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Two Grandpas Building a Flying Car in their Garage

Face it, people. Flying cars are science fiction, and no matter how badly you want to be Marty McFly the closest thing you’re ever gonna get to a flying car is a tiny airplane. But hey, the basic tenants of logic don’t stop people from chasing the dream, and who are we to judge? Vernon…

Gadgets Adam Frucci

Lucifer Hates Wasting Time With Inefficient Matches

Think lighting a match takes too much time and effort? You’re not alone, apparently. Rather than going through the excruciating motions of taking a match out of a matchbox and striking it on the side, the Lucifer holds matches and strikes them as you take them out. To use it, you just turn it upside…

Gadgets Adam Frucci

WSJ Pulp Bite: Gadget Demigod Mossberg Demands Sacrifice of Virginal Vista Boxes

Walt Mossberg, the WSJ’s Gadget God, waited several years for Vista to come out before buying another Windows box. His new Vaio SZ laptop is a beautiful machine. He was pissed off that the machine had so much bloat outta the box. …the plethora of teaser software and advertisements for products that must be cleared…

Tech News Brian Lam

Lightsaber Umbrella Uses the Force to Stop the Rain

Now available for your handy dandy arsenal of lightsaber gear is this umbrella. No longer will your lightsaber MP3 player, Skype phone, universal remote or MacBook be lonely. I feel like such a nerd describing this, but the umbrella’s handle is a black lightsaber and no part of the umbrella lights up, which is very…

Gadgets Travis Hudson

A Balda-Faced iPhone?

Though Apple usually prefers two sources for its components—better to foster competition among the vassals and keep supply chains nice and smooth—BusinessWeek says “it’s an open secret” that German touchscreen maker Balda is the only squire worthy enough to build the Apple iPhone screen. Balda now makes glass-surfaced screens that are far more sensitive, thinner,…

Tech News Wilson Rothman

Trimension Virtual Reality Reviewed [Verdict: As Expected, It’s Crap]

The IGN folks have got their stinking ape paws all over the Trimersion Virtual Reality kit for PS2, Xbox, GameCube, and PC, and, not surprisingly, they say it is absolutely craptastic. The bulky head-mounted unit, which weighs 1.2 pounds and has a pair of 1-inch 320 x 240 pixel LCD panels, makes you look like…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Happy Freaking Easter: Some Egg-Shaped Gadgets

Easter is only two days away—are you ready for a mindless day filled with big, scary bunnies, egg hunts and toothaches (if you are a parent)? I’m not, but I’m not a parent so it is really just another Sunday for me, but in honor of the day of bunnies and candy and eggs, here…

Gadgets Travis Hudson

Will It Blend? Wild Ride Aboard a Running Camcorder to the Depths of Hell

Here’s one of the best "Will It Blend" episodes yet, where you get a point-of-view shot from a DV camcorder as it meets its untimely demise. Jeez, this is horrifying. I think this might void the warranty, don’t you? – Charlie White Blendtec Site [YouTube]

Gadgets Charlie White

Connections: AT&T’s Vision of the Future (Part 1, 1993)

There are no language barriers in the paleo-future. In 1993 AT&T produced a fourteen minute video called Connections: AT&T’s Vision of the Future. It looks like it had quite a large budget but I can’t figure out who the audience was for such a video. It has a similar feel to AT&T’s "You Will" TV…

Tech News Matt Novak

Wii Zapper Coming May 1st

Nintendo is bringing its Zapper days back. The folks at Gamestop have just added the Wii Blaster to their Wii arsenal, claiming it’ll ship on the 1st of May for $20. Couple it with a few Virtual Console games like Hogan’s Alley, Gumshoe, or Duck Hunt and it’s 8-bit nirvana all over again. Now all…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez

Motorola StarTAC III—It Still Has the Hinge Click!

Last month, Motorola announced a new StarTAC. Yes, they are bringing back the StarTAC—the same phone that started the revolution of clamshells. Above is a video preview of the phone, which is unfortunately in Korean, but it still gets the point across that this is a vintage and equally awesome phone. It has the same…

Tech News Travis Hudson

Dealzmodo: $20 off $100 at Crutchfield

Need some audio goods? Crutchfield is usually the place to go and for a limited time they are offering an instant $20 off purchases of $100 or more. And given that most products at Crutchfield already cost more than $100, this is like a free 20-spot just for shopping at Crutchfield. Product Page [Via Bargainist]

Gadgets Travis Hudson

LG VX8700 Launched on Verizon: Good News

What timing. Yesterday, I reviewed the LG Shine long enough to give it a thumbs down. Today, Verizon launched the LG VX8700, the flip version of the same Shine with the same 2MP camera with design to die for and boring OS. The two share DNA, yet this one is worth considering. It’s all about…

