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Battery Passes Urine Test, Running 90 Minutes On Pee

Who knew you could use urine to power a battery? The Pee Battery uses the ions in human urine to keep 1.5 volts streaming for 90 minutes, and its makers say it can be tweaked to last even longer. They’re even saying that all other bodily fluids work equally well. Sounds like an unpleasant way…

Gadgets Charlie White

Canon Blink Shot Cameras Won’t Shoot Till Everyone’s Eyes Are Open

There’s one in every picture. Some fool who ruins your shot by closing their eyes just as you hit the shutter button. Well, Canon’s looking to make that a thing of the past with their new Blink Shot technology, which won’t let you take a picture if your subject’s eyes are closed. I normally look…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez

Cell Sensor Measures Your Slow Death From Killer Cellphones, Radiation

Get out the tin foil hats, folks, ’cause the radiation’s coming! Wait, it’s already here. Run for your lives! This Cell Sensor EMF detector will make you even more paranoid by measuring both electromagnetic fields (EMF) and radio frequency (RF) radiation. Jeez, that sounds so dangerous and scary: Radiation. That’s gotta hurt. Find out just…

Gadgets Charlie White

Attach Spare Remotes to Your Face with the Remote Control Wrangler

I wouldn’t really define this as “wrangling” so much, because all this device does is attach the loose remotes to your face. Nevertheless, the Remote Control Wrangler is a cloth headband and chin-strap of sorts that allows the spare remotes to be attached to the face in a comfortable and convenient manner. Unfortunately, the Remote…

Gadgets Travis Hudson

Christian Group Takes on the Wii with Some Pretty Flimsy Reasoning

OMG, did you guys know the Wii can access the Internet? And did you also know that it is possible to find porn on the Internet? Putting two and two together, I guess that makes the Wii a porno portal. Right? Right guys?! According to Christian anti-porn website theporntalk.com, that’s exactly the case. Just because…

Gadgets Adam Frucci

Wind-Powered Model Helicopter? Go Fly a Kite

A remote-controlled helicopter, powered by the wind? Well, not exactly. This wind-powered helicopter is more kite than copter, and it needs a pretty stiff wind of at least 13mph to stay aloft. It does use the same lift principles as helicopters, though. You start its rotors spinning so the craft can lift off, and then…

Gadgets Charlie White

Corn Bobber Makes Corn Eating Easier

Some of your humble narrators here at the Giz reside in the Midwest, where we are constantly looking for improved ways to consume corn. Help may have arrived. According to its makers, the Corn Bobber turns everyday eating of corn on the cob into a "sophisticated epicurean delight." See for yourself! – Charlie White

Gadgets Charlie White

Gigabyte Prepping its First Slider UMPC with Keyboard

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, Sony must be red in the face right about now. Looking like a bigger version of the UX390, Gigabyte will debut its first UMPC next month at CeBit. Dubbed the U60, the handheld will come with a built-in QWERTY keyboard that slides out of the main body…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez

Stare at This Solar Spinner Until the Drugs Kick In

Hang this little bauble in the sunlight, and suddenly you have yourself a spinning solar disco ball. A solar cell on the top of the Solar Spinner powers a little DC motor that gets the thing turning. As it turns faster its sides stick out from the centrifugal force. Its refractive holographic film strips reflect…

Gadgets Charlie White

Lumencraft Gatlight V3 LED Flashlight, a Hoity Toity Precision-Machined Jewel

Flashlight fetishists will be happy to know that the Lumencraft Gatlight is now available for pre-order in its version 3, and this one’s made of titanium. Running on a lithium battery and displayed in a solid wood display box, this tiny LED flashlight is more of a work of art than an illumination tool. Not…

Gadgets Charlie White

Ion Portable Amp: It’s Not Marshall

Amps are not supposed to come in white. They should be black, covered in scratches and that nasty floor jam that coats your sneakers in clubs, and should be accompanied by a fat hairy guy with butt cleavage and a personal hygiene problem who can only count up to two. For $299, the 42-lb iPA03…

Gadgets Ad Dugdale

CompUSA Closing 128 Stores

Oops, looks like it’s 128 stores, not 100 like we thought before. 229 minus 128 leaves only 101 stores—a nice round number that management no doubt was aiming for. https://gizmodo.com/compusa-closing-100-stores-nationwide-unemployable-sma-239285 Also, a tipster tells us their training department (which made up of over 20% of their services) is closing as well. BREAKING: CompUSA Closing 128…

