Gadget

Panasonic’s DMC-FZ47 Has Manual Control When Shooting Video, and a Faux-3D Photo Mode

Falling into that grey “bridge” area of cameras, Panasonic’s Lumix DMC-FZ47 (or FZ48 in Europe) has a massive 24x optical zoom, and a 25mm wide-angle lens which records 1080i video. So far, so goodish. When shooting video on the FZ47, users will have full manual control over the options, thanks to the new Creative Control…

Gadgets Kat Hannaford Jul 21

Klipsch’s Gallery G-17 Air Makes AirPlay Fashionable

The new Airplay-enabled Gallery G-17 Air is a stereo soundbar that could fit in fairly seamlessly into your room’s setup. Equipped with two Tractrix-horned 10 watt tweeters and dual 20 watt woofers, it offers a decent streaming experience for your aural needs. The unit also comes with USB and 3.5mm inputs for whenever you want…

Tech News Kwame Opam Jul 20

New MacBook Airs Get Hit With a Thunderbolt

Apple’s brought both sizes of the MacBook Air line straight up to what you’d expect from a laptop in 2011, adding a Thunderbolt port, but more importantly some sweet Sandy Bridge i5 and i7 chips—and backlit keyboards. The addition of the super-fast Thunderbolt port will future-proof any Thunderbolt-enabled gadgets you purchase in the future, and…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jul 20

Mac Mini Line Padded Out With Three Thunderbolt-Packin’ Models

Apple’s kept the unibody aluminum casing of last year, and overhauled the Mac Mini inside-only, with three options starting at $599. Notable in all three models is the new Thunderbolt port, for connecting various compatible products with. https://gizmodo.com/apples-unibody-mac-mini-5563708 The base level begins with a Sandy Bridge 2.3GHz processor and 2GB of RAM, plus 500GB of…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jul 20

Grab This Swiss Army USB Drive and Waltz Your Way Through TSA Screens

Few would deny that a Victorinox Swiss Army Knife looks cool. But not everyone is a fan of the great outdoors and needs one. Until now. Victorinox is now shipping its classic Swiss Army knife sans the knife part. This geek tool includes a single or double-blade USB drive enclosed in a waterproof and shock-resistant…

Tech News Kelly Jul 19

Dock Connector-USB Hub Hybrid Mitigates the MacBook’s Biggest Shortcoming

All MacBooks ever made share two traits: thin, attractive design and a shortage of USB ports. Until now, the only solution was using a fat, ugly USB hub. With this cable-hub-hybrid, you can have your ports and thinness too. The otherwise normal looking dock connector cable from DITS has an inline three port USB hub.…

Tech News Michael Zhao Jul 12

The Best Gadgets (So Far)

The year’s half over and summer is upon us. That can only mean one thing: it’s time for the young among us to sit in a dark room and stare at a backlit screen for 18-20 hours a day (and for the rest of us to be jealous of them). Here’s the newest batch of…

Gadgets Kyle Wagner Jul 1

Retrieve Lost Balls With the Golf Ball Wrangler

Somewhere in our extended circle of friends and family we all have a golfer who loves to talk about the many balls he lost in water hazards and the crazy ways he’s retrieved them. He’s probably tried a few visual ball finders, but they don’t work underwater. Before he rents some scuba gear, you should…

Tech News Kelly Jun 7

Cover your iPhone 4 in Pressed Titanium

Snow Peak has crafted a beautiful cover for the iPhone 4 made of pressed titanium. The cover slides on the back and is designed to protect the glassy exterior from scratches, dents and dings. The cover has a minimalist design and, because its made of titanium, it only adds a mere 0.6 ounces to the…

Tech News Kelly Jun 2

A Bluetooth Keyboard with a Trackpad on Its Backside

The iTablet keyboard is an oddball bluetooth keyboard with the silhouette of a video game controller and the logic of a crazy person. Why? Well, do you guys remember the similarly weird Android-powered Motorola Backflip? The iTablet has the same “let’s put a trackpad on the backside of this thing” feature as that did. The…

Gadgets Casey Chan May 5

Real-Life Human Puppets

Mind control. The thought that somebody else could control everything you do is kind of creepy. Even in a crude form, as you can see in little experiment from four ITP students, called Human Puppets. [ITP]

Tech News Matt Buchanan Dec 27

12 Monumental Gadget Firsts

These clunky “firsts” will leave you hungry for a game of Duck Hunt and your favorite cassette. Or possibly send you scrambling to hug your sleek iPhone while giving thanks for the goodness that is modern technology. Disclaimer: These gadgets were chosen because they were the first available to consumers on the market—not necessarily the…

