Gadgets

Where Better To Store Your Earbuds Than On a Pair Of Ears?

Tired of spending ten minutes unraveling your headphones like they’re a MENSA puzzle when you take them out of your pocket? Then you need a cable wrap, and what’s more apropos for storing a set of earbuds than a disembodied set of ears? They’re made from soft silicone so you can actually stick the ‘bud’…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Mar 31

Add a Massive 5.6-Inch LCD Display To Your DSLR

If the Canon 5D Mark III’s generous 3.2-inch LCD display still isn’t large enough for your needs, the Swivi lets you strap on an even larger 5.6-inch swiveling display for live previews or reviewing shots and footage. https://gizmodo.com/canon-eos-5d-mark-iii-review-the-best-dslr-for-shootin-5895239 Using a bracket that attaches to your camera’s tripod mount, the Swivi hangs off the side of…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Mar 31

Hearing Aid Vacuums Might Be Handy For Earbud Maintenance

The Renew is a tiny handheld vacuum, with an even tinier syringe nozzle, designed to suck dust, debris, and earwax out of a hearing aid. And as gross as it sounds, it might also be an effective way to improve your headphones’ sound. Particularly if you’re fond of the earbuds that use a silicone insert…

Health Andrew Liszewski Mar 31

Lightweight Carbon Fiber Axe Is More Of an Artistic Masterpiece Than a Tool

Who says artists can only use paints and canvas, or musical instruments, to craft a masterpiece? The folks at Blue Ant Studio deserve a spot in the Louvre for its lightweight but strong Carbo Axe made from titanium and carbon fiber. The axe was designed with help and input from the military’s EOD—or explosive ordnance…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Mar 31

Simple Educational Toys Hacked From Electronic Waste

After passing a mountainous pile of e-waste crawling with children collecting electronic scraps, Dhairya Dand, a researcher from Singapore, came up with an idea to deal with both problems. The ever-growing piles of e-waste, and the kids who scavenge them instead of going to school. Based on the Arduino platform, Dhairya created a series of…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Mar 31

An Open Letter To the 5 Million Confused People Who Bought a Samsung Galaxy Note

“Bro, it’s so big.” That’s an actual thing I heard from an actual person. The man was a personal trainer at my gym, the “it” was a Galaxy Note mutant phone. He clenched the massive thing in his iron grip. https://gizmodo.com/samsung-galaxy-note-lightning-review-wait-who-ordered-5886054 For some reason, he loves it. I wish he didn’t. Because he and the…

Gadgets Sam Biddle Mar 30

Non-iPad Speaker Dock Says the Kindle Fire’s Finally Arrived

It’s a rarer occurrence that spotting bigfoot riding the Loch Ness monster, but Grace Digital Audio has just announced a speaker dock designed specifically for the Kindle Fire. You read that right, the FireDock won’t even acknowledge the iPad’s existence. Instead of the Apple dock connector included on 99.99 percent of the speaker docks available…

Commerce Andrew Liszewski Mar 29

Picky Panasonic Soundbar Only Streams AirPlay Tunes

We’re not saying Panasonic’s SC-AP01 wireless speaker bar is a connectivity snob or anything. But it will only stream your music from an Apple device with AirPlay connectivity. It doesn’t have Bluetooth, a dock, or even a line-in jack. Available in June for $170 the discerning speaker packs 10 watts of total power and speaker…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Mar 29

Underwater iPhone Case Only Lets You Use the Camera App

It might be waterproof to 100 feet, but TAT7’s iPhone Scuba Case only includes three strategically-placed mechanical buttons for launching and operating the default camera app. So updating your Facebook profile from Davy Jones’ locker isn’t going to happen. The $85 case can be installed in just seconds—you literally just slide your phone in and…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Mar 29

You Can Buy a Kindle Fire for $140 Today (!)

The Kindle Fire is arguably the best Android tablet you can get—and at 200 bucks, already a killer deal. Now you can buy a (refurbished) Fire for 140. If you want an Android tablet, you should probably do this. https://gizmodo.com/kindle-fire-review-the-ipad-finally-has-serious-compet-5858779 Amazon says the refurbished units are “tested [and] certified to look and work like new.”…

Commerce Sam Biddle Mar 29

These Vintage Cameras Died So Your iPhone Could Have a Hip Place To Dock

It’s getting harder and harder to find film for older SLR cameras. So Etsy seller LaboratorioAltieri guts them and gives them new lives as stylish USB docks for iOS devices. Retro camera enthusiasts might want to look away. Made from old Pentax and Minolta cameras that are still in great condition, the docks range in…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Mar 28

Recently Opened Time Capsule Contains 100 Year-Old Lightbulbs That Amazingly Still Work

