We’ve been teasing out a few of our 40+ Gizmodo Gallery gadgets on display next week in NYC, like the 103-inch Panasonic plasma, Apple prototypes and the first Walkman. But did I mention we’ll have a Delorean parked outside the Gallery next Friday night, coinciding with the reader meetup? No? Did I mention its a car with full Back To the Future props. No? Huh, funny. I probably should have told you that earlier. Anyhow, here are the details for the reader meetup, which I hope you can come to.
The Gadget: The HydroStar SUB flashlight is billed as an ideal emergency tool or a handy device to take on your outdoor adventures. The dynamo-powered flashlight features single, dual and strobe LED modes along with a “snake eyes” laser pointer (it can even charge your USB gadgets). Plus, the SUB is shock resistant and submersible up to 10 metres—so it should be rugged enough to handle the elements.
See, this is what I mean with product beta culture: Apple has acknowledged two video problems in both the new MacBook and MacBook Pros, following past video problems with other MacBook lines. One of them seems pretty obvious. Called “the black screen of death”, it happens when the graphic card goes into overload playing games, turning off video and locking up the system while the audio enters into a loop. Apparently it’s a thermal issue, but Apple doesn’t know if this is a hardware or software problem yet, according to an Apple Support forums member:
Whenever a bunch of relatives gather around a table with copious amounts of alcohol, it is only a matter of time before things turn ugly. This year, try and let the anger and frustration out by throwing your food instead of fists and insults. Not only is it effective, it is a lot of fun too. The following ten gadgets will help give you the edge in the event a turkey war breaks out. When the dust settles, only you will be left standing. Then again, that could be the tryptophan kicking in.
This is one of the most amazing pieces of eye candy I’ve found in a long time: A demolition derby–full of monster trucks, scrap cars, and even a giant Godzilla–filmed with tilt-shift photography, then put together in a time-lapse video. The final effect is extraordinary.
For those of you who have an unhealthy obsession with bar style beer taps, but also want to avoid becoming a functional alcoholic, you might want to check out the Fizz Saver. Basically, you screw the Fizz Saver onto your 2-litre bottle of soda, place the base on a flat surface, and voila—you get a soda dispenser. And as the name implies, it also keeps your soda from going flat (apparently). Since there’s no explanation as to how it keeps your drinks carbonated, I’ll reserve judgement as to how effective/not effective the Fizz Saver is. But hey, it looks cool. [Get Organized via 7 Gadgets via Craziest Gadgets]
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If I were to have visited the Terminator Salvation set and seen all sorts of crazy stuff, there’s a good chance I’d be under NDA so I couldn’t talk about it until some specially designated time. But I bet it would have been a great trip that I was eager to share with you all.
The Gadget: TouchCharge, a wireless charging kit for Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii controllers that charge not by docking, but by just being placed on the charging surface. It’s a small difference, since there are other controller chargers who charge by docking into the contacts, but an interesting one.
Today we give thanks together–thanks for our family, our friends, the delicious high-calorie spread before us, and the ability to slap your friend’s face on a cartoon turkey and email it to their mum. Behold, it’s the finest eating day of the year, and the App Store is here to help with some new holiday cheer and a few classics suited to the occasion.
