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After all the gushing about Mac OS X Leopard has died down, now it’s time for some reality, namely, bug fixes in the form of OS X 10.5.2. According to Apple Insider, test builds of this update were seeded to developers, and that distribution included a 76-item list of fixes and code corrections thus far.…
The Pitch An intrepid mountaineer summits a snowy peak, raising his arms in the universal symbol of triumph. The celebratory moment is ruined, however, when his flip phone rings—T-Mobile has apparently been installing cell towers in the Himalayas. The message our intrepid hero receives is an important one: His fly is open, an embarrassing oversight…
You know that feeling when you are bored/sleepless/drunk in front of the TV at 3 a.m., fascinated by a never-ending informercial and you start reaching for the phone wondering if ACME’s Miraculous Gadget X would really work, just to hang up at the last minute? Well, Paul Karason didn’t hang up: he ordered a gadget…
I couldn’t decide which comparison I liked more, but in either case you get it: Eye-Vac Pro is a 1200-watt stationary vacuum, an infrared-equipped all-seeing dustbin that sucks up the rubbish you sweep close enough to its maw. It’s got a HEPA filter for clean air return and a “full” indicator, which means that no,…
You may recall that hapless eStarling picture frame we tested last year at this time, where version 1.0 had a Wi-Fi radio that didn’t work for diddly squat. Version 2.0 didn’t fare much better with its screen that was so bad it was barely tolerable. Well, we’re here to tell you that eStarling has now…
There are no technical details on these alleged pictures of the new Nokia N96, except that they are strangely clear to be fake spy shots. Looking at the reflection on the pictures of its back, it seems these photos were taken with another N96. If real, Nokia’s new smartypants flagship will come with a 5…
Who doesn’t want their home theater to look like a "spaceship transporting dangerous aliens"? I for one wouldn’t mind owning an animatronic alien that pops out of nowhere. "When steam starts blasting from ceiling vents and the alien lurches through the wall, you hear friends scream expletives like ‘holy (expletive)’—and then request to borrow a…
This week at Uncrate: We prepare for the holidays with some National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation Gear, keep our Steel Reserve cold with a 40 oz Cozy, and pound out some stress on the Everlast Desktop Speed Bag. We also create some mood lighting with the Lutron Maestro IR Dimmer, keep our floors clean and germ-free…
Going around barefoot is nice and freeing for your usually constricted feet, but oftentimes that results in dirty feet. I guess. I mean, if you never clean your floors it does. If that’s the case, these disposable soles were designed with you in mind. Basically, it’s a stack of sticky, foot-shaped pads. You step on…
Do you, a loved one or a neighbor you don’t know at all suffer from an affliction of either absurdly tacky or absolutely awe-inducing holiday decorations? Then this is your last call to send them in to be immortalized on the pages of Gizmodo. We need all entries by today. So procrastinators, congrats, you made…
We are not sure how we missed this exquisite work of art when our beloved sisters at Jezebel displayed it not long ago, but we’re just wondering where on earth such a pencil sharpener might’ve come from. Is this what it’s come to? Certainly this is not how we treat our women here at the…
In the Islamic world, you’re not a full-fledged devotee until you’ve made a pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca. But just because you join 2 million others in the crowded streets of the ancient city of Muhammad’s birth doesn’t mean you need to go without Wi-Fi, right? A Saudi Arabian ISP has strung up…
This is one radical looking trimaran, but we’re still scratching our heads trying to figure out why its owner lipo-sucked his own fat to make biofuel for the 78-foot craft on his way to attempting to break a world speed record for circumnavigating the globe. Oh, now we get it. It’s a publicity stunt to…
Here’s an example of the kinds of unique programs we can expect on the upcoming Android platform: WiFi Army, a game that takes place in the real world using GPS and your phone’s camera. Basically, when you get in range of other players your phone will let you know and show you who your enemy…
Isn’t this a fine little Christmas present from our friends at Blockbuster? Maybe the movie rental company figured since it’s this close to the holidays, no one would notice a price increase at Blockbuster Online, announced in a letter to subscribers yesterday. The most painful hit will be taken by those with a “three-out unlimited”…
Many companies are now figuring out the secrets of multitouch displays, and Sony has now developed one of their own. Their polysilicon film display uses integrated optical sensors (a la this Sharp, we believe) to support up to five points of contact on the device, or just enough for every finger on one hand. And…
Umbra, known for low-cost designy plastic kitchen and bathroom tchotchkes, seems like the perfect brand to start doing in-store fabrication of its less microchippy wares. Up in Toronto, Umbra’s concept store features a 3D printer, and designers come to the store to work, creating models of their designs—you can see what looks like little candleholders…
A modder has officially combined a pizza box and a PC. It’s like a stereotype incarnate and it smells delicious. We just wish that the disc tray were modified to eject a steaming slice of pie. Oh, and it’d be OK if cheese got stuck somewhere in the middle, stretching and wrapping around the optical…
Bands on a budget might like this small, yet very capable, digital audio box from Novation that adds sound effects and connects to your PC via USB. The NIO 2|4 measures just 1.8 x 5.7 x 5.9 inches, but packs in four input sockets, four phono outs, two monitor headphone jacks and more than 10…
Some people light up the room naturally. Others of us need help. And adding 400 LEDs to what is pretty much the epitome of pimpwear already is the perfect fashion storm to make you the star of this year’s office festivities. When first activated, the lights alter colors in sync. But over time, this synchronization…