In-Flight DS Lite
JAL’s First Class passengers—read “Shogun”—now get to play with DS Lites while they lie in seaweed wraps applied by Ninja Geishas. There won’t be any WiFi in there for obvious reasons, but you can play the Brain Training Game, English DS Training, and Mario Kart. I’ve flown to Japan and believe me that if you’re…
AIM Developer’s Kit Available
I have a love/hate relationship with AIM. On one hand, the tech folks are great and they’ve done quite a bit to make things easier for folks who might want to implement their protocols in software and, on the other hand, the marketing folks still think AIM is a great Trojan horse to convince people…
Spenco MTB Cycling Gloves
I imagine that all Gizmodo readers regularly exercise like fiends, so these cycling gloves may prove to be quite useful for many of you. The Spenco MTB Heat Wave, Trail Pro and Cold Snap help prevent the sensitive nerves in your hands from being agitated via special gel pads in the glove. The gel pads…
Pro Extreme Contact Microphone
Designed in Israel by a military contractor, the Pro Extreme Contact Microphone enables you to amplify the sound being produced behind walls, ceilings and floors, thus making holding up a glass cup to a door obsolete. The acoustic “super sensor” amplifies sounds by up to 100 times thanks to the 1-watt RMS amplifier. Additionally, the…
MacBooks Looking Skanky
You ran out as soon as the words MacBook slipped past Saint Jobs’ craggy lips and what do you get a few months later? A big skanky notebook covered in sweat stains. The symptoms of this problem first seem to after appear about 2-3 weeks of use of the Macbook. As you can see in…
Baby-Proofing and It Feels So Good
This is a personal request from my wife and me for assistance at baby-proofing our electronics. Wee Kasper is only five months old now, quite a large fellow, and can’t quite crawl yet. However, there’s a glimmer in his eye that informs us that soon he’ll be scooting around the house like a Roomba. https://gizmodo.com/exclusive-kasper-the-incredibly-human-technology-stra-145485…
Recover Water Heat With the Power-Pipe
With oil prices recently at record highs, people—homeowners especially—have been looking for ways to save money on things such as heating costs. What many of them don’t realize is that they’re spending an unnecessary amount of money on keeping their warm water warm, lest Jack Frost make taking showers in the winter a frigid affair.…
The IDF Chess Set Made From Sterling Silver
While it’s one thing to play chess with the standard pieces, it’s an entirely different matter to play with actors from the Israeli Defense Forces. This particular set contains 32 individual pieces made from sterling silver, with the black pieces made from gilded sterling silver. Needless to say, this isn’t a set you’re going to…
The Big Lo Network: Pirate DVDs to Your Train Stop
I got this slip of paper from a friend of a friend a while back, but I’m slack so it took me a while. Apparently ‘Big Lo’ is his ‘movie dealer.’ One call—and I’ve obfuscated the number because it would be impolite to rat out someone else’s dealer—and Big Lo will meet you at your…