Gadgets

Nerdist / GCD: Makin’ Sweet Music – Crank It Up With A FREE Jambox!
Mon, 20 Jun ’11 In the ’80s, Revenge of the Nerds was reality: jocks ruled, nerds drooled. These days, our vengeance is relatively complete. Most people… more

Beer Me Up, Scotty
Fri, 13 May ’11 Based on its appearance, you’d think that the WilliamsWarn Personal Brewery was discovered on a carbonated rocket ride to deep space. more

Robo-Romance
Mon, 14 Feb ’11 Remember the movie Wall-E? Of course
you do. It’s Valentine’s Day. Who could forget the romantic adventures of that tiny robot trash-… more

Downloading Dinner – The 3-D Food Printer
Mon, 7 Feb ’11 “Tea. Earl Gray. Hot.” Few of us can order up food or
beverages as compellingly as Captain Picard – and we refer not just to his… more

Type Casting – Amazing USB Typewriters
Thu, 27 Jan ’11 Back in the day, writers were more like Indiana Jones than
Mother Jones. Instead of a bullwhip, they carried a different weapon: a… more

Timber Timepieces – Woody Watches
Thu, 20 Jan ’11 Remember that episode of Futurama in which the surly robot
Bender went retro and switched to a body
made entirely of wood? Though he… more

Go, Go, Gadgets!
Thu, 13 Jan ’11 Remember disposable income? Us either. If your year-end bonus was “not getting fired,” distract yourself from the new austerity with 2011’s… more

The Console Killer
Thu, 2 Dec ’10 The history of video game development is littered with
failed gaming systems. There was the Nokia N-Gage, a game system/cell phone
that… more

Clandestine Copter-Cam – Your Very Own Helicopter!
Mon, 15 Nov ’10 Just think of the things you’d do if you had your own flying
spy craft. You could buzz the toupee right off that cheapo jerk who’s been… more

Dead Walkman Walking
Thu, 4 Nov ’10 After 30 years and some
220 million units sold, Sony has announced it will discontinue production of
its iconic Walkman cassette player. It… more