How long does it take someone to compromise this HP laptop lock, and what sinister tools do they need? Fifteen seconds. Screwdriver. Uh… maybe it’s time to start looking into a lock for your lock. More » Gizmodo
While I was covering the Plug and Play video games from Jakks Pacific, I also had a chance to try out this SpyNet Night Vision Infrared Stealth Binoculars. This particular device is essentially night vision for kids. It definitely uses real night vision technology to see up to fifty feet in complete darkness. I tried [...]
How do you solve a consumer education problem like the Chromebook? You put it into the idle hands of urbanite travelers — that’s how. The fast-booting neither laptop, nor netbook entity with negligible storage and not-yet-defined purpose will find a temporary summer home at select Virgin America gates and New York’s Ace Hotel starting Friday. [...]
Ah, the bicycle — that first symbol of locomotive independence from our youth. How we’ve often wished you came with a motor, solar power and some rechargeable batteries to make that ride less… taxing. Well, chin-up childhood glory days, because Terry Hope’s done all that and a bit more. The self-described EV enthusiast outfitted a [...]
There have been a million-and-one cheat sheets to photography published, but if you’ve been looking for something stylish that you can eat up in five minutes, look no further. It’s also available as a poster, for . More » Gizmodo
TechRepublic took a new HP Touchpad and ripped it to shreds out of curiosity. What’d they find? For starters, it’s built more like a computer, which is to say that most of the components are user replaceable (including the battery). More » Gizmodo
HP’s TouchPad may not have quite lived up to our lofty expectations, but that’s not stopping the world’s first webOS tablet from going global. UK availability for HP’s 9.7-incher has been revealed as coming on July 15th with all the usual suspects taking part: Carphone Warehouse, PC World, Argos, Amazon, and, of course, HP.com. Pricing [...]
Otherwise known as 2 Many DJs, the Belgian electronica brothers have released their first app, which has a full day’s worth of mixes with battery-sapping mind-warping visuals. Treating them like “musical films based on the record sleeves,” it’s a free download. More » Gizmodo
At E3 in 2009 (and 2010), Microsoft’s Kinect camera was promising, but also glitchy. At E3 2011, it looked more responsive. And there’s a reason for that. More » Gizmodo
Oh, really Best Buy –you don’t say? Too bad… that .99 price tag would be so much easier to swallow if you threw in the whole kit and kaboodle. [Thanks, Kevin] Continue reading Best Buy sucks at product recognition: Wireless Keyboard for TouchPad, iPad sold separately Best Buy sucks at product recognition: Wireless Keyboard for [...]