Make Your Own Noise Isolating Headphones for $20
Noise isolating in-ear headphones are pretty popular (especially since I can use them in tandem with my iPod to block out the unwanted sounds of New York City) but they’re also fairly expensive. So why not avoid paying hundreds of dollars and make your own? That’s the spirit! https://gizmodo.com/ultimate-ears-triple-fi-10-is-like-sex-in-your-ear-cana-203750 To make your very own in-ear…
Exploding PowerBook Surprisingly Not Sony’s Fault
Most consumers unassumingly trust the technicians that a cable company or any other kind of service provider sends to their door, but this incident is a flametastic reminder that just because they’re wearing a badge doesn’t mean they know what they’re doing. A tech for Comcast showed up at this woman’s house to install her…
Talismoon Evolve Shells to Let You Choose a New Color for Your Wii
If you’re bored with the stark white Wii but don’t want to retrofy yours or wait til Nintendo releases new colors, Talismoon Evolve has got your back. They’re releasing a whole slew of colored “shells” for the Wii to make it whatever color you want. https://gizmodo.com/nes-skins-transform-the-wii-into-8-bit-ancestors-220904 Not just a sticker, these appear to be actual…
Verizon Finally Releases EV-DO Rev. A PC Card, The AirCard 595
Even though Verizon yelled at us last week telling us that it already had a Rev. A EV-DO network up and running in a few “communities,” today marks the debut of the first PC card that’s compatible with the network. The AirCard 595 comes to us from Sierra Wireless and will set you back a…
Update: Humping Dog USB Drive Now Available to Sodomize Your Laptop
We told you earlier about these marvelous humping dog USB drives. Many of you were saddened by the fact that they weren’t available for purchase. Well, canine companions, weep no more. Digital World Tokyo is now selling them for $55 for all three (plus S & H). Get them while they’re, er, hot, I guess.…
UV Cleaner: In the Future, We’ll All Be Filthy
Apparently in the future things will be cleaned not with water but with powerful, germ-killing UV rays. OK, I’ll buy that when it comes to getting your toothbrush sterile, but clothing? What about, you know, dirt? https://gizmodo.com/rakuten-ultraviolet-toothbrush-cleaner-222560 Well, according to a 600 word block of near-incomprehensible broken English, I am so wrong. The UV Cleaner,…
Pick-Pocket Alarm
Imagine all the theft-stopping power of car alarms, only crammed into your pocket. Of course, the No Touch Alarm Card also comes with everything you hate about car alarms: set to sound off when exposed to any amount of light, it doesn’t distinguish between who pulls your wallet out of your pocket. Of course, there’s…
Steering Wheel Beat Box for Wanna-Be Rappers
Always wished you could rap? Well now you can practice shamelessly while you’re stuck in traffic with this Japanese “steering rapper”. It has 16 sound options, including—in addition to the standard beats—gunshots, dogs barking, sheep baaaa-ing. It also has an automatic OFF function for when you get pulled over for being an obnoxious driver with…