Gadgets

Mi Flower, The Flower-Shaped Speaker That Dances to The Music

Brush up on botany and rock music with the Mi-Flower, an interactive speaker in the shape of a flower that feeds on music, so to speak. Plugging in an MP3 player (or other external audio source, presumably) generates one of many responses from the flower. Should you plug in mellow music, it comes to life…

Gadgets Nicholas Deleon Oct 23

Top Ten Computer Flops: Gizmodo Not On List!

Yeah, believe it or not, computer hardware and software developers mess up sometimes. https://gizmodo.com/sony-joins-the-club-of-laptop-companies-recalling-sony-208467 A recent list includes flops from major players like IBM, Apple, Microsoft and Xerox. Take the NeXT supercomputer. It was a UNIX supercomputer that cost $6,000 but didn’t have any software to actually run the thing. Then there’s the Apple 3…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Oct 22

LEGO Flamethrower: Ages 4 and Up

This deathtoy is built complete from Lego bricks, except for a “piece of string” and refill bottle of butane. And you thought Legos were just a choking hazard. When the Gizmodo staff goes postal, this will definitely be our weapon of choice. Hit the jump for 7 seconds of the sweetest video you’ve ever seen…today…unless…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Oct 22

Excuse Box: No Reason to Tell the Truth

The Excuse Box is a keychain that ends annoying phone conversations with tact. How many times have we all been in this situation: “Hello?” “Hi hon, you missed Sara’s ballet concert, where were you?” “Oh…late night at the factory.” “But you don’t work at the factory…you don’t even have a job.” With the $13 Excuse…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Oct 22

1978 Heuer Ford RS Motorsport: Retro Tech

Why buy new retro when you can buy retro retro? This 1978 watch features dual LCD displays – the second of which solely displays the Ford logo. And those metal boob-thingies in the front? They are the batteries designed to look like spark plug pods. This may be the only one left in the world,…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Oct 22

More Gadgets = More Robberies

In Britain, or as we say in America, Land of the Funny Talkers, robbery rose by 5% over a period of three months this year. Though the headline read something like, “iPods Alone Are Completely Responsible for Crime,” here is what the chief constable had to say: “[Robbery increases have] a lot to do with…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Oct 22

LG KB6100: Makes Calls, Records Television

LG just announced their KB6100 mobile phone that not only allows you to watch TV via Korea’s T-DMB network (wireless digital broadcast), and can also record the shows you want to watch later in PVR fashion. These shows can either be played back during boring weddings/funerals or transferred to your computer via USB for later…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Oct 22

Stress-o-Meter: A Necessity

Are you stressed? Are you stressed that you might be stressed? Thank God we have the Stress-o-Meter. How it works: the possibly stressed tentatively places their fingers in the groves. Tentatively we said! You could be really stressed here. Plus, it’s important you don’t stress over the result, lest you get a “false positive”. The…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Oct 21

New LG PMP – Feels Good

Apple needs to release something big and fast if they want to keep up with the new PMPs that are coming out. This new LG sports a 2.4 inch display, is cased in some serious aluminum, stores 4GB of media, and uses a touch-screen interface. Video playback is only 3 hours on a charge, but…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Oct 21

In2Games Fusion: “Suck it Wii”

In2Games has just announced a series of gaming peripherals even more amazing than the Wiimote – called the Fusion. The Fusion units work much like the Wiimote, sensing motion and depth. But because the Fusion uses sound waves (sonar?) for tracking movement, there are no issues with the remote losing line of site with the…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Oct 21

Weird Cameras, Some Shaped Like Food

Who knew that cameras existed without a black, metallic or black surface? Do the laws of physics even allow man to photograph with devices that lack a chipped, silver finish? But we want to know what you think about weird-looking gadgets. Ok, we lied. Your psychiatrist told us about the bed wetting problem and thought…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Oct 21

