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gadget
December 20 to 31, 2005
A "laptop battery breakthrough" enables more precise readings of battery life, implications for all
gadget
types...
April 25 to May 1, 2005
A new waterproof, heavy-duty hand-cranked radio: http://www.gizmodo.com/
gadget
s/portable-media/panasonic-rfg77-handcranked-radio-101079.ph...
Very flat, flexible speaker technology: http://www.en
gadget
.com/entry/1234000567041892...
April 18 to 24, 2005
Use two microphones with your Mac with this cheap $16
gadget
...
The sandal-combination-bottle opener! Perfect to wear with the TV/DVD-combination-beer fridge mentioned last week...
The scratchophone, the portable scratching bongo drum: http://www.en
gadget
.com/entry/1234000337041079...
April 11 to 17, 2005
There's something about the TV/DVD player/beer fridge that is strangely compelling: http://www.gizmodo.com/
gadget
s/home-entertainment/displays/gizmodo-japan-asahi-dvd-beer-fridge-039488.ph...
The iPod DJ mixer: http://www.gizmodo.com/
gadget
s/
gadget
s/musical-instruments/numarks-ipod-dj-mixer-039853.ph...
Interactive textiles are changing the shape and texture of electronic
gadget
s...
April 4 to 10, 2005
This new wireless USB prototype dongle will make any USB device wireless: http://www.gizmodo.com/
gadget
s/peripherals/idf-2005-wireless-usb-demo-038936.ph...
March 21 to 27, 2005
Here's the best article on the walking octopus I could find: http://www.en
gadget
.com/entry/1234000220037769...
March 14 to 20, 2005
The 4GB hard-drive camcorder: http://www.gizmodo.com/
gadget
s/digital-cameras/jvc/first-impressions-jvc-everio-hard-disk-camera-036324.ph...
March 7 to 13, 2005
New Order's new music posters beam music, art, and ringtones to nearby cell phones: http://www.en
gadget
.com/entry/1234000130035625...
February 28 to March 6, 2005
Add this little
gadget
to your toilet to make it dual flush - save lots of water and money...
This biometric pen verifies your signature: http://www.gizmodo.com/
gadget
s/peripherals/input/biometric-pen-verifies-your-signature-034786.ph...
This pill camera takes 50,000 pictures of your insides over eight hours: http://www.en
gadget
.com/entry/1234000090034581...
February 21 to 27, 2005
To those electronics manufacturers who have been talking trash about the iPod, I would counter: stop burdening your devices with needless features and design bling bling - usable elegance is the ne...
Samsung introduces cellphone videoconferencing: http://www.en
gadget
.com/entry/1234000343033203...
The 1GB Secure Digital USB card: http://www.gizmodo.com/
gadget
s/peripherals/storage/sandisk-sd-card-with-flip-up-usb-update-033743.ph...
The Korg video mixing device for VJs: http://www.gizmodo.com/
gadget
s/
gadget
s/musical-instruments/economy-of-scales-korg-kaptivator-034084.ph...
People using T-Mobile services (like Paris Hilton, who had her personal address book posted all over the net this week) should realize how incredibly easy they are to hack...
February 14 to 20, 2005
This was deservedly popular this week - a great list of the top 100
gadget
s of all time...
The first sub-$100 five-megapixel digital camera: http://www.en
gadget
.com/entry/1234000843032222...
The 21-inch Wacom touch-screen flat-planel display: http://www.gizmodo.com/
gadget
s/peripherals/input/wacom-cintiq-21ux-touch-screen-flatpanel-033025.ph...
February 7 to 13, 2005
USB flash drives are now as big as 8GB: http://www.en
gadget
.com/entry/1234000603030663...
Recording an album? Here's how to make an inexpensive yet powerful music studio out of your Mac mini: http://www.en
gadget
.com/entry/1234000563030744...
January 31 to February 6, 2005
I broke down and got one of the last iPod shuffles - the 1GB model - at the Ala Moana Apple store. Its competitors tout radio and recording capabilities, but on such
gadget
s the line-in recordin...
Make your own fires in the coming apocalypse with this
gadget
...
