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15 Current Technologies My Newborn Son Won’t Use

A surprising number of the gadgets and technologies we have today are on the verge of extinction. Laptop Mag’s Avram Piltch walks us through more than a dozen, knowing that his newborn son will be about as familiar with them as today’s teens are with Betamax. And some of this batch might surprise you. From…

Gadgets Avram Piltch - LAPTOP MAGAZINE Apr 13

The Only Panini Press You’ll Ever Need

There’s a holiday for everything now. Yesterday was National Sibling Day and tomorrow will probably be National Botchulism day. That last one was made up, but today is, in fact, National Grilled Cheese Day, and you know that’s one thing you want to commemorate. But there’s no way for you to celebrate properly without the…

Gadgets Leslie Horn Apr 12

Solar Panel-In-a-Tube Generates Power and Hot Water At the Same Time

Solar photovoltaic cells and solar thermal collectors both capture the sun’s rays. The first one turns the light into electricity, while the other turns it into hot water for heating. They usually battle for rooftop real estate, but Naked Energy has found a way to merge them both into a single solar solution. The British…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Apr 12

Powered Reel Prevents Your Extension Cords From Turning into Indiana Jones’ Whip

If you’ve ever retracted an automatic extension cord you know that by the time the plug reaches you it’s traveling faster than a bullwhip. Not so with the RoboReel which gently and safely retracts the cable with an electric motor. Inside the oil, gas, and chemical resistant plastic sphere is 50 feet of heavy 12-gauge…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Apr 12

Walk-In Beer Cooler Is the Only Dorm Room You’ll Ever Need

You’re already spending a small fortune on tuition, so forget paying to stay at your college’s expensive dorm and just setup this Brew Cave walk-in cooler in the quad. Who needs a bed when you’ve got 30 cases of beer? At almost $8,000 it doesn’t come cheap, but spread that over four years of college—five…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Apr 12

The Surprisingly Sophisticated Computer Graphics Behind the 1977 Yellow Pages

They’re a waste of paper these days, but back in 1977 the Yellow Pages were an essential communications tool. And in order to more easily produce ads so the thick tomes remained free, Bell Labs (now AT&T) developed a remarkably advanced desktop publishing system. https://gizmodo.com/this-photo-perfectly-sums-up-everyones-feelings-on-the-5882275 Compared to the graphics software like Photoshop and InDesign we…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Apr 12

Vacuum Powered Dragsters Should Make Short Work Of Housecleaning

Hearing stories about awesome places to work is always inspiring, and it’s no surprise that working at Dyson sounds like a pretty sweet gig. To encourage creativity, and boost morale, the company had its engineers build model drag racers using nothing but vacuum parts. Given the limitation of only being able to harvest parts from…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Apr 12

A Fully Customizable Driver for the Pickiest Duffers

You can personalize a wide range of products online. Nike and Vans, for example, let you create your own kicks, down to details like lace color. Now Callaway is offering a customized golf club through its new udesign site. If you don’t want to hit the green with your own unique club, well, Callaway’s RAZR…

Gadgets Leslie Horn Apr 11

Let’s Strap a GoPro Camera To Every Professional Athlete

Sports equipment maker Easton strapped hundreds of GoPro cameras to athletes and their gear for this awesome short film titled Inside Out. Sure, it’s really just a commercial for the company’s equipment, but it worked on us. The video gives a unique first-person view of team sports that’s about a hundred times more compelling than…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Apr 11

This Could Be the Most Useful Keychain in the World

Yes, yes, keychains have a primary function: keeping you from losing your keys. We’ve seen them be so much more over the years, but The Clip from Little Bonsai might just be the most useful keychain we’ve ever seen. What makes The Clip so special is that it’s useful for all sorts of stuff its…

Gadgets Mario Aguilar Apr 10

Secretly Track Anyone Using This Fully-Functional GPS Unit

By all accounts the LiveWire NavGenius is your typical gray-market GPS navigation device, with touchscreen functionality and basic mapping software. But tucked away inside is an extra bit of hardware that lets the unit remotely tattle on its location. The NavGenius is supposed to be used by employers who want to keep tabs on the…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Apr 10

Awesomely Over-Engineered Extending Glass Table Will Outshine Any Meal

You could serve a thirty course feast prepared by the finest chefs in the land, but it will go completely unnoticed as long as your guests are sitting around this stunning Astrolab dining table from Roche Bobois. Its see-through glass surface provides an unobstructed view of the table’s polished gears which are used to automatically…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Apr 10

