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Team Gizmodo is mostly male but the one of us that isn’t regularly gets hassled in the NYC subway system, even when she’s got her earphones in—which you’d think would clearly signify to people that she’s in her private space and not to be bothered, but no. Maybe she needs something that makes more of…
Bamboo is slowly becoming a trendy material in the home, partly because it grows very quickly and renewable resources are all the rage. You don’t have to give two shakes about the environment to appreciate the clean design of Furni’s Miller bamboo cutting board. We love the cutaway space meant to hold one of the…
Phlash is a self-contained LED unit powered by coin-shaped lithium batteries that lets you add flash to your mobile phone pictures. You either stick Phlash on your phone with its self-adhesive backing or hang it from your phone with the included strap. Made for close-up photos of three feet or less, it’s manually synchronized, meaning…
Mule Lighting has created a substitute for neon that’s made up of flexible LEDs that are just as bright but 70% more energy efficient. The lights also last longer than neon and are more durable, too, with their specially-designed LEDs cleverly inserted inside tough yet flexible tubes. That bendability facilitates dazzling applications as well—Mule says,…
The ECS “Our Room PC” (ORPC) is an all-encompassing take on the home theater PC where the idea is to put everything in one box, including a PC, DVD player and recorder, a PVR, and a 24-bit audio system. It’s marketed as a media server, and has a Viiv-compliant Intel Pentium D processor with the…
Its not your mother’s TupperWare—these containers break down in compost heaps in about 2 months. Made from corn resin, these sorts of holders are all the rage for cold and warm (less than 110 degrees Fahrenheit) foods and are US made. There is no shortage of container shapes and these are perfect for holding leftovers…
Guys, we wouldn’t recommend carrying the Bodum Lipstick Travel Flask to the construction site, but we’d say it would probably be a good gift for that lovely lady in your life. This Thermos looks just like a lipstick tube, and it s newly redesigned from a 1983 classic that was made of plastic with a…
Here’s a device category that’s been left largely untapped: the doorbell. The Recordable Reminder Doorbell uses a motion sensor to either sound a conventional chime or play back your own recorded greeting. Movement within six to 12 feet of this voluptuously-shaped device triggers your choice of chime or greets. Say hello or tell ’em to…
If you’ve ever tried on electric socks, you know they involve tons of wires, bulk and discomfort. But now WarmX has developed a line of electrically-heated skivvies that solve all those problems, using special conducting thread that s woven directly into the cloth to keep you warm. Running on lithium-ion batteries, these undershirts for men…
Get up to speed on what happened at gaming geek brother site Kotaku last week. On with the weekly recap! Obviously, the biggest news of the week was the first info to come out of the Sony camp in a long time. After rumors that the Spring launch wasn’t going to happen, Ken Kutaragi and…
Get away from all those electronics for a minute and get yourself a Flensted Birdie Feeder Mobile, a $49.50 moving sculpture that dangles bird feed in a nicely balanced arrangement. Take your yardbirds for a ride, where they get a free lunch and you get to watch, lowering your blood pressure along the way. Birds…
We’ve seen floating globes held aloft by magnets, but we couldn’t resist the Floating Clock from Think Geek, which you place in the sweet spot between the top and bottom magnets and it hangs there as if by magic. It doesn’t just sit still, either—it even has a mechanism inside that allows it to auto-rotate.…
The CellAntenna CAE750 Dual-Band Rapid Deployment Cellular Repeater System (RDCRS) could have helped with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina where cell phone signals were weak or non-existent. Communication was a major hurdle to not only rescue efforts but to the survivors trying to reach friends or relatives outside of the affected area. Small and light…
Give that iPod video or nano’s battery a little boost with this snap-on accessory from iLuv. The i603 and i604 can extend the battery life of the iPod video up to 55 hours. Nano owners need not fret. iLuv also has the i602 and i601 that give upwards of a 50-hour boost to the nano,…
The poorly-named Tubthumper is a faux terracotta pot that has double functionality of a standard planter and speaker housing. Just add soil and seeds to the top of the planter and watch the shrubs go. Then run the speaker wire to your home audio system to get some block rockin’ beats that you and your…
Eliminate the pain and hassle of having freshly-ground pepper with this electric and automatic pepper grinder. Designed by Frank Kaltenbach, it can be operated one-handed, and there it even has a light to provide proper visuals with the item being peppered and prevent over-peppering. It is available for $40 through the Museum of Modern Art…
The Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communication is developing a system that will allow information to be gathered about disaster areas with the help of RFID. The system would distribute RFID tags from the sky upon the disaster area and allow for all kinds of information to be gathered wirelessly. Most importantly, the RFID…
Denon has launched its latest DJ deck, the Denon DN-S3500. What makes this deck so special is its support for MP3 tracks. The MP3 tracks can be scratched and cut in a traditional vinyl-record fashion thanks to Denon’s proprietary 12-pole Direct Drive brushless motor design. In laymen’s terms, it is the spinny thing in the…
Skype takes one more step toward the mainstream with the GH-UPE1 phone from Greenhouse Japan. The phone plugs into a USB port and lets you place and answer calls just like you would with any other phone. It s compatible with soft phone apps such as MSN/Yahoo Messenger and will be available in white, black…
Jellio, maker of all things cute and bright for your home, will be unleashing candy-inspired GummiLights on April 15. These squishy lights are modeled after the the GummiBear candy and are powered by two lithium batteries that give some 20 hours of sweet, sweet mood lighting via rectal LEDs. To make the look and feel…