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Technology Review Nominates its Objects of Desire: Gizmodo says ‘Phwoar!’

Technology Review has rounded up a bunch of objects that it feels are design classics from the past 30 or so years and got a bunch of industrial designers to talk about them. And you’ve gotta admit they’re right—on some of the candidates, at least. First up is the Polaroid SX-70, which dates back to…

Tech News Ad Dugdale May 10

iSave Faucet Water Counter for your Green Conscience

The iSave is a rather simple gadget that has just clinched the runner-up prize in Metropolis Magazine’s 2007 Next Generation Awards. Attach it to either your sink or a showerhead and it will show you just how much water you are using for your morning’s ablutions/scrubbing last night’s taco melt off your plates. Designed by…

Gadgets Ad Dugdale May 10

BolsiPlus: Add Pockets To Anything (Verdict: Please Don’t)

If looking at the news gives you the idea that the world is going to hell and the Apocalypse is about to break loose on Earth, look no further. What you hear is the noise of thunder and the trumpet-playing beast, because we have found the definitive proof: Behold, the BolsiPlus. BolsiPlus are sticky pockets.…

Gadgets Jesus Diaz May 9

Cheap Gadget Roundup: Monkeys, Obscene Gestures and a Useful Toilet

Don’t quite have the money for a Helio Ocean but feel like getting a gadget high? We’ve got you covered. Here’s a roundup of cheap gadgets that are both neat and, well, cheap. Cheap as in both low in price and quality. Get an FM radio monkey for anyone who’s born in the year of…

Gadgets Jason Chen May 9

Pyromaniac’s Delight Rube Goldberg Machine

Do you enjoy fire? Do you also enjoy very intricate Rube Goldberg machines? Of course you do. So just hit play and prepare to be entertained to an embarrassing degree. College Humor [Neatorama]

Gadgets Adam Frucci May 9

Healthy Vending Machines Tells Mom When You Eat Another Twinkie

Horizon OneSource is a program targeted at trimming the fat from today’s youth. This is an advanced system that manages what kids eat at school, but more interesting is their Internet-enabled vending machines. These are run-of-the-mill vending machines designed for schools, but with a twist. Parents can log into a child’s account online and see…

Gadgets Travis Hudson May 9

NASA’s Moon Mission “Trailer”

NASA has clearly been spending their funding wisely. The above video is a, well, teaser trailer for the next planned mission to the moon. Complete with music and editing reminiscent of Battlestar Galactica and animation that looks to have been made around the same time as the original Toy Story, it makes me really want…

Space & Spaceflight Adam Frucci May 9

Extensys 4000: Penile Correction, Texas-Style

Today is a very exciting day for Gizmodo. Serious, too. We’ve got all sorts of exciting cellphone news. But first something for the best communication device I can think of: the penis. This surgical stainless steel corkscrew-cum-caterpillar thingy (the Ouch! factor is lessened by its silicone rubber “comfort contact zones” ) is the Extensys 4000,…

Gadgets Ad Dugdale May 9

Student Projects: ITP Spring Show 2007

It’s springtime at New York University, which means the students in the Interactive Telecommunications Program truck out their graduation projects. These range from conceptual artworks (like Andrew Schneider’s “Experimental Devices for Performance” shown above) to innovative interfaces and games. This gallery shows just a few of the works on display. Look for more details on…

Gadgets Noah Robischon May 8

Toilet Paper Machine Does the Folding for You

Can’t afford one of those fancy butt-spraying toilets? This toilet paper machine might be your only hope. It neatly folds and cuts your Charmin so you don’t have to. And unlike the Lego machine, this one doesn’t waste as much paper. Though naturally we hope the final version comes with an iPod dock. – Louis…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez May 8

Awesome Tube Slide Should Replace Stairs

Who needs stairs? They’re so last century. If I had my druthers, going up a floor in a building would be done via escalator, and going down would be done via slide. Giant tube slides, to be exact. You might think it’s impractical, but that would just mean that you’ve murdered your inner child. The…

Gadgets Adam Frucci May 8

LG’s Panorama Becomes World’s First High-def Fridge

I’m not sure why you’d want a fridge with an HD display, but if you’ve got the $3999 to spare, the LSC27990 (aka the Panorama) is the first fridge to be graced with an high-def telly. The 15-inch display has its own ATSC tuner and next to it is a secondary display that shows weather,…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez May 8

Rumor: Google Phone Being Outed Tomorrow?

