Gadgets

When Pigs Fly: Moller M400X Skycar Prototype For Sale on eBay

This can’t be good news for those of us who fantasize about driving the Skycar, flying over traffic and thumbing our noses at the rest of the world as we jet along at 500 mph. Alas, the Moller M400X Skycar Prototype is for sale on eBay, its owners saying they’re trying to raise capital for…

Gadgets Charlie White Oct 12

Scitec’s Groovy Retro Radio, Also Does MP3 and Vinyl

Japan’s Scitec takes you back to the good ol’ days when radio was the dominant mass communication medium with its TCU-311D retro-styled radio. Beyond simply letting you tune into the your favorite radio programs on the AM or FM dial, you can load up all those boy band CDs and LPs you’ve collected over the…

Gadgets Nicholas Deleon Oct 12

First Feel: Logitech Harmony 1000

We’ve given you the full details on Logitech’s Harmony 1000 Universal Remote before, but it wasn’t till Wednesday night that we got some one-on-one action with a working unit. Though we didn’t get to fully test it out, we were mighty impressed with the remote’s design and interface. $500 bucks is still a high price…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez Oct 12

How To Make a Nine Volt Battery-Lamp

A reader saw our Nine Volt Candle post and took it upon himself to make one of his own, then share the steps with the world. In short (because we’re not that handy and like our gadgets pre-assembled), the process involves a battery, a flashlight bulb, a film canister, and various connecting parts. https://gizmodo.com/nine-volt-candle-lamps-let-mechanical-engineers-get-rom-205316 The…

Gadgets Jason Chen Oct 11

Trust PW-1100P Notebook Surge Guard

Built with two and three-pin adapters, this Trust PW-1100P notebook surge protector works great with most notebook AC adapters, sitting in-between the power and your laptop. The devices makes sure wherever you are, you’re always safe from dirty spikes or other hazardous electrical failures that will fry your laptop faster than you canthrow away that…

Gadgets Jason Chen Oct 11

TMX Elmo Sex Tape Has Arrived

The title says it all—someone has taken the beloved Tickle Me Xtreme Elmo and created a sex tape. Note that it could be considered NSFW. It doesn’t have any hoo-ha’s or ho-ho’s, but you know, it’s still sexual content … with Sesame Street’s Elmo. – Travis Hudson Ticke Me Harder: Finally, A Celebrity Sex Tape…

Gadgets Travis Hudson Oct 11

Solar-Powered Radio Disses Your MP3s

Tree-hugging geeks who like spending time in the great outdoors might wanna check out the new Addex Design AD80 Solar Radio. Like it’s name suggests, the radio sports a solar panel letting you listen to AM/FM radio by the power of the sun. (Non environmentalists can also pop in some AAA batteries for juice). Great…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez Oct 11

Mobile Phone Sensor Clock Lets You Know Eggactly When That Cellphone Rings

If you’re like me, you’re thinking the vibrating cellphone in your pocket will actually alert you to an incoming call, which it often doesn’t because of its anemic lack of vigor. This goofy egg-shaped Mobile Phone Sensor Clock has an antenna growing out of its head that can detect incoming cellphone ring signals, which makes…

Gadgets Charlie White Oct 11

Huckleberry Uses Mirror to Make MacBook More Versatile

Here’s an idea straight out of a prison movie: the Huckleberry, which can turn your MacBook into a video camera. You know how prisoners use hand mirrors to see people in the next cell? That’s how the Huckleberry works, using a small mirror to let you use that little iSight camera on the MacBook as…

Gadgets Charlie White Oct 11

Microsoft Streets and Trips 2007, With Improved GPS Receiver

Microsoft announced its updated Microsoft Streets and Trips 2007, adding improved GPS locator hardware by Pharos to the package. The company says the GPS device now uses SiRF star III technology that’s 10 times more sensitive than the GPS device included with the Streets and Trips 2006 version. The device plugs into the USB port…

Gadgets Charlie White Oct 11

Tomy Q-Steer Choro-Q Cars Now Controlled by Cellphone

Make way for the latest iteration of the Tomy Q Steer (also known in the States as Microsizer or ZipZap), and this one’s called the Choro-Q, a teeny tiny toy car that can be controlled with an infrared remote. Its latest next-gen trick? Now you can even steer the little thing with your cellphone. It’s…

Gadgets Charlie White Oct 11

Sony Ericsson Gives Birth to Adriana

Fresh outta the womb, Adriana is Sony Ericsson’s first digital video broadcast handheld. The 10GB player can wirelessly stream digital TV and also play video from its 10GB of internal memory. It has a 3.5-inch, 800×600 display and an iPod-esque click wheel for scrolling through videos. Storage capacity can be expanded via a Memory Stick…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez Oct 11

