Gadgets

Dot-It Lights: Stick ‘Em Up

It’s getting to that point in the price/performance curve where battery-powered LED lighting fixtures are disposable and practical. A prime example is Sylvania Dot-it LEDs, stick-up lights that cost less than $10 and shine for over a hundred hours. Stick the power-sipping pocket-sized lights almost anywhere, and press the middle whenever you need a bit…

Gadgets Charlie White Sep 29

Tiny Town Fast Food

We’re still trying to figure out why they did this, but here it is, the tiniest fast food meal we’ve ever seen. That burger is only an inch wide. All the ingredients were handmade down to the micro-fries and their teensy bag, and even the itty-bitty soda, and it all reportedly “tasted awesome.” You’ll walk…

Gadgets Charlie White Sep 29

How To Make Working Wolverine Claws Without Surgery

So you want to look like Hugh Jackman? A guy named Nate sure did, and he documented his entire process so nerds around the world can follow in his footsteps. We won’t repeat the entirety of the instructions here, but suffice it to say it includes aluminum bars, pieces of wood, a belt sander, alcohol,…

Gadgets Jason Chen Sep 29

Baby Bath Thermometer and Wireless Monitor

This baby gadget consists of two pieces, a thermometer and a baby monitor. The former goes into the bath-water and alerts you if the temperature goes below 68 or above 104 degrees Fahrenheit, and the later wirelessly broadcasts the baby’s goo’s and gaa’s to your receiver. The receiver is battery powered, and the baby monitor…

Gadgets Jason Chen Sep 29

HP iPAQ rx5900 Travel Companion Reviewed (Verdict: Best Hybrid Yet)

HP pals up with Tom Tom, and the result is the iPAQ rx5900 Travel Companion ($599), bringing together well-designed hardware with a friendly user interface. Laptop Magazine liked the way it feels like a full-fledged GPS device and a first-rate pocket PC, too, with neither seeming to be an afterthought. Other highlights are the 3.5-inch…

Gadgets Charlie White Sep 29

Jetpack Convention

Phil Torrone, the Maker of Makers reports on a gathering of jetpack aficionados, which can only be called a wet dream sort of Chuck Yeager and Jetson geeks everywhere. There were several working rocket belts in attendance, and I can say with no reservation that I would gladly cut off a pinky toe for the…

Gadgets Brian Lam Sep 29

Intempo Digital PP01 FM and DAB Radio

Don’t be fooled by this great-looking device—it’s not a video player with a screen that stretches all the way across its front as it first appears to be. No, the Intempo Digital PP01 is a digital radio with a “customizable front,” where you can exchange the included designs with those of your own, or even…

Gadgets Charlie White Sep 29

Star Trek 40th Anniversary Phaser

This is much cooler than the one we built for ourselves when we were kids out of a pack of chewing gum, a rotary phone, our dad’s tie, and an Atari 2600. The Star Trek 40th Anniversary Phaser looks quite similar to the original prop Shatner and Nimoy were pointing at each other—inbetween rounds of…

Gadgets Jason Chen Sep 29

DaysAgo Counts the Days For You

DaysAgo is a little digital date counter that attaches to anything with its magnetic or suction backing, and tells you how long it’s been since, well, whatever. Put it on those leftovers so you’ll know how long they’ve been sitting in the refrigerator, or slap it on a plant pot to let you know when…

Gadgets Charlie White Sep 29

Hohner Six-Sided Harmonica Plays the Blues Six Ways to Sunday

Blues harmonica players, or harpists as we like to be called, play the blues for a number of reasons, but one of them is that our diatonic instruments are so limited. When the band changes keys, we have to go rummaging around for another harmonica. Not any more with the Hohner Six-Sided Harmonica made by…

Gadgets Charlie White Sep 29

Universal Sonic Toothbrush Turns Any Toothbrush Sonic

As much as we love our Sonicare toothbrushes, we know that $100 may be a bit much for some people to spend on a toothbrush (it’s totally worth it though). For those folks, there’s the Universal Sonic Toothbrush that turns any old toothbrush into an automatic vibrating one. https://gizmodo.com/gear-raves-sonicare-elite-7750-195564 All you have to do is…

Gadgets Jason Chen Sep 28

USB Humidifier Makes You and Your Computer Humid

Putting aside whether it’s a good idea or not to make the immediate area around your computer humid, this USB humidifier helps make offices and homes with dry air a little less dry. It fits 40-150ml of tap water and starts misting when plugged into your USB port. There’s an automatic shutoff valve after 2…

