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The Gadget Buyer’s Decision Making Flowchart

Not sure about whether or not you should invest in that new gadget? It’s a well known fact that flowcharts are the most reliable decision-making tools in existence. Consult the flowchart. Believe in the flowchart. You can’t go wrong. [Scordit]

Gadgets Sean Fallon

31 Views Inside the Workings of Our Gadgets

For this week’s Photoshop Contest, I asked you to show us how your gadgets really work. We all know there’s something fishy that makes everything run, and it turns out that thing involves Chuck Norris and animals making shadow puppets.

Gadgets Adam Frucci

Kmart Black Friday Ad Leaked

This year’s Black Friday ads are starting to trickle in, although Kmart’s offerings are characteristically “meh”. However, there are a few halfway decent deals like the Xbox 360 Halo bundle for $299 and a 4GB SD Card for $9. Here is a list of the tech deals—doorbusters are marked with an asterisk. Cell Phones TracFone…

Gadgets Sean Fallon

What’s Really Powering Our Gadgets?

I’m no scientist, but I don’t believe that we’ve really got “circuits” and “microchips” powering our devices. That’s just what Big Brother wants you to think! Let’s break free from mind prison and see what truth lies within our gadgets. Create your visions of what powers our day-to-day devices, and send your best entries to…

Gadgets Adam Frucci

Birth Control Used to Be Utterly Terrifying

Abstinence was so the sexiest way to not have children until the 20th century, as Newsweek’s terrifying illustrated history of birth control shows. Look at this scary contraption that went inside of ladyparts around the time Lysol douches were popular: They’re an early precursor of the IUD, called a stem pessary. And yes, they were…

Gadgets Matt Buchanan

Samsung’s 30-inch AMOLED TV: 3D Without the Dizziness (Still Needs Silly Glasses)

Another of the treats on show at FPD 2009 is Samsung’s AMOLED 3D TV prototype. The 240Hz panel is just 2.5-mm thick, has a million-to-1 contrast, and Samsung claims its latest shutter-glasses technology reduces the dizziness often associated with 3D. No word on when it’ll become a real product, but it’s bound to be pricey.…

Gadgets Danny Allen

Samsung’s Hybrid Desktop Notebook Concept: 14-inch AMOLED Screen, 2.7mm Thin

I’m not sure how practical this design would be on the road, but it sure looks sweet. The stunning screen supports a resolution of 1366 x 768, and because it’s AMOLED, has a 1000000:1 contrast ratio, and 300cd/m2 brightness. We don’t know much more at this point, but it’s just one of many concepts Samsung…

Gadgets Danny Allen

Samsung Omnia II Examined: Looks Okay, But Why the Resistive Touchscreen?

Samsung’s going the HTC route with Windows Mobile on its new AMOLED-packing Omnia II by cramming its own TouchWiz interface into every nook and cranny of WinMo. Ai.rs has a thorough walkthrough of the hardware and TouchWiz for your perusal. https://gizmodo.com/samsung-omnia-ii-has-biggest-ever-phone-amoled-display-5291053 Warning: Elevator/porno music accompanies this video. It’s not NSFW, but we could well see…

Gadgets Dan Nosowitz

The Only Gadget Recycling List You Need

Engadget’s put together a comprehensive list for finding where to recycle pretty much gadget you could possibly own. If you’re not rolling last year’s model style as we approach the season of buying new crap, take a look. Recycle! [Engadget] https://gizmodo.com/last-years-model-get-great-gadgets-and-keep-them-5223707

Gadgets Matt Buchanan

Samsung’s 3mm-Thick HDTV

At just 3mm thick, Samsung’s latest 40-inch LED backlit LCD HDTV is as thin as Sony’s XEL-1 OLED TV. It almost makes the 1-inch thin Panasonic Z1 Plasma look chubby, and Samsung’s current LED LCD TVs (about 1.2-inches) look fat. https://gizmodo.com/sony-xel-1-oled-tv-review-verdict-small-on-size-larg-372072 All we know right now is that the model you see has a 120Hz…

Gadgets Danny Allen

United Nations Approves MicroUSB Universal Phone Charger Standard

The International Telecommunication Union, a branch of the UN, has decided on a standard for phone chargers that should finally cut down on a huge chunk of unnecessary e-waste. It’s about time. It looks like the Universal Charging Solution (UCS) has some pretty broad support, from handset manufacturers like LG, Motorola and Samsung to carriers…

Gadgets Chris Jacob

Ten Really Dumb Old Inventions and Their Really Dumb Modern Counterparts

Hookay. So, you think that this M3 sub-machine gun—with a shoot-first-and-ask-later curved barrel—is a really stupid, really dumb invention, right? I don’t blame you. But, trust me, you don’t know what really stupid, really dumb inventions are. Yet. I just saw a selection of 30 dumb inventions in Life, and I couldn’t resist picking my…

Gadgets Jesus Diaz

Yanko Design’s Online Store is Retail Therapy for Fans of Beautiful Gadgets

Yanko loves to tease us with all manner of nonexistent cool concepts, but now they’ll sell you the ones that are real products. Gadgets so far include the d°light Huggable Pillow (pictured), and the magnetic spice rack. [Yanko Design] https://gizmodo.com/reihuggable-glow-pillows-275427

