Spenco MTB Cycling Gloves
I imagine that all Gizmodo readers regularly exercise like fiends, so these cycling gloves may prove to be quite useful for many of you. The Spenco MTB Heat Wave, Trail Pro and Cold Snap help prevent the sensitive nerves in your hands from being agitated via special gel pads in the glove. The gel pads…
Pro Extreme Contact Microphone
Designed in Israel by a military contractor, the Pro Extreme Contact Microphone enables you to amplify the sound being produced behind walls, ceilings and floors, thus making holding up a glass cup to a door obsolete. The acoustic “super sensor” amplifies sounds by up to 100 times thanks to the 1-watt RMS amplifier. Additionally, the…
Recover Water Heat With the Power-Pipe
With oil prices recently at record highs, people—homeowners especially—have been looking for ways to save money on things such as heating costs. What many of them don’t realize is that they’re spending an unnecessary amount of money on keeping their warm water warm, lest Jack Frost make taking showers in the winter a frigid affair.…
The IDF Chess Set Made From Sterling Silver
While it’s one thing to play chess with the standard pieces, it’s an entirely different matter to play with actors from the Israeli Defense Forces. This particular set contains 32 individual pieces made from sterling silver, with the black pieces made from gilded sterling silver. Needless to say, this isn’t a set you’re going to…
Intempo iDS-02 Spherical iPod Speaker-Dock
The UK’s Intempo Digital has come out with a rather unique looking iPod speaker/dock combo, the iDS-02. Available in black or white, the iDS-02 distinguishes itself from other ho-hum iPod docks with its shape, which is not unlike a [bowling] ball. While the dock is compatible only with iPods, a line-in input permits connection to…
World Cup Ball More Advanced Than Your PC
The World Cup finally started today with Germany and Costa Rica providing one of the better opening matches in recent memory. The official ball of the tournament, the Adidas Teamgeist (or “team spirit,” which is unbelievably lame), is packed to the seams with well-researched hi-tech goodness. Compared to most other soccer balls which have 26…
T-Mobile Preps Three More Samsungs
Everyone’s favorite wireless carrier T-Mobile is launching three Samsung phones that are aimed for the everyday user, rather than people with money burning a hole in their pocket. The three models—the t609, the t209 and the t319—won’t knock your socks off with their features, though they’re all compatible with Yahoo!, AIM and ICQ instant messenger…
The Tech That Stopped Al-Zarqawi
Since we’ve had some complaints about being too political regarding certain military actions undertaken by the United States, I’ll try to keep this as straight as possible: Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi, the Al-Qaeda man alleged to have been responsible for numerous attacks in Iraq in recent years, was killed by U.S. forces about 48 hours ago.…