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Logitech FreePulse Bluetooth 2.0 Headphones Shipping Soon

We told you about how Logitech’s FreePulse Wireless Headphones flew through the FCC approval process with their improved Bluetooth 2.0 specs (3x faster, lower power consumption, simplified multi-link), and now they’re officially out in the open for all to see. https://gizmodo.com/logitech-free-pulse-bluetooth-headphones-pass-fcc-world-202678 We’re just hoping this Bluetooth 2.0 spec performs better than most of the Bluetooth…

Gadgets Charlie White

Space Invaders Alarm Clock—Bew Bew!

Mornings can be a rough time for some people. I blame the traditional alarm clocks with their silly radios or annoying beeping. The Space Invaders alarm clock could cure my case of the mornings by awakening to the pleasant sounds of space invaders. It is available for $34, but looks like it will have to…

Gadgets Travis Hudson

Smarty Pants: Computing Meets Motion-Sensing Fabric

Okay smarty-pants, try this on for size: we’ve been hearing a lot about wearable computers, but now scientists at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute are figuring out how to manufacture pants that detect movement. https://gizmodo.com/parvis-zypad-wl-10000-wrist-computer-182007 “A loom helps sew the wires and fabric together. Then sensors embedded in the fabric measure the speed, rotation and flexibility…

Gadgets Charlie White

Dotmobi Top-Level Domain Now Ready For The Masses

The many companies behind the dotMobi top-level domain hope to make your mobile Internet experience both better and easier. The top-level domain—like .com and .org—opened up to the general public yesterday (it was announced just a few months ago, too) and I saw the domain in action (if you can call it that) at an…

Gadgets Nicholas Deleon

Mio H610 Personal GPS Unit To Hit U.S. in November

Mio, makers of fine GPS devices for quite some time now, have just announced that the H610 DigiWalker personal GPS unit will hit U.S. stores in November. I was on the receiving end of a brief hands-on (the life of a blogger is a busy one, I assure you) yesterday and came away with it…

Gadgets Nicholas Deleon

Sharp Triple Directional Viewing LCD: Three Screens, No Waiting

Sharp has enhanced its solution-searching-for-a-problem with the Triple Directional Viewing LCD, a flat panel that can show three different video signals from three different angles at the same time. Sharp showed us this impressive technology with two video sources a couple of years ago at CES, and now it’s raised the bar to three. Sharp…

Gadgets Charlie White

The Time Curtain Is What You Think It Is

Are wall clocks too 19th century for you? Do beads freak you out? Combine the best of both worlds with this Time Curtain prototype from Soner Ozenc. Yes, it’s a curtain with LED-style numbers representing the current time so you can see exactly how long you’ve been sitting there on your couch instead of getting…

Gadgets Jason Chen

PepperPad 3 Hands-On

The PepperPad 3 is finally almost here, and Linux aficionados cannot wait for a pre-built tablet PC that runs their favorite flavor of OS. https://gizmodo.com/pepper-pad-3-178837 In case you’re not familiar, the PP3 is a tablet that has Bluetooth, QWERTY, WiFi, built-in speakers, and a 20GB hard drive. Advertised as a “Handheld Web Computer”, it’s half…

Gadgets Jason Chen

Freedom Mini Bluetooth Keyboard for Cellphones Finally Available

We remember wanting a piece of this Freedom Mini action way back when it was announced last year, but not being able to find it anywhere. But good news shoppers, it’s finally available from X-TremeGeek for $84.97. https://gizmodo.com/freedom-input-mini-keyboard-it-loves-our-freedom-116004 To recap, the Freedom Mini is a Bluetooth mini-keyboard for cellphones and PDAs that don’t have a…

Gadgets Jason Chen

The Office Espionage Kit

This do-it-yourself espionage kit can be great for getting your career back on track after that lying HR broad complained about some inappropriate conduct in the break room. All you have to do is use the micro-listening device for eavesdropping, the invisible ink pen and decoder to write hidden messages to yourself, and the two…

Gadgets Jason Chen

Here’s the Real Body Clock

Are you one of those people who suddenly cracks a naive smile, tilts your head and vacantly says, “Ya know, I like people.” ? We’re happy for you. As long as you’re not talking about a cookbook, it’s OK to be a people person. If you also have a clock fetish like we do, this’ll be…

