Gadgets

It’s Not a Book, It’s a Pillow

If you’ve ever awakened with the imprint of a book on your face, you probably wish you’d fallen asleep on one of these pillows that looks exactly like a way-thick textbook. Put one of these pillow/books on your desk and the boss might just think you’re bookish enough to forgive you for sleeping on the…

Gadgets Charlie White Mar 27

Hybrid Engines Make it to 18-Wheelers

Hybrid engines aren’t just for emasculating little sedans anymore. Nope, now they’ve found their way into big, manly vehicles such as 18-wheelers. The Kenworth T270 Class 6 hybrid-electric truck features the Paccar PS-6 diesel engine. It’s got a motor/generator working with the transmission and a 340-volt battery to allow the truck to get help from…

Gadgets Adam Frucci Mar 27

Bike by Ellsworth, Transmission by Leonardo da Vinci

Bicycle transmissions have clearly caught up with those of cars. We’ve already seen automatic transmission bikes by Shimano and others—and now there’s a continuously variable transmission (CVT) in this Ellsworth bicycle that works in a similar way to our Honda Civic Hybrid. https://gizmodo.com/shimano-rolls-out-simple-auto-transmission-for-bicycles-239683 Well, almost. It’s a bit different because it’s based on an invention…

Gadgets Charlie White Mar 27

Teens to Get Free Cell Phone Service in Exchange For Annoying Ads

Kids ranging from 16-24 years old will get free cellphone service in the UK this summer in exchange for having targeted ads sent directly to their mobiles. The ads will be tailored to their tastes and come via video or text messages from companies like Coca-Cola, L’Oreal, and Buena Vista. Blyk, the network offering behind…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez Mar 27

Samsung Makes a Cell Phone Display You Can Still See in Direct Sunlight

One of my biggest cellphone pet peeves has been answered. Samsung has developed a display for smartphones and mobiles that automatically adjusts brightness depending on its surroundings. This means the 2.1-inch panel will look sharp regardless of whether you’re in a dark room or out in direct sunlight. Samsung calls the new technology Automatic Brightness…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez Mar 27

CardioSen’C: Portable ECG Transmits Data to Doctors Via Cellphones

Attending hospital for an ECG reading could soon be a thing of the past, thanks to the CardioSen’C, a portable device that can check for arrhythmia, ischemia, or myocardial infarction. SHL, the Israeli company behind the device, reckons it could help in the fight against cardiac disease—in this country alone 1.5 million people suffer heart…

Gadgets Ad Dugdale Mar 27

Gizmodo’s Top 5 Apple TV Hacks

Click to viewOn the fence as to whether or not you should buy an Apple TV for your living room? Feeling a little constrained by the device’s restrictions? From upping your unit’s hard drive to getting it to run unsupported video codecs, these hacks will make your $299 purchase worth the splurge. Boot Apple TV…

Tech News Louis Ramirez Mar 27

Handmade Sarpaneva Watch Goes Supernova

The Supernova watch by Sarpaneva Watches is handmade of hardened stainless steel, and proudly displays its intricate innards for all to see. Wear this hunk of postindustrial precision on your wrist, and demonstrate to the rest of the world what a true gadget really is. Now you can show all those me-too dweebs who keep…

Gadgets Charlie White Mar 27

Relaxone: What Happens When a Crazy Inventor and Big Bird Have Sex

This is 1999 news, so apologies to anyone who already has the Relaxone gathering dust in his or her attic/can swear by its healing qualities/had a boiled egg for breakfast/got trapped in one when the lid got jammed and is still suffering flashbacks. I just thought you might want a break from cellphones. So what…

Gadgets Ad Dugdale Mar 27

Mouse Radio: Won’t Move Your Cursor, May Move Your Butt

First glance at this, I thought it was a wireless mouse that also worked as a radio. Then I thought it was some kooky USB device you hook up to your computer, before my editor kicked me in the butt— hard—and I reread the accompanying copy. It’s an AA battery-powered $14.99 radio in the shape…

Gadgets Ad Dugdale Mar 27

TI’s Mini Movie Projector: Not Everything is Big in Texas

A few select journalists got a flash at this year’s CES, but no photos were allowed—until now. Texas Instruments is showing off its Pico, a DLP projector that is chiquitito enough to be incorporated into the bottom of a cellphone. The 1.5-inch gizmo, which contains three lasers, a DLP chip capable of driving widescreen TV…

Gadgets Ad Dugdale Mar 27

Sony Ericsson Brings its First HSDPA Phone to the States

Sony Ericsson’s mobiles usually don’t make it to this side of the Atlantic, but that trend changed today with the Z750, SE’s first HSDPA phone for the States. Essentially what that means is the phone will stream video and let you surf the Web at superfast speeds (for a mobile at least). Like the Z310,…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez Mar 26

