Heads On with the Laser Comb

Here at Giz we test a lot of gadgets, but it’s not often we get to test them out on ourselves. Enter the HairMax laser comb. Thanks to my dad’s mom’s genes and my soon-to-be-bald noggin’, I’m the perfect guy to test it. So, what was it like? Well, it didn’t burn, smoke, or sear…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez with Video by Richard Blakeley Mar 23

Music Publishers Sue XM Radio

The RIAA isn’t the only company pissing us off this month. The National Music Publishers Association has slapped a “last resort” lawsuit on XM. The lawsuit is regarding a particular service called XM + MP3 that allows XM subscribers to save and store songs on portable players as long as they remain XM subscribers. The…

Tech News Travis Hudson Mar 23

Hands On: TeleNav GPS Navigator Bluetooth Kit on a Blackberry 8800

We’ve been testing the TeleNav GPS Navigator software ($10/month for the service on Cingular with a data plan) on a BlackBerry 8800 for the past few days, and found it to be an impressive performer. It’s extremely easy to set up, where as soon as it’s downloaded into our Bluetooth-equipped BlackBerry, and after a few…

Tech News Charlie White Mar 23

Flexible Battery Charges in a Minute, Lasts for 1,000 Recharges

Scientists at Japan’s Waseda University have developed a new new polymer-based battery, which not only charges in less than a minute, but also lasts for up to 1,000 recharges. The cool thing about the superthin (200nm-thick to be exact) battery is that unlike previous polymer-based batteries, this one won’t won’t self-discharge. All we need to…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez Mar 23

Eight Laptop Coolers Reviewed (Verdict: They’re All Pretty Meh)

Dan “Huevos” Ackerman’s very protective of his groin. As such, he needs the best laptop cooler money can buy. He takes out eight (who knew there were that many) laptop coolers and rates them on looks, size, and how they feel on his creamy thighs. The winner in terms of temperature (measuring at the lowest…

Tech News Jason Chen Mar 23

Xbox 360 May Support Blu-ray Someday [Updated: Whatever]

I don’t know if this is a tragic sign of Microsoft giving in, but the Xbox UK head Neil Thompson said that Microsoft is opening up the possibility of supporting Blu-ray on the 360 someday. Thompson told the BBC: Whatever format wins it is highly likely we will offer a solution. The only debate is…

Tech News Travis Hudson Mar 23

More Leopard Delay Rumors? Vista to Blame?

Don’t hold your breath for OS X 10.5 Leopard, it may be a lot longer until this OS is released, at least according to some rumors. So, when will you be able to get your grubby hands on the Leopard operating system? It depends on which rumors you are listening to and from which sources,…

Tech News Travis Hudson Mar 23

MicroID Rescue Collar, USB for the Pooch

The MicroID Rescue Collar is just a glorified regular collar. It includes a small compartment with a USB flash drive. Plug it in and fill in all of the information, so if your pooch gets lost, the finder (given that they actually own a computer) will be able to return the pooch because of the…

Tech News Travis Hudson Mar 23

Paradox Trackball PS2 Controller Now Available for Pre-order

Remember that trackball PS2 controller that looked like it had an exploding testicle? It’s available for pre-order at a reduced price. For only $26.99 you’ll be able to have trackball-like aim on your PS2, letting you play the hundreds of FPS and action games that the rest of the world already tried years ago. Here’s…

Gadgets Jason Chen Mar 23

TRUS USB Solar-Powered Flash Drive Shows Remaining Capacity

The TRUS USB drive has a feature we wish all USB flash drives had: an indicator showing remaining capacity. It’s green, too, soaking up just enough solar power to run its LED LCD, clearly showing you how much drive space you have left without the need for plugging it into a USB port and checking…

Tech News Charlie White Mar 23

Breaking: PS3 Triples Folding At Home’s Computing Power to Over 500 TFLOPS..PFLOPS in Spitting Range

This is freaking amazing. I was checking out some message boards last night at the Folding Forums at Stanford, a group that tracks the Folding at Home application. You know, that’s the software that runs on Sony PS3 or PS2 gaming consoles, all linking up over the Internet and using their spare cycles to help…

Tech News Brian Lam Mar 23

KangaRoom Power Strip Organizer Hides Your Shame

The area under our desk is a prime fire zone seeing since the wires and power strips are all tied in the biggest knot this side of Gordium. That’s fine hidden under a desk, but awful in the living room or somewhere that actual people can see. Voila, the Black Box Cord organizer from KangaRooM.…

