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Duracell is expanding their mobile charger lineup with new “Smart Power” products—but it’s their myGrid wireless charging pad that has us excited. We have seen conductive chargers like this before, but it appears to be one of the first from a big brand like Duracell. Apparently, Power Sleeve and/or Power Clip adapters that are needed…
Looks like that final version of Snow Leopard may be starting to hit shelves as early as next Friday, August 28. Macenstein, has gotten word that support training has begun for the new Mac OS X. https://gizmodo.com/snow-leopard-10a432-available-probably-is-golden-maste-5336260 Their source says that next Friday is “extremely likely” and seemed to have some pages from the training…
Sorry, would-be pranksters: freezing Mentos in ice cubes and then putting them in soda doesn’t cause the soda to fizz up. But why doesn’t it work? https://gizmodo.com/frozen-mentos-and-coke-parlor-trick-5279354 It’s because when you get the Mentos wet, their pitted candy surface starts to dissolve. And without a surface that’s covered with thousands of little pits, there’s nowhere…
Dealzmodo has a great selection of smaller HDTVs today. There are two 42″ plasmas below $600, and two 32″ LCDs under $400. Don’t miss the great discount available on HP Pavilion dv4t laptops, either. Computing and Peripherals: • 15.6″ Toshiba Satellite L505-S5969 Dual Core Laptop for $450 plus free shipping (normally $700). • 15.6″ Dell…
Say hello to the groundbreaking TOUCH20 Technology from Delta Faucets. It’s gorgeous. It’s water efficient. And when your hands get a little messy, it lets you turn your faucet on and off with just a touch anywhere on its spout.
I really hope this iPhone patent gets implemented. Not because I personally need it, but because it’s cool: Apple has designed a method to transfer messages or archives to whoever you are talking with on the phone, in real time: While a user of a mobile device is using telephony services, the user may want…
I’m a lazy man, so I like any gadget that makes getting food in my belly less labor intensive. Your task for this week’s Photoshop Contest is to create just such gadgets that have yet to be invented. Send your best entries to me at [email protected] with Future Kitchen Gadgets in the subject line. Save…
What looks kinda creepy actually sounds quite cool. The Concert Hands system teaches you piano (or keyboard) using a 10-finger feedback system that gently pulses when you should play, coupled with an automated wrist pilot that guides you across octaves. The idea being that repetition builds muscle memory, and you’ll improve faster. You’ll need to…
Yesterday I asked you to show us your most shamefully nerdy t-shirt—and you delivered. There were tons of great ones, but in the end I picked 10 that just made me laugh. https://gizmodo.com/what-is-your-nerdiest-shirt-show-and-tell-5340922 Troy Foster: One my math club at college sold. The back said check out this asymptote with a graph of y=-abs(1/x) armyofchuckness:…
Forget the iPod touch and iPhone—and all of these trendy, new devices. Remember the original iPod of 2001? The 5GB white brick with a mechanical scroll wheel? Well, it looks like you can still buy one from Apple, today. TUAW dug up this Apple Store page for what looks like the original 5GB iPod (you…
This isn’t the first Android desktop phone we have seen, but Cloud Telecomputers’ 8-inch touchscreen Android Glass phone keeps the old corded handset intact and bakes in a load of communications functions. https://gizmodo.com/nimble-300-android-desktop-phone-designed-by-iphone-e-5126620 Why put Android in a desktop phone? For one, plenty of apps, including visual voicemail, calendars, SMS, and email. Cloud Telecomputers also…
Contrary to previous reports, and according to this August 18 flight test video, the STS-111 Multi-segment Airship—designed for communications and border patrolling from the sky—is not a flying cyberworm. It’s a flying sperm. https://gizmodo.com/what-is-this-5341330
Just because you don’t own a new car doesn’t mean that you can’t have a sleek, dash-integrated USB charger. While most aftermarket cigarette-to-USB charging solutions protrude a bit from your dash, iLuv’s iAD115 promises to be so small that you won’t even notice it. At just 1.7-inches long, the Micro Size USB Car Adapter will…
We’ve seen rumors that Sprint would be getting the Android-wielding HTC Hero, but now FCC documents have been released showing that a CDMA version (meaning Sprint-compatible) of the Hero has been approved for sale in the US. In other words, those rumors are looking pretty true at the moment. [FCC via Engadget]
Yeah, it’s creepy. But can it track on glass? [Steampunk Workshop via Boing Boing Gadgets] https://gizmodo.com/logitech-performance-anywhere-mouse-mx-review-5340410
Before taking on this Macbook project yourself, heed this one-line review from Instructables: “just built it, verynice. but extremely annoying. it squeaks on my desk every time i click or press a button on the keyboard. grggggg.” [Instructables via Unplggd]
AT&T is dropping famed hacker-turned-security-expert Kevin Mitnick as a customer because it can’t seem to stop script kiddies from stealing his data. It’s clearly the easier solution, but is it the right one? UPDATED. “They can’t seem to secure my account,” Mitnick told The Register. “And then instead of doing something about it, they try…
Everyone assumed it because of the Slim’s power savings, but it’s been confirmed that the Cell has been shrunk to 45nm (down from 65nm). [Yahoo Tech via CrunchGear]
I’ve heard pilots ask if there’s a doctor on board in the event of a medical emergency on an airplane, but to ask if there’s a guy with a Wi-Fi-equipped laptop on board? That’s a new one to me. Evan was stuck on the tarmac, his plane the 50th in line for takeoff with the…
While the Justice Department is investigating whether or not Apple and Google secretly colluded to not steal each others employees, it looks like Jobs proposed a similar deal to Palm. But he got shut down. According to emails reviewed by Bloomberg, Jobs proposed a deal to then-CEO Ed Colligan after Palm hired away iPod honcho…
