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Coke Bottle Plasma Lamp: Lightning in a Bottle

We were already considering ordering one of those plasma light bulbs we showed you the other day, and now we see this Coke bottle that also does the plasma trick. The 18-inch tall lamp costs $22.98. https://gizmodo.com/plasma-light-bulb-fun-by-itself-even-better-with-dope-237782 This version of the plasma lamp adds an extra dimension to the whole idea. Heck, it looks like…

Gadgets Charlie White Feb 22

Apple Succeeds in Patenting the … Lanyard

Yes, Apple, the kings of patent whoredom, have successfully patented the lanyard, or “Ornamental Harness” as they call it. This essentially looks like a Wiimote strap with a male iPod dock connector on the bottom, but to be honest, that would work. Exspect this accessory to show up on the Apple Store soon (and yes,…

Tech News Travis Hudson Feb 22

Low End Theory: Wonderful Electric?

By Brendan I. Koerner As hopeless gearheads, we’re naturally prone to assuming that today’s gadgets invariably trump their low-tech forebears. And for the most part that’s true—how many of y’all would honestly prefer a rotary phone to your Treo 700wx, except for the purposes of eliciting ironic laughter? But the quality gap narrows considerably when…

Gadgets Brendan I. Koerner Feb 22

On/Off Lamp Keeps Kids Safe and You Sane

Not only does this On/Off Lamp go from on to off with just a wave of a hand—which is great by itself—it’s made out of some kind of thermoplastic material that makes it all but unbreakable. This means your toddlers who just happened to hang onto your 46-inch LCD a little too long won’t be…

Gadgets Jason Chen Feb 22

F’d Up Rumor: Cingular’s iPhone Exclusive Only Valid for 2 Weeks (File Under Bullshit)

If no one believes this rumor, why are we writing about it? Because it’s freaking INSANE. Cult of Mac has a self admittedly frigtarded, but nonetheless entertaining rumor that Cingular’s exclusive hold on the iPhone will only last 14 days. After their time’s up, every carrier (except Verizon, of course) will have the coveted phone…

Tech News Louis Ramirez Feb 22

R2D2 Trash Can Gladly Accepts Your Garbage

R2D2 sold out. Not only was his name and likeness used in a projector (that I had to walk really far to get pictures of at CES, thank you very much) and a Pepsi dispenser, but now he’s whoring himself out as a garbage can. For shame. The lid opens by stomping on his middle…

Gadgets Nicholas Deleon Feb 22

LG Prada Bluetooth Headset: The Official Ear Candy of the Rich and Famous

It’s been less than a week since our encounter with the beautiful LG Prada phone and already we’re back with news of the phone’s first accessory, the equally stylish LG Prada Bluetooth headset. The headset has a display with a battery meter, volume indicator, and caller ID, but what matters most is the presence of…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez Feb 22

i.Dear Portable Wooden Speakers: 1.5-Watts To Annoy Your Neighbors

i.Dear enters a crowded field of wooden electronics with its 1.5-watt keychain speaker. The market for uselessly small speakers must be a burgeoning one. It works with any audio source that has the standard audio out jack, while its Korean designers laud its ability to output sound from devices like the all but failed PSP…

Gadgets Nicholas Deleon Feb 22

Star Trek Voice Activated Light Dimmer: Pretend You’re Talking To Computer

Just one day after a voice activated answering machine comes a voice activated light dimmer, complete with wholly unnecessary Star Trek (no, not that smartphone from HTC, silly goose) branding. It plugs into any power outlet then responds to Star Trek-themed commands like, “Computer, Off.” Magic! It even has the voice of the show’s computer.…

Gadgets Nicholas Deleon Feb 22

Art Lebedev’s Verbarius Clock Tells Time Pretentiously

Art Lebedev’s apparently as bored of the Optimus keyboard as we are, which is why they’re releasing so many weird products lately. Their latest, a clock, is a timepiece that shows you the time in “writing”. Yes, instead of digits or a bunch of hands, it says “midnight”, or “two sixteen a.m.”, or whatever time…

Gadgets Jason Chen Feb 21

Wanky, the Freaky Turn Signal Cat

In the days before secondary brake lights were mandatory, Winky The White Cat was the thing to get to indicated to cars behind you that if they don’t slow down, they’d get really intimate with the back of your vehicle. Unfortunately, Winky went out of sale nearly two decades ago. So what did Jalopnik do?…

Gadgets Jason Chen Feb 21

Russians Invent TeleAlcoholics With a USB Shot Glass

Not content with teledildonics, the Russians have come up with a design for telealcoholics. Apparently Russians drink a lot. And they link to drink socially and in business situations. In this case, this USB shot glass allows two parties to drink together over the internet, notifying the other person just how much booze is left…

