February 2010
Stephen Colbert Delivers Grammy for Song of the... →
Comedian Stephen Colbert is hosting the Grammys, and to mark the occasion of “Song of the Year” (Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)), he pulled out his shiny new iPad.
Notable because it’s…
Portland Government Plans 200-ft. Tall... →
Portland, Oregon is so into the green movement that they’re going to cover their federal building from floor to ceiling with a 200-ft. wall made from living, breathing vegetation.
The living…
Deep Basketball Team (And Cable Company) Owner... →
So says Mark Cuban, opining about the potential for children’s entertainment and media consumption with the iPad. The man owns a basketball team and was on Dancing with the Stars,…
Wasabi Fire Alarm Awakens You With a Slight... →
In this case the burning sensation is “delicious,” not “first degree and could result in your death.” And apparently it really works too, although the advertised “time to awaken” period seems…
Amazon Gives In, Will Sell eBooks On Macmillan's... →
Amazon has given in to Macmillan, and will switch to a pricing model that sees bestseller and new hardcover releases offered to customers at $12.99 to $14.99. The official statement is as…
January 2010
Sir, You'll Have to Check Your Bags and the Navy... →
The Unclaimed Baggage Center, a real, live place where—wait for it—unclaimed airline baggage goes to market, is a smorgasbord of eclectic lost gadgets, guidance systems and diamonds, oh my:
…
ExoPC Tablet Looks Familiar, But Similarities End... →
The comparisons to another recently revealed tablet are unavoidable, but believe you me the similarities end with the aesthetics. Inside there’s Windows 7, flash support and multitouch. In…
MSI Budget C-Line Features Core i Series, ATI... →
There’s nothing new coming your way in terms of aesthetics from MSI’s line of “C” laptops, but under the hood we’ve got Core i Series processors. One of these fellas even sports an ATI…
Latest Crop of Lumix Point-and-Shoots Arrives Next... →
Lumix will flood the market with a new series of F-line point and shoot cameras next month. Officially revealed at CES, the line already had its specs spelled out, but not pricing or release…
Steve Jobs: Google's "Don't Be Evil" Mantra is... →
During that Apple town hall meeting we mentioned earlier this week CEO Steve Jobs reportedly had some choice words regarding Google that left little doubt about how the outspoken executive…
Pee-Wee's Playhouse Doesn't Get the iPad Either... →
Today’s secret word is “serving tray.”
[Funny or Die]
Spongy Steel Won't Soak Up a Mess, But It Could... →
Future comic book heroes may be referred to as Men of Spongy Steel if one researcher’s experimental metal makes it out of the lab and into real-world applications.
There’s no fancy name…
Deep Basektball Team Owner Thoughts [Blockquote] →
So says Mark Cuban, opining about the potential for children’s entertainment and media consumption with the iPad. The man owns a basketball team and was on Dancing with the Stars,…
Macmillan CEO Officially Confirms Amazon Deletions... →
The writing was on the wall as recently as 2 a.m. this morning, and an open letter from Macmillan CEO John Sargent has confirmed everything we suspected: Macmillan books were pulled from Amazon…
The Earth's Satellites, Visualized By Nation... →
As data visualization has become more popular, bad infographics have started to crop up more and more frequently. Thankfully, we can always rely on Michael Paukner to make very, very good…
DACport USB Amp and Digital to Analog Converter... →
If you’re serious about your music and are looking for a portable DAC that will keep your digital audio sounding crystal clear even when you’re out and about, the USB-powered DACport might be…
The World's Oldest Swiss Army Knife [Multitools] →
This could very well be the world’s first Swiss Army Knife. Bearing a striking resemblance to modern multi-tools, it has at least six distinct functions and originates from the Roman Empire…
The Star Wars Opening Crawl Finally Reaches Earth... →
I took two astronomy classes in college, and one of the few things I retained is that in space stuff just keeps floating. Thus, the Star Wars opening text, though originating…
Play Game Boy On Your Palm Pre With... →
If you’re a Palm Pre owner who’s been craving some old-school distraction, rejoice! You can now play Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance games on your smartphone.
Game Boy Advance games, like Mario Kart Short Circuit, aren’t quite running at full speed yet—about 60% of normal speed with sound or 90% without—but Game Boy and Game Boy Color games work just fine, and,...
Kinda Extreme Skimboarding Captured By Very... →
GoPro cameras are our go-to choice for filming extreme sports of any kind, but we weren’t nearly as creative as this duo who attached their GoPro to a broom handle and…
Leonardo da Vinci's Resume Explains Why He's The... →
At one time in history, even da Vinci himself had to pen a resume to explain why he was a qualified applicant. Here’s a translation of his letter to the Duke of Milan, delineating his many…
Archipod Is Pine Cone On the Outside, Apple Store... →
If you want your backyard home office orb to be minimalist and clean on the inside but woodsy and natural on the outside, the Archipod is the pod for you.