MaxField Max Track GPS: The Smart, Ugly Sister

Our own Charlie White usually requires 4 GPS units running simultaneously to navigate around town, but I think we can fit a fifth into his car before the wheels pop off. https://gizmodo.com/gps-gang-bang-garmin-mio-cobra-and-honda-207919 Maxfield announced their Max Track GPS navigation system, which is their first foray into nav sat. It features standards like an SD slot,…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Oct 21

MANGROOMER Back Hair Shaver

If you thought Asians weren’t hairy, well, for the most part you’d be right. But in my case, you’d be as wrong as many times as I have hairs on my body—which is a lot. Luckily for me (and anyone around me) there’s the MANGROOMER, a DIY electric shaver that reaches your back and rids…

Gadgets Jason Chen Oct 20

Moto KRZR K1 Review: Vapid, For Material Girls

We’ve already given you a fair share of some KRZR K1 porn, but the folks at Mobile Burn have put Moto’s seductive temptress through the ringer. The catwalk-worthy phone got praised for her glossy curves and excellent sound qualilty. Also noteworthy is the phone’s battery life, which MB quotes as lasting 8 days on standby…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez Oct 20

Art-o-Meter Calculates a Painting’s Suckage Rating

The Art-o-Meter is sending starving artists back to the drawing room. This little gizmo can be propped below a painting to rate its popularity. Using motion sensors, it detects how much time people spend looking at the painting. It then rates the painting (using a 5-star system) based on the amount of time that it’s…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez Oct 20

The iLamp

Made by Adesso, the iLamp is a Lamp that actually deserves the “i” moniker. Why? Because there’s an iPod dock with built-in speakers, letting you organize your music player as well as your pens, batteries, screws and condoms. There are six different designs—some black, some white, some silver—but they all have room for your iPod.…

Gadgets Jason Chen Oct 20

Shape Up Adviser Reminds You That You’re Fat

We know we’re hopelessly outta shape. Ever since our deep frying discovery, we’ve been packing on the pounds, so the last thing we need is another gadget that tells us what a tub of lard we are. But if you’re looking for that kinda reminder, the Shape Up Adviser lets you record and keep track…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez Oct 20

Nyko Wireless Guitar Hero Controller Makes You a Rock God

Guitar Hero 2 for the PS2 is just around the corner, and what’s better than using the stock, wired guitar? That’s right, using a third-party wireless guitar like Nyko’s “The Frontman.” The gang over at 1UP recently had some quality time with it and came away rather impressed. Calling the wireless functionality “very responsive,” 1UP…

Gadgets Nicholas Deleon Oct 20

Cat Feeding Cellphone

The cute Brit babe Katie from Shiny Shiny tells us about the latest accomplice for pet neglect she found in Korea, an automatic cat feeder that you trigger using a text message from your cellphone. There’s a camera mounted on the feeder so you can watch your cat eagerly react to your generous ministrations. We’re…

Gadgets Charlie White Oct 20

Finger LEDs Help You Piss People Off

We’ve seen LEDs in lots of different places before, but this one’s our personal favorite. Strap this four-pack of lights to your fingers and let the finger-pointing begin. If you’re feeling macho, go on and point the lights at someone till you piss them off. The lights can project up to a mile away which…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez Oct 20

Mi Flower, The Flower-Shaped Speaker That Dances to The Music

Top Ten Computer Flops: Gizmodo Not On List!

LEGO Flamethrower: Ages 4 and Up

Excuse Box: No Reason to Tell the Truth

1978 Heuer Ford RS Motorsport: Retro Tech

More Gadgets = More Robberies

LG KB6100: Makes Calls, Records Television

Stress-o-Meter: A Necessity

New LG PMP – Feels Good

In2Games Fusion: “Suck it Wii”

Weird Cameras, Some Shaped Like Food

MaxField Max Track GPS: The Smart, Ugly Sister

MANGROOMER Back Hair Shaver

Moto KRZR K1 Review: Vapid, For Material Girls

Art-o-Meter Calculates a Painting’s Suckage Rating

The iLamp

Shape Up Adviser Reminds You That You’re Fat

Nyko Wireless Guitar Hero Controller Makes You a Rock God

Cat Feeding Cellphone

Finger LEDs Help You Piss People Off

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