Gadgets

Bandai Human Player: It’s OK To Play With Yourself

Standing in front of the mirror for hours on end fulfills our daily narcissism quota, but we just never get anything done. That’s why we’re very excited about the Bandai Human Player. It’s like Tamagotchi, but your pet is…you. After responding to fifty personal questions such as “Have you ever killed a man and gotten…

Gadgets Mark Wilson

Tesla Anti-Theft Device: Eye of Sauron

Click to viewHow do Tesla coils predate the Ford Model T, but still rock our world? The “Eye of Sauron” is the result of adding a motorized 7-foot aluminum pole to a Tesla coil, mounting the contraption to a car and photographing the experience with long exposures. What type of guy wields flying electricity in…

Gadgets Mark Wilson

Thirteen Computer Keyboards You’ve (Probably) Never Seen

The folks over at Hongkiat.com posted a great roundup of wacky keyboards that you’ve probably never seen. I’ve seen a few of these at my local family-run electronics shack, but there are definitely a couple I’ve never even thought existed—a few of these are straight BONKERS. Up top, we’ve got the Datahand Keyboard, which looks…

Gadgets Alexander Yoon

Ghost Blaster: 80’s Hardee’s Toy?

I miss 80’s marketing, full of slick continuity editing that can fool the weak/young-minded into believing the Ghost Blaster can actually shoot lasers at ghosts. Because it can’t…right? The Ghost Blaster [neatorama]

Gadgets Mark Wilson

MainNav MW-705: Rugged GPS Watch

The MainNav MW-705 isn’t just an extremely bulky sport watch. It’s an extremely bulky sport watch that features SiRF Star III GPS. So while you will still need to use a Bluetooh connection to a PDAesque device to pull up a map, it’s a better alternative to praying your cellphone has reception. The watch also…

Gadgets Mark Wilson

1946 Vespa Clock: Better Than the Scooter?

I realize that to some, Vespas are synonymous with cruising the countryside on a warm afternoon. You sip from a fine vintage while feeding your new fiancee bits of prosciutto—all before you make love under the sunset. But to a lanky…ok, kinda fat…6’1″ American male like myself, Vespas more often equate with looking like a…

Gadgets Mark Wilson

X-Paste, For Teeth (Not Penis)

While its name tantalizes the libido with possibilities of a super sex cream/adhesive, the X-Paste is just for teeth (though what you do in the privacy of your bathroom is not for us to judge). Mounting on your wall, the X-Paste is a pump that distributes the “perfect” amount of toothpaste on your brush. We’ve…

Gadgets Mark Wilson

Pirate Toaster: ARRR! Pass the Jam ARRR!

“Ahoy, here’s yer breakfast.” “What’s this…pirate toast?” “Arrr, my colors are shown. Prepare for boarding!” “What? Stop! That’s my omelet!” “Tis my omelet, now!” “There goes your tip, buddy.” “Arr, not me booty!” $40 may seem like a lot to pay for the Pirate Toaster, but just think of all the money you’ll save on…

Gadgets Mark Wilson

SoundDrive: The Talking USB Drive

I have a huge collection of thumb drives from every press event I’ve ever been to, but none of them is as talented as this one. The SoundDrive is the first thumb drive I’ve seen with speakers built into it, so the moment you plug it in, it starts yapping away. I can see this…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez

Robert Adler: Father of TV Remote Dead at 93

Robert Adler invented the television remote control while working for Zenith over 50 years ago. He died yesterday at age 93. “People ask me all the time — ‘Don’t you feel guilty for it?’ And I say that’s ridiculous,” he said. “It seems reasonable and rational to control the TV from where you normally sit…

Gadgets Mark Wilson

Duct Tape Wallet Kit

If following simple directions online in order to make a duct tape wallet is somehow too sophisticated for you, take a look at this Duct Tape Wallet Kit. myDuctBills shows you with a printed manual (complete with pictures!) how to make a wallet out of duct tape, and even gives you all the materials you…

Gadgets Jason Chen

Fulfill Those Luke Skywalker Fantasies Responsibly

If you’ve been repressing Star Wars fantasies for your entire life because you’re a clean cut, no-nonsense kind of guy that doesn’t waste his time on silly distractions that can be repressed in the name of productivity, I’ve got a treat for you. This safety wand and megaphone is like a lightsaber for nerds. Well,…

