Crap

Why Would I Want My Smartphone to Smell Like Jellybeans?

Apparently, smartphone case maker ESI Cases is coming out with a line of Jelly Belly-branded scented cases for the iPhone, iPod Touch, iPod Nano, and Blackberry (I see what you did there). Is there an actual demand for this? I mean, who wants to smell their phone? I imagine the same number of people who…

Tech News Kwame Opam Jun 18

This Smell-O-Vision Flip Phone Stinks Something Awful

You know phones? Those functional communication and content-deliver devices that we carry around in our wallets and purses and use our mouths to speak into and fingers to poke at? You know what they need? A fragrance chip. To smell pretty. Apparently. The Fujitsu F-022 nightmare you see before you is a shiny, sparkly, stinky…

Tech News Brian Barrett Jun 16

Please Don’t Ever Wear These Sandals

Now that summer is here, some of you will get fussy about shoes, instead opting for sandals. And unless you hate yourself (or think Crocs are great), don’t opt for these ones, which pack a storage compartment in each sole. Aside from looking like something that cooky relative in your family would wear, there are…

Tech News Adrian Covert Jun 3

The Only Thing More Annoying Than an iMac Slipper Would Be a Pink Bunny iMac Slipper

And here I was, thinking that if anyone was worried about scratching their desk with their iMac, they just stuck a book underneath. Spending $41 on a designer slipper is unadvisable, readers. [Hard Graft via HypeBeast]

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jun 2

A Flashlight-MP3 Player Hybrid for Music Loving Idiots in the Dark

I hate it when I’m investigating a spooky mystery, or walking around the woods at night, and don’t have any sweet tunes to go along with me. Actually, I don’t, because that scenario never exists, and this product is moronic. The ACOUZTIC (strike one) is a 2 GB MP3 player crammed into a flashlight (strikes…

Tech News Sam Biddle May 31

The iPad Flexible Arm: The Most Fun You Can Have by Yourself in Bed

This is what happens when you attach a clamp to an articulated lamp arm for an iPad and charge $61 for it. If you’ve ever found yourself lying on your back and thinking, “Damn, I wish there was an iPad in front of me but alas, I’m far too lazy to hold it myself,” then…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola May 20

Fake Stick-On USB Cables, For Causing All Sorts of Office-Based Hijinx

Oh, you want me to send you the report from our last meeting? Let me just connect my banana/coffee mug/signed photo of Madonna via USB cable and get that for you. (Just 5 bucks.) [ThinkGeek via Technabob]

Tech News Kat Hannaford May 16

“Sorry, My E-Cigarette is Vibrating So There Must be Another Failed Smoker Nearby”

I’m sorry, but if you’re going to smoke e-cigarettes, maybe you should just get back onto the hard stuff, or go cold turkey. You look bloody stupid. If you want to look stupid together though, be my guest. https://gizmodo.com/hands-on-with-the-indoor-approved-super-smoker-393012 The pack of electronic cigarettes (why you’d need a pack with more than one beats me)…

Tech News Kat Hannaford May 11

BeBook Live Tablet Launching With Froyo for No Good Reason

The BeBook Live is set to be filed away as yet another Android tablet you probably won’t use. It’s handsome enough, but its middling specs and dated OS make it a downright throwaway. The Live has a 7-inch screen and boasts a 2MP front-facing camera, 1080p HDMI out, and Flash support. Fair enough. 4Gb of…

Tech News Kwame Opam May 7

Ridiculous Finger-Nose Smartphone Stylus Is a Must-Have

Finally! For those of us who happen to take our smartphones into the bath with us—admit it—Dominic Wilcox has the answer. It’s a stylus wrapped in plaster that you wear on your nose to peck at your phone. As insane as this sounds and looks, it does what its supposed to. Nevermind the fact that…

Tech News Kwame Opam Apr 30

These Official Razor Scooters Shoot Sparks and Make Marks

Ah, the Razor scooter! You were once accessory du jour. Everyone had one, well, until everyone grew up and realized it was sort of silly to scoot around like a tween. So how do you stay relevant? By attaching chalk to the back of a scooter and adding a “spark bar” that shoots out a…

Tech News Casey Chan Apr 29

The Worst Royal Wedding Merchandise

Every marketing manager and his dog has dreamt up a little royal wedding cash-cow in time for the nuptials tomorrow. But which gift should you buy—either to send to the newlyweds, or to sheath in plastic wrap and bury under your bed for the grandchildren, who’ll only wrinkle their noses and toss it in the…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Apr 28

It’s 2011 and There Are Still Magic 8-Balls?

