Gadgets

Griffin Makes Non-Apple Cases Too, Y’Know

I suppose it makes more financial sense for the third-party accessories ecosystem to churn out Apple cases and ignore the rest, but it’s good to see Griffin recognize another tablet: the Samsung Galaxy Tab. It was beginning to feel left-out! Griffin’s no-frills Elan Passport case costs $30, and has inner pockets for credit cards and…

Gadgets Kat Hannaford

Useful Gifts for Dogs and Their Best Friends

If you know any dog lover or you have a dog yourself, here are some very useful gifts that will improve the life of both best friends—selected by professional dog trainer and writer Anna Jane Grossman: When it comes to the whole holiday gift exchange ritual, most dogs don’t give a poop. Take my dog…

Gadgets Anna Jane Grossman - TheDo.gs

Always Have the Latest Gadgets—Without Going Broke

You’ve tried the good enough movement. It never is. But succumbing to your inner early adopter can be a risky (and costly) decision. Here’s how to stay current without going hobo. https://gizmodo.com/the-new-mantra-of-tech-its-good-enough-5229951 Warning Before we begin, a word of caution: Go down this road and you will lose money. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.…

Gadgets Bryan Gardiner

Flexible OLED 3DTV From Samsung Wraps Around Walls…Or Anything, Really

We’ve seen all manner of crazy prototypes involving flexible OLED panels (even one which wrapped around a pencil), but a flexible OLED which just so happens to be 3D? Sign us up for warped Avatar viewing, Samsung. [SamsungOLED via OLED-Display] https://gizmodo.com/sonys-flexible-oled-is-thinner-than-a-strand-of-hair-5547946

Gadgets Kat Hannaford

Buy a Galaxy S, Get a Free Sith Lord

Why is this man lounging in a rowboat with Darth Vader? Because apparently when you buy a Galaxy S on Japan’s NTT DoCoMo, you get the power of an evil intergalactic wizard along with it. Or something like that. [YouTube]

Gadgets Kyle VanHemert

Razer Tron Mouse Has Lots of Whoooosh Potential

I’m not sure if I want the Razer Tron Gaming Mouse, despite how nice it looks, the blue glowing light, the sound effects, the 5600dpi laser, the seven buttons, the 1000Hz polling, and the 1ms response time. I just don’t want to find myself making whooosh and zooomzooom noises while I work. [Razer]

Gadgets Jesus Diaz

The Machine that Shucks Lobsters Alive

Left: Live lobster with its shell on. Right: Same lobster all clean and ready to be cooked after being dropped alive into a machine that blasts water at 40,000 PSI. They call it the Big Mother Shucker. Technically, its name is Avure 215L-600. It’s capable of both shucking the lobster—and other shellfish—and killing every single…

Gadgets Jesus Diaz

A Physical Galaxy Tab Teardown

What’s inside Samsung’s Galaxy Tab? Gorilla Glass, check. Two cameras, check. ARM A8 processor, check. A little man borking your browser on Flash-heavy pages? Can’t seen to find him anywhere. https://gizmodo.com/the-galaxy-tab-meets-its-air-pistol-executioner-5686491 There’s something special about the way iFixit tears down a gadget. A healthy reminder of how many moving parts go into making these machines…

Gadgets Brian Barrett

Two Cameras, One Device

Two cameras, one device. You don’t say.

Gadgets Matt Buchanan

How ‘Super AMOLED’ Displays Work

Some tablets and smartphones ship with an AMOLED display. Newer ones are shipping with a “Super AMOLED” display. What so super about it, and what does all this alphabet soup even mean? The short version is that a Super AMOLED touchscreen display integrates touch sensors with the glass surface panel, eliminating at least one layer…

Gadgets Tim Carmody - Wired

The Galaxy Tab Meets Its Air Pistol Executioner

One of the strengths—literally—of the Samsung Galaxy Tab is its Gorilla Glass display. It’s tough stuff, no doubt, but can it stand up to a close-range air pistol firing squad? And would you even want it to? https://gizmodo.com/gorilla-glass-hands-on-unbreakable-5443146 As you can see, the Tab’s performance against three steel bullets is exemplary. And just in case…

Gadgets Brian Barrett

Kites Are Much Cooler When Affixed with LED Lights and Fireworks

Kites? Kites aren’t that cool. You know what’s cool? Kites with freaking LED lights and fireworks attached to them—that’s cool! And that’s what’s in this video: a bunch of cool kites with cool lights and fireworks galore. Enjoy. Here’s more information, courtesy the video’s YouTube description: These amazing kites are flying over the Caspian Sea…

Gadgets Matt Cherette

The Dirty Toxic Secret Behind Our Disposable Gadgets

No piece of electronics lasts forever, craftsmanship aside. But it might be the case that some devices we buy are meant for an early grave—so we can upgrade. And who pays the price? Maybe, the entire planet does. The Story of Stuff Project wants you to think harder about what you buy, why it dies,…

