Gadgets

Justify Your Gadget: Car Bumper TV

RCA was nice enough to sit down with us and justify one of our favorite pointless car modifications of all time: an LCD screen on the lower trim/bumper of a car. I mean, seriously? Shooting/Editing by Eric Sheline. https://gizmodo.com/whats-the-worst-place-in-a-car-to-put-an-lcd-we-report-341939

Gadgets Mark Wilson

Hands-On Proposal Part II: The Ring Mouse

Things didn’t go so well yesterday, but today is a new day! And while perusing the International Pavilion, I came across the Ring Mouse. https://gizmodo.com/hands-on-proposal-euricase-multimedia-ring-box-342480 Impressions: Even on one knee, the Ring Mouse is both surprisingly comfortable and convenient (it’s more than a novelty, for sure). The trackball is extremely sensitive, but we’d love to…

Gadgets Mark Wilson

Just Like Invisible Wii: Reactrix WAVEscape

In Samsung’s booth there’s a 57″ display with a Star Trek-like visor above it. The visor, called WAVEscape by Reactrix, contains a camera that can track your motion and distinguish it from the person next to you and all of the other people in the room, allowing you to use natural motions to interact with…

Gadgets Wilson Rothman

Concept Samsung 82-Inch LCD World’s Largest Ultra High-Definition

Samsung has just popped out a ridiculously large 82″ LCD TV, boasting ultra high-definition resolution of 3840 x 2160. That is a four-times increase on conventional LCD standards, and word on the street is Japan has already begun testing video broadcast in ultra high-definition. We are sure that’ll eat bandwidth faster than the cookie monster…

Gadgets Haroon Malik

To Test Waterproof Cameras, Sometimes You Need to Bring Your Own Water

The guy from yesterday’s CES rap is back, this time testing waterproof cameras… in a fishtank… on the CES show floor. Good news: they really are waterproof! If all CES coverage was this awesome, maybe I wouldn’t hate CES so much. [Digitalcamerainfo.com]

Gadgets Adam Frucci

Ten Reasons We’re Doomed: CES Edition

Oh, CES. You are a disgusting, bloated beast oozing everything that makes this industry horrible. Nay, everything that makes our culture horrible. Sure, to you fine readers it might look like it’s all product announcements and good times, but that’s far from the truth. In reality, it’s a vile clusterfuck of nerds, sluts and suits;…

Gadgets Adam Frucci

Samsung’s 31-Inch OLED Is Biggest, Thinnest Yet

It’s still years away from mainstream adoption—and there are huge barriers to manufacturing the larger screen sizes—but Sony and Samsung are already slogging it out to achieve the largest screen size for its prototype OLED TVs. (Toshiba already took its 30-incher out of this year’s battle.) The active-matrix organic light-emitting diode technology (AM-OLED), produces brighter…

Gadgets Noah Robischon

uPlusPen Draws on Paper and Screen Simultaneously

This Korean PaperTablet for uPlusPen looks like a regular pen, but has a USB connector so you can digitize your inputs like a tablet. It’s not as fancy as Jesus’s favorite Wacom Cintiq, but this only costs $99 and you can use it on any old piece of paper. We tried it out, starting on…

Gadgets Jason Chen

A Knock-Off of the PS3 Controller Nobody Wanted

Click to viewSony’s Boomerang controller for the PS3 never made the light of day, but that doesn’t stop it from being knocked off by a Chinese OEM. We spotted this in the International Corridor of CES. And we feel really, really bad for the sweatshop workers who have to crank out such products…that are obsolete…

Gadgets Mark Wilson

Belt Buckle Senses Your Air Rocking (Via Magic Pick)

It looks like Activision is cashing in even more on their lucrative Guitar Hero license. The Air Guitar Rocker by Jada allows you to fake rock without your console. A belt buckle senses your air rocking (via magic pick) and sends the signal to an accompanying belt pack that both acts 1) as the speaker…

Gadgets Mark Wilson

Sprint Exec: WiMax Launch in April, You “Won’t Be Ecstatic” About the Price

Sprint’s CTO says its WiMax service Xohm is a go for an April launch with around 10 devices available. Good news for Sprint! Bad news for you: “People will be excited about our rates. They won’t be ecstatic about them because we’re not going to give it away.” Translation: It’s more than you wanna pay.…

Gadgets Matt Buchanan

ThinkGeek Clearance Sale, Everything Must Go, Step Right Up

ThinkGeek, one of our favorite purveyors of silly gadgets and almost- or totally-useless (but oh that’s kinda cool ok can’t resist) stuff, is having a clearance sale of 50 products with up to 50% discounts, from the 15″ Gigantor Digital Photo Frame to the R2-D2 trash can. Our top 5 discounts (read, what I’m going…

Gadgets Jesus Diaz

FCC Chairman Kicking Cable and Wireless Ass in 2008

Click to viewThe initials F-C-C don’t usually engender excitement, but at least according to FCC Chairman Kevin Martin, it’s ground zero for most of the broadcasting, wireless and high-bandwidth landline innovations we’ll see in the next couple years. Martin spilled on everything from the 700MHz auction to a rumored DirecTV/Dish network merger. (Seriously.) They covered…

Gadgets Matt Buchanan

Overheard at CES: Overcaffeinated Edition

Fat White Guy: I shouldn’t even give you coffee. Handsome Gizmodo Writer: Who? Me? FWG: Yes you, you guys wrote a story on the cookie lady but not the fat white guy serving coffee! https://gizmodo.com/ces-cookie-lady-says-press-people-are-an-unusually-poli-342373 Heard while: waiting for a latte. Congratulations, Fat White Guy, you’re internet famous.