‘Gadget Jacket’ is Just a Glorified Normal Jacket

This “CAB” jacket is supposedly built for gadgets, says designer Hannah Perner-Wilson, but in all reality it is just a normal jacket with a lot of pockets. This piece visualizes feelings towards an era of dependency on mobile technology. All these new possibilities right here, right now, right wherever we stand. We carry with us…

Gadgets Travis Hudson Oct 10

The Smile Helmet Forces You To Smile

Hate smiling? Grab the smile helmet. A helmet for people in jobs which demand an unusual amount of smiling, such as air-stewards, receptionists and politicians. A sensor in the front of the helmet detects anybody within a 2 metre range, at which point the mouth is pulled into a broad grin by a small servo…

Gadgets Jason Chen Oct 10

Logitech Harmony 670 Mid-Range Universal Remote

Packed with more buttons than a Civil War-era army uniform, the Logitech Harmony 670 is a mid-range universal remote that offers most of the functionality but less extras than its big brothers in the Harmony line. The 670 works with the Harmony 7.0 software to make setting up different devices a breeze, but has a…

Gadgets Jason Chen Oct 10

Design Only: Roll-up Frying Pan

This Sam Hextall designed Scroll Pan works the same as a frying pan, but stores easily in a cupboard when rolled up. The cooking surface is supposed to be diphenyl silicone (plasma treated and Teflon coated), which makes it heatproof and flexible. Unless there’s a locking mechanism, we’re not sure what would keep the pan…

Gadgets Jason Chen Oct 10

USRobotics USR9630 Cordless Skype Phone Hands-On Review (Verdict: Great Price for Skype and Landline Calling)

You may have heard of the USRobotics Dual-Purpose Skype phone that lets you use Skype and your normal landline all from a single handset. It’s similar to the Linksys CIT300 Dual-Mode Skype phone we reviewed a while back. https://gizmodo.com/usrobotics-dual-purpose-usr9630-cordless-skype-phone-197660 To get the feature list out of the way, it uses DECT 6.0, which operates on…

Gadgets Jason Chen Oct 10

One Click Butter Cutter for Calorie Counters, Obsessives, Lazy Bums

Too tired or lazy to cut your butter in the morning? Here’s a machine that’ll do it for you, precisely measuring a 35-calorie portion at a time. Keep in mind, butter is 100% fat. This could actually be useful. If you’re a fanatic about calorie counting, dole out a controlled portion, count it accurately, slim…

Gadgets Charlie White Oct 10

Samsung 305T 30-inch LCD: Lotta Bang, Lotta Buck

She may say otherwise, but it’s true—size matters. This LCD monitor from Samsung will compensate for any size issues at hand. This behemoth comes in at a huge, 30 inches. This LCD has a 2560 x 1600 resolution, 16:10 aspect ration, 400cd/m2 brightness, 1000:1 contrast ratio and a 6ms response time (pretty good, not fantastic…

Gadgets Travis Hudson Oct 10

Solar Breakthrough? As Soon As We Defy the Laws of Physics

Scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory say they’ve developed a new manufacturing process that allows them to build a material that could goose up the power output of solar cells, reaching efficiencies of 45% compared to the 25% to 39% currently possible. It’s done using a tricky process of injecting additional oxygen into the semiconductor…

Gadgets Charlie White Oct 10

When Pigs Fly: Moller M400X Skycar Prototype For Sale on eBay

Scitec’s Groovy Retro Radio, Also Does MP3 and Vinyl

First Feel: Logitech Harmony 1000

How To Make a Nine Volt Battery-Lamp

Trust PW-1100P Notebook Surge Guard

TMX Elmo Sex Tape Has Arrived

Solar-Powered Radio Disses Your MP3s

Mobile Phone Sensor Clock Lets You Know Eggactly When That Cellphone Rings

Huckleberry Uses Mirror to Make MacBook More Versatile

Microsoft Streets and Trips 2007, With Improved GPS Receiver

Tomy Q-Steer Choro-Q Cars Now Controlled by Cellphone

Sony Ericsson Gives Birth to Adriana

‘Gadget Jacket’ is Just a Glorified Normal Jacket

The Smile Helmet Forces You To Smile

Logitech Harmony 670 Mid-Range Universal Remote

Design Only: Roll-up Frying Pan

USRobotics USR9630 Cordless Skype Phone Hands-On Review (Verdict: Great Price for Skype and Landline Calling)

One Click Butter Cutter for Calorie Counters, Obsessives, Lazy Bums

Samsung 305T 30-inch LCD: Lotta Bang, Lotta Buck

Solar Breakthrough? As Soon As We Defy the Laws of Physics

Google Nest Doorbell (Wired, 3rd Gen) Hits Its Cheapest Price, Making Home Security More Affordable

Mint Mobile Takes on Big Cable With One Simple Plan, Bundle Internet and Wireless for Just $45/Month

Toshiba 43-Inch Smart Fire TV Crashes 53%, Now Costs About as Much as a Small Portable Monitor

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