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Samsung NV3 Gets Orientally Lacquered

The cheap-yet-good Samsung NV3 cameras get a slight upgrade, as Samsung’s giving them two optional finishes. For those who don’t like the black brushed metal look, there’s going to be a silver version and an NV3 OPL version. OPL, of course, stands for Oriental Plant Lacquer—doesn’t everyone know that? https://gizmodo.com/samsung-intros-nv-series-cameras-nv3-nv7-nv10-185136 Silver should be due early…

Gadgets Jason Chen

Ann Phone Doubles as TV Remote

The Ann phone is a wireless phone being offered by Korea Telecom that can double as a standard universal remote. On the fly Ann can switch from being a wireless phone to a remove and control your TV, DVD player or DVR. There are two different models available, oddly named Cutie and Sweetie. Korea only.…

Gadgets Travis Hudson

High-Tech Mousetrap Uses Infrared Sensors, Bucket

One thing that has yet to be tech’d out, until now, is the mousetrap. Sure, you can use the age old wooden trap that snaps the mouse in half, but that is a little too inhumane. This project captures a mouse by having a solenoid (electromagnet) drop a bucket over the mouse. The bucket is…

Gadgets Travis Hudson

The Lifetimer Countdown Clock is Depressing

Like those death clocks, this Lifetimer countdown clock can be programmed to display how many minutes, seconds, and days you have left until you die. However, this Lifetimer clock can also be set to count down to 11 different other things, like how many days left until vacation, Christmas, your birthday, when you go to…

Gadgets Jason Chen

Leakproof Silicone Travel Bottles for Road Warrior Quaffers

If you’ve ever had liquids or gels leaking into your suitcase, you might be interested in PKOH NYC’s Silicone Travel Bottles. Just the right size to sneak under that Homeland Security size limit for deadly liquids, these bulb-shaped containers seal up with a leakproof O-ring. We’re liking their wide mouths, just right for a couple…

Gadgets Charlie White

BMW Air Camper: Living Out of Your Car In Style

Here’s a camping bubble that’s reminding us of the bubble boy, but this one is made specifically for BMWs, hooking on to the back of a Beemer and keeping its tony occupants away from those nasty elements. The BMW Air Camper inflatable tent is said to be big enough for two adventurous campers. Check out…

Gadgets Charlie White

Snail Mini Dynamo LED Anti-Mosquito Flashlight Makes Bugs Laugh

Here’s another tool for you to use after the Apocalypse: the Snail Mini Dynamo LED Anti-Mosquito Flashlight. That’s a long name for a short list of features, including a handcranked flashlight and alleged anti-mosquito capabilities. Couldn’t you just claim that anything has anti-mosquito qualities, and then when users don’t get bitten, they’ll believe mosquitoes are…

Gadgets Charlie White

Wee Humidifier Uses a Water Bottle to Steam Up

It’s freezing outside, and with cold weather comes dry air and therefore dry skin. Look it up! Protect that baby’s-ass soft skin of yours with a humidifier at night. Your skin is your largest organ, after all. Look that up, too. You don’t need to buy a giant humidifier and take up valuable bedroom space.…

Gadgets Adam Frucci

Weird Combo of the Day: Celebrate With Injury Clean-Up Items

In our ongoing series where we show you bizarre juxtapositions of items from all over the world, the next Weird Combo of the Day fits in well: What better way to get people to buy a bottle of sparkling wine from this Swedish store than to include a package of colorful Q-Tips and a few…

Gadgets Charlie White

ChronArte Canna Water Clock is a Series of Tubes, Looks Lovely

Here’s some serious clockatude, reminding us of the Internets because it’s literally a series of tubes, and it’s not a big truck. The Canna Clock by ChronArte consists of a dozen glass tubes with 5.25 gallons of water, filling up as time passes and marked at 10-minute increments. For instance, the clock you see here…

Gadgets Charlie White

Dell Says No to Gaming Handheld Rumors

So it looks like Dell is backpedaling a little bit today—denying earlier rumors of a secret portable gaming console. They recently told the folks at Reg Hardware that they have “no plans to launch a Gaming handheld at this time.” Wishful thinkers could interpret that as “it probably won’t come out till late Q3,” but…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez

Samsung Bordeaux 2007 LCD HDTV: Can TVs Be Pretty?

