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Sharp just jumped into the powerline networking game, rolling out its HN-VA40S and HN-VA10S network adapters. Using the HomePlug v1.1 AV standard for high-speed transmission over power lines, these babies will be great for those who don’t feel like using a wireless router or stringing Ethernet cables throughout their houses. Just plug one end into…
Bring out your dog’s inner Tinkerbell Hilton with this pet bed that heats up and cools down. The blurb says it operates on a safe, low-power electrical system, but what happens if your dog is incontinent and wees on the bed? It’s probably not quite Deadtime For Bonzo, but I wouldn’t like to risk it…
I can see the point behind this motorcycle from Catalonian company Sun-Red (very responsible and all that, clap clap clap) but, fug-o-rama design aside, I worry for this eco-friendly concept bike, which got a special mention for innovation when they were handing out prizes at a Barcelona car fair recently. Once charged, it will take…
Here at Gizmodo we like our aquariums (or should that be aquaria?) and you know we like anything that plugs into a USB port. Bearing this in mind, Brando have combined the two to bring, literally, minutes of fun to your desk… https://gizmodo.com/banpresto-aquapict-jellyfish-aquarium-258020 So, let’s get this right. It’s an “aquarium” where the fishes are…
Samsung has announced plans to put its 1.8-inch 64GB Solid State Drive into mass production. Consisting of 64 eight Gigabit single-level cell flash memory chips (each one’s circuitry is 1/2500th the width of a human hair) the new SSDs will be making devices faster, more efficient, and should boost battery life by up to 20…
This 1957 photo of the Monsanto House of the Future can be found in the Library of Congress collection. See also: Monsanto House of the Future (1957-1967)
Hong Kong Gym Uses Jocks to Generate Electricity [VOA News]
The mobile research institution Carphone Warehouse has recently published an extraordinary finding, as reported by TechDigest: “One in three people said they wouldn’t give up their phone for a million pounds. 76% said they believed it was a social requirement to have a mobile phone, while 85% think that having a mobile phone is vital…
Once proud to have grown up with the NES and slap bracelets, we’re officially jealous of our own children who will get to play with toys like the Twilight Turtle—a stuffed animal that projects the stars onto the ceiling. Available in green, amber and blue-lit versions, the Twilight Turtle displays a range of the sky…
In the last week, "Dirty Don" has become a blog celebrity. In what can only be labeled as a perfect blend of technology and humanity, his now-famous margarita machine is powered by a small-block 400 engine that will roar louder than even the drunkest soccer mom at your next PTA meeting. Whenever Gizmodo throws their…
Who would have thought that with all of our foul, locker room gadget talk that Gizmodo could be rated “G” for general, impressionable audiences? Our results are from a free promotional tool for a dating site that rates blogs by searching for keywords in your front page content. How was Gizmodo rated “G”? We’re guessing…
Maybe our headline is a bit of an exaggeration, but the handmade Spinning LED Clock uses a mere 33 lights spinning at 30 revolutions a second to simulate—dramatic pause—8000 individual lights. We like the idea because it’s far cheaper than producing a clock with 8,000 LEDs, while the design still remains flexible. Because the image…
Microsoft is partnering with McDonald’s and New Line Cinema to offer Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery free for download, from now until June 28 and again from July 13-19. This download is Xbox Marketplace only, and we were a little bummed to find that it’s only licensed for 14-day rental in standard definition (widescreen).…
If in your version of Heaven thousands of angels are on call with endless miles of bubblewrap for your consumption, then the PuchiPuchi Bubble Wrap Toy might be for you. From what we can tell, the pocket device simulates the feel of popping bubble wrap while using a tiny speaker to make that ever so…
The Mini Solar Car brings new meaning to “compact”. Running a snug 33x22mm, it might not fit you wife/kids/self, but that’s the price for carbon neutrality. As the rest of the world depends on fading fossil fuels to get them place to place, the power of the sun will make your car move automatically—that’s right—no…
There’s been a lot of OSX Leopard news hitting this weekend. From video tours to embedded jokes at the expense of Microsoft, if you are interested in anything Leopard you’ve just gotta hit the jump. To those who don’t care at all, we tried to save your eyes from a couple more Apple posts (that…
We’ve already shown you the new MacBook Pro benchmarks, which show respectable improvements over the old model, not just because of the new Santa Rosa chipset, but Nvidia’s new monster 8600M makes short work of 3D gaming. But what about the other features? How’s the battery life? What’s the deal on those LED screens? Is…
To Mac owners who have yet to upgrade to OS 10.4.10, you may want to wait a bit before slapping on the double digits. A huge thread worth of upgraders found themselves subjected to what has now been coined as “snap, crackle and pop” during audio playback. The problem seems to occur on multiple systems…
Some of you may not know about Rockband—but it’s the follow up to the Guitar Hero series in which instead of only playing guitar/bass tracks, a whole band of otaku can join forces to virtually rock. MTV believes it may be the new paradigm in experiencing music, just as their own product was 20 some…
Hey everybody. You may have noticed that the site looks not great like dogshit smeared on the computer screen. In addition to tweaking the Giz style a bit, there are quite a few changes going on in terms of how we code, post…etc…more boring stuff…niner. Thanks for your patience, and especially to all those who…
