Gadgets

Here’s How They Did That Samsung i8910 (OmniaHD) Viral Video

Remember that Samsung OmniaHD (i8910) viral video with the HD recording? Here’s how they did it.

Samsung HMX-H106, the First 64GB SSD 1080p Camcorder, Ships May 22nd for $900

Spotted at CES in January and rumored for an April release, Samsung’s capacious, thermos-like HMX-H106 only just started shipping in Korea today. But it’s not coming here until late May, and it’ll set you back. https://gizmodo.com/samsung-hmx-h106-first-camcorder-with-64gb-ssd-looks-l-5124098 Amazon preorders have opened, with a ship date set at May 22nd and price at $900. It’s an intimidating…

Gadgets John Herrman

Silver Circuit Goo For Thinner Gadgets

The NYTimes has a post on Vertical Circuits, a company that has developed a 3d circuit stacking technology using a silver based epoxy—goo, basically—to closer fuse flash memory chips together. The goo surpasses other 3d circuit technologies based on wires or solid material because it saves even more space. In that case, we’re talking about…

Gadgets Brian Lam

106 Historical Scenes Rendered Hilariously Inaccurate by Technology

For this week’s Photoshop Contest, you were charged with inserting technology into historic scenes where it didn’t belong. History would be a lot more interesting if there were this many Wiimotes in it. First Place — Dan Fruzzetti Second Place — Ryan Warner Third Place — N. Dwyer

Gadgets Adam Frucci

Aliens Would Use Samsung SMX-C14 and SMX-C10 to Shoot Their Home Movies

Okay, aliens would probably use some kind of holographic 3D recording device, but if they were stuck on earth, they’d be drawn to Samsung’s SMX-C14 and C10. : Samsung just sent us the specs, and they’re kinda gross, from the looks: Normal mode: 720×480/60i Web mode: 640×480/30p Digital still photos: 800×600, but increased to 1600×1200…

Gadgets Matt Buchanan

Verified: Modded NES Controller Phone Plays Sanford and Son Theme

Modder Taylor Merrill managed to get his Samsung Eternity phone into an old NES controller for a very slick little nerd-cred package. Bonus points for the ringtone, too. [YouTube via Nowhere Else, thanks Steve!] https://gizmodo.com/samsung-a867-eternity-touchscreen-phone-leaks-out-99-5084084

Gadgets Dan Nosowitz

SIM Card Spy Ear Gets Smaller, Scumbags Get Bigger

Like the earlier, larger version, this SIM Card Spy Ear allows users of questionable character to listen in on other people’s conversations by dialing their own phone number. https://gizmodo.com/sim-card-spy-ear-for-nosy-neighbors-and-private-eyes-304624 Just slip your SIM card into the device, hide it out of sight, and dial your phone number from another phone. It’s that easy—you will hear…

Gadgets Sean Fallon

What Was the First Gadget You Ever Bought?

We had a lot of fun reminiscing about our first albums during our Listening Test week, so I thought I would play off of it and ask: what was the first gadget you ever bought? Keep in mind that we are talking about the first gadget you decided to buy with your own money. I’llstart…

Gadgets Sean Fallon

Rumor: Samsung ‘Omnia Pro’ Could Feature Full QWERTY, AMOLED Display

Hello totally unconfirmed Samsung Omnia Pro phone. Good evening. Let’s say you are real, and more than ethereal rumor, and might actually take up physical space someday. You would probably have features like this: – Windows Mobile 6.1, with upgrade to 6.5 available – Full sliding QWERTY keyboard – 3.5-inch WVGA touch screen – AMOLED…

Gadgets Jack Loftus

Three Shamwowesque Do-Nothing Gadgets

Our talented and handsome friend Chris Hardwick did a test for Wired where he took three snake oil gadgets and saw if they actually worked. The result? It’s pretty impossible to tell either way. [Wired]

Gadgets Jason Chen

10 Gadgets With Too Many Stupid Features

There is nothing wrong with offering a feature-packed product, but it is possible to take things a little too far. The following gadgets definitely illustrate convergence at its worst.

Gadgets Sean Fallon

Insert Gadgets Throughout History

For this week’s Photoshop Contest, I want you to inappropriately insert gadgets throughout the ages. Get creative with it, and send your masterpieces to me at [email protected] with Historical Gadgets as your subject line. Save your files as JPGs, PNGs or GIFs and use a FirstnameLastname.jpg naming convention. Get your entries in to me by…

Gadgets Adam Frucci

Samsung 9000 Series LCD Rumored to Have Wireless Media Box, LEDs

A few details on the still unannounced 9000 Series LCDs from Samsung have leaked, and according to FlatPanelsHD, they’ll come with a wireless media port box, in addition to having LED backlighting. The 9000 series will come in 46 and 55-inch sizes, and will come equipped with MPEG4 compliant DVB-T and DVB-C tuners. The external…