Samsung plans to trick you into buying its new Bordeaux line of LCD HDTVs by appealing to your vanity. The 32 and 40-inch LCD TVs don’t look all that different from last year’s LCDs, but when the bezel is coated in shiny black plastic with blue hints it’s very hard to say no. As for…

Gadgets Nicholas Deleon

iPhone vs Windows Mobile

We’re still months away from the official launch, but the iPhone is already drawing various comparisons to other mobile phones. In this video we see the iPhone’s interface being compared to Windows Mobile. For the most part, both phones can perform the same tasks. The Windows phone actually beats it out with a few extra…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez

Hook Box Combines Two Conveniences In One

Small inventions like the Hook Box can make a big difference in your quality of life. Mount these ceramic hooks to the wall, and immediately have a place to hang your coat with a small storage bin just above, a suitable waystation for things you’ll need to grab or get rid of when you depart…

Gadgets Charlie White

iPod and Cellphone Ban Coming to NYC?

This has got to be the dumbest ban I’ve ever heard of. State Sen. Carl-“look both ways before crossing the street”-Kruger wants to implement a ban on iPod and cell phone use while crossing streets in major NY cities. So if the bill goes through, you’ll be fined $100 for yapping on your mobile (or…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez

FishCam Gives You a Sporting Edge Over Creatures of the Deep

While some seasoned anglers say it’s cheating, this FishCam gives you an edge on those slimy little bastards, feeding the video from a tiny camera attached to your fishing line to a little topside monitor. Hey, now you can get video proof of the One That Got Away, or you can make sure he doesn’t…

Gadgets Charlie White

Sea Phantom: Helicopter Speed at a Powerboat Price?

The Sea Phantom is a concept from long-time boat designer David Borman, whose James Bond-like vessel is designed to deliver helicopter speed at a powerboat price. Although the five-passenger prototype he’s created so far doesn’t go 150mph yet, that’s the idea of this ominous-looking ghost ship that uses NASA’s lifting body airfoil design. This prototype…

Gadgets Charlie White

One-Touch Trouser Pressing Robot

Since we’re content in going to work in naught but our underoos, this T-Press Trouser-pressing robot isn’t really high on our wishlist. But if you’re a high-flying corporate exec that needs your trousers to be pressed just to take a whiz at night, then this is just the gadget for you. Just place your pants…

Gadgets Jason Chen

$230k Flight Simulator Took 10 Years in the Making

It might have taken 10 years to complete, but Matthew Sheil’s 747 flight simulator is without a doubt the most elaborate set up out there. And it should be considering he shelled out $230k to build it. Sheil, who is an amateur pilot living in Sydney, uses 13 quad-core Voodoo PCs to power his rig.…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez

Just in Time Watch Concept

A concept by Martin Frey, a designer, the Just in Time Watch allows you to get relevant appointment information with just a glance. The JIT Watch is a “thinking” watch, which means it interfaces with your Bluetooth phone to coordinate your schedule. Once interfaced, the JIT Watch can use GPS to know where you are,…

Gadgets Jason Chen

Samsung NV3 Gets Orientally Lacquered

Ann Phone Doubles as TV Remote

High-Tech Mousetrap Uses Infrared Sensors, Bucket

The Lifetimer Countdown Clock is Depressing

Leakproof Silicone Travel Bottles for Road Warrior Quaffers

BMW Air Camper: Living Out of Your Car In Style

Snail Mini Dynamo LED Anti-Mosquito Flashlight Makes Bugs Laugh

Wee Humidifier Uses a Water Bottle to Steam Up

Weird Combo of the Day: Celebrate With Injury Clean-Up Items

ChronArte Canna Water Clock is a Series of Tubes, Looks Lovely

Dell Says No to Gaming Handheld Rumors

Samsung Bordeaux 2007 LCD HDTV: Can TVs Be Pretty?

iPhone vs Windows Mobile

Hook Box Combines Two Conveniences In One

iPod and Cellphone Ban Coming to NYC?

FishCam Gives You a Sporting Edge Over Creatures of the Deep

Sea Phantom: Helicopter Speed at a Powerboat Price?

One-Touch Trouser Pressing Robot

$230k Flight Simulator Took 10 Years in the Making

Just in Time Watch Concept

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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