Tech News

High-Tech Mousetrap Uses Infrared Sensors, Bucket

One thing that has yet to be tech’d out, until now, is the mousetrap. Sure, you can use the age old wooden trap that snaps the mouse in half, but that is a little too inhumane. This project captures a mouse by having a solenoid (electromagnet) drop a bucket over the mouse. The bucket is…

Gadgets Travis Hudson

Gizmodo’s Jason Chen Parlays Fame Into Adoration, Fends Off Lustful Fans

Our own Jason Chen, master blogger and lover of gadgets to such an extent that he can’t seem to keep them out of his pants, is coaxed away from his Xbox 360 long enough to tell his story to blogger babes at GeekSugar. In the entertaining interview, part of the “Geeks We Love” series, Chen…

Tech News Charlie White

Boring but Important Stuff

Don’t forget a caption, and to send any pictures that you find to [email protected] Judging by the fact that you’re at Gizmodo, it’s safe to assume that if you wanted a Gmail invite you would have one by now. But on the off chance that you didn’t or you know someone who wants to, Gmail…

Tech News Ben Longo

Stupid Hackers Try to Take Down the Internet, Predictably Fail

Silly hackers! You cannot destroy the internet! It’s a pretty basic premise, that because the internet is a distributed network it’s pretty insusceptible to being taken down wholesale by a small band of pockmarked, greasy nerds, but that’s just what they tried to do. Attacking a series of root servers with boatloads of denial-of-service attacks,…

Tech News Adam Frucci

The Lifetimer Countdown Clock is Depressing

Like those death clocks, this Lifetimer countdown clock can be programmed to display how many minutes, seconds, and days you have left until you die. However, this Lifetimer clock can also be set to count down to 11 different other things, like how many days left until vacation, Christmas, your birthday, when you go to…

Gadgets Jason Chen

Thermaltake iXoft Fanless Laptop Cooler

Thermaltake, the king of keeping things cool, has added this fanless laptop cooling pad to their line of cooling accessories. This 22-ounce pad uses a little bit of chemistry to keep the laptop cool by absorbing heat and distributing it across the pad. It is available in black and white and support laptops up to…

Tech News Travis Hudson

Pissed Off Gamers Ready to Sue Nvidia Over Crap Vista Drivers

Last time we checked in on Nvidia, they had yet to release final (i.e. not beta) Vista drivers for their GeForce 8000 series cards. Well, it seems like the Vista gaming community is mad and tired of waiting. They’ve launched a website threatening to file a class action lawsuit against Nvidia if they don’t get…

Tech News Louis Ramirez

Boy Genius Paws the RIM Blackberry 8800, Takes Lots of Pics

The infamous Boy Genius got his hands on a shiny black Blackberry 8800, and he shows us tons of pictures of the device along with numerous screenshots. He likes the look and feel of the handset, saying its keyboard is just as good as its 8700 predecessor. He’s also digging the screen, “Oh man, the…

Tech News Charlie White

Wiin a Wii At Our Expense, Part 3

We are giving away a Nintendo Wii. The contest will pit your brains against our trivia. For each correct trivia question answered, you get an entry into the drawing for a Nintendo Wii. If you missed the previous questions go check them out here and here. A winner will be selected at the end of…

Tech News Travis Hudson

Dealzmodo (??): Apple iPod Hi-Fi, $87 B&M

Vocabulary lesson: B&M stands for brick and mortar, or in-store only. According to the frugalites over at Slickdeals, Target has the iPod Hi-Fi stereo/iPod dock for $87 in-store only, which is 75-percent off the retail price of $350. Apparently, Target is clearing out the devices in-store to only sell them online. After dissecting the thread…

Tech News Travis Hudson

Jajah Mobile Web Makes Cheap International Calls From Your Smartphone

For the times where you can’t get to a Wi-Fi point for Skype and you can’t remember that 15 digit calling card code, there’s Jajah. Jajah lets you make relatively cheap long distance calls right from your browser-enabled smartphone. How does it work? Well, just visit jajah.com from either your PC or your smartphone’s browser,…

Tech News Jason Chen

Leakproof Silicone Travel Bottles for Road Warrior Quaffers

If you’ve ever had liquids or gels leaking into your suitcase, you might be interested in PKOH NYC’s Silicone Travel Bottles. Just the right size to sneak under that Homeland Security size limit for deadly liquids, these bulb-shaped containers seal up with a leakproof O-ring. We’re liking their wide mouths, just right for a couple…

Gadgets Charlie White

BMW Air Camper: Living Out of Your Car In Style

Here’s a camping bubble that’s reminding us of the bubble boy, but this one is made specifically for BMWs, hooking on to the back of a Beemer and keeping its tony occupants away from those nasty elements. The BMW Air Camper inflatable tent is said to be big enough for two adventurous campers. Check out…

