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Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the largest electronics recycler in the US, has unveiled a 900HP, 120,000 lb shredding system that can consume 20,000 lbs of gadget waste per hour in its 7’x6′ foot jaws. That kind of power and size make it the largest and most efficient shredder in North America. If there was such…
Wait, you don’t have enough with Mr. T and Jesus H. Christ rubber duckies and psychokiller knitted plush toys? For shame! Thankfully, we got you covered with last minute-and inexpensive-gadget deals for these holidays. https://gizmodo.com/mr-t-rubber-ducky-pities-the-bathing-fool-5113121 Today is Free Shipping Day! It’s a day when participating merchants give free shipping to online shoppers with guaranteed delivery…
While soundbars are becoming ever more popular in home theater use, the iLuv iSP200 speaker is a fairly novel design for the PC industry. While only offering 2.1 channel sound, the system does feature 32W of SRS-XT virtual surround, and each of the two speakers can be detached from the bar base and angled/positioned as…
One of the projects that caught our eye at NYU’s ITP winter show last night (the program that brought you Big Screens) were the Head(banger)phones, accelerometer-equipped to change the music as you bob your head. https://gizmodo.com/120-feet-of-video-art-final-exams-at-nyus-big-screens-5110633 Lee-Sean Huang attached the accelerometer to the top of the headband, and fed its data readings into the visual…
According to this teaser site and this fashion site, Dell has a laptop coming that may be both lighter and thinner than the MacBook Air. The NYT visually quotes Tatelman, Dell’s VP of consumer sales of marketing, with a reaction of his “mouth [gaping] open and his eyes [darting] away.” Tatelman followed with: I think…
Although details are scarce, a spy shot has revealed the BFG Tech is preparing to unveil a high-end PC system with a glorious LCD touchscreen interface. We have heard the rig described as “a high-performance gaming/home theater system” with “maintenance-free liquid cooling,” but we probably won’t know the full story on the specs and touchscreen…
While there are some people who just cant get earbuds to fit, those with really large ear canals might benefit from Breppies—or what are essentially earbud socks. Oh, I know what you’re thinking, but Breppies are a real product, standing for Bud Replacement Ear Protection Provisioning System. (We realize that spells “Brepps,” but we didn’t…
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In the future, sunglasses will need to do more than just make you look cool or prevent costly eye conditions. They’ll need to power your gadgets, according to at least one pair of designers. The “Self-Energy Converting Sunglasses” concept uses a dye solar cell combined with unspecified nanotech to generate electricity while, presumably, still allowing…
The Phantom Keystroker has gotten an update, allowing you to make a victim’s computer randomly type garbage text, move the mouse or turn on caps lock. Hilarious? https://gizmodo.com/phantom-keystroker-sets-makes-working-with-you-even-mor-369249 The little USB stick lets you select which of the three annoyances you want turned on (or all of them) as well as allowing you to set…
Just a little reminder for Blu-ray/Batman fans in the audience—that live screening with director Christopher Nolan is tonight at 6pm Pacific. Here’s what Warner says you need to do to participate: https://gizmodo.com/review-the-dark-knight-blu-ray-disc-5105005 Pending you’ve registered, 1. Pop your The Dark Knight Blu-ray Disc into your Internet-connected Blu-ray Player at least 15 minutes before the event…
High-tech stocking stuffers, vintage threads made new, classic kicks, and interesting reading — or, just your regular week at Uncrate. This week at Uncrate: We pack our gear for the gym in the throwback No Mas Finisher Bag, dress like rockstars of yesteryear in Worn Free T-Shirts, and mortgage our Macbooks for Luke Skywalker’s Red…
The Mac OS X 10.5.6 update broke pwnage, the unlocking/jailbreaking program for the iPhone. Fortunately, there’s now an easy solution to fix this problem. You just need an Automator script and these simple instructions. https://gizmodo.com/apple-leopard-10-5-6-update-pwns-pwnage-breaks-jailbre-5110996 You first need to be logged into the Mac with administrator privileges and, when asked, you have to provide with…
We are really getting down to the wire here, but if you hurry you can take advantage of the free shipping deals offered by over 250 stores in honor of Free Shipping Day. These deals include free shipping on purchases of $24 and up from Circuit City, two day shipping on purchases $40 or more…
While headphones are a serious cause of hearing damage, there are alternatives. And one such alternative is the iCap MP3 player—an MP3 player in a baseball cap that never bows to social pressures. The $100 iCap features two speakers with SRS WOW technology that play music from a MicroSD expandable integrated 1GB MP3 player or…
Using 70 old SCSI hard drives destined for the scrap heap, an IT guy that goes by the handle “Trigger” created this blindingly festive Christmas tree. https://gizmodo.com/ge-unrolls-15-foot-flexible-oled-christmas-tree-scroll-5112371 However, constructing the tree was done at the expense of a thorough DoD level wipe, so this innocent little project may contain enough sensitive company data to make…
I’m not yet in as bad shape as Brownlee over at BBG, drinking instant, but this beautiful chromey Otto espresso maker could convince me to spend a bit more time on my morning cup. It even comes with a matching chrome latte mug. And a product shot gallery with more liberal usage of reflective Photoshop…
If you’ve got a huge, insane contraption designed to monitor how hard a party is rocking, your party is not rocking. Sorry to defeat the purpose of your contraption, but come on. The Rockterscale measures how hard a party is rocking via four different signals. One, if someone wearing the Hat of Rock and is…
Effective immediately, T-Mobile is eliminating the $18 fee it charges customers to upgrade to a new phone. I’m glad to see that T-Mo came to their senses here—penalizing a customer for upgrading is ridiculous. From the press release: T-Mobile is pleased to announce that beginning yesterday, the company has ditched the handset upgrade fee for…
Why buy a stupid Elmo when you can permanently disturb that young mind with a cute knitted plush rabbit killed with a giant carrot? Or a beautiful tiger eating some human remains? I love these. Sadly, or maybe happily for the sake of my niece, these perfect Xmas presents are not for sale. [Slightly Warped]