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Japan cellphone app maker J-Magic has released a useful update to its celebrity look-a-like app, “Kao Cheki.” Called “Shoubu Co-de Cheki,” it offers fashion advice based on mobile snapshots of your face. Anyone want to make this for the iPhone? “Shoubu” is a slang term for the type of clothing a woman wears to land…
The surge of systems devised to re-capture bodily output continues, this time with a nano-piezo technology that could use sound waves to charge cellphones. But how long must you talk before you can… talk? https://gizmodo.com/good-news-astronauts-can-drink-their-own-urine-5098633 Science Daily reports that Tahir Cagin, a professor in the chemical engineering department at Texas A&M, has merged the really…
The original Horizon H-Racer hydrogen fuel-cell toy just got an update: Before, you could fill it with water and let ‘er rip. Now, you can actually steer the bastard. https://gizmodo.com/h-racer-toy-hydrogen-car-174962 The new kit—because it may look like a race car but let’s be honest, it’s a science edu-toy—still comes with the solar panel and hydrogen…
The Kogan Agora Pro has popped up in Australia as the latest Android handset and is available for international pre-order. The phone has a 2.5-inch resistive touchscreen, QWERTY keyboard, 3G and GPS for $399. Kogan claims they spent a lot of time listening to direct feedback from consumers on what features they wanted most, and…
Fujistu-Siemens has released their Amilo GraphicBooster. It seems like a rather good idea. A powerful graphics card and two-USB port that you can have permanently attached to three displays. It looks amazing in action. https://gizmodo.com/fujitsus-amilo-graphicbooster-external-graphics-card-fo-391362 The Amilo GraphicBooster connects to the laptop using PCI-E, and has its own power supply. It houses a 512MB ATI…
According to our recent poll, only 12% of respondents blame Walmart for the tragic death of a 34 year old employee in the Black Friday rush. But when it comes to lawsuits, money talks. https://gizmodo.com/question-of-the-day-who-is-most-to-blame-for-the-walma-5100474 Naturally, the family of victim Jdimytai Damour is filing a wrongful death lawsuit against Walmart, the adjacent Green Acres Mall,…
The only rings I’ve ever liked are nipple rings, The Lord of the Rings, and Ringo Starr. I love these silver Lego rings, though. You can customize them putting any brick you want on top. As you can see in the gallery, you can use any Lego brick or piece you want to change their…
For some reason, rhythms I produce by nervously tapping my fingers do not translate well to musical instruments. However, this “Jam” concept could help fidgety individuals like myself become musical virtuosos. A central hub wirelessly links the Jam finger taps together allowing one, or several people to play sound clips by tapping their fingers on…
This revieLITE iPhone and iPod charger night light is one of the most amazing things I’ve seen today; and I’ve seen tens of things today. Why do I love it so much? Because it’s an iPhone charger AND a night light. Is a further explanation necessary? The reviveLITE cradles your iPhone on its left while…
I love Logitech mice, so I actually dug their shameless mouse timeline. Even more awesome, though, are these amazing prototypes that never left their lab, like the three-scroll wheel monstrosity and hockey puck above. https://gizmodo.com/logitech-timeline-of-mousery-is-full-of-memories-logit-5101257 They get wonderfully cheeky about them too, saying that the hockey-puck mouse “looked cool but turned out to be less…
Based a a number of complaints posted on the Roku customer forum, it appears that their little $99 Netflix streaming device has spontaneously suffered from a serious drop in video quality. https://gizmodo.com/first-netflix-streaming-box-review-100-and-unlimited-389698 Roku engineers have acknowledged the problem, and are said to be looking into it. At this point they a directing blame at Netflix…
Glu Mobile and the iPhone/iPod Touch now give you the chance to pilot your own Batmobile for the low price of $0.99. The game takes you through the Batcave, the streets of Chicago (Gotham City) and rooftops, as you make tire screeching noises with your mouth and recreate famous lines like “he’s flying on rooftops!”…
I haven’t yet read Mac Montandon’s book Jetpack Dreams, but thanks to this video it’s made its way to the top of my book heap. Jetpack Dreams Trailer from Mac Montandon on Vimeo. Read more:Disneyland Jetpack (1966)10,000 Years From Now (1922)Jet Pack Video (1966)Bell Aviation’s Rocket Pack (1964)Jet Flying Belt is Devised to Carry Man…
If you’re traveling overseas to Japan, the UK, Brazil or Australia and try to access Gizmodo, you’ll get the local version to that country. Here’s how to get the regular US site. The first method is to manually visit us.gizmodo.com, which will show you the US site no matter where you are. The second is…
Every year, The Onion sells boxes for fake, horrible-looking products to prank unsuspecting gift-receivers with. They’ve got two new one’s this year: the iFeast and Kleen-Stride. https://gizmodo.com/the-onions-new-gotchaboxes-for-2007-even-more-hilariou-323726 What makes these so great is just how close to real they look. Trust me, I’ve seen plenty of absolutely idiotic products with iPod docks in them, and…
As you probably know, the BBC and a bunch of publications pounced over a “new” Tech Support Note recommending the use of anti-virus software, accusing Apple of “quietly” changing their tune about the Mac being virus-proof. We discovered this was false. Then Apple removed the notes, saying they were obsolete because Mac OS X is…
Like Lego or Apple, you knew this was coming to the Gizmodo Gallery: An exclusive iPhonesque-edition of the TV-B-Gone, so you can annoy the hell out of us by turning off our Panasonic 103-inch TV. https://gizmodo.com/at-gizmodo-gallery-the-lego-death-star-5097684 If you work at Motorola, it’s payback time. [Thanks to REED ANNEX and thanks to our benefactor gizmine.com] Gizmodo…
Nothing says hilarity like making somebody else physically ill. That’s the idea behind Sonic Nausea, a tiny device that makes people sick to their stomach when they’re within it’s range. You simply plug the little thing into a 9-volt battery and then it pumps out “ultra-high frequency soundwaves which soon leads most in its vicinity…
Still holiday shopping? There are plenty of deals to grab out there including an 80GB PS3 for $323, a Philips Blu-ray Player for $199.99 shipped and a ScanDisk Sansa MP3 player for $25 shipped. Computing • Lenovo IdeaPad S10 10.2″ Netbook for $367 plus free shipping (going for $399. Use coupon code USPTS10). • Samsung…
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