Gadgets Adrian Covert

Samsung N110 and N120 Netbooks Available for $469 and $459

We’ve already talked about the Samsung N110 and N120, but like most netbooks, the systems start overseas and take a 3 to 6-month journey on a sail-driven cargo ship to the US. Now they’ve arrived to US retailers, cold, hungry and weakened from scurvy. Please be understanding as they build shelter and learn to grow…

Gadgets Mark Wilson

Last Year’s Model: Get Great Gadgets. And Keep Them

That’s the slogan from Last Year’s Model. They believe if you buy gadgets that don’t suck, you’ll use them longer and not need to buy new stuff all the time—thereby going green. Seems logical. Joel has a great writeup on Boing Boing Gadgets about the non-new gadgetry he uses on a regular basis that’s a…

Gadgets Adrian Covert

The Future Is Not Coming Soon Enough

JJ Abrams may want mystery, but reading the last issue of Wired made me realize that I don’t want mysteries. I want to know. Which is why I used to love their future Found gadgets. https://gizmodo.com/the-jj-abrams-issue-of-wired-5220590 Found was my favorite part of Wired because of that. Concepts for gadgets of the future that were in…

Gadgets Jesus Diaz

Bluetooth 3.0 Official Spec: Wi-Fi Speeds and Better Battery Life

Hopefully Bluetooth 3.0 lives up to its official specs in this plane of existence, ’cause they’re nice: Using the 802.11 radio protocol, average transfer rates are between 22-26Mbps and devices even get better battery life. https://gizmodo.com/bluetooth-group-says-3-0-spec-will-be-revealed-april-21-5205950 Besides making batteries go further (obviously in terms of idleness, since every wireless connection uses more juice to send…

Gadgets Matt Buchanan

Muji Opens US Mail-Order Store

Muji, a Japanese retail chain that offers super-simple yet very high-quality objects of all natures, just opened a US mail-order store. You should check it out. [Muji via Boing Boing]

Gadgets Adam Frucci

This Microwave Egg Gadget Makes Scrambled or Poached Lies

Hario’s microwave egg cooking, uh, egg promises perfect scrambled, poached or onsen eggs with no mess. I want to believe it makes truly delicious eggs, but I just can’t. [Hario via Impress via TokyoMango]

Gadgets Matt Buchanan

Sprint Instinct S30 Now Available, Awkward $130 Price Confirmed

Samsung’s updated Instinct S30 is now listed on Sprint’s website for 130 whole American dollars. Never mind that the original Instinct—an almost identical product—was available for the same price nearly a year ago. https://gizmodo.com/hands-on-samsung-instinct-s30-promises-faster-internet-5193011 The S30 does improve on its forebear in a few not-insignificant ways, shipping with the excellent (but free and previously downloadable)…

Gadgets John Herrman

Here’s How They Did That Samsung i8910 (OmniaHD) Viral Video

Samsung HMX-H106, the First 64GB SSD 1080p Camcorder, Ships May 22nd for $900

Silver Circuit Goo For Thinner Gadgets

106 Historical Scenes Rendered Hilariously Inaccurate by Technology

Aliens Would Use Samsung SMX-C14 and SMX-C10 to Shoot Their Home Movies

Verified: Modded NES Controller Phone Plays Sanford and Son Theme

SIM Card Spy Ear Gets Smaller, Scumbags Get Bigger

What Was the First Gadget You Ever Bought?

Rumor: Samsung ‘Omnia Pro’ Could Feature Full QWERTY, AMOLED Display

Three Shamwowesque Do-Nothing Gadgets

10 Gadgets With Too Many Stupid Features

Insert Gadgets Throughout History

Samsung 9000 Series LCD Rumored to Have Wireless Media Box, LEDs

Samsung N110 and N120 Netbooks Available for $469 and $459

Last Year’s Model: Get Great Gadgets. And Keep Them

The Future Is Not Coming Soon Enough

Bluetooth 3.0 Official Spec: Wi-Fi Speeds and Better Battery Life

Muji Opens US Mail-Order Store

This Microwave Egg Gadget Makes Scrambled or Poached Lies

Sprint Instinct S30 Now Available, Awkward $130 Price Confirmed

Trump Says He’ll Sign Order to Pay TSA

Deadpool Will Deface ‘Magic: The Gathering’ Classics for a New Secret Lair

Apple’s Siri Isn’t Just Going to Use One Chatbot. It’s Going to Use All of Them

Why ‘For All Mankind’ Season 5 Is the Key to the Rest of the Series

ASUS ZenScreen 15.6-Inch Portable Monitor Is Now Cheaper Than Black Friday in Amazon’s Big Spring Sale

Early Wildfires Are Surging Across the US—and Trump’s New Fire Agency Isn’t Ready

INIU Brings Another Power Bank to the Spring Sale as SnapGo Keychain Portable Charger Drops to Its Lowest Price

Attorney Hit With Historic Fine for Citing AI-Generated Cases

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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