Gadgets

Razors Under A Microscope

Maybe some tools aren’t old-fashioned. Maybe they’re just perfect. The inevitable tapering toward only the necessary, the honing away of all distraction. The machine at its most simple. After that, what? Easy: mass production.


February 4, 2010

Who Would Dare Use The Butterfly Knife Razor?

It’s times like these that I’m glad I’m a woman and never have to shave my face. Hopefully it’ll stay that way when I’m 60, otherwise I’ll be looking down the barrel of a butterfly razor like this one.


December 28, 2009

Audi Travelling Shaver Concept Should Come With An R8

So I happen to like Audis. I drive one, and I like her fine, but nevertheless if I received this razor in my stocking, she would have developed an inferiority complex at the sight of my incessant shaving.


November 21, 2009
Gadgets

Perhaps It Is Time To Make “The Switch” To An Electric Razor

Because the original switch on this model was busted. Of course, the modification looks like it would get in the way of a close, comfortable shave.


May 1, 2009
News

Last Chance! Win One of 25 Gillette Fusion Phenom Packs Signed By Mark Skaife

If you’ve been holding off on entering our Gillette Fusion Phenom pack competition, you’re running out of time. One could say that you’re cutting it fine – or, perhaps, shaving a bit close. No? Come on, I stayed up all night working on that one (not really).


April 29, 2009
News

Win! One of 25 Gillette Fusion Phenom Packs Signed By Mark Skaife

Gizmodo AU

Close shaves make you feel alive. Like the time I almost went snowboarding off a 10 metre cliff in Austria unintentionally, and only managed to save myself from certain death by almost dislocating my knee. Yes, pain reminds you just how alive you really are.


April 27, 2009
News

Win! A Gillette Fusion Phenom Pack Signed By Mark Skaife

Gizmodo AU

Considering most Gizmodians – myself included – sit comfortably on the geek side of the manliness spectrum, that doesn’t mean we can ignore personal grooming. Well not for long, anyway. Fortunately, the good folks at Gillette reckon us geeks need looking after as well, so they’ve given us 25 Gillette Fusion Phenom packs to giveaway this week, so 25 of you can all enjoy what they reckon is their most comfortable shave. And if you happen to be a Holden fan, you’re in for an especially big treat.


April 17, 2009
Mobile

Rong Zun 758 Razor Mobile Phone Features a Built-In Shaver

I’m all for convergence, but some gadgets just don’t belong together—like MP3 players with tasers and, in this case, mobile phones with shavers.


March 31, 2009
Gadgets

Lightning Review: Tinge Razor Massager, Shaver Combo Gadget

A couple months ago, a company asked if I was interested in reviewing their razor/personal massager combo. I said sure, never expecting them to send one all the way over to China. Well, they did.


January 28, 2009
Gadgets

UV Razor Sanitiser Fights Off Nasty Bacteria You Picked Up Below the Equator

So, you use your razor to shave EVERYTHING on your body and now it’s as sharp as the edge of a manila folder. Dull blades lead to cuts and cuts lead to mutant face fungus.