I don’t care if this one bounces. The magic 8-ball has no place in our times as a form of novel entertainment. Just get a damn app for your smartphone. [Book of Joe]

Tech News Adrian Covert Apr 26

You Better Buy This Router Cooler Because Your Router Might Be on Fire RIGHT NOW

HAVE YOU CHECKED YOUR ROUTER? IS IT ON FIRE? ARE YOU SURE? CHECK IT AGAIN. ARE YOU SURE IT’S STILL NOT ON FIRE? CHECK AGAIN. Actually, just buy Dr. Cool, a dedicated router cooler that solves a problem nobody has. Evercool’s completely superfluous router accessory will keep your scalding hot flameball of IP death from…

Tech News Sam Biddle Apr 25

Don’t Be Fooled, This USB Drive Is NOT Secure

Someone should inform the fine individuals over at Brando that fashioning a USB drive in the likeness of a padlock doesn’t actually make its contents secure. [Brando via CrunchGear]

Tech News Adrian Covert Apr 11

Smearing Goop All over Your Screen Seems like a Bad Idea

Screen protectors are fine for those who want to keep their displays in tip-top shape, but using this chapstick-style applicator seems… ill-advised. The people behind “Nu-Screen” promise a “shiny appearance,” a “richer” display, and “natural ingredients!” But what is it? We have no idea. All we know is that it looks like something you’d rub…

Tech News Sam Biddle Apr 5

CleverWraps Thinks People Will Spend $5 on a Disposable Plastic iPad Wrap

On one hand I applaud anyone using the iPad in the kitchen—after all, there are plenty of fine recipe apps out there. But spending $5 on a disposable plastic wrap so it doesn’t get damaged? C’mon—you’re wasting your money, and our planet. Instead consider a case, or one of those nifty stands. Or even wrap…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Mar 30

Knock on Wood When You Say You’ll Find an iPad 2 Before Christmas

This is one for the superstitious Giz readers who flounder when lacking a dense bit of wood to knock on. Made from real wood, this three-pack of stickers cost $8 and can be stuck to pretty much anything. Your forehead, maybe? [SuckUK via OhGizmo]

Tech News Kat Hannaford Mar 28

Who Would Want These Ridiculous Diamond Speakers?

There’s just something about these XPS Diamond speakers that makes me want to retch. Sure, full USB means no clutter. Yeah, I guess a mini remote is nice? But I don’t want to look at giant, meh-looking orbs while listening to music. But the worst part is the PR: “An outstanding design, honed to appeal…

Tech News Kwame Opam Mar 25

10 Alternative Uses For the Anti-Camel Toe Guard

We got thinking here at Gizmodo: why should ladies get all the fun with the SmoothGroove, which smoothes out those “unsightly” camel toes? So we came up with 10 alternative uses. 1.) You can use them to fit your shoes. 2.) Bet they’d make good lacrosse sticks! 3.) If in a Yoplait-related fix, you could…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Mar 25

Why Would I Want My Smartphone to Smell Like Jellybeans?

This Smell-O-Vision Flip Phone Stinks Something Awful

Please Don’t Ever Wear These Sandals

The Only Thing More Annoying Than an iMac Slipper Would Be a Pink Bunny iMac Slipper

A Flashlight-MP3 Player Hybrid for Music Loving Idiots in the Dark

The iPad Flexible Arm: The Most Fun You Can Have by Yourself in Bed

Fake Stick-On USB Cables, For Causing All Sorts of Office-Based Hijinx

“Sorry, My E-Cigarette is Vibrating So There Must be Another Failed Smoker Nearby”

BeBook Live Tablet Launching With Froyo for No Good Reason

Ridiculous Finger-Nose Smartphone Stylus Is a Must-Have

These Official Razor Scooters Shoot Sparks and Make Marks

The Worst Royal Wedding Merchandise

It’s 2011 and There Are Still Magic 8-Balls?

You Better Buy This Router Cooler Because Your Router Might Be on Fire RIGHT NOW

Don’t Be Fooled, This USB Drive Is NOT Secure

Smearing Goop All over Your Screen Seems like a Bad Idea

CleverWraps Thinks People Will Spend $5 on a Disposable Plastic iPad Wrap

Knock on Wood When You Say You’ll Find an iPad 2 Before Christmas

Who Would Want These Ridiculous Diamond Speakers?

10 Alternative Uses For the Anti-Camel Toe Guard

The ‘Mass Effect’ Show is Getting Rewritten to Get Greenlit

See the Early Stages of How ‘Project Hail Mary’ Brought Rocky to Life

‘Cognitive Surrender’ Is a New and Useful Term for How AI Melts Brains

HP Omen Max 45L Review: 4K60 Gaming Has Never Been So Easy

Marshall Acton III Home Speaker Drops to a Record Low, the Deal Countdown Has Already Started

Ecovacs Winbot W3 Omni Review: Window Cleaning Robots Have a Long Way to Go

I’m Worried About the Helpless AI Disruptors of the Future

Russia Allegedly Swung at VPNs but Accidentally Hit Its Own Banking Sector Instead

AirPods Max 2 vs. Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen): Which ANC Headphones Win?

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Let us help find what you are looking for...