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I understand some people want to create the feeling of arcade controls, but this homemade(?) Wii/Gamecube joystick may take up as much room as the cabinet it should be attached to. Seriously, when what you are using to play a console could eat said console alive, you need to question where you’re at in your…
Modeled after the Troodon dinosaur, Troody is the brainchild of Peter Dilworth, MIT student. Six years in development, Troody can walk, sit and run. (This video mostly shows walking.) 1.5 feet tall and 4.2 feet long, Troody was meant to roam freely in museums to get people interested in science. And if that didn’t work,…
Hey, this is a quick reminder for the Axion portable DVD player that will be on sale tomorrow at 8am Pacific. This post really isn’t meant to remind you to buy the Axion, but to remind you that this deal is absolutely pitiful compared to the Xbox 360 deal of yore. C’mon Amazon. We are…
The Muji Multi-Functional Clock features a clock, alarm, calendar and thermometer. To switch from one feature to the next, just rotate the unit. We’d like to see this design in watches because their buttons are always tiny and difficult to press, and simple functions often require the use of two buttons pressed at once. Plus…
Hey, thanks to everyone who let us know there are some RSS duping issues going on. Apparently many of you are lucky enough to be getting double posts of everything we write. All I can say is that you’re welcome and we aren’t charging anything more for the bonus posts. We know about the “problem”…
Packing all my chargers before trips has become completely ridiculous, so I’m pretty excited at the Philips 5-in-1 Universal Game Charger. It allows you to charge 4 Nintendo handhelds (DS, DS Lite, GBA, and GBA Micro) as well as the PSP. We need wireless energy asap so I can play Super Princess Peach Super Killer…
Produced by Paris studio 5.5 Designers, the O Aquarium/Vase is an elegant combination of aquatic and plant life that will beautify your home without torturing the fish like those beta+flower minitanks do. Sure, the concept is simply a vase stuck in a bowl, but it’s executed with grace and that counts for a lot. Now…
The $24.95 LightKeeper Pro is the only gun you should have for the holidays, because you will shoot your eyes out. If you have an old strand of lights that is partially out, the LightKeeper can use an electrical impulse to repair the strand if the problem is caused by defective shunts. For some of…
If there is one thing in the electronics industry that constitutes a completely overpriced lack of creativity, it’s protective cases. Gadget Sleeves (both the name of the company and the product) are refreshing response to a formerly tired product line. Sleeves are available for MP3 players, cameras, laptops and PDAs at prices that vary by…
“What’s with all these Kleenexes in the bed?” “From the other night…” “Oh, when I said that your sister was hotter than you, and when I first asked you out over the phone it was actually a mistake…that I later regretted?” “No, the other night when you said my cancer was karma punishing me and…
Anyone see that recent Hummer commercial that has a really weird shot of a Hummer grill driving through the desert? That’s wide-angle distortion. A South Korean researcher at Nanophotonics has invented a wide-angle lens without distortion and it only costs $100. How does it work? Instead of using high-end glass optics, the lens uses a…
This is just your friendly Gizmodo reminder that if you are living in Japan and forgot to preorder or stand in line for a Wii, you are officially fucked. Kotaku’s own male hair model Brian Aschcraft has been risking life and limb to bring us all the fun that is standing in line for a…
I just had my first taste of the jaded holiday spirit. Maybe it’s because I still haven’t scored a Wii. Maybe it’s because I got over my sticking it to the monopolized energy companies and cranked up my heat, yet find myself cold. Either way, I’m surly, and it’s time for a poll. Gawker Media…
The Gumball Time clock is a clock that finally does something useful, like giving us candy. Manufactured from vintage Toy & Joy Gumball machines, the clocks have maintained their ability to dispense treats for a dime. Seriously, only a dime. You will be able to eat gumballs that you’ve prepurchased and filled into this $250…
Maxfield has a track record of some sexy MP3 players – a dark, brooding style that we’ll probably see from Apple when Jobs goes emo. Are black mock turtles emo? https://gizmodo.com/maxfields-really-pretty-max-sin-touch-digital-audio-pla-195158 Their new MAX-IVY is their newest flash MP3 player coming in sized up to 4GB. Just a bit thicker than the Nano, the IVY…
It’s not often that a CEO is honest about the products they sell. Luckily for us, Seagate’s Bill Watkins did just that. Let’s face it, we’re not changing the world. We’re building a product that helps people buy more crap – and watch porn. Don’t forget pirating media, Bill. Seagate CEO: I help people “watch…
Japanese company Princeton has deposited some rather anemic 256MB~1GB thumb sticks onto the land of Japan. To make up for the lack of storage, they’re branding this with the “Seven Angels” label and including software that’s based on the Psychic abilities of Masako Mitaki. This lady’s apparently a big psychic over there in Ashcraft land.…
We showed you BenQ China’s questionable ad site for their Dog Tag MP3 players this morning, now here’s the translation of the stuff on the page. https://gizmodo.com/wtf-alert-chinese-benq-musiq-dog-tag-player-site-has-g-218714 Translation and details after the jump. The words are: 1st line: Even if 2nd line: The World is destroy to dust, I still believe in 3rd line: Music…
If you couldn’t tell from the shots yesterday, the upcoming Samsung YP-K3 player is really thin. Arguably the thinnest player from Samsung, if not anyone, that we’ve seen. https://gizmodo.com/samsung-yp-k3-the-k5s-little-brother-sans-speaker-218232 To refresh, it’s got a 1.8-inch OLED display, FM Tuner, up to 4GB of storage and MP3/WMA/OGG playback. We bet you could probably stack three of…
We don’t usually pimp books here on Gizmodo, but since our readers are intimately aware of both the SkyMall catalogue and parody magazines, we thought the SkyMaul book would be right up your alley. The book: a fake catalogue of ridiculous crap—including gadgets—designed to both mock and pay homage to the real SkyMall. After all,…