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#lenovo
Bevy of Leaked Lenovo ThinkPad Laptops Hit Street Before CES
Oops! Someone over at Lenovo may have hit Publish a tad too soon, and now we have a quick peek at a number of their upcoming laptops, including the ThinkPad Edge, T410s, W510, and more. CES what now? More »
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#worstmodo
Pet Collar Air Purifier Can't Cleanse the Air of Utter Stupidity
An air purifier for pets! What an ingenious idea! It takes that filthy air around Fido's head, sucks it up, and replaces it with clean, refreshing and pet-friendly snake oil! More » -
#3d
The Coming Decade In 3D, HD Television
Ready or not, 3D HDTV is going to take the television scene by storm in the coming decade, at least according to our buddies over at HDGuru. Here's why they think the future is more Avatar than anything else: More » - Yesterday - January 2, 2010
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#space
The First Space Boat Doesn't Look Like a Boat at All
If Dr Ellen Stofan—team leader of the TiME mission—has her way, this will be the first nautical ship to sail across waters outside of planet Earth. Its name is the Titan Mare Explorer. More » -
#sheets
This iPod Touch Puts You In Sleep Mode
Earlier today I lamented the relative lack of sleep-enhancing gadgets. The Internet answered with these sheets that transform your bed into a giant iPod Touch. I don't think it functions, but it is certainly compatible with puns. [Ellos via Techeblog] -
#capsules
Read About Capsule Living and Feel Better About Your Dinky Apartment
Twenty years ago, Capsule Hotel Shinjuku 510 was a place where Tokyo's businessmen could get a quick night's sleep after a long day at the office. Today it's an apartment building for those left unemployed by the devastating recession. More » -
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#photography
Zap Some Neon Life Into Your Old Photographs
The Kirlian Photography Device uses high voltage discharges to capture beautiful, luminescent images directly from ordinary film. It is not a machine I'd recommend using in the darkroom. More » -
#roundup
The Week In Gizmodo
A lot went down this past week, the last of the year and the decade. People always start looking back this time of year, and we were no exception. But there was plenty of crazy in the here and now. More » -
#sleep
WakeMate Helps You Sleep Smarter With Your iPhone
The WakeMate, a sensor-laden wristband packaged with sleep analysis software, determines the optimal wake-up point in your REM cycle and adjusts your alarm for that moment. It also lets you say you really use your iPhone 24/7. More » -
#radio
This Radio Is Hard To Tune, Easy To Look At
Radio Active, a project by industrial design student Erez Bar Am, is a wall-mounted analog radio. That's all good and well. The frustration begins when you realize you have to rearrange it every time you want to change the station. More » -
#aquariums
Spillarium Tank Keeps Fish Acutely Aware of Their Mortality
Why bore your fish with a humdrum aquarium when you can house them in the Spillarium, a spherical 5 gallon tank that features color-changing LED lights and a spilling waterfall that plunges into a bigger fish's ceramic maw. More » -
#tablets
Google and HTC Working On a Chrome OS Tablet
Everyone is clamoring about tablets these days—ourselves included—so it's not too surprising that Google and HTC are set to join the fray. They are reportedly working together on a Chrome OS Google Tablet. More » -
#cartoon
So, the Future Is Here. Now What?