Gadgets Charlie White

Snail Mini Dynamo LED Anti-Mosquito Flashlight Makes Bugs Laugh

Here’s another tool for you to use after the Apocalypse: the Snail Mini Dynamo LED Anti-Mosquito Flashlight. That’s a long name for a short list of features, including a handcranked flashlight and alleged anti-mosquito capabilities. Couldn’t you just claim that anything has anti-mosquito qualities, and then when users don’t get bitten, they’ll believe mosquitoes are…

Gadgets Charlie White

Power User – The Best of Lifehacker

This week at Lifehacker: Getting good with Google Reader “Google Reader is one helluva feed reader, but unless you’ve spent a little time digging into the documentation, you probably aren’t taking full advantage of what it has to offer.” Whip your MP3 library into shape, Part III: Metadata “It’s not hard to fix or update…

Tech News Gina Trapani

Onkyo Flaunts Gleaming Aluminum Keyboards

We’re always on the lookout for the perfect keyboard and are also curiously drawn to aluminum, and Onkyo is more than happy to accommodate our fetishes. The company unveiled two new entries to its Wavio line, including a wireless desktop with a mouse, and also a wired USB keyboard both crafted in solid aluminum. Both…

Tech News Charlie White

Wee Humidifier Uses a Water Bottle to Steam Up

It’s freezing outside, and with cold weather comes dry air and therefore dry skin. Look it up! Protect that baby’s-ass soft skin of yours with a humidifier at night. Your skin is your largest organ, after all. Look that up, too. You don’t need to buy a giant humidifier and take up valuable bedroom space.…

Gadgets Adam Frucci

Weird Combo of the Day: Celebrate With Injury Clean-Up Items

In our ongoing series where we show you bizarre juxtapositions of items from all over the world, the next Weird Combo of the Day fits in well: What better way to get people to buy a bottle of sparkling wine from this Swedish store than to include a package of colorful Q-Tips and a few…

Gadgets Charlie White

Is the iPhone Screen Stepping on a Sony Ericsson Patent?

One of the iPhone’s cool tricks is how its screen can automatically rotate from portrait to landscape mode depending on how you hold it. But now it appears that the technology behind that tech wizardry belongs to the boys at Sony Ericsson. Back in Aug 2006, they were issued a patent on a technology that…

Tech News Louis Ramirez

Keep Your Phone Strapped On at All Times

You’re a person of action, someone who has no time to pick your phone up off of the passenger seat while you’re driving. No, you need it strapped to your chest at all times so you can answer before the first couple bars of your We Built This City on Rock and Roll ringtone. Action!…

Tech News Adam Frucci

High-Tech Mousetrap Uses Infrared Sensors, Bucket

Gizmodo’s Jason Chen Parlays Fame Into Adoration, Fends Off Lustful Fans

Boring but Important Stuff

Stupid Hackers Try to Take Down the Internet, Predictably Fail

The Lifetimer Countdown Clock is Depressing

Thermaltake iXoft Fanless Laptop Cooler

Pissed Off Gamers Ready to Sue Nvidia Over Crap Vista Drivers

Boy Genius Paws the RIM Blackberry 8800, Takes Lots of Pics

Wiin a Wii At Our Expense, Part 3

Dealzmodo (??): Apple iPod Hi-Fi, $87 B&M

Jajah Mobile Web Makes Cheap International Calls From Your Smartphone

Leakproof Silicone Travel Bottles for Road Warrior Quaffers

BMW Air Camper: Living Out of Your Car In Style

Snail Mini Dynamo LED Anti-Mosquito Flashlight Makes Bugs Laugh

Power User – The Best of Lifehacker

Onkyo Flaunts Gleaming Aluminum Keyboards

Wee Humidifier Uses a Water Bottle to Steam Up

Weird Combo of the Day: Celebrate With Injury Clean-Up Items

Is the iPhone Screen Stepping on a Sony Ericsson Patent?

Keep Your Phone Strapped On at All Times

Lego Is Leaning Into Your Marvel Memories With a New Helicarrier Set

Toshiba’s 65-inch Smart Fire TV Now Matches 43-Inch Pricing After 44% Drop on Amazon

Kash Patel’s Email Account Hacked, Iran-Linked Group Takes Credit

Repair Workers Accidentally Stumble Upon Lost Remains of Legendary ‘Fourth Musketeer’

Dreame Aero Pro Wet Dry Vacuum Mop Drops 20% Shortly After Launch in the Spring Cleaning Sale

Darth Maul’s Legs, Ranked

April Set to Unleash Some Wild Weather Across Parts of the US, Meteorologists Warn

Scientists Create ‘Living Pharmacy’ Implant That Doses 3 Drugs at Once

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

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

Let us help find what you are looking for...