January 24 to 30, 2005
Finally, an MP3 player with a swappable 2.5-inch hard drive: http://www.gizmodo.com/
gadget
s/portable-media/hard-drive/citiwide-mp4010-with-swappable-hard-drive-031445.ph...
January 17 to 23, 2005
The Big Red Button (of Doom): http://www.en
gadget
.com/entry/1234000730027925...
January 10 to 16, 2005
The big news in Kev's world this week was the introduction of the Mac mini - it's a small yet powerful box not much wider than a CD that supports pretty much any display, keyboard, and mouse for $500...
About two minutes after someone pointed out that the Mac mini was smaller than a standard car radio, companies started working on plans to offer in-car Macs to handle entertainment and car functions...
Are you a Mac-hating bigot? http://www.gizmodo.com/
gadget
s/images/AppleHaters.gi...
December 13 to 19, 2004
Flexible Technology http://www.gizmodo.com/
gadget
s/
gadget
s//hitachi-color-epaper-by-2006-027498.ph...
November 29 to December 5, 2004
New clear, flexible transistors may lead to clear, flexible
gadget
s...
In South Korea, email is "for old people": http://www.en
gadget
.com/entry/1234000260021869...
November 1 to 7, 2004
Healthy Clothing http://www.pop
gadget
.net/2004/11/wearable-squeezed-lemons.htm...
October 18 to 24, 2004
An HDTV PCMCIA card, with folding antenna: http://www.en
gadget
.com/entry/3462582046170125...
October 4 to 10, 2004
Electricity-conducting plastic means lighter, smaller
gadget
s...
Now steering wheel locks can be opened with Bic ballpoint pens... I have a feeling this entire class of lock is vulnerable: http://www.en
gadget
.com/entry/3744297085452721...
September 27 to October 3, 2004
"Sony ditches copy-control CDs": http://www.en
gadget
.com/entry/3586262161659249...
September 20 to 26, 2004
PC Magazine and Time give the new G5 iMac top ratings and reviews, named "
gadget
of the Week"...
September 13 to 19, 2004
This is what Google ran on in 1999: http://www.en
gadget
.com/entry/1645422542142743...
August 30 to September 5, 2004
Isn't it funny that the Superferry sports an array of high-tech
gadget
s - and two human observers - to do nothing but ensure that whales are avoided at all costs.....
August 22 to 29, 2004
A new p2p network allows hospitals to share patient information: http://www.en
gadget
.com/entry/7831606515183573...
August 2 to 8, 2004
New foot pontoons actually allow you to walk on water. Great for fishing, water testing, workouts, and tourism: http://www.en
gadget
.com/entry/1883457355723102...
July 26 to August 1, 2004
How to turn your iPod into a universal remote: http://features.en
gadget
.com/entry/6336778455600767...
June 7 to 13, 2004
A tutorial on how to make your Windows PC look just like a modern Mac: http://features.en
gadget
.com/entry/8828351836181248...
May 31 to June 6, 2004
This week: unconscious passwords, isolation epidemics, and video grid time-shifting! "Future of Visual
gadget
s Rolled Out" A nice summary of the Society for Information Display's internationa...
May 17 to 23, 2004
A "talking toilet"
gadget
that scolds men if they put the toilet seat up sells over 1.6 million units...
Bought music from the iTunes Music Store? Here's the easiest tutorial I've found on how to remove the copy protection: http://www.en
gadget
.com/entry/2127813034623335...
March 29 to April 5, 2004
The first key ring
gadget
that's also a camcorder, USB storage device, and 2-megapixel digital camera...
March 22 to 28, 2004
A new system for powered saws detects skin contact in 5 milliseconds and stops the blade: http://www.en
gadget
.com/entry/8772446355733213...
A portable, cordless soldering tool that runs on 4 AA batteries, heats in one second, and cools in two: http://www.thinkgeek.com/
gadget
s/tools/69d3...
January 12 to 18, 2004
Talking about workouts, the Powerball wrist exerciser now has a little RPM counter on it, making it even more addicting: http://www.thinkgeek.com/
gadget
s/electronic/5ea1...