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Lego Mindstorms NXT Impressions

Although I received my Lego Mindstorms NXT kit in the mail early last week, it wasn’t until yesterday that I really had a chance to dig in, spending a whole day working through the included instructions. It’s difficult to completely review NXT in the entirety of its potential as it’s the first set of new…

Reviews Joel Johnson Jul 3

Blackberry to Get Wi-Fi, Other Added Features

Research in Motion Chairman and co-CEO James Balsillie said that RIM plans on adding some nice features to the Blackberry line of devices by the end of the year. Added features includes the always anticipated Wi-Fi, an audio player, video player, memory expansion, digital camera and even integrated GPS. Now even the classiest Crackberry-using businessmen…

Tech News Travis Hudson Jul 3

Sony PSP, Where a Downgrade is an Upgrade

It figures that in the strange world of Sony, a downgrade to previous software would be an improvement. That’s the case with the PlayStation Portable (PSP), where hackers have released a firmware downgrader that turns a 2.6 or 2.5 version of the PSP into the more hackable and homebrew-friendly version 1.5. Our beloved Kotaku nerd…

Tech News Charlie White Jul 3

HAVA Video Streamer, Better Than Slingbox?

By now everyone’s heard of (and is using?) the Slingbox, which takes your home’s TV signal and retransmits it to another device, such as your laptop, when you’re on the road or just in another room. This idea of “place shifting” has really caught on, at least with the tech savvy crowd, as a means…

Gadgets Nicholas Deleon Jul 3

Bronx Basement Tech School Sees No Student

A flickr blogger discovered a free technical school in the Bronx, staffed by a pleasant old man soliciting young adults on the street with the promise of education. Sadly, it sounds like few are taking the man up on his offer, leaving the gallery a quiet record of an underground lair filled with empty chairs.…

Tech News Joel Johnson Jul 3

Flying Car: LaBiche Aerospace FSC-1

Just like our macho cousins at Jalopnik, our knee-jerk response to flying car talk is always laced with a couple of pshaws and a “yeah, right”—and so let’s add another one to the “talk is cheap” list with the LaBiche Aerospace FSC-1, a $175,000 kit that the company says will fly at 275 mph. It’s…

Gadgets Charlie White Jul 3

Rumormill: Leopard to Use Mapping Software to Track Stolen Macs

AppleInsider has been all over the Leopard—Apple’s latest operating system—and the features that it may include. The good news for Apple computer-using iPoders is that Leopard will include mapping software similar to Google Maps and Microsoft Virtual Earth that may eventually employ GPS tracking software to keep a watchful eye on iPods and other Apple…

Tech News Travis Hudson Jul 3

Triple-Decker Case Mod: Whoa!

Case mods get more and more sophisticated, and here’s a skyscraper of a PC created by Ediejo, which started out as a mild-mannered Lian Li aluminum PC case and now it’s been taken to the extreme. Take a look at the worklog that describes the progression of techniques to put together this monster. It’s a…

Tech News Charlie White Jul 3

AT&T U-Verse Fiber Service First Look

Fiber to the home is on the horizon, and it’s even being rolled out in some areas such as San Antonio. A tipster saw a demo of AT&T’s U-Verse service, which that company calls FTTN (fiber to the node), and he reports that the cable television service is going to be nice and quick, with…

Tech News Charlie White Jul 3

Touch Typist: French Maid Keyboard

A black lace PC keyboard teddy, straining against its fleshy cargo. Imagine that. This $140 Angel Kitty keyboard actually works, taking the concept of touch typing to a whole new level. It’s a little maid’s costume with an 85-key USB keyboard top, and it’s made to order in sizes that will accommodate even the most…

Tech News Charlie White Jul 3

John Flear Fireflies Wall Art

Throw that lava lamp right out the window and stick this hi-tech piece of art on your wall. Fireflies, the brainchild of John Flear, uses a number of LEDs to simulate digital fireflies. The LEDs seem to flutter about, almost as if in Disney movie. What motivates the fireflies to move around is temperature: the…

Gadgets Nicholas Deleon Jul 2

Homemade Fireworks: What Could Be Safer?