Diebold Sues Massachusetts Because the State Doesn’t Like Them

Diebold, everyone’s favorite manufacturer of easily hacked voting machines, wasn’t happy when the Commonwealth of Massachusetts decided to go with one of their competitors when purchasing voting machines for the disabled. In fact, their feelings were so badly hurt by the snub that they’ve decided to sue the state. https://gizmodo.com/diebold-voting-machines-secure-as-never-231321 Yes, Diebold is suing because…

Gadgets Adam Frucci Mar 26

TwoView Enclosure Makes Traveling with Dual Displays a Cinch

Having a dual-monitor setup at home is great, but for traveling you can’t top TwoView’s Dual Flip-up Flat Panel LCD unit, which houses two LCD screens and a keyboard inside a suitcase-sized aluminum shell. Once flipped open, out come two 15-, 17-, or 19-inch displays along with a built-in keyboard. The screens support resolutions of…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez Mar 26

Gadget-Charging Lamp Doesn’t Actually Do Any Charging

While a lamp that charges your gadgets might sound like it has some high-tech guts to it, in actuality this is basically a lamp with a hole for you to run chargers into. Sure, it looks clean and classy holding that ugly pink RAZR, but it’s not a dock or anything. It merely has the…

Gadgets Adam Frucci Mar 26

Build Your Own Car and Save

Mitsuoka Motors of Japan hopes you don’t mind putting in a little bit of elbow grease when you buy one of their cars, as you’re gonna have to go ahead and build it yourself. Their mini-cars are about eight feet long and have a top speed of 31 mph, making them more like go-karts than…

Gadgets Adam Frucci Mar 26

XM’s Touchscreen Patent Puts the Buttons on Your Fingers

XM Satellite Radio is taking a different approach to the touch-screen/gadget craze. They have a patent on a gadget whose functions are mapped out to your fingers instead of its screen. Wanna switch stations, use your middle finger. Wanna access the menu, use your index finger. The technology would rely on your fingerprints to work…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez Mar 26

Front Door Storage, Convenience for the Forgetful

What’s the key to never losing your keys? One way is to always keep them in the same place, preferably somewhere near your door. This polished aluminum storage design concept by Lee Stanlier makes that easy, and not only includes plastic hooks for keys but a ledge for your cellphone, parking spaces for coats and…

Gadgets Charlie White Mar 26

Radio-Controlled Car Goes Full Size, Man Inside

Radio-controlled cars are toys, right? Well, not this one, where the crew of the Brit TV series TopGear runs a full-sized radio-controlled car through a muddy obstacle course. Looks like it’s not easy to control, as the two guys try it out on each other. Must be a weird feeling! – Charlie White The Man-Sized…

Gadgets Charlie White Mar 26

Fire-breathing Scorpion Looks Cool, Lacks Brains

There’s no doubt this is one intimidating robot. It kinda reminds me of those killer spider bots in that old Gene Simmons movie Runaway (yup, I’m giving my age away). The bot has six legs that can be controlled individually and a flamethrower for a tail. An air bag-like mechanism on its belly lets the…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez Mar 26

It’s Not a Book, It’s a Pillow

Hybrid Engines Make it to 18-Wheelers

Bike by Ellsworth, Transmission by Leonardo da Vinci

Teens to Get Free Cell Phone Service in Exchange For Annoying Ads

Samsung Makes a Cell Phone Display You Can Still See in Direct Sunlight

CardioSen’C: Portable ECG Transmits Data to Doctors Via Cellphones

Gizmodo’s Top 5 Apple TV Hacks

Handmade Sarpaneva Watch Goes Supernova

Relaxone: What Happens When a Crazy Inventor and Big Bird Have Sex

Mouse Radio: Won’t Move Your Cursor, May Move Your Butt

TI’s Mini Movie Projector: Not Everything is Big in Texas

Sony Ericsson Brings its First HSDPA Phone to the States

Diebold Sues Massachusetts Because the State Doesn’t Like Them

TwoView Enclosure Makes Traveling with Dual Displays a Cinch

Gadget-Charging Lamp Doesn’t Actually Do Any Charging

Build Your Own Car and Save

XM’s Touchscreen Patent Puts the Buttons on Your Fingers

Front Door Storage, Convenience for the Forgetful

Radio-Controlled Car Goes Full Size, Man Inside

Fire-breathing Scorpion Looks Cool, Lacks Brains

Trump Is Reportedly Going Full Steam Ahead With The Golden Dome

‘Kamen Rider’ Is Ready to Take on the World

Twitter Just Can’t Stop Leaking Movies

The ‘Mass Effect’ Show is Getting Rewritten to Get Greenlit

See the Early Stages of How ‘Project Hail Mary’ Brought Rocky to Life

‘Cognitive Surrender’ Is a New and Useful Term for How AI Melts Brains

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