Lifechanger

Mobile

Clear 4G: A Love Story

11:00PM May 3, 2011 | Joe Brown

This photograph was taken at the SFMTA Customer Service Center, the 7th level of bureaucratic hell. I was working there, but I don’t work there, feel me? More »


Entertainment

On Rdio

10:21AM January 29, 2011 | Brian Lam

In the last 30 days, I’ve easily discovered more great new music than I have in the last decade, and have listened to the iTunes equivalent of at least $US700 in music for the cost of a CD. More »


Online

This Is How To Silence Apple Fanboys Or Justin Bieber On Twitter

10:00PM January 27, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

I’ve just discovered the Chrome extension Proxlet, and I swear it’s going to change my life for the better. Now you can mute people, hashtags or Foursquare tweets from your feed – even if you’re not actually following them. More »


Cars

The Military-Grade iPhone Windshield Mount

8:00AM January 13, 2011 | Joel Johnson

Using touchscreens in the car can be such a hassle, because even if you put them in a dash or windshield mount where they’re safely in your line of sight, they still wiggle around too much. Or they did. More »


Software

Lifechanger: GroupMe Group Texting

6:00AM January 11, 2011 | Kyle VanHemert

CES is like Ninja Warrior for bloggers, a vast, obstacle-strewn arena where cell service is rare and usable internet is as uncommon as good hygiene. To stay in touch, Gizmodo relied on GroupMe. It worked and then some. More »


Geek Out

Lifechanger: The Unofficial Shoe Of Gizmodo

3:00AM December 21, 2010 | Joe Brown

Biddle’s got the classics, GoreTex-ified. Mascari has ‘em in brown, (iconoclast), and I’ve got the tall fleecey ones – I hate getting cold ankles. Blam might order a pair. I’m talking about the L.L.Bean Boot: the accidental, unofficial shoe of Gizmodo. More »


Lifechanger: Happiness Is A Loaded Sonos

4:21AM November 27, 2010 | Brian Lam

Magic is a singing home. But piping music all over a house has always been unreasonably hard. Or just primitive. More »


Lifechanger: Contigo Vacuum-Sealed Stainless Steel Travel Mug

9:40AM October 12, 2010 | Joel Johnson

I’ve got a horrible habit of obsessing over a supposed need to be filled by a product, then instantly forgetting it once I buy it. But I’ve had a Contigo Autoseal mug for a year. I just bought two more. More »


All Hail The Electric Snuggie

3:40PM October 7, 2010 | Brian Barrett

I’m man enough to admit when I’m wrong. And declaring the Snuggle Suit the last word in Snuggie technology was most definitely one of those times. The Coz-E is the heated electric Snuggie of your closest-held dreams. More »


Why I Love An Imperfect $US70 Wooden iPhone Case

5:20AM September 28, 2010 | Joel Johnson

With free iPhone cases abounding, an iffy economy, and a new truck project that’s capable of taking every last dollar I can throw at it, why did I buy a $US70 iPhone case? Because it’s the one I’ve always wanted. More »