Gadgets Benny Goldman

Super Cute iriver Wing UMPC Is Also Super Tiny

Scale is everything: We knew iriver’s Wing touchscreen UMPC was seriously compact, but didn’t know just how small it was. It’s still a complete prototypeâ€”you’re looking at dumb plastic, and the top half even sorta fell off the hingeâ€”but we convinced them to pull it out of the glass case so we could do a…

Gadgets Matt Buchanan

Reviewed.com’s CES Rap Sums Up This Week Nicely, I Think

Honestly, at this point, after so little sleep, I can’t tell whether or not this is a brilliant, hilarious take on CES or the worst thing I’ve ever seen. I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt, as even if I wasn’t delirious with exhaustion I’d think a guy trying to rap with a mouthful…

Gadgets Adam Frucci

Hands-On With The Shaft

The Gadget: The Shaft, an arcade-style Virtual Console controller for playing Wii. The Experience: The Shaft felt good. The black version had a more rubberized texture, while the white Shaft we tried out was silky smooth. We found both to our liking, and the multi-assignable turbo button is perfect for when you want some quick…

Gadgets Mark Wilson

Hands-On Proposal: Euricase Multimedia Ring Box

The Gadget: Euricase Multimedia Ring Box, adds a 2-inch LCD and 60 minutes of video to otherwise meaningless jewelry boxes. https://gizmodo.com/gold-wedding-ring-box-has-2-inch-lcd-plays-video-306689 The Catch: Sarah Meyers! https://gizmodo.com/sf-iphone-line-does-the-wave-bonus-sarah-meyers-takes-273868 The Verdict… I sleep on the couch for the three months following CES. Don’t worry honey, you know I’d never propose to an internet celebrity with such a tacky,…

Gadgets Mark Wilson

Hands On iriver Aplayer vs. iPod nano: Thinner, More Gorgeous

After seeing the sexy press shot of iriver’s new flash-based Aplayer (which also crams in voice recording and an FM tuner), we totally couldn’t resist making the iriver guys pull it out of the case to stack up to a 2nd-gen nano we had on hand. Results? Judge for yourself. https://gizmodo.com/iriver-aplayer-mp3-player-is-credit-card-thin-model-se-341311 They were really scant…

Gadgets Matt Buchanan

Eyes-on With Lumus Minority Report Projection Glasses

The Pitch: Glasses that project a transparent virtual interface directly into your eyes, essentially bringing to life all heads-up user interface designs from every Sci-Fi show ever. The Catch: It’s not a real product yet (just a reference design), and it needs some kind of other gadget (phone, PDA, computer) to plug into to drive…

Gadgets Jason Chen

Justify Your Gadget: Car Bumper TV

Hands-On Proposal Part II: The Ring Mouse

Just Like Invisible Wii: Reactrix WAVEscape

Concept Samsung 82-Inch LCD World’s Largest Ultra High-Definition

To Test Waterproof Cameras, Sometimes You Need to Bring Your Own Water

Ten Reasons We’re Doomed: CES Edition

Samsung’s 31-Inch OLED Is Biggest, Thinnest Yet

uPlusPen Draws on Paper and Screen Simultaneously

A Knock-Off of the PS3 Controller Nobody Wanted

Belt Buckle Senses Your Air Rocking (Via Magic Pick)

Sprint Exec: WiMax Launch in April, You “Won’t Be Ecstatic” About the Price

ThinkGeek Clearance Sale, Everything Must Go, Step Right Up

FCC Chairman Kicking Cable and Wireless Ass in 2008

Overheard at CES: Overcaffeinated Edition

Super Cute iriver Wing UMPC Is Also Super Tiny

Reviewed.com’s CES Rap Sums Up This Week Nicely, I Think

Hands-On With The Shaft

Hands-On Proposal: Euricase Multimedia Ring Box

Hands On iriver Aplayer vs. iPod nano: Thinner, More Gorgeous

Eyes-on With Lumus Minority Report Projection Glasses

Anker’s 100W Power Bank Hits Its Lowest Price of the Year on Amazon, Packing 25,000mAh and 3 Ports

Beats Solo 4 at 40% Off Is Now Apple’s Lowest-Cost Headphone Pick During Amazon’s Spring Sale

Now the Oscars Aren’t Just Moving to YouTube, They’re Moving Out of Hollywood

Fitbit Versa 4 Drops to a Record Low as Google Makes Another Push into Fitness Smartwatches Following the Pixel Watch

JBL Boombox 4 Speaker Didn’t Stay at Full Price for Long as Amazon’s Spring Sale Pushes It Close to Used Pricing

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C-3PO’s Head From ‘Empire Strikes Back’ Sold for a Cool Million

T-Mobile 5G Home Internet Delivers Fast Speeds, Low Monthly Prices and Cash Back

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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