Gadgets Christina Bonnington Oct 22

How a Collar Could Help Deaf People “Hear” Music

Most of us assume deaf people can’t register sound, let alone enjoy Rachmaninoff. Wrong. A conceptual device from German designer Frederik Podzuweit taps into the deaf’s ability to feel music. Most of us assume deaf people can’t register sound, let alone enjoy Rachmaninoff. Wrong. A conceptual device from German designer Frederik Podzuweit taps into the…

Tech News Kat Hannaford May 31

iSnapMe Front Camera for iPhone Needs Mobile Chatroulette Now

Someone has turned a completely absurd and idiotic concept into a completely absurd and idiotic product: The iSnapMe Forward Facing Camera for the iPhone. https://gizmodo.com/apple-introduces-iphone-3g-videoconferencing-kit-zomg-5015395 • Allows for steady and focused self-portraits. • No more self-portrait guesses or bathroom mirror shots. • Update your picture or video blog from your phone. • Simple to install…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Mar 30

Japanese Gizmo Plays Mosquito Buzzing Noise To Determine the Age Of Your Blind Date

Train stations in the UK sometimes broadcast mosquito noises that are so high-pitched they can only be heard by those under 25 years of age, but Japan’s taken it one step too far with this age prediction gadget. Designed to be used on blind dates to determine their age, the Age Prediction Machine plays a…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Feb 24

8 Examples of How NOT to Fix Your Gadget Problems

Our Friday lists are all about gadgety fun and leisure, but sometimes technology can be frustrating—and there is definitely a right way and a wrong way to handle it. This is definitely the wrong way. If you have a problem with you TV, like a certain 70-year old Missouri man did with his converter box…

Tech News Sean Fallon Nov 20

Light Peak May Arrive in Early 2010, Maybe In New Apple Products?

According to a major Light Peak provider’s plans, products with the ultrafast connectivity standard may arrive as soon as early 2010. Apple helped in its development. Apple is rumored to adopt it first. Yes, you know where this is going. https://gizmodo.com/intel-light-peak-optical-tech-achieves-insane-10gb-s-sp-5366186 Taiwanese Foci Fiber Optic Communication said to Cnet that “it will start mass producing…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Oct 8

Breastlight: A Light for Breasts

OK, no tit jokes on this one because breast cancer is a serious matter. This is Breastlight, a home appliance that will help women monitor bosoms for lumps. While the manufacturer claims that Breastlight is not a substitute for a professional mammogram screening, the $125 device could be a potentially lifesaving device, as it could…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jun 10

Your Gadgets Don’t Break As Soon As Your Warranty’s Expired – Your Brain Is Just Wrong

Wired takes a look at the “phenomenon” of your gadgets breaking just after the warranty on them expire. A conspiracy? No. There are two components to this. One, manufacturers calculate with extreme thoroughness how long to make their warranties so they don’t have to repair a bunch of products for free. Two, it’s your brain…

Gadgets Jason Chen May 15

What’s the Most Important Gadget Ever Made?

From the printing press to the personal computer, the radio to the iPod touch, gadgets have changed how we communicate, learn, absorb entertainment, and laugh at nerds. But which was the biggest game-changer of all? https://gizmodo.com/darth-vaders-head-will-freak-you-up-every-morning-5232854 I’ll start things off by paying homage to a gadget that changed the world from the mid-15th century until……

Tech News Dan Nosowitz Apr 29

Panasonic’s DMC-FZ47 Has Manual Control When Shooting Video, and a Faux-3D Photo Mode

Klipsch’s Gallery G-17 Air Makes AirPlay Fashionable

New MacBook Airs Get Hit With a Thunderbolt

Mac Mini Line Padded Out With Three Thunderbolt-Packin’ Models

Grab This Swiss Army USB Drive and Waltz Your Way Through TSA Screens

Dock Connector-USB Hub Hybrid Mitigates the MacBook’s Biggest Shortcoming

The Best Gadgets (So Far)

Retrieve Lost Balls With the Golf Ball Wrangler

Cover your iPhone 4 in Pressed Titanium

A Bluetooth Keyboard with a Trackpad on Its Backside

Real-Life Human Puppets

12 Monumental Gadget Firsts

How a Collar Could Help Deaf People “Hear” Music

iSnapMe Front Camera for iPhone Needs Mobile Chatroulette Now

Japanese Gizmo Plays Mosquito Buzzing Noise To Determine the Age Of Your Blind Date

8 Examples of How NOT to Fix Your Gadget Problems

Light Peak May Arrive in Early 2010, Maybe In New Apple Products?

Breastlight: A Light for Breasts

Your Gadgets Don’t Break As Soon As Your Warranty’s Expired – Your Brain Is Just Wrong

What’s the Most Important Gadget Ever Made?

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

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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

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