Finding the Best AA Battery for the Money

What brand of AA battery gives you the most power for your dollar? Software developer Denis Hennessy approached this question kinda like the price-per-pound approach he uses when buying groceries. With batteries, he looked at cost per watt-hour. Hennessy bought a bunch of AA cells, and tested them on a homemade circuit built from an…

Gadgets Leslie Horn Apr 9

Vintage Swiss Army Flashlights Look As Good As the Day They Were Never Used

It’s dim, it gets hot, and it will probably chew through batteries faster than an electric car. But damned if this vintage Swiss Army flashlight dating back to the ’50s and ’60s isn’t a lovely piece of hardware. As the story goes, a cache of the decommissioned flashlights were recently discovered in Switzerland. And one…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Apr 9

Flameless Smoker Ups Your Grill Game Without Fire

Smoked meat is delicious, but most people don’t have the room in their homes, let alone their budgets, to buy a hefty smoker. But if you’re jonesin’ for that delicious flavor, Hammacher Shlemmer has your number, and you don’t even have to slave away all afternoon building a fire or getting the grill to the…

Gadgets Leslie Horn Apr 9

Why Does This iPod Dock Sofa Exist?

Nothing says class and modern charm like building speakers into furniture, and the UK Sound Sofa by CSL isn’t going to miss this trend-wave. For just $1,500, you can own (and nap on!) the world’s worst idea. Fifteen hundred bucks is sort of bizarrely cheap for a giant sofa—which means it’s probably a shitty thing…

Gadgets Sam Biddle Apr 9

Budget-Friendly Yamaha Home Theaters Bring 4K Passthrough and AirPlay

Yamaha’s home theaters and soundbars have always been excellent—even before you consider that they offer great value for the money. The newly refreshed $850 YHT-897 home theater in a box might make it one of the best deals out there right now. The YHT-897 introduces two new features to Yamaha’s top-end home theater system: AirPlay…

Gadgets Mario Aguilar Apr 9

The World’s Largest Rube Goldberg Machine Is a Balloon-Busting Masterpiece

If you thought Purdue’s previous Rube Goldberg machine was impressive, a 156-step burger making contraption, you’ll be ‘blown away’ with its latest creation. A 300-step machine whose sole purpose is to blow up and pop balloons, and set world records. https://gizmodo.com/purdues-156-step-burger-maker-wins-rube-goldberg-contes-376561 And that’s exactly what the school’s Society of Professional Engineers did with this tribute…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Apr 9

3D Chocolate Printer Sadly Arrives Too Late To Churn Out Easter Bunnies

The creators of what will be one of the first commercially available 3D chocolate printers had hoped their device would hit the market well before Easter, letting consumers print their own cheap bunnies and eggs at home. But sadly the British-based Choc Edge won’t get its printer into the hands of the chocaholic masses until…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Apr 8

Where Were You 20 Years Ago Wireless-Super-Nintendo-Controller-Mod?

Before the advent of wireless controllers video game consoles were built like tanks to survive the countless times they’d be inevitably yanked to the ground when someone tripped over a cable. If only the wireless technology needed for this hack existed twenty years ago. The mod isn’t for the hacking feint of heart. You’ll need…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Apr 7

15 Current Technologies My Newborn Son Won’t Use

The Only Panini Press You’ll Ever Need

Solar Panel-In-a-Tube Generates Power and Hot Water At the Same Time

Powered Reel Prevents Your Extension Cords From Turning into Indiana Jones’ Whip

Walk-In Beer Cooler Is the Only Dorm Room You’ll Ever Need

The Surprisingly Sophisticated Computer Graphics Behind the 1977 Yellow Pages

Vacuum Powered Dragsters Should Make Short Work Of Housecleaning

A Fully Customizable Driver for the Pickiest Duffers

Let’s Strap a GoPro Camera To Every Professional Athlete

This Could Be the Most Useful Keychain in the World

Secretly Track Anyone Using This Fully-Functional GPS Unit

Awesomely Over-Engineered Extending Glass Table Will Outshine Any Meal

Finding the Best AA Battery for the Money

Vintage Swiss Army Flashlights Look As Good As the Day They Were Never Used

Flameless Smoker Ups Your Grill Game Without Fire

Why Does This iPod Dock Sofa Exist?

Budget-Friendly Yamaha Home Theaters Bring 4K Passthrough and AirPlay

The World’s Largest Rube Goldberg Machine Is a Balloon-Busting Masterpiece

3D Chocolate Printer Sadly Arrives Too Late To Churn Out Easter Bunnies

Where Were You 20 Years Ago Wireless-Super-Nintendo-Controller-Mod?

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