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Mobion Methanol USB Charger Coming Soon

This has been years in the making, but it seems we will be able to get our own fuel-cell-based USB charger by the end of 2009. I still wonder if the FAA will allow these. https://gizmodo.com/mti-demos-mobion-fuel-cells-on-tapwave-zodiac-16593 After all, the idea of carrying around in your bag a bunch of liquid methanol cartridges doesn’t feel like…

Gadgets Jesus Diaz

RC Helicopter Modded 45 Caliber Handgun Will Probably End In Disaster

This modded Bergen Gasser EB remote-controlled helicopter has a handgun on its nose. Yes. A handgun. And as you can see in the video, it can also be fired remotely. On its own, the Gasser EB is a mean, noisy machine. At 54 inches long, it’s equipped with a 34.5-inch (800-millimeter) blade, and a gasoline…

Gadgets Jesus Diaz

Exciting Two Week Career Opportunities Await You At Circuit City

Are you tired of your job? Were you laid off recently? No worries because a little thing like liquidation won’t stop Circuit City from helping you jump start a new career. That’s right—this location is closing AND hiring. Sounds strange but think of how exciting working with a bankrupt company on the brink can be.…

Gadgets Sean Fallon

8 Machines That Can Assemble Themselves

Ever find that “some assembly required” doesn’t quite encapsulate the enormity of the task? Perhaps one day we will have gadgets that can assemble themselves, like the eight machines illustrated in this OObject list. [OObject] https://gizmodo.com/self-replicating-repairing-robots-164568

Gadgets Sean Fallon

Gadget Deals of the Day

Hey guys, I’ve got some sweet deals here. I’ll give em to ya if you let me have Obama’s senate seat. OK, OK, fine. I’ll just give you the deals for free. Computer Software • Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac (2 for 1) for $79.99 (going for $160 – valid until 12/31). https://gizmodo.com/dealzmodo-buy-parallels-get-parallels-free-5106532 Gaming •…

Gadgets Adam Frucci

Ultimate Portable Sewing Machine to Make Clothing Companies Margins Increase

At last, good news for worldwide economy. A Bangladeshi company has released the SmartStitch, a portable sewing machine that will allow clothing factory workers to produce 24/7, with obvious benefits. Think about it. The more all these people work in all those weird countries, the more clothes there will be, and the cheaper the manufacturing…

Gadgets Jesus Diaz

The Figura Vacuum Bot Allows You To Boss It Around

Does bossing your gadgets around make you feel like a big man? If so, you will love the Figura. It vacuums, waxes floors, and you can verbally abuse it to your heart’s content. Like the Roomba, it works autonomously—but you can order the Figura around with verbal commands like “clean up” or “get out of…

Gadgets Sean Fallon

NES Controller Security System Only Admits Nerds

This homemade security system doesn’t waste time with keys. Instead, it allows admittance only to those who know the proper code as entered on an NES controller. Yes, knowing the Konami code just got useful again. The Arduino-based homebrew security system ejects a CD tray when you enter the proper sequence, which either unlocks or…

Gadgets Adam Frucci

Samsung’s Solution to Coming LCD Sales Drop? Making Your TV Obsolete

According to Samsung, by 2010, the majority of people who want an LCD TV will have one, and after that, they expect sales to drop sharply. Their solution? Entice buyers with radically new, must have technology. https://gizmodo.com/samsungs-high-end-lcds-for-2008-series-6-and-7-hdtvs-g-341062 Today at the Samsung Tech Forum, JunHyung Souk, vice president of display R&D, thinks that television revenues could…

Gadgets Adrian Covert

Gadget Deals of the Day

Who has time to wait for public works projects to resuscitate the gasping economy. While BO says a broadband build out might be the next interstate highway system, we’re impatient: thus, the deals of the day. https://gizmodo.com/president-elect-obama-loves-the-internet-pledges-to-br-5103530 Gaming: • Sony Dualshock PS3 Wireless Controller for $40.99 plus free shipping (originally $54.99). • Left 4 Dead…

Gadgets John Mahoney

Japanese Developers Make a Game to Go With Hands-Free USB Pleasure Gadget

Japanese engineers have been making automated masturbation devices for a while now [here and here], but as Brian Ashcraft from Kotaku finds, they’ve finally made a game to go along with the action. https://gizmodo.com/japanese-robotech-thruster-sex-machine-262624 The SOM, a USB-connected wank toy, comes packaged with a game called Cross Days. Developers hooked up the SOM to be…

Gadgets Jason Chen

8 High-Tech Christmas Trees

Regular Christmas trees have a string of lights. High-tech trees have 30,000 LEDs, 43 LCD televisions and lasers. Get the picture? Good—because the following trees definitely fall into the latter category. Sharp’s Aquos LCD Tree: This year Sharp unveiled a 26-foot tall Christmas tree in New York’s Grand Central Station constructed out of 43 televisions…

