Gadgets

A Projector Camera That Adds Wacky Animations Can’t Just Be for Kids

Photography is a lovely hobby for adults who’ve developed the requisite patience to wait for the perfect shot. But for kids? Not so much. They demand more instant gratification, so Hasbro has created the Showcam, a digital camera targeted at kids that lets them add effects and hilarious animations to photos, and even project them…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Oct 2

Stabilized Action Cam and Smartphone Mounts Smooth Out Your Home Vids

It doesn’t matter how extreme your stunt was no one’s going to want to see your home video when it’s bouncing all over the place making people sick to their stomach. But now you can skip the stabilization software and stop the shaky cam problem at its source with these handheld gimbals. Keeping a video…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Oct 2

FAA Advisory Panel: Wi-Fi Is Safe During Takeoff and Landing

Last week, an FAA advisory committee recommended that airline passengers should be allowed to use smartphones, tablets and e-readers during takeoffs and landings. Now, it’s added Wi-Fi use to that list. Praise be! The Wall Street Journal reports that the 28-member committee has come to the conclusion that Wi-Fi use is essentially safe on flights.…

Gadgets Jamie Condliffe Oct 2

This Power Bar Politely Steps Aside So It Doesn’t Block Other Outlets

What’s the point of using a compact travel power bar that gives you extra outlets when it ends up using and blocking the pair already on a wall? With Quirky’s new Contort Power supply that’s no longer an issue, since its short plug is angled 45 degrees so the extra outlet and USB ports don’t…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Oct 1

This Lightning Dock Lets You Dial in a Perfect Fit For iPads in Cases

Dropping an iPad onto a dock is not only an easy way to keep its battery charged, it also props it up so it’s not laying sprawled across your desk wasting valuable real estate. And where as most docks can only accommodate an iPad going au naturel, Belkin’s new Express Dock features a dial ’round…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Oct 1

This Atomic Clock Wristwatch Only Loses a Second Every Thousand Years

If you pride yourself on not only being the person who always arrives on time, but also the person with the most accurate time, then Bathys Hawaii’s got one heck of a watch for you. This monstrous creation, now just a prototype, is an actual atomic clock you can strap to your wrist that guarantees…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Oct 1

Galaxy Gear Smartwatch Review: A Pain in the Wrist

The Galaxy Gear wants desperately to be the vanguard of a new era of wearable computers. But while it promises more than the rest of the pack, if anything it makes absolutely clear that the future’s still a long ways off. What Is It? The Galaxy Gear is a watch with above-average brains. It runs…

Reviews Brent Rose Oct 1

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Review: Biggerer and Betterer

Samsung’s Galaxy Note series has been the most popular BIG phone since it was first released a couple of years ago. The Galaxy Note 2 made some major improvements over the original in terms of speed and utility, and while the Galaxy Mega was a giant step backwards, the Galaxy Note 3 looks to leapfrog…

Reviews Brent Rose Oct 1

8 Gadgets That Were Going to Make It Easy to Find Good Help These Days

At the turn of the 20th century, middle and upper-middle class technologists were obsessed with the “servant problem,” which you might know better as the old adage: It’s so hard to find good help these days. These were the technological leaps that would to make unreliable human assistants as obsolete as broken butter churns. The…

Gadgets Matt Novak Sep 30

Soundchucks: Someone’s Finally Weaponized Bluetooth Speakers

If you want your Bluetooth speaker to stand in out in a market that’s getting more crowded every day, you need to come up with a design that’s more useful, more functional than anything else out there. And since everyone loves ninjas, why not just make them look like a pair of nunchucks? RIGHT? That’s…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Sep 30

Easily Turn Your iPhone 5 Into GTA V’s iFruit

Grand Theft Auto has long been known for parodying everything from vehicles, to advertising, to pop culture, to even the technology that dominates the time. So it’s not surprising to see one of the characters in the recently released GTA V using an iPhone parody called the iFruit. And now you can actually get your…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Sep 30

The First Jetpack You’ll Be Able to Buy Just Got a Slick New Design

Number two on the list of promised future technologies that have yet to be delivered, right behind the flying car, is the personal jetpack. Hollywood’s delivered them in spades thanks to special effects, but in real-life New Zealand-based Martin Aircraft is as close as we’re going to get. And now it’s even closer with the…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Sep 30

This Photo Sums Up How People Take In Live Events These Days

This picture shows the President speaking about health care reform at the Prince Georges Community College, in Largo, MD, last week. But the most striking thing about it? The fact that just one lone kid is really watching Obama speak. The rest? They’re busy capturing the action on their smartphones, tablets, cameras and camcorders. They’re…

Gadgets Jamie Condliffe Sep 30

New Gadgets Are Fun But Why Not Love the One You’re With?

