ces 2014

These Colorful Computer Glasses Are Fun! But, Uh, Computer Glasses

That screen you’re staring at all day is screwing up your eyes, but you don’t do anything about it. For years, Gunnar Optiks has sold glasses that help take the strain off, but let’s face it, they make you look like an asshole. So Gunnar is trotting out a new line of glasses that look…

Kingston Squeezed 64GB Onto This Tiny Android-Friendly Flash Drive

Is this tiny flash drive from Kingston with a standard USB jack on end and a smartphone-friendly microUSB jack on the other the first of its kind? Absolutely not. Is it the smallest we’ve seen to date? Most definitely. When connected to your smartphone—boosting your mobile device’s storage by up to 64GB—it’s small enough to…

Where Are They Now: The Obama Marshmallow Canon Kid

Intel paraded out a few CEOs who are working with Intel to do, oh, whatever—one of them was young Joey Hudy, he of Obama Marshmallow Canon Photo Face fame. That’s all, no updates. That’s where the kid is right now. Here, watch the video again.

Intel Dual OS: Stuffing Android and Windows Into the Same PC

Anyone who’s tried it can tell you that cohabitation is hard. But Intel’s hoping that those Odd Couple hiccups can be overcome with its Dual OS project, which puts Android and Windows in the same, dual-booting PC. Felix, meet Oscar. Here’s what Intel is promising: the ability, with the push of a button, to switch…

LaCie’s Culbuto Flash Drive Wobbles But It Won’t Ever Fall Down

How often do you remove a USB flash drive from your computer, place it somewhere on your desk, and then have it instantly disappear? Too often. It’s one of those bizarre mysteries of—life like socks going missing in the dryer—that LaCie may have just eradicated with its bulbous new Culbuto flash drive. To say its…

Why Mop When a Genius Robot Can Do It Better?

Name someone who likes to mop. You can’t because no one does, so thankfully iRobot has a brand new mopping robot—the Scooba 450—to make your floors shine. As with all of iRobot’s genius automated maids, Scooba is insanely easy to use. Pop in your clean water into one compartment and set the bot to one…

Intel’s Future: Being Inside… Everything

Intel’s known as a manufacturer of chips that power your laptop. Simple enough. But it wants—it needs—to be more if it wants to come along for the mobile, wearable, hybrid-fueled world. Tonight, it gave a look at its ambitions. They’re huge. Intel CEO Brian Krzanich broke the items of interest down into three categories; live,…

It feels like everyone has a Steam Machine these days, and Alienware is no exception. But not all Steam Machines happen to look like an evil TiVo from the future like the Alienware X51 does. Alienware’s been selling computers with Steam pre-installed for years, but they go whole-hog with this bad boy late 2014.

Nikon D4S WIll Be Nikon’s Next Flagship DSLR Monster–What Will It Do?

Nikon just made a “development announcement” saying that Nikon D4S will be the successor to the two-year old Nikon D4 (pictured above). Oh goody, here comes Nikons next badass professional camera! Unfortunately, that’s pretty much all Nikon has told us about the D4S. According to the company the product will be on display, but it’s…

As Nikon’s Entry-Level DSLR Gets a Bump, Its 18-55mm Kit Lens Shrinks

Nikon just gave its entry-level DSLR a pretty obvious spec bump, but along with the new camera, Nikon’s introducing a new version of the standard kit lens that ships with the product and will probably be used by tons of beginners on this and other cheaper Nikon DSLRs The D3300 inherits many of its new…

Sony’s Tiny Activity Tracker Is Adorable and… Emotional?

Sony just got into the wearable activity tracker game, with their new product, The Core. The Core—which looks like it’s about one inch long by half an inch wide—can be worn in a pocket or placed into a sleek wrist band. Sony says it may be the smallest product they’ve ever made. Using Sony’s LifeLog…

Hands On With the Steam Controller: Gloriously Bizarre

Valve had a CES event tonight, and though there was neither hide nor hair of a finished official Steam Box, Steam controllers were on hand for the trying and man they are weird. But in a way that makes me hopeful. The first thing you’ll notice when you hold a Steam controller is the way…

Sony’s Brand New 4K TVs: No Gimmicks, Just Beautiful

Sony’s new 4K TVs are unbendingly plain but pretty much what a reasonable near-future human would really want in a giant TV: a big beautiful screen that doesn’t need extra curves or egregious size to give you eyegasms. It’s the type of TV that’ll end up trickling down into our living rooms because there aren’t…

Sony AX100: The 4K Camcorder Race Heats Up

There are only a few consumer-level options for shooting 4K video, but Sony clearly has a plan for stepping forward and bring the goods in this department. The new AX100 camcorder not only shoots 4K, but has a host of other awesome-sounding specs to attract video shooters. Not many people are buying camcorders anymore, most…

Sony’s Vaio Flip 11: Shrunk Down and Loaded Up with Photoshop

Last year, Sony put outone of the most practical solutions to the convertible problem with its “Flip” line of laptops. Now the backflipping, keyboard-stashing, laptop-tablet hybrid lines is getting a new member: an 11-incher, that comes loaded up with Photoshop Elements 12. Inside, the Vaio Flip 11’s guts are on the meager side, with only…

Sony Xperia Z1S: This Thing Could Be Really, Really Good

In what is certainly the most enticing phone we’ve seen at CES thus far, Sony’s Xperia Z1S is heading to the U.S. as a T-Mobile exclusive, and it looks like an absolute powerhouse (as does its little buddy, for those who like smaller phones). Where to begin? It’s an Android phone with a 5-inch screen…

Sony A5000: Cheap, Super Tiny Mirrorless Camera Awesomeness

For years, Sony has made the best cheap compact, interchangeable-lens cameras. With the new A5000 it’s most beginnerist in the line camera is getting an impressive guts overhaul as well as a new name. Here’s what hasn’t changed: It’s hard to find a better buy for $600. First of all, let’s talk names. As Sony…

Sony’s Latest Action Cam Has an Awesome Wrist-Mounted Controller

So far, Sony’s Action Cams havefailedto make a significant challenge to the GoPro: the challenger just isn’t a better product. But the company bets that if it can develop enough cool accessories and mounts for its Acton Cam line, maybe—just maybe—it’ll find its market. And we gotta say, the optional wrist-mounted controller for Sony’s latest…

A Visit to Local Motors, Badass Innovators of Future Vehicle Design

Gizmodo had the pleasure today of stopping by the future Las Vegas factory, autoshop, office, and cafe space for Local Motors, easily one of the most innovative vehicle-design outfits in the country. The company justifiably prides itself on its “co-creative” approach and its “microfactory” network of smaller shops and independent designers, all pooling ideas for…

MakerBot Mini: A Smaller 3D Printer You Can Maybe Actually Afford

If a tiny workshop has prevented you from adding one of MakerBot’s Replicator 3D printers to your toolkit, today is your lucky day. The company has announced a smaller version of its Replicator 3D printer—aptly called the Replicator Mini—with a smaller footprint, easy one-touch printing, and even a networked camera inside allowing you to remotely…