The 2000s are gone. They didn't bring the future, those Aughts. Doesn't matter. 2010 is rolling. Watch out for those flying cars when you go to pick the laundry in your jetpack. [Nedroid Comics via The Daily What via m0ddie] -
#imagecache
Road Signs To Tell It Like It Is This Year
With an unexpected snowfall blanketing much of the East Coast for New Years, someone—either a traffic worker with a sense of humor or an average Joe with a sense of civic duty—reprogrammed this New England traffic sign. More » -
#netbooks
HP's Pine Trail-Equipped Mini 210 HD and Friends Leak Before CES
With CES only a week away, photos and incomplete specs for 8 new machines from HP have leaked, including an upgraded Mini 210 HD netbook now touting a N450 Pine Trail processor. More » - Friday - January 1, 2010
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#music
All You Need for the New Year Is Love and This Uplifting Video
Remember the extremely popular and heart-touching Stand By Me video? That was recorded in a virtual studio around the world during different days. Here's the not-less-heart-touching All You Need Is Love, recorded in 156 countries at exactly the same time: More » -
#architecture
Raise Your Hand If You Spent New Years Eve on Top of the Tallest Structure in the World
Yes, me neither. But these guys almost did, filming this crystal clear video—much better and vertigo-inducing than the previous one, thanks to a better camera and wider lens angle—on December 31, from the tip of the Burj Dubai. -
#retromodo
Man Blowing a Bubble: An ASCII Short Film
Before the internet, there were movies. And before movies, there were typewriters. And before typewriters, there was chewing gum. And before chewing gum, there were only cavemen. Is this dude a caveman chewing gum in a typewriter movie? Maaaybe. [Obsolete] -
#imagecache
An Image to Start 2010 With a Big Smile
Dear 2010, you'll bring the iSlate, Android 3, Natal, iPhone 4, and whatever other cool things we can't foresee now. But now you're too short, young, and cute. Don't worry, you'll get there. Happy New Year, everyone. [Thanks David Keyes] -
#concept
I Bet This Yacht Can Also Jump Into Hyperspace
I have seen really amazing ship designs, like the impressive kind-of-Nautlish Ghost ramming yacht, the weird transforming Ikkar, the luxurious perfect dream-aparment-that-is-really-a-boat, and the classic schooner America. The Enso, however, is the first that looks from another planet: More » -
#art
Speaker Bot: The Iron Giant Reimagined as an Artsy iPod Dock
This Speaker Bot is a handmade, Etsy-fied robot seemingly designed around one of those little pocket guitar amps. It's maybe not the most technologically advanced iPod dock around, but it's about as cute as robots ever get. More » -
#decades
The Digital Cameras of 2000 Look Awfully Good For Their Age
This Canon PowerShot G1, released in 2000 and listed at Best Buy for $800 in 2001, has held up well. Sure, 3.34 megapixels isn't much, but spec for spec, this codger can almost hang with the kids. More » -
#tgif
7 Gadgets That Will Ruin 2010
Do you make new year's resolutions? If so, you should avoid the following products. Your chance for success in 2010 would be over before it began. More »
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#chess
Cube-Based Chess Set Adds Modern Confusion To Timeless Difficulty
My chess strategy doesn't extend too far beyond pulling my knights out first, because that's what the computer games always do against me. But with this cube-based set, I'd probably need a strategy just to remember which piece is which. More » -
#decades
Microsoft's Lost Decade in Mobile
10 years ago, you could buy the HP Jornada 548 with a color screen, which let you listen to MP3s, surf the web, check your email, and keep a calendar. It had a touchscreen. It ran Windows. It was awesome. More » -
#gadgets
Shine On, You Crazy Gadgets
I spent this decade hunting for the perfect gadget. I never thought I would end up with tech as good as this. But it's not the tech that interests me the most anymore. More » - Thursday - December 31, 2009
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#diy
How To Build The World's Most Useless Machine
No, this isn't an instructional guide on how to build a TwitterPeek. This device is even more useless. Impossible? Hardly. Check out the video. Then hit the following link for the complete set of build instructions. [Instructables via Neatorama] -
#home
LED Shower Bathes You In Cascading Light (and Lots of Water)
Visentin's LED shower heads are pretty stunning, that is, until you realize that, not only are you completely naked in front of your guests, but you're also splashing water all over the living room. [Visentin via Trendir] -
#crime
Apple Refuses To Send Stolen iPhone Back To Rightful Owner After Repair
When your stuff gets stolen, FILL OUT A POLICE REPORT. Consumerist reader Alisa is figuring this out the hard way after Apple received her stolen phone for repair. Even though it's clearly hers, they refuse to return it. UPDATED: More »