As a tech reporter a lot of gadgets pass through my hands, but I’m a lousy early adopter in my personal life. I think the reason is readily understandable: it’s money. I don’t like to spend a lot on gadgets when I can make smart decisions and then just enjoy what I’ve bought. And by…

Gadgets Lily Hay Newman Sep 29

Recycle Your Old microSD Cards Into an SSD Drive

Instead of giving your unwanted memory cards away to your parents, or putting them someplace safe where they’ll inevitably get lost, this easy-to-build kit lets you turn a bunch of unused microSD cards into a far more useful SSD drive. Assembly is as easy as jamming four equally sized microSD cards—we’re assuming the drive’s on-board…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Sep 26

Here’s a Wireless Charger That’s as Thin as Your Phone

If you’re fortunate enough to use one of the handful of smartphones that natively support the Qi wireless charging standard—or have even opted for a case that adds that functionality—MugenPower’s now got a backup battery that lets you leave all your charging cables at home. The Mugenizer N11—yep, that’s what it’s called—features an inductive charger…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Sep 26

A DIY Controller That Gamifies Reddit

Tired of reaching for your mouse or keyboard when you want your opinion to be known on Reddit? If you’re handy with a soldering iron, or can coerce someone who is, this Karma Controller makes up-voting or down-voting posts as fun as playing GTA V. Well, almost. http://gawker.com/5950981/unmasking-reddits-violentacrez-the-biggest-troll-on-the-web Available from ThinkGeek as a $30 kit,…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Sep 26

Trade Your Swiss Army Knife For This Multi-Function iPhone Case

Your smartphone has already replaced everything from your digital camera to your alarm clock, so why not the pocket knife clipped to your keyring too? The creators of the IN1 feel you should demand more from your iPhone case than just a way to protect it from falls, and so have packed theirs with a…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Sep 25

Marshall’s New Bluetooth Speaker Oozes Vintage Style

It’s not the easiest time to be a consumer on the hunt for a wireless Bluetooth speaker. New models are flooding the market on a daily basis, and wading through the hundreds of choices can be mind-numbing. So here’s a quick cheat sheet for you: If you want something small, consider Jawbone’s new Mini Jambox,…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Sep 23

A Watch Winder That Possibly Sends Your Timepiece Through a Worm Hole

Unless you wear it every single day, that fancy kinetically powered watch of yours is going to stop running if left sitting on your dresser. So instead of having to constantly reset the time, you can drop a small fortune on this mesmerizing 360 degree watch winder which may or may not also open a…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Sep 23

A Projector Camera That Adds Wacky Animations Can’t Just Be for Kids

Stabilized Action Cam and Smartphone Mounts Smooth Out Your Home Vids

FAA Advisory Panel: Wi-Fi Is Safe During Takeoff and Landing

This Power Bar Politely Steps Aside So It Doesn’t Block Other Outlets

This Lightning Dock Lets You Dial in a Perfect Fit For iPads in Cases

This Atomic Clock Wristwatch Only Loses a Second Every Thousand Years

Galaxy Gear Smartwatch Review: A Pain in the Wrist

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Review: Biggerer and Betterer

8 Gadgets That Were Going to Make It Easy to Find Good Help These Days

Soundchucks: Someone’s Finally Weaponized Bluetooth Speakers

Easily Turn Your iPhone 5 Into GTA V’s iFruit

The First Jetpack You’ll Be Able to Buy Just Got a Slick New Design

This Photo Sums Up How People Take In Live Events These Days

New Gadgets Are Fun But Why Not Love the One You’re With?

Recycle Your Old microSD Cards Into an SSD Drive

Here’s a Wireless Charger That’s as Thin as Your Phone

A DIY Controller That Gamifies Reddit

Trade Your Swiss Army Knife For This Multi-Function iPhone Case

Marshall’s New Bluetooth Speaker Oozes Vintage Style

A Watch Winder That Possibly Sends Your Timepiece Through a Worm Hole

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AI Training Data Giant Mercor Is Reportedly Looking to Buy the Work You Did at Your Old Job

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