Gadgets Charlie White

VW Microbus Chameleon Hippie Bus Gets Gizmodo-ized

VW R&D must not have enough to do after helping Stanford win the DARPA Grand Challenge. Instead of working on the ever-elusive flying car, they’ve outfitted this old hippie bus with hidden tech. The drivetrain is all electric, and the surfboards on top have solar cells for charging up the lithium battery banks. Click to…

Gadgets Brian Lam

Paper Airplane Coffee Table

Looking for an unusual coffee table? This one created by Irish designer Lorraine Brennan is made out of 2mm folded steel. Certainly not lighter than air, but this plane might lighten up that plain living room of yours. Plane Table [designboom]

Gadgets Charlie White

Daewoo Voice-Activated Microwave

Daewoo announced its voice-activated microwave oven, a good listener in the kitchen which understands anyone who talks to it. That is, as long as you tell it one of its 40 voice commands it’s able to recognize. You just tell it what you’d like to cook, and it goes on its merry way, nuking it…

Gadgets Charlie White

WiLife Spy Cam Alarm Clock Peeps Digitally, Over Powerline

I give this spy cam enabled alarm clock a 9 on the 10 point scale of perversity. We’re not going to ask you what you’re doing to do with it. All we know is that its one of the first digital spy cam systems, and the first that can send its signal over powerline to…

Gadgets Brian Lam

Sony Reader: Gizmodo’s Hands All Over

The Sony’s ebook, a device based on electronic ink technology, went through several revisions before its launch as the Sony Reader. First it was released in Japan with a white case, and a limited selection of DRM’d books that expired after some obscenely short amount of time. Then there was the delayed US launch. Sony…

Gadgets Brian Lam

Sony Reader Accessories: Dock Night Light and Magnetic Suede Cases

The Sony Reader’s leather and suede case comes in red, green, brown, and black. It snaps shut with a magnet sewn into the cover. Jump to see the charging dock, night light and the other case colors. The night light uses LEDs. The dock transfers data and recharging power, and fits the Reader in and…

Gadgets Brian Lam

Gizmodo Exclusive: Dash GPS Navigator Has Cellular Data and WiFi

Here’s the first look, net wide, of the Upstart GPS-startup Dash, and their GPS system. What’s special: Instead of pulling maps, and points of interests from a drive or flash memory, the Dash can pull down real time updates over WiFi or cellular data. Let me spell it out for you: When you search for…

Gadgets Brian Lam

Info Rings Save You From Carrying Around Business Cards

Picture this scenario. Both you and another businesswoman are wearing Info Rings. You shake hands, and exchange relevant business information—email, photo, phone number, which Hyatt suite you’re staying in—via your rings. Then, when you go back to your room, you can review and file her information on your PC. This is only a concept for…

Gadgets Jason Chen

Even CNBC’s Old Man LeBeau Can Self-Park The Lexus

Your saw our own review of the Lexus self-parking feature, now see CNBC’s Phil LeBeau do it. If you weren’t convinced before about its ease-of-use, just look how easy it is for an old man in a suit to park it. The car backs in to the spot correctly—which is the hardest part of parallel…

Gadgets Jason Chen

Logitech FreePulse Bluetooth 2.0 Headphones Shipping Soon

Space Invaders Alarm Clock—Bew Bew!

Smarty Pants: Computing Meets Motion-Sensing Fabric

Dotmobi Top-Level Domain Now Ready For The Masses

Mio H610 Personal GPS Unit To Hit U.S. in November

Sharp Triple Directional Viewing LCD: Three Screens, No Waiting

The Time Curtain Is What You Think It Is

PepperPad 3 Hands-On

Freedom Mini Bluetooth Keyboard for Cellphones Finally Available

The Office Espionage Kit

Here’s the Real Body Clock

VW Microbus Chameleon Hippie Bus Gets Gizmodo-ized

Paper Airplane Coffee Table

Daewoo Voice-Activated Microwave

WiLife Spy Cam Alarm Clock Peeps Digitally, Over Powerline

Sony Reader: Gizmodo’s Hands All Over

Sony Reader Accessories: Dock Night Light and Magnetic Suede Cases

Gizmodo Exclusive: Dash GPS Navigator Has Cellular Data and WiFi

Info Rings Save You From Carrying Around Business Cards

Even CNBC’s Old Man LeBeau Can Self-Park The Lexus

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