Gadgets Jason Chen Feb 21

SkyTRX Magnet-Mounted GPS Tracker

We’ve seen mini GPS loggers before, but stalking your girlfriend has never been easier than with this $259 SkyTRX GPS Mini Tracker. It has a magnet mount for easy stickage to the undercarriage of her car, and will record her every move for 100 hours straight. https://gizmodo.com/find-yourself-personal-gps-tracking-126901 Plus, after you upload the data onto your…

Gadgets Jason Chen Feb 21

Cyclists: Topeak AirFender Keeps Water and Mud Off Your Back

Topeak, further bringing the comforts of home to cyclists everywhere, now whips out AirFender, an inflatable rear fender that slides onto your bike’s seat post. https://gizmodo.com/topeak-bikamper-111259 When rain hits, a few strokes of a pump inflates it, and it sticks up like a turgid schlong, keeping that telltale skidmark of water and mud off your…

Gadgets Charlie White Feb 21

I’ll Take the Airbus for $300 Million if You Throw Rustproofing In For Free

Rich guys buy sports cars. Really rich guys buy private jets. Guys that want to live even more extravagantly? They buy entire airliners for personal use. An Arab oil magnate is spending $300 million on an Airbus A380, with another $100 million earmarked for the interior. What does that kind of scratch buy you? Peep…

Gadgets Adam Frucci Feb 21

Blue-Violet Laser Speeds Up Blu-ray Read, Write Times in 2008

Nichia, a Japanese company, has just made a blue/violet laser diode that will be able to write Blu-ray discs at up to 10x for double-layer and 2x for four-layer discs. Why should you care? Well, if you’ve already purchased a PS3, you know that slow Blu-ray load times are causing game companies to cache data…

Gadgets Jason Chen Feb 21

Metaphys Transforming Uzu Vacuum Emerges from Vapors

More than a year after baffling us over whether it was a vacuum or an art project, the Metaphys Electric Uzu Vacuum is finally available. It costs $243 when purchased from Japan, which is around the low end of what you can get a Dyson vacuum for. https://gizmodo.com/art-project-or-vacuum-cleaner-136473 You don’t get a neat British man…

Gadgets Jason Chen Feb 21

3DLabs Bringing Real-life Maps to Your GPS

The thing about most GPS systems is that rather than see real-life renderings of where you’re driving/navigating, you’re instead stuck with 2D maps that try to pass off as 3D. To address that issue 3DLabs is working on an interface that would use skinned textures of real-life buildings and landmarks to help you navigate in…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez Feb 21

Paralyzing Searchlight to Put the Hurt on Mobs of Miscreants

Of all the bombs, bullets, blasts and booms that have been paralyzing you with fear, now there’s a paralyzing spotlight to add to that grim list. The U.S. Army has figured out a way to use a 7.5 million candlepower beam of light to put the serious hurt on you without killing you, shining an…

Gadgets Charlie White Feb 21

Mario Rubik’s Cube Combines Best, Worst of 80s

Here we have two of the biggest cultural phenomenons of the 1980s together at last: Mario and the Rubik’s Cube. One of these things is still a beloved part of both children of the 80s and current children’s lives; the other, well, it’s kind of kitchy, I guess. Personally, seeing Mario all over a Rubik’s…

Gadgets Adam Frucci Feb 21

Coke Bottle Plasma Lamp: Lightning in a Bottle

Apple Succeeds in Patenting the … Lanyard

Low End Theory: Wonderful Electric?

On/Off Lamp Keeps Kids Safe and You Sane

F’d Up Rumor: Cingular’s iPhone Exclusive Only Valid for 2 Weeks (File Under Bullshit)

R2D2 Trash Can Gladly Accepts Your Garbage

LG Prada Bluetooth Headset: The Official Ear Candy of the Rich and Famous

i.Dear Portable Wooden Speakers: 1.5-Watts To Annoy Your Neighbors

Star Trek Voice Activated Light Dimmer: Pretend You’re Talking To Computer

Art Lebedev’s Verbarius Clock Tells Time Pretentiously

Wanky, the Freaky Turn Signal Cat

Russians Invent TeleAlcoholics With a USB Shot Glass

SkyTRX Magnet-Mounted GPS Tracker

Cyclists: Topeak AirFender Keeps Water and Mud Off Your Back

I’ll Take the Airbus for $300 Million if You Throw Rustproofing In For Free

Blue-Violet Laser Speeds Up Blu-ray Read, Write Times in 2008

Metaphys Transforming Uzu Vacuum Emerges from Vapors

3DLabs Bringing Real-life Maps to Your GPS

Paralyzing Searchlight to Put the Hurt on Mobs of Miscreants

Mario Rubik’s Cube Combines Best, Worst of 80s

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