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Asos Disk Dial Watches: Confusing Displays, Analog-Style

These watches sit somewhere between the confusing displays of Tokyo Flash digital watches and the amazing mechanical-digital Meccanica DG. Inside they have two wheels that spin relative to a marker line: and that’s where you peek to work out how many hours and minutes of the work day remain (that’s the main reason for wearing…

Gadgets Kit Eaton

Flower Power to Solar Power: Artificial Plant has Solar Cell Leaves

A Japanese science and engineering team have created this crazy artificial houseplant with high-efficiency organic thin-film solar cells as leaves. Developed by the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, it’s got about 9 square inches of power-generating area, and each flexible leaf has a complex structure protected by a thin plastic layer. This…

Gadgets Kit Eaton

WowWee Wrex the Dawg Bot Gets Video Review

The guys over at RobotsRule.com have just come up with this review of WowWee’s new Wrex the Dawg toy robot. And sure, it’s no Aibo, or even the robot dog from yesterday, but it’s got a certain something. It’s remote-controllable, programmable and has a suite of 18 tricks to act out, depending on its mood.…

Gadgets Kit Eaton

Modder Discovers Eee PC 901 is Most Hackable Yet

Just yesterday we brought you the cheap Eee 701 touchscreen hack, and now it looks like the same guy who did that mod has been ferreting around inside an Eee 901, with some unexpected results. In fact, it looks like the 901 is even more moddable than the earlier models, with some extra functions inside…

Gadgets Kit Eaton

The Flaik Armband Tracks Your Airtime on the Ski Slopes

The Flaik armband promises to maximize your bragging rights on the ski slopes by recording jump airtime using a GPS system embedded in an armband. It can also keep tabs on measuring speed, distance, and altitude-data that is automatically uploaded to Flaik servers and can be accessed anytime via a web-enabled device. There is even…

Gadgets Sean Fallon

PillCam Poised to Photograph Pizza Perforations

Fact: After years of too much pizza and beer, every time I exhale, my esophagus plays Merry Had a Little Lamb. Now PillCams have seen a major upgrade that will allow scientists-who’ve long been wanting to study my ravaged GI tract in hopes of developing a superior race of competitive eaters-to check out my esophagus…

Gadgets Mark Wilson

Coffeetime Coffeemaker Satisfies Anal Retentive Coffee Chemists

When I want a perfect cup of coffee, a trip to my local Dunkin’ Donuts generally does the trick. But when you attempt to make the perfect cup at home using a precise blend of coffee, cream and sugar, the results can be hit or miss. A new concept called “Coffeetime” hopes to change all…

Gadgets Sean Fallon

AMD Jumps Into Ultraportables With Low-Cost and High Performance Models

With Computex 2008 in full swing, the sub-notebook announcements are coming fast and furious. First came the Eee PC 901 and 1000, followed by the MSI Wind and the Asus Aspire One. Now we have learned that AMD is entering the fray with two new ultraportables. https://gizmodo.com/asus-eee-pc-901-and-1000-get-super-duper-official-5012490 These versions include a white 8.9-inch version with…

Gadgets Sean Fallon

Futuristic Info Goggles Look Amazing, Would Probably Give You a Headache

These concept virtual goggles don’t take into account any, you know, technology that actually exists, but I don’t really care. Maybe it’s the curves, maybe it’s the slick-looking display or maybe it’s the beautiful woman wearing them, but they look damn cool to me. They’re certainly cooler than any other glasses display that I’ve ever…

Gadgets Adam Frucci

Russian State TV Digitally (and Messily) Erases Government Critics from the Airwaves

Take a look at the above picture. Notice anything strange? Those legs and that hand next to the guy with the microphone belong to a critic of Vladamir Putin named Mikhail G. Delyagin. The rest of him? It’s been digitally erased from the entire broadcast, a result of his being placed on a “stop list”…

Gadgets Adam Frucci

Scientist Predicts Flexible Computers As Shape Of Things to Come

We’ve been talking about next-gen display technology like e-paper for ages, but professor Roel Vertegaal thinks we’re not thinking about future computing flexibly enough. He’s convinced that “non-planar” computing devices with screens in almost any shape will one day be ubiquitous, and is busy building prototypes in his lab. https://gizmodo.com/epson-proud-of-its-13-inches-of-e-paper-392498 Professor Vertegaal forsees drink cans…

Gadgets Kit Eaton

Over Half of HDTV Owners Still Don’t Know What Blu-ray Is

NPD’s latest survey of consumer awareness about Blu-ray tries to cheerlead, with the headline, “Consumer Awareness and Potential for Blu-ray Disc Devices Rising.” But then you read the results-45 percent of HDTV owners are now “familiar with Blu-ray,” up from 35 percent the same time last year. That means over half of HDTV owners-not regular…