Gadgets Danny Allen

Samsung Behold II May Come To T-Mobile November 18

Let’s forget about T-mobile’s Project Dark for a moment. Looks like the release date for the Samsung Behold II may have leaked. Oh, and there’s another T-Mobile handset dubbed “Tap” with a street date of November 11th. https://gizmodo.com/t-mobile-project-dark-rumor-update-financed-phones-ti-5384048 I sincerely doubt many cares about the Tap as its feature set is nothing to write home…

Gadgets Rosa Golijan

7 Gadgets That Will Keep You Off Your Feet All Weekend

On your feet all week? Maybe you just want to spend the next couple of days sitting on your ass. If you had these 7 gadgets, you wouldn’t have to get up for anything. If you are serious about staying off your feet on the weekends, you are going to need a serious home automation…

Gadgets Sean Fallon

Samsung Screen Resists Merciless Hammering Without a Scratch

Color me impressed. Watch as this guy relentlessly beats this new Samsung flexible screen with a mallet. Amazingly, the 2.8-inch active matrix OLED—only 0.01 ounces, and 20 micrometers thick—keeps running happily, without a single scratch. [Gadget Lab]

Gadgets Jesus Diaz

Heads Up: Some Samsung Home Video Gear Getting Amazon VOD and Blockbuster Streaming by Firmware Update

Owners of some recent Samsung HDTVs like the 650 or 7000 series and above, will be getting Amazon video on demand via firmware update. Those TVs, and some blu-ray and HTIB setups detailed below will be getting Blockbuster’s video service. Yay for the endless upgrade, boo for the infinite format war. https://gizmodo.com/state-of-the-infinite-format-war-get-ready-for-five-lo-5013346 Samsung Announces Amazon…

Gadgets Brian Lam

Obsolete Gadget Tattoos Are Seven Shades of Wrong

Living in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, I’ve seen my share of intricate, beautiful, and veehee lickable tattoos. The vintage gadget kind are not them. Tumblred by Anna Jane Grossman—démodé-gadgeteer extraordinaire and author of the highly recommended Obsolete—these are a mistake: https://gizmodo.com/four-old-gadgets-we-love-and-four-we-hate-5378200 I may have an original 1984 Macintosh on my work desk, but I will never ever…

Gadgets Jesus Diaz

A Brief History of Sinclair and Its Five Most Interesting Gadgets

You may remember Clive Sinclair as the inventor of the pocket calculator, but you may not realize that his company still exists. In fact, Sinclair released a super-compact, folding “A-Bike” only a few years ago. It still lives! Truth be told, seeing an image of the Sinclair Sovereign on Boing Boing Gadgets this morning sparked…

Gadgets Sean Fallon

Dealzmodo: 58-inch Samsung Touch of Color Plasma for $1800

Newegg has a pretty fantastic deal on this 58-inch Samsung PN58A650 for $1800 AND free shipping. Samsung’s plasmas are pretty quality (I’ve got one of their 63 inchers), so you should take a long hard look at your bank account and see if you can afford this. Seriously, free shipping too. And that rotating stand…

Gadgets Jason Chen

The Gadget Buyer’s Decision Making Flowchart

31 Views Inside the Workings of Our Gadgets

Kmart Black Friday Ad Leaked

What’s Really Powering Our Gadgets?

Birth Control Used to Be Utterly Terrifying

Samsung’s 30-inch AMOLED TV: 3D Without the Dizziness (Still Needs Silly Glasses)

Samsung’s Hybrid Desktop Notebook Concept: 14-inch AMOLED Screen, 2.7mm Thin

Samsung Omnia II Examined: Looks Okay, But Why the Resistive Touchscreen?

The Only Gadget Recycling List You Need

Samsung’s 3mm-Thick HDTV

United Nations Approves MicroUSB Universal Phone Charger Standard

Ten Really Dumb Old Inventions and Their Really Dumb Modern Counterparts

Yanko Design’s Online Store is Retail Therapy for Fans of Beautiful Gadgets

Samsung Behold II May Come To T-Mobile November 18

7 Gadgets That Will Keep You Off Your Feet All Weekend

Samsung Screen Resists Merciless Hammering Without a Scratch

Heads Up: Some Samsung Home Video Gear Getting Amazon VOD and Blockbuster Streaming by Firmware Update

Obsolete Gadget Tattoos Are Seven Shades of Wrong

A Brief History of Sinclair and Its Five Most Interesting Gadgets

Dealzmodo: 58-inch Samsung Touch of Color Plasma for $1800

I Wouldn’t Plan on Wearing Smart Glasses to Court Anytime Soon

Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 Classic Comes Down $130 Amid a 2025 Smartwatch Lineup Clearout on Amazon

Disney Will Not Bow to Audience Belief That the Rock’s ‘Moana’ Wig Looks Awful

Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer Hits a Record Low as It Moves Beyond Espresso Machine Deals on Amazon

Doctors Struggle to Spot AI-Generated X-Rays, Raising Scam Risks

Sonos Roam 2 Speaker Turns the Amazon Spring Sale into a Black Friday Moment, Now at Its Lowest Price

What Do You Mean Glen Powell Is Fox McCloud in the ‘Super Mario Galaxy’ Movie

This Winter Fly Is Doing Something Scientists Didn’t Think Was Possible

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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