UV Cleaner: In the Future, We’ll All Be Filthy
Apparently in the future things will be cleaned not with water but with powerful, germ-killing UV rays. OK, I’ll buy that when it comes to getting your toothbrush sterile, but clothing? What about, you know, dirt? https://gizmodo.com/rakuten-ultraviolet-toothbrush-cleaner-222560 Well, according to a 600 word block of near-incomprehensible broken English, I am so wrong. The UV Cleaner,…
Pick-Pocket Alarm
Imagine all the theft-stopping power of car alarms, only crammed into your pocket. Of course, the No Touch Alarm Card also comes with everything you hate about car alarms: set to sound off when exposed to any amount of light, it doesn’t distinguish between who pulls your wallet out of your pocket. Of course, there’s…
Steering Wheel Beat Box for Wanna-Be Rappers
Always wished you could rap? Well now you can practice shamelessly while you’re stuck in traffic with this Japanese “steering rapper”. It has 16 sound options, including—in addition to the standard beats—gunshots, dogs barking, sheep baaaa-ing. It also has an automatic OFF function for when you get pulled over for being an obnoxious driver with…
Google and NASA Join Forces; Nerds Everywhere Flip Out
Google and NASA, sitting in a tree, p-u-t-t-i-n-g… space related data on the internet. Yes, two of the biggest names in geekery have joined forces to give the gift of virtual space exploration to the masses. Control yourselves. Plans include incorporating NASA’s moon and mars data into Google Earth, real-time tracking of the International Space…
Samsung Ups T9’s Capacity From 2GB to 8GB
Samsung plans to upgrade the YP-T9‘s storage capacity from 2GB to 8GB. Of course, we couldn’t tell you when this is likely to happen, but odds are we’ll find out more once CES rolls around in the second week of January. We also couldn’t tell you exactly which model of the T9 is going to…
Pentium-Powered Coffee Warmer Warms Our Coffee and Soul
Put those old Pentium processors to good use by making you a nice warm cup of coffee in the morning. By the looks of it, all you have to do is hook up some wires from a USB cable to the processor itself and wait for the chip to heat up. Throw a cup of…
Rakuten Ultraviolet Toothbrush Cleaner
Rakuten’s latest gadget sterilizes your toothbrush in four minutes, preventing the buildup of bacteria and other nasty elements. When the toothbrush is inserted and the lid is shut, an ultraviolet lamp heats up and within four minutes, your brush is as clean as the day you bought it. Pretty handy, especially when you consider how…
Cingular Adds MySpace To Its Cellphones, Tom Rejoices
Cingular Wireless customers will now be able to screw around on their MySpace accounts right from their cellphones. Sure, you’ve been able to do this for a while now on Helio cellphones, but Cingular likes to pretend that this is some sort of groundbreaking announcement. Users will even be able to take pictures with their…