Gadgets

Ikea’s LED Strips Automatically Illuminate the Deepest Darkest Drawers

Whether you get ready for work at some impossibly early hour before the sun rises, or you live in a cheap windowless basement apartment, Ikea’s new Dioder strip lights will bring some much needed illumination to drawers, cupboards, and closets. To maximize the battery life of the $15 Dioder’s six AAAs, the LEDs automatically illuminate…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Jul 10

Twist Up a Spiral Dog With the Cyclone Weiner Slicer

Tornado hot dogs are the biggest thing since spiral cut ham on sliced bread. By carving a groove into the link around a meaty central core, the dog not only cooks faster with crispy edges but it also holds more condiments and prevents them from slopping out with each bite. The Cyclone hot dog slicer…

Gadgets Andrew Tarantola Jul 9

Throwable Camera Prototype Guarantees Pitch Perfect Photography

It turns out that making a throwable camera isn’t that tricky. But making a throwable camera that doesn’t capture random obscure images, or spinning video that induces motion sickness, is kind of hard. In fact it’s taken Steve Hollinger years to develop such a camera, but with the Squito—his latest prototype—it looks like he’s almost…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Jul 9

The Key To Never Forgetting Your iPhone’s Charging Cable

Key-shaped USB flash drives have guaranteed we never forget to bring our important files ever again. And taking the same approach, Bluelounge’s Kii guarantees you always have an emergency iPhone or iPad charger on hand—as long as you remembered to lock your home and bring your keys. A 30-pin dock connector version of the Kii,…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jul 9

The Invisible Electronic Fields That Surround Your MacBook

You might view your laptop as a nice, neatly contained unit—but there’s more bursting out of it than meets the eye. In fact, all of its electrical components create complex magnetic and electric fields that spread far and wide, and this video shows you their reach. A project by Luke Sturgeon and Shamik Ray from…

Physics & Chemistry Jamie Condliffe Jul 3

Will.i.am Wants to Sell You a Cuddly Gadget That Does Everything

Will.i.am has been describing a mad plan to launch a… thing that combines cuddly toy, Wi-Fi hotspot, mobile phone and speaker system in one unit. No, really. Mr I.am described the dawn of the tech creative process like this: “Last November I was walking throughHarrods and I picked up a little stuffed animal. Right next…

Gadgets Gary Cutlack - Gizmodo UK Jul 3

Our Favorite HD TVs, Bikes, Cameras, and More

Summer’s in full swing, and, if we’re being really honest with ourselves, everyone’s probably praying to the air conditioning gods more than any other tech deity at this point. But man cannot live on air conditioning alone. Plus, June saw some pretty awesome gadgets come our way. Here are the cream of this very, very…

Gadgets Ashley Feinberg Jul 1

Over-Engineered Speaker Cables? Nope, Actual Speakers

Do you live in a bizarre, warped, Escher-style home that’s made installing a booming sound system next to impossible? The Anakonda KAN200 might look like a well shielded audio cable, but it’s actually a flexible speaker designed to squeeze into spots where traditional boxy speakers don’t fit, but still require jam pumping. Flexible enough to…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Jun 28

Keychain Space Invaders Puts Whac-an-Alien in Your Pocket

Even in a time where everything from our phones to our watches could easily serve up a classic game of Space Invaders, there’s still something appealing about this miniature keychain version. It actually plays more like a cross between Space Invaders and Whac-A-Mole, but instead of bludgeoning rodents you’re taking out blinking alien invaders that…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Jun 28

This Is How Your iPad Will Feel Like This Fall

Whether you already have one or you’re buying a new model, this fall your iPad will look and feel completely different thanks to iOS 7. Gizmodo’s Kyle Wagner got an early version of Apple’s new operating system in his tablet. These are his first impressions.

Sploid Jesus Diaz Jun 27

Every Secret Agent Wannabe Needs a Quadcopter Belt of Death

You could probably argue there are worse offenders, but there’s no denying that James Bond’s Thunderball jetpack is definitely up there in the pantheon of ridiculous 00-gadgets. Tinkerer Rodger Cleye recently tried to put a more realistic spin on the concept, and the result is this still-ridiculous-but-fully-functioning quadcopter “belt.” Unfortunately, propelling a real human—00 agent…

Gadgets Eric Limer Jun 27

These Pacemakers Adjust To Your Breathing So You Can Stay Active

Pacemakers are designed to compensate for a condition known as bradycardia, where the heart beats too slowly to provide sufficient amounts of oxygen to the body. And to allow patients with pacemakers installed to continue healthy pursuits like exercise, a company called Boston Scientific is introducing a new line with a feature called RightRate technology…

