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The October 12, 1961 Evening Capital (Annapolis, Maryland) ran a story titled, “Disposable Clothes Seen Just Around The Corner.” Excerpts appear below. A research laboratory cuts its big laundry bill way down by sending dirty smocks, coveralls, etc., to the garbage pail. A housewife convinces her husband that her new party dress is a good…
The North hall of CES is like a different planet. Car culture dominates geek culture here, but you still find weird things like this mini wall of 7-inch Kicker solo-baric L7 subs. They were outputting a low roar that felt like a massage or subtle brush against my skin when I leaned in close. I…
Click to view“Mommy, Why is There a Server in the House?” is a children’s book dedicated to “Helping Your Child Understand the Stay-At-Home Server.” At first we snarked at this over-the-top marketing propaganda. But then it made us crap our pants with laughter.
Here’s what you missed today at CES while some Democracy thing happened in New Hampshire: •Bill Gates told us how it feels to be the villain and the underdog, as well as what keeps him awake at night in the continuation of our multi-part interview. •We hear that CES may be leaving Las Vegas. •Mitsubishi…
Click to viewThe initials F-C-C don’t usually engender excitement, but at least according to FCC Chairman Kevin Martin, it’s ground zero for most of the broadcasting, wireless and high-bandwidth landline innovations we’ll see in the next couple years. Martin spilled on everything from the 700MHz auction to a rumored DirecTV/Dish network merger. (Seriously.) They covered…
Fat White Guy: I shouldn’t even give you coffee. Handsome Gizmodo Writer: Who? Me? FWG: Yes you, you guys wrote a story on the cookie lady but not the fat white guy serving coffee! https://gizmodo.com/ces-cookie-lady-says-press-people-are-an-unusually-poli-342373 Heard while: waiting for a latte. Congratulations, Fat White Guy, you’re internet famous.
Scale is everything: We knew iriver’s Wing touchscreen UMPC was seriously compact, but didn’t know just how small it was. It’s still a complete prototype—you’re looking at dumb plastic, and the top half even sorta fell off the hinge—but we convinced them to pull it out of the glass case so we could do a…
Honestly, at this point, after so little sleep, I can’t tell whether or not this is a brilliant, hilarious take on CES or the worst thing I’ve ever seen. I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt, as even if I wasn’t delirious with exhaustion I’d think a guy trying to rap with a mouthful…
Guitar Hero is wicked popular so it is not surprising that numerous companies here at CES are piling on the guitar controller bandwagon. It is also not surprising that many of these controllers blow goats. In case you were unsure, hit the gallery and lay your eyes on the “Shredmaster” and the “Shredmaster Jr.” In…
The Gadget: The Shaft, an arcade-style Virtual Console controller for playing Wii. The Experience: The Shaft felt good. The black version had a more rubberized texture, while the white Shaft we tried out was silky smooth. We found both to our liking, and the multi-assignable turbo button is perfect for when you want some quick…
The Gadget: Euricase Multimedia Ring Box, adds a 2-inch LCD and 60 minutes of video to otherwise meaningless jewelry boxes. https://gizmodo.com/gold-wedding-ring-box-has-2-inch-lcd-plays-video-306689 The Catch: Sarah Meyers! https://gizmodo.com/sf-iphone-line-does-the-wave-bonus-sarah-meyers-takes-273868 The Verdict… I sleep on the couch for the three months following CES. Don’t worry honey, you know I’d never propose to an internet celebrity with such a tacky,…
The Pitch: An attachable lens for the iPhone and various other cellphone cameras (the likes of which we’ve seen before) that adds either 8x optical zoom or wide-angle. Evidence after the jump. https://gizmodo.com/telescopic-lens-for-camera-phones-sees-things-man-was-n-222708 The Verdict: The wide-angle lens adds a few more degrees on the shot, but the zoom lens really does give a decent…
After seeing the sexy press shot of iriver’s new flash-based Aplayer (which also crams in voice recording and an FM tuner), we totally couldn’t resist making the iriver guys pull it out of the case to stack up to a 2nd-gen nano we had on hand. Results? Judge for yourself. https://gizmodo.com/iriver-aplayer-mp3-player-is-credit-card-thin-model-se-341311 They were really scant…
The Pitch: Glasses that project a transparent virtual interface directly into your eyes, essentially bringing to life all heads-up user interface designs from every Sci-Fi show ever. The Catch: It’s not a real product yet (just a reference design), and it needs some kind of other gadget (phone, PDA, computer) to plug into to drive…
I just ventured into the bowels of the International Pavilion, a separate building beyond the North Hall that’s home to tons of tiny booths of companies from Hong Kong, Taiwan and China. Basically, it’s full of power supplies, shitty digital picture frames and knockoffs. So many knockoffs. Take a look through our gallery and try…
The new Eee PC with a bigger screen is real, and they have in fact crammed all 8 inches into the same sized case as the original model. Unfortunately, they stretched the same number of pixels (800×480) across the expanded screen real estate. The rumored 8.9-inch model is still on the way. (Thanks for keeping…
Amethyst’s iPig is an iPod dock for the new generation of iPods. The sound quality is actually rather good, and it gets loud too. The touch sensitive, volume-controlling ears really let you get a response from feeling your ham. It will ship with a multi-functioning remote, but we believe the brochure explains it best; check…
The concepts from Samsung just keep on rolling, and this Ultra Slim 52″ LCD is part of the fascinating bunch. So what’s so great about a 52″ LCD TV? Oh, only the almost non-existent thickness of 40 mm! Not only does the Ultra Slim stay true to its anorexic name, it also has a tapered…
Sci-Fi eyewear lovers are finally getting more options when shopping for new shades with MyVu’s release of two new models, Shades and Crystal. Both models are geared toward watching video on the go, with what MyVu describes as “glance-down technology with true situational awareness.” With this “glance-down tech” these glasses are even closer to mimicking…
The Creative TravelSound i80 is small sheath that you can just slide your iPod nano into. Ooo, that’s a tight fit, baby. Once it’s nestled inside, its mini speaker blasts the tunes, sounding crystal clear for its size. Well, its sound has a rather hot high end, but what do you expect from such a…