Tech News Brian Lam

Virtual Reality (1980s-today)

10 Zen Monkeys has a great article about the paleo-futuristic promise of Virtual Reality. As the article points out, we may have things like Second Life, which is mentally gripping but is far less physically immersive than what was projected. I remember looking at Nintendo’s Virtual Boy in the mid-90s and thinking, “Finally! It’s just…

Tech News Matt Novak

Intel Inks New Blueprints for UMPCs, Plans on Better Battery Life

Intel is having a tough time getting their UMPCs to take off, so in an attempt to give their oversized handhelds a jolt, they’re building an entirely new UMPC platform. The platform will be dubbed McCaslin and will be based around chip named Stealey. The CPU will support the Premium Vista OS, yet it’ll be…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez

New Mexico to Build a Spaceport for Space Tourism

Apparently space travel for the common man is closer than we thought, at least according to one county in New Mexico. They’ve just approved a tax meant to pay for a spaceport, so I guess that means there’s a need for a spaceport, right? For the low, low price of $198 million, they’ll build a…

Gadgets Adam Frucci

Bill Wyman’s Signature Metal Detector… Wait, What?

It’s been a big week for the Rolling Stones. First, Keith Richards admits to snorting his father’s ashes in what might just be the most insane and awesome admission by a celebrity ever, and now former Stones bassist Bill Wyman is releasing his own signature metal detector. What in the hell is a former Rolling…

Gadgets Adam Frucci

Win a Zune: SlickrFrame Photo Contest Begins Today!

We’ve gotten such an overwhelming response to our request for pics to go into Richard Felix’s SlickrFrame, he’s decided to make a contest out of it. We’re teaming up with him to give away lots of prizes to the creators of the five best photos. https://gizmodo.com/slickrframe-join-in-the-mass-picture-post-249172 C’mon, show us your best shots! Certainly you can…

Tech News Charlie White

RFID Medical Sponges Help Forgetful Surgeons

Remember that episode of Seinfeld where Kramer and Jerry accidentally drop a Junior Mint into the open body of Elaine’s boyfriend? Yeah, this is kind of like that, but with medical sponges. Siemens and other companies have begun placing RFID chips in surgical sponges. Upon finishing the operation a wand is used to swipe the…

Tech News Travis Hudson

An Easter Sponsor Spectacular

Jesus isn’t the only one who has the power to come back to life. Check out the sponsors: Once upon a midnight dreary Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Audi, Canon, Don Julio, MSNBC, Marriott Hotels, Mio, Nokia, Rockport, Seagate, SV Supreme Vodka, Sprint, VW and Verizon rose from the depths of the earth to become the…

Tech News Travis Hudson

Two Grandpas Building a Flying Car in their Garage

Lucifer Hates Wasting Time With Inefficient Matches

WSJ Pulp Bite: Gadget Demigod Mossberg Demands Sacrifice of Virginal Vista Boxes

Lightsaber Umbrella Uses the Force to Stop the Rain

A Balda-Faced iPhone?

Trimension Virtual Reality Reviewed [Verdict: As Expected, It’s Crap]

Happy Freaking Easter: Some Egg-Shaped Gadgets

Will It Blend? Wild Ride Aboard a Running Camcorder to the Depths of Hell

Connections: AT&T’s Vision of the Future (Part 1, 1993)

Wii Zapper Coming May 1st

Motorola StarTAC III—It Still Has the Hinge Click!

Dealzmodo: $20 off $100 at Crutchfield

LG VX8700 Launched on Verizon: Good News

Virtual Reality (1980s-today)

Intel Inks New Blueprints for UMPCs, Plans on Better Battery Life

New Mexico to Build a Spaceport for Space Tourism

Bill Wyman’s Signature Metal Detector… Wait, What?

Win a Zune: SlickrFrame Photo Contest Begins Today!

RFID Medical Sponges Help Forgetful Surgeons

An Easter Sponsor Spectacular

‘Scream 4’ Is Back, and on Tape

Iran Threatens to Attack U.S. Tech Companies Starting April 1

Amazon Clears Out Netflix-Licensed Nebula Capsule 3 Mini Projector at 32% Off, Dolby Audio Home Theater for Less

Anker 160W Laptop Charger Briefly Returns to Black Friday Pricing in a Last-Minute Amazon Spring Sale Deal

The New ‘Backrooms’ Trailer Is Packed Full of Endless Dread

Logitech Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Combo Falls Under $25, a Budget Bundle Deal in the Final Hours of Spring Sale

Liquids Crack With an Audible Snap, Study Finds

Dyson V15 Detect Plus Cordless Vacuum Is a Late Spring Sale Deal at a Record Low on Amazon

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

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