Health Andrew Liszewski Jun 27

Marijuana Addicts Love This Stealthy USB Vaporizer

Most everybody these days smokes marijuana all the time, but they still like to keep it on the “down low” so the police won’t write a ticket or ask to see your medical cannabis ID. Now that we know the NSA and FBI are watching and recording your every communication or web search or Amazon…

Sploid Ken Layne Jun 26

A Modern Digital Alarm Clock With Retro Flip Stylings

Mad Men may have rekindled our love affair with the technology of yesteryear, but we’re still not quite ready to give up the modern conveniences we’ve come to rely on. And that’s why this retro-styled digital alarm clock is so wonderful. Available in three 60s-inspired color schemes, the scrolling motion of the alarm clock’s LCD…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Jun 25

Sony’s SmartWatch 2 Promises to Be Better This Time

We really wanted to love Sony’s SmartWatch last year, but we couldn’t. Which is to say, it made us want to bite our own arms off. Sony is back at it again, though, and thankfully the sequel looks like a real improvement over the previous generation. https://gizmodo.com/sony-smartwatch-review-maybe-the-worst-thing-sony-has-5926728 For starters, the SmartWatch 2 has a bigger…

Tech News Brent Rose Jun 25

8 Cool Gadgets To Help You Survive the Summer Heat

Summer is rearing its sweaty head, and there’s nothing we can do to stop it. We can fight back though, and our very own Giz readers have offered up some stellar ideas on how to beat the heat until it slinks off into a corner and leaves us all alone. Time to start building your…

Gadgets Eric Limer Jun 21

WSJ: The FAA Is Ready to Ease Restrictions on In-Flight Electronics

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the Federal Aviation Administration is about to loosen its restrictions on in-flight gadget use—more than a year after it first announced it was mulling the idea. https://gizmodo.com/the-faa-is-seriously-thinking-about-letting-you-use-ele-5938308 The Journal explains that a high-level, 28-member advisory panel will recommend to the FAA that it relax restrictions during taxiing, takeoff,…

Gadgets Jamie Condliffe Jun 21

Tomy’s Self-Transforming RC Cars Could Be the Greatest Toy Ever

We’ve already brought you a few clips of Kenji Ishida’s amazing self-transforming RC cars, but so far he’s only made about ten of them available to the public, at a staggering $24,000 a piece. But there’s great news for those of us who’ve chosen to pay off our mortgages instead of buying a toy robot:…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Jun 20

Panasonic Makes a Good Case For Splurging On This Slick Angular Kettle

In a time when everything from coffee makers to refrigerators can boil water for your coffee or tea, a dedicated electric kettle almost seems like a waste of counter space. So how does a company like Panasonic convince you a kettle is still worth keeping around? Especially a kettle that costs $180? With convenient induction…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Jun 19

USB Power Meter Tells You Which Devices Will Kill Your Laptop’s Battery

When you’re traveling and away from a reliable power source, conserving your laptop’s battery is of the utmost importance. And knowing which of your USB accessories draws the most juice thanks to this simple $31 power meter—whether it’s a wireless adapter, an external drive, or even your phone—will help you max out whatever battery life…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Jun 19

Ikea’s LED Strips Automatically Illuminate the Deepest Darkest Drawers

Twist Up a Spiral Dog With the Cyclone Weiner Slicer

Throwable Camera Prototype Guarantees Pitch Perfect Photography

The Key To Never Forgetting Your iPhone’s Charging Cable

The Invisible Electronic Fields That Surround Your MacBook

Will.i.am Wants to Sell You a Cuddly Gadget That Does Everything

Our Favorite HD TVs, Bikes, Cameras, and More

Over-Engineered Speaker Cables? Nope, Actual Speakers

Keychain Space Invaders Puts Whac-an-Alien in Your Pocket

This Is How Your iPad Will Feel Like This Fall

Every Secret Agent Wannabe Needs a Quadcopter Belt of Death

These Pacemakers Adjust To Your Breathing So You Can Stay Active

Marijuana Addicts Love This Stealthy USB Vaporizer

A Modern Digital Alarm Clock With Retro Flip Stylings

Sony’s SmartWatch 2 Promises to Be Better This Time

8 Cool Gadgets To Help You Survive the Summer Heat

WSJ: The FAA Is Ready to Ease Restrictions on In-Flight Electronics

Tomy’s Self-Transforming RC Cars Could Be the Greatest Toy Ever

Panasonic Makes a Good Case For Splurging On This Slick Angular Kettle

USB Power Meter Tells You Which Devices Will Kill Your Laptop’s Battery

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Utah Is Giving Dr. AI the Power to Renew Drug Prescriptions

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