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Our Snowmodo reader meetup was this weekend. Whenever we set one of these events up, there’s always the nagging worry it’ll be dumb and no one will show up. You proved me wrong. Geek readers made their way from the surrounding areas—the temperate climate of the bay, the big little glitter of arid Reno, the…
My iPhone is my alarm clock, so it ends up on the floor, across the room when I wake. But all you have to do to shut this “Magic” Sensor Alarm Clock up is wave. Waving, however, could be a problem for this clock. Because it is buttonless, the only way to control all the…
Designed for a Japanese lighting company, this “Tear Drop” pendant lamp—made out of glass and aluminum—will be displayed at the Milan Design Week this year from April 22-27. [yamagiwa via design boom]
Bigup to everyone who recommended the venerable DynDNS free service last weekend for making it even easier to connect to your home computer from anywhere. Here’s how to do it. https://gizmodo.com/how-to-remote-control-your-home-computer-from-anywhere-5197759 Even though they’ve been providing the same great service for ten years, I had never used DynDNS before (ah, the joys of working from…
According to SlashGear, the BlackBerry Storm 2 is supposed to hit Verizon this coming September and it is rumored to have Wi-Fi. Like most rumors, details beyond that remain vague and not much is else is known. Hopefully, if a BlackBerry Storm 2 does surface, it will be an improvement over the last one (and…
Have you or one of your opponents ever tossed a game of chess off the table in a disgusting display of poor sportsmanship? The skeleton key chess board puts and end to those outbursts. Now you can savor victory not once, but two times: when your opponent tosses the set off the board and when…
Subway maps make a great framework for organizing things other than subway stations: the unique colored lines, the distinct neighborhoods, the interesting intersections. Design firm Information Architects have just released their latest Web 2.0 map. Oh hey, there we are, hanging out over on the Opinion line. Wait what, opinion? I thought Gizmodo only trafficked…
Why did Bono abandon Apple, given their shared vision of beautiful things for beautiful people, for BlackBerry? It’s because, Bono says, “RIM is going to give us what Apple wouldn’t—access to their labs.” Dear God. https://gizmodo.com/shocking-new-microsoft-ad-implies-macs-are-inferior-5198677 He says that with RIM’s labs and people “we can do something really spectacular.” When asked if this means…
I know this isn’t facebook/twitter, but my friends Joel Johnson and Rob Beschizza have just picked up my surfing/WIRED buddy Steve Leckart and sweetheart Lisa Katayama as tech writers at BoingBoing Gadgets. If those 4 threw a party, I’d stop playing Xbox and go to it, so to speak. So please stop by and say…
1912 Senate Monorail (Library of Congress) From 1912-61 tunnels below the U.S. Senate building were filled with monorail cars carrying senators on the “shortest and most exclusive railway in the world.” A short history about the monorail system appears on the Senate.gov website and is excerpted below. I’m fascinated with early ideas of what “the…
As you probably know, iPhoto’s facial recognition feature likes to spot visages in odd places. Like a ball of cookie dough that looked like a panda. Now, there’s a place for even more delightful mistakes. https://gizmodo.com/iphoto-discovers-face-in-delicious-chocolate-chip-cooki-5195630 The Things iPhoto Thinks Are Faces group already has 86 screen captures in its pool, which I’m sure is…
It’s the ultimate home theater system that you’ll (hopefully) never be conscious to see. The old da Vinci was alright, but the new da Vinci Si surgical system displays your intestines in 3D HD (a perspective created through a double-camera, double-display stereoscopic system) so that a surgeon can marvel at the efficiency of your GI…
I’m not too sure what heaven looks like, being of the mindset that it all just goes to black. But if heaven does exist, it surely looks a lot like the original Star Trek Enterprise. The Star Trek: Bridge Full Wall Mural is a 6×10 detachable skin that can stick and restick to walls without…
It won’t be long before summer is here, so prepare yourself for some poolside partying with the Aqua Sounders wireless speaker and mood lighting ball. Indeed, the Aqua Sounder will not only transmit your MP3 player tunes from a dock positioned up to 150 feet away, it will also provide ambiance with two LED mood…
The weather is starting to get nicer and that means it’s time to start busting out the grill. So, I must ask the age old question: what type of grill do you prefer? https://gizmodo.com/10-awesome-grills-you-can-buy-for-the-ultimate-memorial-392940 What Type Of Grill Do You Prefer? ( surveys)
So the Hell’s Angels laughed at you for pulling up to the roadhouse on a moped with a basket. Ok, you’re not biker material—but you can still look the part with these spooky helmets. The creatures found on these handmade helmets were created by a Brazilian artist who affixed bones, teeth and “fine stones” found…
The new Netgear ReadyNAS NVX is a 4-bay NAS geared towards small businesses that is also compatible with the Time Machine on Mac OS X. The new Time Machine compatibility uses Bonjour to so your computer can auto-detect the NAS over LAN, and supports backups from multiple Mac machines. The Time Machine support is a…
iTunes running on OS X is pretty fantastic. But on a PC, the experience often suffers. Lifehacker points us to a way to install iTunes 8 without Apple’s extra programs on the side. https://lifehacker.com/install-itunes-without-the-extra-bloat-5200534 Not to spoil the suspense, but you’ll need to use a custom iTunes 8 installer that removes Quicktime, Bonjour and iTunesHelper…
This Elite Racer Pro setup, with a 32-inch Sony Bravia, built-in gaming PC, race seat, optional Vuzix Eye-Goggles and built-in audio and vibration effects looks much more entertaining than the latest Vin Diesel vehicle. You’ll have to email the guys at Elite Sim Design to get more info on this (like pricing and release date),…
Bigger is better… for TVs, I mean. There are some puny 20″ ones in here to your 52″ giants along with your other daily, served-with-OJ gadget deals. Fresh-squeezed! Computing & Peripherals • Samsung 2443BWX 24″ Widescreen LCD Monitor for $222.99 (normally $330 – valid today only). • Samsung 2343BWX 23″ Widescreen LCD Monitor for $229.99…