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How thin can a cellphone get? Samsung has created a handset that needs to run around in the shower just to get wet with this SGH-X820, which is a nearly-invisible 6.9mm thick. Even though it’s so doggone slim, it still has a fat feature set, with 2-megapixel camera that records video, Bluetooth connectivity and an…
When the Beatles and Steve Jobs somehow both decided to call their companies Apple, someone would inevitably be singing the song “I’m a Loser.” In a court battle over whether iPods and iTunes will still be allowed to carry an Apple logo, a British judge ruled that Apple Computer has a store and a music…
Intel has decided to name its next-generation processor Core 2 Duo, so we can throw away those weird-sounding meaningless codenames such as Conroe (the desktop version) and Merom (the notebook version), and get on with the next version of Intel’s dual core chips. Keeping with this numerical naming scheme, Intel will also call its next…
Hide this Shocking Lie Detector from your wife, or the next time she asks you where you were until 2am, that “I was working late Honey” is going to cost you all the feeling in your fingers. As she feeds you some easy calibration questions—what are our children’s names—you’ll be wishing this device didn’t strap…
For city dwellers tight on space and students in dorms, the Computer Bed combines a computer desk with a bed. A stylish wooden desk by that folds down to reveal a hidden twin sized bed. Although the bed is useful and practical, it doesn’t look very sturdy. Even with the new “metal bed frame” and…
FansNerds of the Robot Fighting League—the one that was on Comedy Central—are proud of their metal creations. But in the end, they’re just Roombas with hammers and saws attached. https://gizmodo.com/the-ultimate-frogger-challenge-160980 Our tech-inclined friends over in Japan, however, have taken it to the next step. We’ve never lost money by overestimating their love of humanoid robots,…
This stunning Gorenje Swarovski designed black fridge takes its inspirations from desktop PCs, but one-ups them by embedding 7,000 crystals on the front. In addition to keeping your food fresh, it’s got a touch screen, radio, recipe book and voice recorder. Less than 10 will be produced, so you’re probably not going to get one.…
Not exactly like the 32 GB Flash drive that Samsung rolled out in March, the hybrid hard drive (HHD) is a combination flash and standard hard disk that’s going to be used to cut down boot times of laptops and PCs. https://gizmodo.com/samsungs-32gb-flash-drive-hard-disk-killer-161923 Microsoft’s new Windows ReadyDrive will be reintroduced May 24th to take advantage of…
Sunglasses That Let You Look Behind You Had them in high school almost 20 years ago. A friend got baked and rode a motorcycle with them, thought he was riding backwards in time. The Brain https://gizmodo.com/sunglasses-that-let-you-look-behind-you-171066 Sony to Ship 50GB Blu-ray Blanks in June You could set up a full RAID for less than the…
Amaze your friends and freak out little children with this invisible bookshelf. Powder coated stainless steel makes this strong as well as handsome. Which is moot, since you’ll never see it. Available now for 18 Euro ($22.92 USD).
Reader Aaron, being a fan of 80s pop culture and voiding warranties, skinned an old G3 iBook and took pictures. And with laptops, just like exes, naked pictures always wind up on the internet. Another thing they have in common: they both have the nickname Skeletor. Well, the one originally made by Apple, after being…
Need training against a knife but don’t want to look like Zsasz from Batman? Use the Shocknife, which looks like a knife, hurts like a knife, but doesn’t cut your skin. With up to 7,500 volts but less than 1 milliamp, the Shocknife provides law enforcement and self defense classes real world experience with bladed…
Unliked the semi-useless USB hot-plate, this semi-useful USB Hotplate has a 4 port USB hub in it. Keep you drinks warm while you keep all your stupid USB crap connected. Wups, that’s five gadgets. Better buy two. https://gizmodo.com/even-more-usb-powered-gadgets-5524 USB Hotplate/4-Port Hub [BoysStuff via Red Ferret]
Being the hairy, borderline cannibalistic males that we are, you’d think we would know more about tweezer technology. Alas, our unibrows sit shamefully below our thick, protruding foreheads, taunting us to pluck it. Perhaps if we had the LA-Tweeze, the tweezers with an LED light built in, we would pare down our eye-moustaches. Maybe its…
Feature Tuning Fork https://gizmodo.com/tuning-fork-171898 Rumors Leaked Sketch of Samsung’s Wonder Phone Cox Cable May Adopt TiVo, Feed It, Take Care of It https://gizmodo.com/leaked-sketch-of-samsungs-wonder-phone-171843 News Motorola Patents Elderly-Adjusting Phone LG KG800 DIY Multimedia Range Hood Bathys 100 Fathoms Reviewed (Verdict: Heavy Duty) PimpMyLaptop.com Pimps Your Laptop Blickman Industrial Bassinets Hourglass Clock for Mom Spoonful of Sugar:…
Motorola spews forth more patents in its shotgun approach to blanket every possible mobile technology just so others can’t. Today, a cellphone that accomodates the elderly by increasing font size and simplifying menu structure, probably to the detriment of features. The software on the phone “detects” the elderly by their speech patterns—Slower, less energetic and…
Look lady, it’s 7PM and I haven’t eaten all day so I know how you feel, but that phone isn’t edible. But it does look sweet and creamy, what with its black glossy finish, 128 MB of storage, slide-out keypad, 172×226 screen, MP3/AAC/WMA support and 2 megapixel camera. I’m not sure about that last part,…
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In honor of the Siemen’s range hood, Reader Andy sent us images of his DIY range hood with a built-in Sony Bravia XBR HD. Look at that wood! Brass and glass out the ass! https://gizmodo.com/tv-everywhere-siemens-media-range-hood-171602
No, this service doesn’t force your laptop into a life of prostitution, silly. That’s heroin! Instead, these guys allow you to upload an image and they create a MacBook, PowerBook, or iBook sticker that fits perfectly over your computer. Based in Finland, they offer 1-week shipping on all orders and the stickers start at about…