Gadgets Jason Chen

Blink-Cam Savors Every Moment

On average, every person loses 192 hours, or eight days of visual sight due to blinking. Andrew Schneider, at student at ITP, didn’t like that fact and designed the Blink-Cam to savor every moment. It is a helmet that takes a Polaroid picture of the individual at every blink. The BlinkCam uses custom-built soft conductive…

Gadgets Travis Hudson

DARPA Developing Sonic Cloaking Device

DARPA, the governmental department that researches crazy things that may eventually make it into the military, is currently working on an “ultrasonic curtain”. In layman’s terms, it’s a sonic cloaking device designed to lower noise levels by at least 30db in military vehicles. Seen in their prototype vehicle to the left, DARPA plans to give…

Gadgets Jason Chen

Swingline to Embed RFID Tags into Next-Gen Staplers

Your low-tech stapler is about to get a huge makeover if Swingline has its way. They’re looking to embed RFID tags onto staples so that when an important (stapled) document goes missing, it’ll be able to radio its location (most likely from underneath your desk) to a nearby tracking device. Now that’s a Swingline I’d…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez

Underwater Express Submarine Utilizes Bubbles for Speed

Over wonder why the Red October was so damn slow? It is obvious, water is heavy and it takes a lot to plow through it (compared to air, at least). The Pentagon has developed the Underwater Express, a submarine capable of going 127 mph (compared to modern sub speeds of 29 mph, by encasing the…

Gadgets Travis Hudson

Sagem Bluetooth Headsets Are Tiny, but Not Quite Fashionable

Although wearing Bluetooth headsets like this Sagem one all the time is useful if you’re taking a lot of calls, not even Apple’s design can make you look truly cool while doing so. That’s why you really shouldn’t care what you look like and focus on comfort and performance. https://gizmodo.com/rumor-apple-bluetooth-headset-coming-soon-240008 We can’t vouch for how…

Gadgets Jason Chen

Jackie “The Joke Man” Martling’s Own Line of Calculators

As if Jackie “The Joke Man” Martling hasn’t sold out enough in the years subsequent to him being let go from the Howard Stern Show, he’s now put his name and likeness on a series of household gadgets. Among them, Jackie’s Talking Comedy Calculator (pictured above), which is apparently designed to keep you entertained while…

Gadgets Jason Chen

Lettuce Safe Keeps Your Jewels Hidden, Healthy

Unless you’re dealing with some really hungry criminals, chances are no robber will check the heads of lettuce in your vegetable crisper on their search for valuables. That’s the idea behind this lettuce safe, which is the perfect place to store your smaller valuables that you want kept cold and safe from harm. It’s available…

Gadgets Adam Frucci

Desk Cable Organizer For the Rich and Anal

Given that the cables on our mesk (combination of desk and mess) has more knots than a speedboat, we’re not exactly the target market for this Bird-Electron cable organizer. But if you’re truly anal about keeping your desk clean (ahem), then you’re going to want to invest in this little beauty. Costing $55 straight from…

Gadgets Jason Chen

Battery Passes Urine Test, Running 90 Minutes On Pee

Canon Blink Shot Cameras Won’t Shoot Till Everyone’s Eyes Are Open

Cell Sensor Measures Your Slow Death From Killer Cellphones, Radiation

Attach Spare Remotes to Your Face with the Remote Control Wrangler

Christian Group Takes on the Wii with Some Pretty Flimsy Reasoning

Wind-Powered Model Helicopter? Go Fly a Kite

Corn Bobber Makes Corn Eating Easier

Gigabyte Prepping its First Slider UMPC with Keyboard

Stare at This Solar Spinner Until the Drugs Kick In

Lumencraft Gatlight V3 LED Flashlight, a Hoity Toity Precision-Machined Jewel

Ion Portable Amp: It’s Not Marshall

CompUSA Closing 128 Stores

Blink-Cam Savors Every Moment

DARPA Developing Sonic Cloaking Device

Swingline to Embed RFID Tags into Next-Gen Staplers

Underwater Express Submarine Utilizes Bubbles for Speed

Sagem Bluetooth Headsets Are Tiny, but Not Quite Fashionable

Jackie “The Joke Man” Martling’s Own Line of Calculators

Lettuce Safe Keeps Your Jewels Hidden, Healthy

Desk Cable Organizer For the Rich and Anal

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

Travelers Experiencing the Longest Security Lines in TSA History

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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