Gadgets Jason Chen Mar 23

My Sweet 16 Sponsors

Boy howdy, I sure am happy that we have exactly 16 sponsors this week. How else could I make some kind of NCAA tournament reference showing my love for these 16 beauties. Don’t worry Akimbo, Audi, Don Julio, Fox Soccer Channel, Igo, Intel, Mio, Nokia, Old Spice, Parrot, Playstation, Rockport, SV Supreme Vodka, Sprint, VW…

Tech News Travis Hudson Mar 23

Device Allows People who are Paralyzed to Stand

Apparently, it’s the future. There’s a device out there that will allow people who are paralyzed from the waist down to stand, providing their muscles still work. It zaps the muscles into action at the push of a button, allowing people confined to wheelchairs to stand and get things from high shelves, use an ATM,…

Gadgets Adam Frucci Mar 23

Tu_Fin Lets You Walk on Water Without Divine Intervention

Nordic skiers will love this 26-foot boat powered by the same motions used in cross-country skiing. The craft’s hull is sharply shaped, similar to a rowing skull, letting it efficiently cut through the water. Its designers say it can zip along at 6.5 knots (that’s 7.5 mph for you landlubbers). It’s big enough to carry…

Gadgets Charlie White Mar 23

Griffin Releases Yet Another iTrip—2nd Gen Nano Approved

I’m pretty sure that this is the 58th different iTrip released by Griffin, but we still buy them, especially because we are all suckers for iPod accessories. The latest iTrip is specifically designed for the second generation iPod nano. It fits on the back and bottom of the iPod. It doesn’t look too bad, besides…

Tech News Travis Hudson Mar 23

Ashes to Ashes: My V710 Goes Up in Flames

As expected, Gizmodo readers are a bunch of pyromaniacs. You voted last week in overwhelming numbers for my cursed Motorola V710 to come to an end in the most fiery way possible, and I am a man of my word. Yesterday afternoon Blakeley and I probably broke some Manhattan fire codes by dousing the phone…

Tech News Adam Frucci with video by Richard Blakeley Mar 23

Thrustmaster Adds an Optical Wheel to Their New Controller

If you need a bit more control in your games, the Thrustmaster Run’N’Drive 3 in 1 controller purports to give you just that. Featuring an optical wheel surrounding the left-hand d-pad, it gives you extra nuance in driving games and in situations like zooming with a sniper rifle in FPS games. Seems like a pretty…

Gadgets Adam Frucci Mar 23

Dealzmodo: Woot-off Still Going On

How were the deals yesterday? Were they any good? No? Well, keep using the Woot-off checkers so you won’t have to waste your day refreshing. Refreshing Woot, that is. Keep refreshing Gizmodo. Woot

Tech News Jason Chen Mar 23

Apple TV: Niggling Questions Answered

You’ve been sending questions about Apple TV, we’ve got answers. Does Apple TV support 5.1 audio? Yes (and no). Apple TV supports Dolby Pro Logic II surround sound, at least that’s what they told me in the demo, but it does not feature 5.1 discrete audio (sorry DTS lovers). Technically, it plays back AAC-LC audio…

Tech News Noah Robischon Mar 23

Lab Rat: Heads On with the Laser Comb

Music Publishers Sue XM Radio

Hands On: TeleNav GPS Navigator Bluetooth Kit on a Blackberry 8800

Flexible Battery Charges in a Minute, Lasts for 1,000 Recharges

Eight Laptop Coolers Reviewed (Verdict: They’re All Pretty Meh)

Xbox 360 May Support Blu-ray Someday [Updated: Whatever]

More Leopard Delay Rumors? Vista to Blame?

MicroID Rescue Collar, USB for the Pooch

Paradox Trackball PS2 Controller Now Available for Pre-order

TRUS USB Solar-Powered Flash Drive Shows Remaining Capacity

Breaking: PS3 Triples Folding At Home’s Computing Power to Over 500 TFLOPS..PFLOPS in Spitting Range

KangaRoom Power Strip Organizer Hides Your Shame

My Sweet 16 Sponsors

Device Allows People who are Paralyzed to Stand

Tu_Fin Lets You Walk on Water Without Divine Intervention

Griffin Releases Yet Another iTrip—2nd Gen Nano Approved

Ashes to Ashes: My V710 Goes Up in Flames

Thrustmaster Adds an Optical Wheel to Their New Controller

Dealzmodo: Woot-off Still Going On

Apple TV: Niggling Questions Answered

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