There’s nothing wrong with wanting…
Wi-Fi Detecting Bumper Sticker Helps Out the... →
Here’s a neat Instructable for significantly increasing the geek factor in your car’s rear windshield, showing how to modify a Wi-Fi-detecting t-shirt into a Wi-Fi-detecting window decal. At…
The Week in Gizmodo [Roundup] →
This was definitely the week of the iPad. But the week offered a lot besides Apple’s new tablet, including our look at the new Microsoft Arc keyboard, Mass Effect 2, Bill Gates on the Daily Show…
Wii Magic Stick Cover Ditches D-Pad For Analog... →
If you can’t wait ‘til spring, and you want to give your Wii-playing thumbs a rest with an analog stick, slide the $7 Magic Stick cover on your Wiimote. It ain’t pretty but it’ll do the…
Gigantic Music Box Is Finally Finished With... →
Henry Dagg spent four years building this gigantic pin barrel harp, commissioned for a London garden. It’s finally finished but is too fragile for the outdoors. Listen to it…
Firefox Mobile 1.0 Burrows Onto Nokia N900s... →
Firefox Mobile crawled into its first pockets last night, going live on Maemo5. The mobile version retains the full awesomeness of the Awesome Bar and includes WeaveSync for keeping tabs,…
How Regular Movies Are Converted To 3D [3D] →
Now that Avatar is officially the highest grossing movie of all time, it’s inevitable that studios will continue to push 3D as the new frontier of cinema. But actually filming in 3D is…
The Slate Walloped the State in Social Media... →
Two events dominated discussion last week: the unveiling of Apple’s iPad and President Obama’s State of the Union address. Leading up to last Wednesday, many wondered if Apple’s event would…
The Apple-Amazon Ebook War Begins: Amazon Deletes... →
Books published by Macmillan mysteriously poofed from Amazon yesterday. The reason, according to the NYT, is that Amazon is punishing the publisher for arguing that the price of Kindle…
Hand-Mounted Mouse or Goa'uld Weapon? [Mice] →
Maybe I’ve been watching too many Stargate reruns or maybe the AirMouse hand-mounted input device was really inspired by Goa’uld technology. Either way, I’m skeptical about its ability to…
These Koosh Ball Bullets Make Getting Shot Look... →
Look at these bullets. They’re rubbery, less lethal,”almost incapable of penetrating the body,” and happen to resemble Koosh balls—a popular toy. Getting shot with these must be fun.
I’m…
Best Buy's "Optimization" Update: Technically... →
An email sent to Consumerist by a Best Buy employee lays out the changes Best Buy has made in pushing their optimization service. Basically, you can’t be forced to pay for…
This Lamp May or May Not Double As a Wormhole... →
The Getty Lamp, designed by Marcus Tremento and made from electroluminescent wire and perspex, is clearly the lighting fixture of choice for the Twilight Zone. Limited edition of 10, at…
This Week's Best iPhone Apps [IPhone Apps] →
In this week’s pixel-doubled app roundup: AT&T’s entire business model, potentially vaporized! Gears and pipes, diligently organized! Google Voice, web-ized! Restaurant menus, analyzed!…
Adobe Busts Out Porn in iPad Flash Crusade [Flash] →
Adobe is not going to take Flash’s exclusion from the iPad lying down. Their latest salvo: enlisting their friends at Bang Brothers to show just how badly you’re going to miss Flash video…
iPhone OS 3.2 Supports Video Calls, File... →
The folks at Engadget say they’ve confirmed that the iPhone OS 3.2 has “rudimentary” support for video calling and file downloading. They say there are also hints of something that…
Google CEO Eric Schmidt Is Not Impressed With Your... →
Google’s CEO rarely comments publicly on the competition. When asked directly today about the iPad, though, he couldn’t resist a minor jab in Apple’s direction.
Schmidt was fielding…
Careful, Old People in Japan May Pee on Your iPad... →
As if there weren’t enough iPad jokes already, it turns out that there’s a Japanese product—a high-tech adult diaper—called the Aipad. You can guess the pronunciation by the fact that I’m…
Man Sells Hacked Comcast Modems to FBI, Gets Up to... →
Matthew Delorey’s business idea was to sell hacked Comcast modems which allow free Internet access. He just forgot to avoid FBI agents, conspiracy, wire fraud, and $250,000 fines. Now he may get…
First Video of Russia's T-50 Stealth Fighter Jet... →
Russia’s been testing its new T-50 “Sukhhoi” stealth fighter jets and so far they’re a success. This video shows the first test flight and is supposedly also the very first…
Slate Showdown: iPad vs. HP Slate vs. JooJoo vs.... →
Everybody’s talking about tablets, especially those single-pane capacitive touchscreen ones more specifically known as “slates.” The iPad is the biggest newsmaker, but there are lots headed…
The iPad's Interface and Gestures: What's Actually... →
The iPad is a gargantuan iPhone, perhaps more precisely than many hoped. But, if you look closely, you can see hints of what’s truly coming next.
There are a few new scraps of…
Microsoft Arc Keyboard Review [Review] →
Microsoft’s Arc Keyboard isn’t so much designed small because it’s great for traveling—laptops already come with compact keyboards—it’s more for compact spaces or controlling media center…
Get Up to $1337 From Google for Finding Chrome... →
To rally developers into searching for potential bugs in its Chrome browser, Google is offering $500-$1337 incentives for reporting vulnerabilities. The first person to file each bug using the
Gadget Deals of the Day [Dealzmodo] →
The Dell Adamo is back at a nice price, Panasonic’s VIERA is a superb choice for an HDTV, and if you’re hankerin’ for some sublime bear and unicorn action then today’s Hobomodo is a must…
iPad Aftershocks: Apple's Netbook Is Screwing... →
The iPad is Apple’s netbook. It’s small, built for the web, and cheap. Which is a problem for the people who make actual netbooks, since they wanted to undercut Apple. And it’s hard to get…
More Apps, More Problems: How the iPad Will Change... →
It doesn’t really matter what you think of the iPad itself, because love it or loathe it, it will irreversibly change the landscape of the App Store. Here’s how.
Apple Will Finally…
Thief Gamely, Weirdly, Stupidly Tries to Rob a... →
I’m not saying you should try to steal anything from a trade show. That’s just wrong. But if you absolutely have to, maybe you shouldn’t start with the company that’s…
The Tablets of Our Dreams Merge With Reality... →
These were the tablets of our dreams. The devices we thought we’d use one day. But what do we get in reality? The iPad. The showmanship level definitely isn’t as high…