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If you needed something to listen to while you’re playing with the Lego Death Star at Gizmodo Gallery, how about the original Sony Walkman? That’s right, old tapey himself is going to be there, FFing and RWing it up for your enjoyment. Curious what kinda battery this thing takes? What input/outputs it has? Come down … Continued
Japan’s just upped their arsenal in the cellphone strap cold war with the addition of a hand warmer pocket. The strap—which comes in egg, fish and baked potato flavors—holds one of those breakable 15-minute hand warmers for easy usage. Fifteen minutes isn’t a whole damn lot, but fifteen minutes in heaven is better than zero … Continued
It doesn’t happen often, but Thanko has branched out from their standard lineup of crazy stupid USB products to make a device that is actually useful. Essentially, it is a lunchbox that is heated via USB to keep your food warm while you are commuting or toiling away at the office. The heater itself is … Continued
The Stratos is one of those commercial planes that actually makes me think “this is how the future will look like”. Rather than just being the same old basic design that has been with us forever now, the Stratos has a large 237-foot wingspan and two massive engines mounted on the back, giving it a … Continued
The MacPadd mousepad is a little matchy-matchy, but we can certainly appreciate the intent. Engineered entirely from anodized aluminum, the $25 MacPadd promises industrial durability, bacterial resistance, increased laser mouse precision and, of course, a complimentary style to your aluminum MacBook of choice. But for those who aren’t excited over a mere metal mousepad, then … Continued
Sometimes Xmas comes earlier and when you less expect it: A Greenwich High School student wrote a letter directly to Mr. Jobs himself asking politely for an student discount on Final Cut Studio 2. Two weeks later, he got way more than he wanted, shipped directly from Cupertino.The student, a long-time Gizmodo reader and tipster-who … Continued
Good news camera fans, two months after launching and exploding our eyes with its delicious full HD video, the 5D Mark II is finally shipping out of Canon’s distribution centers to dealers. Tomorrow. Price is supposed to be $2699, but depending on scarcity (the demand is going to be massive), you could pay a bit … Continued
It didn’t take long for Android’s built-in WebKit browser (that performed well in our recent mobile browser Battlemodo) to see a little competion in the form of Opera Mini 4.2—the ubiquitous and lightweight software that’s installable in some form on just about every mobile platform that can run Java apps. A beta version was released … Continued
Through the magic of nanotechnology (we use “magic” only ever so figuratively), chemists from the University of Zurich have developed a new fabric that never gets wet, even after being completely submerged in water for two months.The fabric is constructed of polyester fibers that are covered in a layer of 40-nanometer-wide silicone nanofilaments. These nanofilaments … Continued
Every Christmas, someone manages to diminish my already minimal faith in the power of the holiday spirit. Like the developer of the SantaLive 3D app for the iPhone, an innocent little app for Santa lovers that gives you a peek at what Santa’s doing that day, like wrapping presents or whipping insubordinate elves. It appears … Continued
Here is a question for all the parents and troublemaking kids out there. Is taking away favorite gadgets an effective form of punishment? I ask because an amusing story about a stoner having his Xbox 360 confiscated by police today reminded me, in a strange sort of way, about the tragic story of a 15-year … Continued
Hey dufus, put your hands down. Why are you celebrating all of this airplane Wi-Fi internet access? Oh, right. Now I remember. You’re my boss. And now I must do your bidding from anywhere in the world at any time. Thanks a lot, airlines! I’ll never be able to dodge work again.I love the internet … Continued
We were promised visual voicemail for the G1 (and subsequent Android phones) by the end of the year via the folks at Fusion, a VVM provider that already has apps for several other platforms. Today, the Android version hit the Market, and we’ve given it a spin. So how does it work? Pretty well. Setup … Continued
Once again, someone has taken absurd and dangerous bicycle design to another preposterous level. Thankfully, the See Saw bike is only in the prototype phase because if you didn’t flat out crash and burn trying to ride it (with someone of equal weight), you would surely go brain dead repeatedly head-butting your partner. [My Atomic … Continued
We know. He certainly looks cute and harmless. But sooner or later, the HAL 9000 (freely printable papercraft version) could get a small, unintentional dent in the side. “I’ll just toss him in the shredder for another,” you say out of earshot from the harmless little paper computer. Or so you thought… [Mr. Hal 9000 … Continued
It’s almost Black Friday, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t deals to be had today. We’ve got cheap monitors, digital cameras, flash drives and video games after the jump, with many of these offers valid for today and today only. Oh, and today’s also the day you can score a free Dr. Pepper courtesy of … Continued
Don’t have an anti-shake camera stabilizer in your camera? Have a chicken handy? Great! Just strap your cam to its head and watch as nature’s image stabilization service does all the work. According to the video, motion processors use an inertial measurement unit, which senses motion (rate, type and direction) and compensates for it. Chickens … Continued
According to CrunchGear’s John Biggs, the second-ever Android cellphone doesn’t come from Motorola, Nokia or Sony Ericsson. The Zzzphone is a full-QWERTY keyboard Chinese slider which apparently runs the Android operating system, and has a web site designed in 1994. It not only runs Android, but it also seems to have mutant powers. This thing … Continued
The internet design concept phenomenon known as the Umbuster has finally jumped out of that nightmare you have about an old man beating you to a pulp in the street into cold, hard reality. That’s right—you can start using this knuckle-dusting umbrella to bust up rainclouds and jawbones right now for the equivalent of $287 … Continued
The folks at OObject have put together a list of 16 gadget suitcases that can handle any situation a super spy may find himself in. Spy transmitter suitcase? Check. Spy kitchen suitcase? You bet. Spy kayak suitcase? Definitely (that one always comes in handy). Spy suitcase nuke? Well…sort of. Hit the link to check out … Continued