Gadgets Sean Fallon

Spied T-Mobile-Branded Samsung May Be The States’ First 8-Megapixel Cameraphone

TmoNews is pretty confident that the cellphone depicted in these blurryvision photos is a successor to the Asia-only 8MP Pixon, only with T-Mobile branding. If legit, it would be the states’ first 8MP cameraphone. https://gizmodo.com/samsung-pixon-8mp-camera-phone-gets-groped-5057284 If you’re thinking eight megapixels on a cameraphone is a bit much, you’re not alone. But the Pixon’s camera was…

Gadgets John Mahoney

Gadget Deals of the Day

Another day, another set of deals to help you with your holiday shopping. Today we have a Philips remote for $35, a 1GB Sansa for $14 and a Hitachi camcorder for $185 shipped. Computing • ViewSonic VX2240W 22″ Widescreen LCD Monitor for $199.99 plus free shipping (going for $250). Flash Memory • Kingston 2GB MicroSDHC…

Gadgets Sean Fallon

Takumi Crash Calculator Is Life in a Plastic Box

This Takumi calculator is a perfect metaphor of life: Its layout looks like a puzzle and when you try to solve any problem, it crashes at random. Can’t get any better than that for $60. Unless it spontaneously bursts in flames. [Idea Frames via Technabob]

Gadgets Jesus Diaz

Samsung Webcam Sensor Handles 720p, Fits Inside Your Laptop Bezel

It’s not the the advent of 720p webcamming that we’re seeing here—it’s just a change that means that it won’t have to look like this, and will probably come built into mainstream notebooks. https://gizmodo.com/hercules-dualpix-hd-high-definition-webcam-196501 Samsung’s new 1/4in CMOS sensor is claimed to produce a 720p images at a full 30FPS, and VGA (640×480) video at…

Gadgets John Herrman

Black and Decker Thermal Leak Detector Can Cut Your Energy Costs By 20 Percent

Now that winter weather is upon us, it is time to shore up those cold air leaks. That’s where Black and Decker’s Thermal Leak Detector comes in handy. Instead of your current method of waking around the house licking your finger and sticking it the air, the leak detector takes a more high tech approach…

Gadgets Sean Fallon

The Ultimate $250 Camera Shoot-Out

There are a lot of $200-$300 point and shoots on the market right now, and there’s no way the test display at Best Buy is going to tell you which to buy. How is elbowing other shoppers while analyzing your hasty snapshots on a 3-inch, low-rez screen going to help you make an informed buying…

Gadgets Mark Wilson

Upgrade Santa for the 21st Century

For this week’s Photoshop Contest, I want to spruce our old friend Santa up with technology. His sleigh only runs on what I assume is 8 horsepower, after all. Let’s give him an upgrade. Your task is to upgrade Santa Claus with technology. Come up with your best images and email them to me at…

Gadgets Adam Frucci

Annoy-a-tron 2.0 Lets You to Slowly Drive Your Co-Workers Insane Just for Fun

You may remember the original Annoy-a-tron, a tiny device designed to annoy the crap out of friends and enemies alike. Well, now there’s the new Annoy-a-tron 2.0, taking the obnoxiousness to new heights. https://gizmodo.com/annoy-a-tron-lose-friends-for-cheap-232824 The Annoy-a-tron is a tiny device that plays annoying sounds at random intervals, perfect for hiding in your targets office. While…

Gadgets Adam Frucci

Mobion Methanol USB Charger Coming Soon

RC Helicopter Modded 45 Caliber Handgun Will Probably End In Disaster

Exciting Two Week Career Opportunities Await You At Circuit City

8 Machines That Can Assemble Themselves

Gadget Deals of the Day

Ultimate Portable Sewing Machine to Make Clothing Companies Margins Increase

The Figura Vacuum Bot Allows You To Boss It Around

NES Controller Security System Only Admits Nerds

Samsung’s Solution to Coming LCD Sales Drop? Making Your TV Obsolete

Gadget Deals of the Day

Japanese Developers Make a Game to Go With Hands-Free USB Pleasure Gadget

8 High-Tech Christmas Trees

Spied T-Mobile-Branded Samsung May Be The States’ First 8-Megapixel Cameraphone

Gadget Deals of the Day

Takumi Crash Calculator Is Life in a Plastic Box

Samsung Webcam Sensor Handles 720p, Fits Inside Your Laptop Bezel

Black and Decker Thermal Leak Detector Can Cut Your Energy Costs By 20 Percent

The Ultimate $250 Camera Shoot-Out

Upgrade Santa for the 21st Century

Annoy-a-tron 2.0 Lets You to Slowly Drive Your Co-Workers Insane Just for Fun

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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