Gadgets Matt Buchanan

Scientists Builds His Own Tiny Planet to Create a Magnetic Field

Yesterday, I showed you a great video of NASA scientists explaining how magnetic fields work over beautiful animations making the fields come to life. Today, now that you’re all caught up on how the fields work, I’ll show you how geophysicist Dan Lathrop is building a fake planet filled with liquid sodium that will, if…

Gadgets Adam Frucci

Brando BTM-118 Bluetooth Headset Squeezes in FM Radio, Display

I kind of like the BTM-118 from Brando, with its weird fusion of Bluetooth headset and FM radio in one gizmo. Maybe because I use a similar clip-on headset (partly to avoid fashion geekiness.) I guess this might be useful if you’re into radio but your cellphone doesn’t do it: most ones with built-in radio…

Gadgets Kit Eaton

Acer Aspire One: Also Priced To Kick Assus, Soon To Pack 3G

Acer has just announced their new 8.9″ Aspire One ultraportable laptop. With a starting price of just $379, configurations include an Intel Atom processor, up to 1GB of RAM and either 8GB of flash storage or an 80GB hard drive as well as a choice between Linpus Linux Lite and Windows XP. Nothing here is…

Gadgets Mark Wilson

Robot Dog from Hell Is Terminator’s Best Friend, My Worst Nightmare

Although it’s not as scary as the spooky Big Dog—actually, it looks as friendly as the hilarious Fake Big Dog—I can imagine this prototype of a security robot dog developing into something capable running at 50mph behind you and tearing apart your thorax with pure steel fangs and claws. Fortunately, for now the rest of…

Gadgets Jesus Diaz

MSI Wind: Priced To Kick Assus

The 10″ MSI Wind has just been priced at $399 (Linux) and $499 (XP). Asus just got some real competition. Here are the full details: https://gizmodo.com/msi-wind-gets-final-specs-packs-an-atom-390414 The 2.6 lbs Wind features 5+ HR battery life, Windows XP, ergonomic keyboard, and 80G hard drive all for under $500 CITY OF INDUSTRY, CA – June 3rd, 2008…

Gadgets Mark Wilson

Scramble and Progression Tokyo Flash Watches Aren’t Totally Confusing

Just a few weeks ago I showed you the Infection watch, which was very much in the vein of befuddling time display that importer Tokyo Flash has become famous for. But now there’re the new Scramble and Progression watches from Nekura, and it looks like their LED-backlit LCD displays are slightly more straightforward, if still…

Gadgets Kit Eaton

Samsung i900 Cellphone Hands-on Photos Leaked

We first brought you leaked mock-ups of Samsung’s upcoming i900 cellphone in January, along with a single pic and some specs. Until now, that’s all we have to go on, but now Chinese site pconline.com.cn has got their hands on a real model and some more details on what the touchscreen phone will have inside.…

Gadgets Kit Eaton

Gigantic LEGO Tomcat F-14 Ready to Take Off

We have seen some amazing LEGO aircrafts in the past, but this F-14 Tomcat has to be the most awesome LEGO plane to date. In fact, it’s so technically complex—most parts, including cannons, swing wings, landing gears, brakes, flaps, air intake doors, are electric and pneumatically controlled—that builder Jeroen Ottens got a dream job in…

Gadgets Jesus Diaz

Asos Disk Dial Watches: Confusing Displays, Analog-Style

Flower Power to Solar Power: Artificial Plant has Solar Cell Leaves

WowWee Wrex the Dawg Bot Gets Video Review

Modder Discovers Eee PC 901 is Most Hackable Yet

The Flaik Armband Tracks Your Airtime on the Ski Slopes

PillCam Poised to Photograph Pizza Perforations

Coffeetime Coffeemaker Satisfies Anal Retentive Coffee Chemists

AMD Jumps Into Ultraportables With Low-Cost and High Performance Models

Futuristic Info Goggles Look Amazing, Would Probably Give You a Headache

Russian State TV Digitally (and Messily) Erases Government Critics from the Airwaves

Scientist Predicts Flexible Computers As Shape Of Things to Come

Over Half of HDTV Owners Still Don’t Know What Blu-ray Is

Scientists Builds His Own Tiny Planet to Create a Magnetic Field

Brando BTM-118 Bluetooth Headset Squeezes in FM Radio, Display

Acer Aspire One: Also Priced To Kick Assus, Soon To Pack 3G

Robot Dog from Hell Is Terminator’s Best Friend, My Worst Nightmare

MSI Wind: Priced To Kick Assus

Scramble and Progression Tokyo Flash Watches Aren’t Totally Confusing

Samsung i900 Cellphone Hands-on Photos Leaked

Gigantic LEGO Tomcat F-14 Ready to Take Off

April Set to Unleash Some Wild Weather Across Parts of the US, Meteorologists Warn

Scientists Create ‘Living Pharmacy’ Implant That Doses 3 Drugs at Once

Dyson Supersonic Nural Hair Dryer Cuts Into Its Premium Price Tag in the Spring Sale, Bid Frequent Salon Visits Goodbye

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 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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