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If all digital photo frames are starting to look alike, try this Mustek PF-A1020BC with its big 10-inch LCD and swappable frames, coming with silver, “frosted white,” or Mahogany faceplates. Pictures should look pretty nice as the 9.5-inch viewable area displays at a 720 x 480 resolution, and you can store around 45 JPEGs thanks…
What happens when you stick an engine in a kayak? You get a really fast kayak, naturally. The dudes on Top Gear raced the jet kayak against a souped-up off-road vehicle in Iceland, on a lake full of giant ice cubes. The result is nothing short of pure, engine-fueled entertainment. Jet Kayak [via Gadget Lab]
Transformers fever is in full effect, but with all the hype surrounding the new movie it’s good to keep in mind that not all Transformers are as badass as Optimus Prime. In fact, there are a few robots in disguise that are downright useless. I mean, what good would transforming into a cassette deck do…
The Augmented Sculpture project by Pablo Valbuena mixes a “volumetric base that serves as support for a second level, a virtual projected layer that allows controlling the transformation and sequentiality of space-time.” In other words, what they refer to in scientific circles as “that kick-ass groovy Tron stuff.” Also called, augmented reality. Watch the video…
Vincent Nguyen from myitablet.com has test-driven a whole bunch of iPhone cases—and overall, he’s not too impressed. Apparently, the proximity sensor gets blocked in some of them.
Thanko’s combined their Dino-Lite USB Microscope with the USB Ear Scope to create one amazing microscoping ear pick. But that’s not all it can do. The other three attachments let you suction your face, look at your teeth, or scope out your hair at sizes the human eye was not meant to see. And of…
South Korea’s Iljin Display has been crowing about its coin-sized laser projector module for more than a year with no haps, but now the company says it’s inked a deal with South Korea Telecom (SK Telecom) to mass-produce the projector for use inside cellphones. Is Iljin’s so-called Nano Projector finally for real? https://gizmodo.com/iljin-display-develops-coin-sized-laser-projector-modul-167323 Iljin says…
The AT&T bundled iPhone accessory saga keeps on trucking along, much to nobody’s surprise. This time we have an unconfirmed update with a supposed internal memo from last week telling sales associates to make customers buy at least one iPhone accessory with the iPhone. We haven’t seen the memo ourselves, but just a report of…
Super nerd Chris Pirillo—you know, the guy that read his wedding vows off a UMPC—just made this video with his wife (?) showing off what would happen if an iPod had sex with a Zune. It’s four minutes long, but there’s only about 30 seconds to a minute of fat in it, which is quite…
Give the Space Navigator your time and location, and it will let you know where over 60 of the brightest stars are, a few dozen constellations, and visible planets. It’s even programmed with upcoming astronomical events up until the year 2020, and comes with 20 star charts. That’s a lot of information to pack on…
For all those poor souls confined to summer school, here’s relief with the Mini Cooling Fan Pen, bringing a blessed cooling breeze to those stuffy proceedings with the touch of a button. It’s powered by a single M5 1.5-volt battery, but it’s unclear whether its propeller collapses when it’s not spinning, for easy pocketability. There…
The Navy isn’t asking for much: they just want to be able to predict where bombs will be as to avoid, you know, getting blown up by them. Is that so much to ask? They’re looking for out-of-the-box thinking and new technologies to help in their quest, and they’ve got a big ol’ barrel of…
HP’s new ultraportable tablet PC, the Compaq 2710p Optimator, has just been approved by the FCC. The 12.1-incher has a screen that can swivel around and turn the computer into a tablet in addition to being used as a regular old laptop. At 3.6 pounds it’s light enough to tote around with you, and integrated…
Never before have people had so little fun with the Wiimote. Hacked from a recent Wendy’s toy promotion, one gamer slid a USB thumb drive into a mini Wiimote keychain/toy/chokehazard. We’re disappointed in anonymous Chinese OEM everywhere for getting beaten to the punch on this one. Hopefully they will take note and put a real…
For our next iPod Bracket Battle, we are featuring the most famous of all the iPod docks&dmash;the Bose SoundDock. But its challenger is no slouch. The Logitech AudioStation is younger, hipper and ready to spill Budweiser all over Bose’s Zima-drinking butt. Who wins the competition? https://gizmodo.com/ipod-docks-the-sweet-16ish-bracket-265489 Design/Features Bose The SoundDock is as minimal as it…
Z-Wave home automation tech continues to expand, and now HomeSeer adds to the mix with its HSM100 Multi-Sensor that knows when the lights are on, what the temperature is, and whether anything is moving in the room. Then, it can control four other Z-Wave devices over a 30-foot range with any combination of that data.…
Doggies love to stick their face out the window of a moving car and catch some breeze, but a car window seems like a pretty uncomfortable place for them to rest their chins. How would you like to rest your chin on a car window while it’s going over bumps and uneven terrain? Not very…
This week at TreeHugger: In the first of the recurring ‘Ask the EcoGeek’ column, reader Rob wonders “Is it possible to recycle old CDs or DVDs?” Oh, Rob, is it ever….The floppy disk was the medium of choice for on-the-go computer storage during the ’80s and ’90s, but they are now relegated to landfill, and…
Click to viewIt’s no wonder Steve Jobs got into the phone business. He introduced the iPod in October 2001, and by April 2006, he had sold over 50 million of them. Now, 50 million units in less than five years is good, but Motorola sold 50 million RAZRs in less than two. It took Motorola…
About five years ago, the foldout chair market exploded. And an arms race broke into full stride: Netted beer-holding technologies were developed, footrests sprung from nowhere and some…even learned to recline. Luckily, Slate reviewed a ton of fold-out beach chairs so you can own the BEST model at your next BBQ. And they were happy…