Gadgets Adam Frucci

Cellphone Condom Breaks for Bikini-Clad Female

If you remember back in January at CES, our own Charlie White and his lovely assistant, Nancy, demonstrated the cellphone condom. Today I found a new video of the cellphone condom demo that doesn’t quite go as well. The especially cold model is back in action demoing the condom only to have part of it…

Gadgets Travis Hudson

Nose Picking Gadget is Totally Unnecessary

I’m sorry, but I don’t need any help picking my nose. Not that I’m better at it than most people, but this “product” is designed to do something for you that you’re already perfectly well equipped to do. Why would you want someone else’s finger in your nose? Fortunately, this looks to be just a…

Gadgets Adam Frucci

Mattel IM-Me: Safer Mobile Instant Messaging for Kids

Mattel wants parents to believe that its IM-Me mobile device will prevent bad people from IMing their children. It’s comprised of two separate parts, a USB dongle with an attached RF antenna and the SideKick-like unit that kids use to communicate with their friends. Parents install the USB dongle into their computer through which kids…

Gadgets Nicholas Deleon

Philips LivingColors Lighting System Gets You Lit, Like a Christmas Tree

Philips is really getting into kooky lighting these days, and its LivingColors Lighting System it showed at its Simplicity event a few months ago takes all those hippie lights to the next level. Its palm-sized remote control has a color wheel that operates similar to the clickwheel on an iPod, where you move your finger…

Gadgets Charlie White

Art.Lebedev Drops Another Bomb, This One Holds Money

Art.Lebidev Studio, in between cranking out questionable keyboard/button thingamajigs, also creates whimsical and weird stuff such as this takeoff on the piggy bank shaped like a nuclear weapon. Called Superbitus, the only way to get your money out of this ceramic munition is to drop the bomb. https://gizmodo.com/art-lebedev-pron-live-shots-of-upravlator-208788 Ironic that the Russian designers at Lebedev…

Gadgets Charlie White

NewSoft Handheld BizCard Reader

The NewSoft Biz Card Reader is a business card scanner of a different type. It is small. Small enough to be carried around in the pocket or easily placed in a briefcase or bag. Now you can show your contacts just how truly lazy you are, on the spot. This device works with Macs or…

Gadgets Travis Hudson

Top 12 Guns for Geeks and Gadget Goons

Click to viewAfter the appalling tragedy in Salt Lake City earlier this week where an 18-year-old gunman began indiscriminately shooting people to death, our thoughts drifted toward arming ourselves to the teeth. The off-duty (and armed) cop on the scene saved countless lives, keeping the gunman pinned down until backup arrived. Maybe more citizens needed…

Gadgets Charlie White

Good Vibrations’ Vibrating Shoes Give Your Feet a Treat

They say your feet are the most ignored part of your body. Well, a company by the name of Good Vibrations is planning on changing that. They’ve created a show with a built-in massager that soothes your aching feet with the press of a button. You can choose when you want the massaging to begin…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez

Bandai Human Player: It’s OK To Play With Yourself

Tesla Anti-Theft Device: Eye of Sauron

Thirteen Computer Keyboards You’ve (Probably) Never Seen

Ghost Blaster: 80’s Hardee’s Toy?

MainNav MW-705: Rugged GPS Watch

1946 Vespa Clock: Better Than the Scooter?

X-Paste, For Teeth (Not Penis)

Pirate Toaster: ARRR! Pass the Jam ARRR!

SoundDrive: The Talking USB Drive

Robert Adler: Father of TV Remote Dead at 93

Duct Tape Wallet Kit

Fulfill Those Luke Skywalker Fantasies Responsibly

Cellphone Condom Breaks for Bikini-Clad Female

Nose Picking Gadget is Totally Unnecessary

Mattel IM-Me: Safer Mobile Instant Messaging for Kids

Philips LivingColors Lighting System Gets You Lit, Like a Christmas Tree

Art.Lebedev Drops Another Bomb, This One Holds Money

NewSoft Handheld BizCard Reader

Top 12 Guns for Geeks and Gadget Goons

Good Vibrations’ Vibrating Shoes Give Your Feet a Treat

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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