This Darth Vader phone can even do the heavy breathing for you during those late-night romantic phone calls, as well as other sound effects such as the Imperial March every time the phone rings, and that noise the lightsaber makes, too. “Luke, this is your father. Pick up the muthafuckin’…
These aren’t just tiny model horses confined to slots and going around and around in circles. Now you can try your hand at steering these remote-controlled horses around this little track. Each one has a handheld infrared transmitter that functions as both controller and charging station. If you’re looking to…
I’m not a tablet fan, but if this existed I’d be all over it. Designed by Yann Le Coroller, the Mactab is a tablet concept that comes in two: the tablet itself and a wireless keyboard. When not in use, the Mactab latches onto the keyboard for protection. The Mactab…
Having spent some time with the Q1 Ultra, I feel it’s my duty to tell you that the most appealing version isn’t $799, but $1,199. Yes, all Q1 Ultras are thinner than the original Q1 with a brighter (300 nit), higher-res (1024×600) but still 7″ screen. They all weigh 1.5…
This is the British Royal Navy’s newest class of submarine, the Astute. And this is what the nuclear-powered behemoth can do: generate its own air and water; sit in the English Channel and fire cruise missiles at North Africa; but perhaps the most extraordinary feature of the British-built sub is…
Here’s PaPeRo again. And this time he comes in a bite-size format. Or better said, in kick-that-ball-mutha-format, since he keeps freaking me out just like his bigger, older brother, by now hopefully dismantled and rotting in some landfill near Osaka. PaPeRo Mini only measures 179 x 170 x 250 milimeters…
HP is breaking new grounds today by becoming the first PC vendor to swing both ways in the high-def DVD wars. The company’s new PCs (which will be part of the Pavilion Media Center m8010y series and d4890y series) will feature a Blu-ray/HD DVD combo drive and also come with…
We’ve got a few more stories that we just haven’t had time to write up. These cool concept designs for Hitachi camcorders is just one of these… So yes, Hitachi had some funky styles on show for possible future video cameras. All sticking around their idea of disc-based recording, though…
Just when you thought they couldn’t cram any more features into their Harmony 1000, the folks at Logitech are planning to give their uber remote a trio of features that’ll include speech recognition, biometric security and a built-in search function. The news came straight from Logitech’s reps, who confirmed that…
Rumor has it HP’s going to be releasing something very cool in the world of laptops this fall. By combining Voodoo’s water-cooling, which you’ve mostly seen in desktops so far (save for a couple units here and there), HP is going to create a water-cooled laptop, which has no fans…
With the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360 both having third party cooling systems, Nintendo’s Wii was feeling a bit left out. After all, didn’t it get hot as well? Fear not, Wiis, as a no-name Chinese company has released an add-on cooler for you, too. The cooler is powered…
Ready for your daily dose? Anti-violence shock gun. And by anti-violent, they mean insanely violent, but mostly non-lethal… Get twice the sleep in half the time. Scientists make machine that triggers REMs to get more rest out of less sleep. Oh God, I need this. Canon HR10 peek: AVCHD camcorder…
We all know that Nvidia’s 8800 Ultra is the fastest card on the planet, right? Well, not anymore. XFX has become the first company to overclock an 8800 Ultra and they’re calling their creation the XFX 8800 Ultra XXX. According to the guys at i4U, the new card will have…
We were completely unaware that they were still innovating on the AM/FM headphone combo. Weren’t they all rounded up and sent to Radio Shack Hell next to the metal detectors? It looks like Soltronix didn’t get that memo. The Soltronix solar headset, is completely energy self-sufficient in full-on sunshine. And…
We’re armchair architects, and that’s why these Topo 3D ceiling tiles from USG caught our enthusiastic attention. By simply hanging these molded panels from their suspension system attached to the ceiling, they give you a special Frank Gehry look that gives any room an undulating cloud-like atmosphere. The panels are…
It’s been a while since we have seen a solid Rube Goldberg machine, so here is the latest from Instructables member Eswolowski. It is small, yet complex and accomplishes a task of feeding a dog. At first I thought it was a bit overkill to feed the dog, then I…
Samsung marks the year anniversary of the release of its Q1 UMPC by shipping the Q1 Ultra, a better all-around ultramobile PC with a lower price and enhanced usability. This $799 handheld saves energy with an LED-backlit screen at 1024×600 pixels, and that helps boost the battery life to what…
We’re not entirely sure if these Dragon Speakers are hip or not. In some settings they might look a bit tacky and others, such as a Chinese restaurant, they might be seen as post-kitsch cool. Either way, they’re not monstrosities; they’re just over 12 inches high and might just fit…
This desk lamp, called 8AM by its designers, clamps onto your desk, and it looks like its bulb is magically held up by a wire. There’s a regular braided electric wire leading to the clamp on the desk, but then coming out the other side is an electric wire that…
Some Japanese inventors have come up with a way to make a piping hot rice dish by adding nothing but cold water. “Hotto! Raisu” isn’t designed for the totally lazy, but rather for areas hit by natural disasters that are without power. How does it work? By subjecting rice to…
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have created a sleep machine that’ll let you get eight hours’ worth of sleep in less than half the time. Here’s how it works: A transcranial magnetic stimulation device is strapped to your noggin’ and sends harmless magnetic waves to your brain. In return,…
There’s a cheap computer on the way that undercuts them all, the $99 Zonbu, due this summer in a silent-running form factor that’s about the size of a paperback book. It has 4GB of flash memory on board, and automatically backs up a copy of your data online. Besides that…
Here’s a nifty little product if you’re a Windows user – Rebit is a pocket-sized back-up that is so easy to use that even my Mom could master it (and she still calls her computer “that TV thing”). You can even go back to older versions of saved documents, as…
We mentioned the Digiframe frames earlier, which were hot. These are the best of the big name frames, and have some nice extra features on board. Their frames are 16:9 widescreen format, which is a bit strange when photos aren’t really taken in wide format. But the screens do look…
The new Everio GZ-HD7 is just hitting stores here in Oz this week, and I got a chance to have a good look at it on the JVC stand. Best of all, they had some footage shot on the GZ-HD7 on a Full HD TV on their stand, and this…
Do you live life in the fast lane? Do you go to bed fast, wake up fast, eat cereal fast, drive to work fast, buy a new Calvin pissing on Ford sticker fast, come home fast, let out the dog fast, eat dinner (fast food) fast and do it all…
The $64 Hidden Camera Spy Clock is not just another yuppie wooden radio from Hammacher Schlemmer Holiday 1995, but (as you may have deduced from the title) functions as a hidden spy camera as well. Full color, 380-line, 510×492 video streams over the 2.4ghz spectrum for neighborhood viewing”so keep that…
Since being bitten by radioactive spiders, the Gizmodo staff is in no way fearful of arachnids. At all. Dropping one of these remote control tarantulas into a Gizmodo party would specifically not cause anyone to wet their pants (which may or may not be housing expensive test electronics, so be…
The Changing Cupboard was featured at the Milan Furniture Fair 2007. While scholars will enjoy the social critique of the print medium’s reaction to everyday events, I’m mesmerized by the ad-free use of two-panel billboard technologies in the living room. Note to self: redecorate home with 100% pixel design. Second…
Rumor has it that HP will be announcing a new 20-inch gaming laptop, the Pavilion HDX. Weighing in at a hefty 12lbs, the computer is large enough to house both a full-sized keyboard and a windows media remote, side by side. Electronista speculates that the computer will feature the new…