Okay, so according to English tech blog Tech.co.uk, the folks at Google are holding a press conference tomorrow where one of the announcements will be a “product for mobiles.” So naturally that means the Google phone, right? Wrong. https://gizmodo.com/nytimes-confirms-google-phone-256260 Personally, I’m not counting on it, and I’ll side with the guys at Gadget Lab who…

Tech News Louis Ramirez May 8

Wee HDD is Like a Feature-Free iPod

This fun “Wizplat” external HDD is basically an iPod without the media playing functionality. I mean, it’s about the same size, and it comes in 40GB and 60GB flavors, so if you want to be able to carry around large amounts of data with you in your pocket, it’ll do the trick. And because it…

Gadgets Adam Frucci May 8

3D Printers Drop in Price, Almost Ready to Invade Your Home

3D printers have been around for a while, but in the next two years their prices will drop so fast that you may one day find yourself with one sitting in your home. That’s what the folks at Desktop Factory hope. They’re planning on selling the first consumer 3D printer later this year for $4995.…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez May 8

USB Business Card is Just so Practical

Why carry around business cards that are portable and cheap when you can carry something around that’s much bulkier and more expensive? That’s what you’ll do if you go with SolidAlliance’s brilliant idea of printing your business card on a USB thumb drive. Sure, you won’t be able to carry around more than a couple,…

Gadgets Adam Frucci May 8

Mac Tablet Concept Puts Other Tablets to Shame

I’m not a tablet fan, but if this existed I’d be all over it. Designed by Yann Le Coroller, the Mactab is a tablet concept that comes in two: the tablet itself and a wireless keyboard. When not in use, the Mactab latches onto the keyboard for protection. The Mactab also has a hinge on…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez May 8

Sun’s JavaFX Hopes to Give Cellphones an Extra Kick

Sun Microsystems has its eyes on the iPhone, and in order to beat it has announced a new cellphone technology dubbed JavaFX. The new software is essentially a mobile version of Java meant to provide cellphones with a clean, streamlined interface. The phone on the right is an example of what a cellphone with JavaFX…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez May 8

Astute Submarine Looks like a Whale, Never Needs Refuelling

Click to view This is the British Royal Navy’s newest class of submarine, the Astute. And this is what the nuclear-powered behemoth can do: generate its own air and water; sit in the English Channel and fire cruise missiles at North Africa; but perhaps the most extraordinary feature of the British-built sub is that it…

Gadgets Ad Dugdale May 8

Metronaps: Sweet Sleep Comes at a Price

The EnergyPod by Metronaps promises to “improve employee morale while boosting the bottom line” by encouraging powernapping at work. It’s basically a jazzed-up recliner with a blast shield that provides a “semi-private acoustical and visual environment.” When it’s time to wake up after 20 minutes the chair starts buzzing and beating your face with lights.…

Gadgets Matt Buchanan May 7

Technology Review Nominates its Objects of Desire: Gizmodo says ‘Phwoar!’

iSave Faucet Water Counter for your Green Conscience

BolsiPlus: Add Pockets To Anything (Verdict: Please Don’t)

Cheap Gadget Roundup: Monkeys, Obscene Gestures and a Useful Toilet

Pyromaniac’s Delight Rube Goldberg Machine

Healthy Vending Machines Tells Mom When You Eat Another Twinkie

NASA’s Moon Mission “Trailer”

Extensys 4000: Penile Correction, Texas-Style

Student Projects: ITP Spring Show 2007

Toilet Paper Machine Does the Folding for You

Awesome Tube Slide Should Replace Stairs

LG’s Panorama Becomes World’s First High-def Fridge

Rumor: Google Phone Being Outed Tomorrow?

Wee HDD is Like a Feature-Free iPod

3D Printers Drop in Price, Almost Ready to Invade Your Home

USB Business Card is Just so Practical

Mac Tablet Concept Puts Other Tablets to Shame

Sun’s JavaFX Hopes to Give Cellphones an Extra Kick

Astute Submarine Looks like a Whale, Never Needs Refuelling

Metronaps: Sweet Sleep Comes at a Price

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The Artemis 2 Astronauts Are Now Farther From Earth Than Any Have Gone Before

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