Gadgets Jason Chen Sep 28

TrackItBack Helps You Recover Lost Gear

If you’re not a fan of carving your name, phone number, and address on the back of your RAZR like your mom did to your elementary school lunchbox, then TrackItBack may be the sticker for you. TrackItBack is basically a set of stickers for your camera, cellphone or MP3 player labelled with a confidential ID…

Gadgets Jason Chen Sep 28

Cassette Generator: Your Name On Tape

You remember cassettes, don’t you? Go to this website and make it look like you have your own album, old skool. Tell your friends you’re a Nashville Cat, been playin’ since they’s babies. OK, commenters, your turn: how would you label a cassette featuring your intrepid Giz editors? Cassette Generator [SaysIt, via Boing Boing]

Gadgets Charlie White Sep 28

Nextfest: Playing With Virtual Balls

While sneaking around Nextfest, the big technology conference that’s happening this weekend in New York City, Richard managed to take some footage of a giant table game starring big virtual balls. This video shows men and women "holding" the virtual balls, "rolling" the virtual balls and just generally having a good time with said balls.…

Gadgets Nicholas Deleon Sep 28

Dyson’s CR01 Contrarotating Double-Drum Washing Machine

Dyson, masters of the cyclonic vacuum cleaners are taking on the task of washing out your dirty laundry. The contrarotating, or rotating in an opposite manner, design uses two drums to get clothes cleaner, by “flexing” fabrics more. Sounds like its rough on the delicates, but we’re not laundry men, so what do we know?…

Gadgets Brian Lam Sep 28

Geek-a-Cycle Defattens the Bloggers

Sitting in front of a computer drinking cola and blogging all day doesn’t provide that nice of a figure—I should know. If you ever wanted to look like a complete fool at the computer, but still maintain a girlish figure—the Geek-a-Cycle will get you taken care of. This is a desk with an attached stationary…

Health Travis Hudson Sep 28

Oceanic SCUBA Mask with Integrated Head-Up Display

Here’s a great idea for SCUBA divers: a mask with a tiny LCD panel that shows your depth, time you’ve been under the water and cylinder pressure. The transmitter gathers the data at the regulator and sends it to this mini display mounted right where you need it. Sometimes if you’re diving really deep it…

Gadgets Charlie White Sep 28

Ledtronics LED Bulbs Light Up the Area in 360 Degrees

Ledtronics now offers these three-dimensional G3 series bulbs that cover their LED arrays with spherical orbs, protecting them from the elements for outdoor use. Those LEDs are pointing every which way, lighting up the area front-to-back, while using just 13 watts. Being highly efficient LEDs, they emit very little heat, too. But you’ll pay on…

Gadgets Charlie White Sep 28

Hitachi Rotary: Enough to Abandon Blades?

Okay metrosexuals, step away from those messy blades and cream and step up to an electric razor that might just remind you of your beloved shaving mess you deal with every morning. The Hitachi Rotary is an electric razor, yes, but its elongated shape might remind you of that old-fashioned razor to which you’re so…

Gadgets Charlie White Sep 28

Dot-It Lights: Stick ‘Em Up

Tiny Town Fast Food

How To Make Working Wolverine Claws Without Surgery

Baby Bath Thermometer and Wireless Monitor

HP iPAQ rx5900 Travel Companion Reviewed (Verdict: Best Hybrid Yet)

Jetpack Convention

Intempo Digital PP01 FM and DAB Radio

Star Trek 40th Anniversary Phaser

DaysAgo Counts the Days For You

Hohner Six-Sided Harmonica Plays the Blues Six Ways to Sunday

Universal Sonic Toothbrush Turns Any Toothbrush Sonic

USB Humidifier Makes You and Your Computer Humid

TrackItBack Helps You Recover Lost Gear

Cassette Generator: Your Name On Tape

Nextfest: Playing With Virtual Balls

Dyson’s CR01 Contrarotating Double-Drum Washing Machine

Geek-a-Cycle Defattens the Bloggers

Oceanic SCUBA Mask with Integrated Head-Up Display

Ledtronics LED Bulbs Light Up the Area in 360 Degrees

Hitachi Rotary: Enough to Abandon Blades?

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