Engineers at GE’s NELA Park facility recently discovered five intact lightbulbs inside a 100-year-old time capsule. And much to the delight of the dudes over in marketing, three of the century-old bulbs still work. The tungsten filament bulbs needed a little cleaning after being removed from their temporary tomb, but once connected to a socket…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Mar 28

World’s Smallest .45 Caliber Pistol Looks Easier To Pocket Than the Galaxy Note

Measuring a mere 5/8ths of an inch thick and weighing just 14 ounces, Heizer Defense claims its new DoubleTap tactical pocket pistol is the smallest and lightest .45 caliber handgun you can buy. It’s available in an aluminum version starting at $500, but we highly recommend opting for the $730 titanium model instead. It’s a…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Mar 28

Vibrating Car Seats Ensure Your Butt’s the First To Know About Dangers

A few days ago we reported on how a prototype vibrating steering wheel could provide GPS directions with minimal driver distraction. And now it turns out that Cadillac will implement a similar system using vibrating seats to grab a driver’s attention. https://gizmodo.com/vibrating-steering-wheels-could-provide-distraction-fre-5896098 The latest version of the Cadillac XTS will include General Motor’s new Safety…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Mar 27

Creepy Robotic Hand Will Probably End Up Being Popular For Something Other Than Handshakes

Video conferencing can be a cold and impersonal way to conduct business, but researchers at Osaka University in Japan think they can change that by having the participants first perform a tele-handshake using a robot hand that matches the other person’s grip. In order to make the handshake feel as real as possible, the researchers…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Mar 27

The Samsung Galaxy Note Is Only Appropriate for an Elephant to Use

The Galaxy note, a 5.3-inch plastic and electric goiter of a hybrid crap phablet, hasn’t really taken off with the human population. Samsung, in an attempt at cute advertising, paired the “phone” with an elephant. Maybe it’s on to something! If you try to ignore the grinning actress pretending to be playing with this jungle…

Gadgets Sam Biddle Mar 27

Better Camera Bag Padding Eliminates Annoying Velcro

There are those of us who believe Velcro should only be used in children’s footwear. Not in clothing, not in bags, and absolutely definitely certainly not in the padded dividers that protect your camera gear. Sooo annoying. If you agree, you might want to help fund the TrekPak. Instead of Velcro straps, which are always…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Mar 27

The Craziest New Cutting-Edge Musical Tech Instruments

Musikmesse is Europe’s premier annual music trade show, and tech companies were there in force last week to debut their latest kit. Today we separate the great from the good to show what your favourite bands will be using in the future – are we looking at Bjork’s next musical plaything in the AlphaSphere, above?…

Gadgets Tom Davenport-Gizmodo UK Mar 27

If You Love Pizza, This Is the Best Invention In the World

Every home delivery pizza joint in the world should give this gadget away: a fridge magnet button that will automatically place an order for your favorite pizza. One button pizza delivery, folks. After this amazing feat, the only human achievement left is world peace. The button uses Bluetooth to connect to your phone and send…

Gadgets Jesus Diaz Mar 26

Glowing Scale Looks Like a Star Trek-Inspired Transporter To a Thinner You

Medisana’s TargetScale is another wireless weight-monitoring solution that reports back to a smartphone so you can better track your progress. But its real appeal is a set of animated glowing rings that will make your bathroom feel like Captain Kirk’s most private quarters. Using the accompanying free VitaDock app on your iOS device you can…

Health Andrew Liszewski Mar 26

Where Better To Store Your Earbuds Than On a Pair Of Ears?

Add a Massive 5.6-Inch LCD Display To Your DSLR

Hearing Aid Vacuums Might Be Handy For Earbud Maintenance

Lightweight Carbon Fiber Axe Is More Of an Artistic Masterpiece Than a Tool

Simple Educational Toys Hacked From Electronic Waste

An Open Letter To the 5 Million Confused People Who Bought a Samsung Galaxy Note

Non-iPad Speaker Dock Says the Kindle Fire’s Finally Arrived

Picky Panasonic Soundbar Only Streams AirPlay Tunes

Underwater iPhone Case Only Lets You Use the Camera App

You Can Buy a Kindle Fire for $140 Today (!)

These Vintage Cameras Died So Your iPhone Could Have a Hip Place To Dock

Recently Opened Time Capsule Contains 100 Year-Old Lightbulbs That Amazingly Still Work

World’s Smallest .45 Caliber Pistol Looks Easier To Pocket Than the Galaxy Note

Vibrating Car Seats Ensure Your Butt’s the First To Know About Dangers

Creepy Robotic Hand Will Probably End Up Being Popular For Something Other Than Handshakes

The Samsung Galaxy Note Is Only Appropriate for an Elephant to Use

Better Camera Bag Padding Eliminates Annoying Velcro

The Craziest New Cutting-Edge Musical Tech Instruments

If You Love Pizza, This Is the Best Invention In the World

Glowing Scale Looks Like a Star Trek-Inspired Transporter To a Thinner You

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