Just two more days until normally upstanding citizens take fate into their own hands and start playing with fireworks. Since we’re all about safety here at Gizmodo, we’ve decided to help point y’all in the right direction, everything from finding the necessary chemicals to creating your very own sparklers. Isn’t the Fourth of July great?…

Gadgets Nicholas Deleon Jul 2

Infrared Sauna, Burn Calories While Doing Nothing

Healthmate’s sauna uses infrared technology to make your sauna-going experience all the more pleasurable. Rather than having to heat the air and have steam do all the work, the infrared heats the body directly. The company claims that within 30 minutes users can lose up to 1,000 calories. Additionally, all that warming warmth has other…

Health Nicholas Deleon Jul 2

Magic Ringtone: Overpriced Ringtones Now For Your Landline

Ringtones could, quite possibly, be the bane of civilization. However, since people love hearing the latest R&B and pop “hits” bellow from their RAZR and other trendy, marginally functional cellphones, companies are now stepping in and creating devices that allow your custom ringtones on your regular landline. Specifically, the Magic Ringtone MP3 Home Ringer simultaneously…

Gadgets Nicholas Deleon Jul 2

John Biggs Says Goodbye

The time has come for me to leave Gizmodo. I’ve had a great run and have had too much fun to be legal and I want to thank you all for the input, flames, and link love. I’ll be running around the Interwebs, and should be available at john at big wide logic dot com…

Tech News John Biggs Jul 2

We Review Solitude Active Noise Cancellation Headset (Verdict: What Noise Cancellation?)

In my ongoing effort to completely isolate myself from human society, the Solitude Active Noise Cancellation Headset should have been a Godsend. I could have had everything: comfortable headphones and zero distractions from the peanut gallery. Alas, the headset didn’t exactly wow me. Find out why after the jump. The first thing you notice with…

Tech News Nicholas Deleon Jul 2

Electronic Eyezone Massager: Not Creepy At All

I only assume that the Gizmodo crowd isn’t exactly a bunch of party animals, but for those of you who buck that trend and have been known to get hammered from time to time, this attractive model may have just the thing to keep your eyes from looking like Nosferatu’s the day after a bender.…

Health Nicholas Deleon Jul 1

PSP-Controlled French Robot

France must be riding high, having just knocked Brazil out of the World Cup. When not crushing South American dreams, it seems the French have a passion for robots and devising unique methods of controlling them. Take this mod, for example, that uses the PSP’s Wi-Fi capabilities—and a little homebrew magic— to control this haggard-looking…

Tech News Nicholas Deleon Jul 1

Citibank Releases RFID Credit Cards

People who claim RFID marks the end of the world should probably step aside for a moment now that Citibank is starting to release credit cards that use the radio technology. The MasterCard PayPass looks like a ordinary keychain, but the embedded RFID chip replaces the traditional magnetic strip found on regular credit cards. Once…

Gadgets Nicholas Deleon Jul 1

Motorola ic502 Gets FCC Approval

The Motorola ic502, which is poised to become the first iDEN/CDMA dual mode cellphone, just received approval from the FCC, paving the way for its introduction on Sprint. Also known as the RACER, the ic502 supports the different mobile technologies to varying degress; iDEN support is limited to dispatch only, making calling this a dual…

Tech News Nicholas Deleon Jul 1

Lego Mindstorms NXT Impressions

Blackberry to Get Wi-Fi, Other Added Features

Sony PSP, Where a Downgrade is an Upgrade

HAVA Video Streamer, Better Than Slingbox?

Bronx Basement Tech School Sees No Student

Flying Car: LaBiche Aerospace FSC-1

Rumormill: Leopard to Use Mapping Software to Track Stolen Macs

Triple-Decker Case Mod: Whoa!

AT&T U-Verse Fiber Service First Look

Touch Typist: French Maid Keyboard

John Flear Fireflies Wall Art

Homemade Fireworks: What Could Be Safer?

Infrared Sauna, Burn Calories While Doing Nothing

Magic Ringtone: Overpriced Ringtones Now For Your Landline

John Biggs Says Goodbye

We Review Solitude Active Noise Cancellation Headset (Verdict: What Noise Cancellation?)

Electronic Eyezone Massager: Not Creepy At All

PSP-Controlled French Robot

Citibank Releases RFID Credit Cards

Motorola ic502 Gets FCC Approval

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