Gadgets Sam Biddle

Tablets With 7-Inch Super AMOLED Screens Likely Coming Next Year From Samsung

See that tablet weeping into its ports? Yeh, that’s the Galaxy Tab, suddenly threatened after Mommy Samsung announced production of 7-inch AMOLED screens today, for their own products but other companies’ wares, too. https://gizmodo.com/samsungs-galaxy-tab-runs-froyo-has-flash-and-measures-5627498 When Samsung launched the Galaxy Tab at IFA back in September, they explained about the absence of an AMOLED screen by…

Gadgets Kat Hannaford

The Galaxy Tab Is $400 on Sprint, But the Data Plans Will Eat You Alive

Unlike Verizon, Sprint is subsidizing Samsung’s Galaxy Tab—signing your soul over for two years knocks the price down $200, to $400. The data plans are painful, which seems to be a running theme for the Tab. https://gizmodo.com/verizon-offering-galaxy-tab-nov-11th-for-600-and-no-s-5668604 For $30 a month, you get 2GB and unlimited messaging, or for $60 you get 5GB when it…

Gadgets Matt Buchanan

Sell Unwanted Gadgets on eBay Instantly With Their New Recycling Service

It’s not going to warrant you any rags-to-riches accolades overnight, but it’s a quick way to get rid of unwanted gadgetry and make a few bucks in the process. You can make more money selling it on eBay proper, to real buyers, but for those other gadgets that no-one really wants, eBay is willing to…

Gadgets Kat Hannaford

Latest Sprint Update Finally Fixes Bug Preventing Samsung Moment Users From Calling 911

Happy news for Samsung Moment users: Sprint is pushing through an update which will fix the “911 call restrictions after modem crash related to airplane mode and data lockup.” Basically this means that now your phone shouldn’t prevent you from making calls after you toggle its Wi-Fi off. [MobileCrunch]

Gadgets Rosa Golijan

12 Monumental Gadget Firsts

These clunky “firsts” will leave you hungry for a game of Duck Hunt and your favorite cassette. Or possibly send you scrambling to hug your sleek iPhone while giving thanks for the goodness that is modern technology. Disclaimer: These gadgets were chosen because they were the first available to consumers on the market—not necessarily the…

Gadgets Christina Bonnington

Prescription 3D Glasses On Their Way Soon, For Samsung 3DTVs

3D glasses may be made big enough to fit over prescription glasses, but it’s still not a pleasant experience. Having to constantly push up one pair of glasses is nerdy enough, but two? Unfortunately it’s just so far Samsung of the big players who’ve commiserated with us four-eyed lot’s plight, though Oakley mentioned last month…

Gadgets Kat Hannaford

Verizon Offering Galaxy Tab Nov. 11th For $600 and No Subsidies

It’s not that $600 is a lot for Verizon to charge for the Galaxy Tab—it’s the same off-contract price you’ll find at T-Mobile. It’s that there doesn’t appear to be a cheaper on-contract plan. https://gizmodo.com/t-mobile-to-sell-galaxy-tab-for-399-with-2-year-contra-5660247 Instead of being able to pick up a Galaxy Tab for $400 with a two-year contract, you’ll be locked into…

Gadgets Brian Barrett

Griffin Makes Non-Apple Cases Too, Y’Know

Useful Gifts for Dogs and Their Best Friends

Always Have the Latest Gadgets—Without Going Broke

Flexible OLED 3DTV From Samsung Wraps Around Walls…Or Anything, Really

Buy a Galaxy S, Get a Free Sith Lord

Razer Tron Mouse Has Lots of Whoooosh Potential

The Machine that Shucks Lobsters Alive

A Physical Galaxy Tab Teardown

Two Cameras, One Device

How ‘Super AMOLED’ Displays Work

The Galaxy Tab Meets Its Air Pistol Executioner

Kites Are Much Cooler When Affixed with LED Lights and Fireworks

The Dirty Toxic Secret Behind Our Disposable Gadgets

Tablets With 7-Inch Super AMOLED Screens Likely Coming Next Year From Samsung

The Galaxy Tab Is $400 on Sprint, But the Data Plans Will Eat You Alive

Sell Unwanted Gadgets on eBay Instantly With Their New Recycling Service

Latest Sprint Update Finally Fixes Bug Preventing Samsung Moment Users From Calling 911

12 Monumental Gadget Firsts

Prescription 3D Glasses On Their Way Soon, For Samsung 3DTVs

Verizon Offering Galaxy Tab Nov. 11th For $600 and No Subsidies

Roku’s 2025 Streaming Stick HD Is 40% Off to Compete With Amazon Fire TV Stick During Spring Sale

Epstein Victims Sue Google, Claim AI Mode Exposed Personal Information

‘Wicked Spot’ Is a Fun, Sapphic Rom-Com That Yeets a Witch Into the Magical World of Influencer Culture

Anthropic and OpenAI Just Gave Us a Glimpse Into the Future of Model Pricing

Amazon Slashes 63% Off Acer Aspire Desktop for a Limited-Time Spring Sale, With Keyboard and Mouse Included

Smart Glasses Now Have One of the Vision Pro’s Best Features

Marvel Just Put ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Season 2 in a Very Weird Place in the MCU Timeline

Trump Drops $1B to Kill 2 Wind Farms, Then Watches a Bigger One Go Online

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

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