NOOKA x SHIN TANAKA

Posted on August 7, 2007 Under Gadgetry

New York's alternative watch maker Nooka is known for both their abstract approach to time keeping and their creatively free approach to designing those watches. What better form of collaboration, then, would there be other than to pair up with…

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Why I'm Taking My iPhone Back

Posted on August 5, 2007 Under Gadgetry

Before I get into why my iPhone is wrapped up tight, on the way back to its maker, let me first say this: I love Apple. I love, love, love everything about them. I grew up on a Macintosh, started…

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Kameraflage

Posted on July 27, 2007 Under Gadgetry

In a classically A+B = Cha-ching! moment, the latest way to exploit thirteen year olds and their flailing parents has been discovered: A) Digital cameras see a broader spectrum of light than the human eye; B) The "camera-phone generation" is…

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Nike Amp+

Posted on July 23, 2007 Under Gadgetry

It's been long-awaited amongst Nike+ runners, but Nike's Amp+ also deserves a mention amongst the design-savvy (or obsessed) ranks as well. While the general public will have to wait another couple of months to get their hands on the Amp+,…

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Metrokane L-Press

Posted on July 18, 2007 Under Design

I had a juicer once. I think Jack La Lanne convinced me I needed it around 3am one morning. But instead of Jack's made-for-TV Power Juicer, I went to Wal~Mart and picked up the super budget version. It worked the…

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Spear Exclusive: mimobot Core Series 2!

Posted on July 18, 2007 Under Gadgetry

Woo-hoo, new mimobots! And lucky, lucky us, because we get to introduce our readers to (commence drumroll; for the first time ever; fresh from the farm; holy COW you better be peeing your pants right now)... PTRY! If you're following…

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Strada by Orbino

Posted on July 17, 2007 Under Gadgetry

Like every other non-owner of an iPhone, I am beyond sick of hearing about how beautiful this piece of economically elitist technology is, but even so I couldn't resist sharing this gorgeous hand made Italian leather iPhone case by Orbino…

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Not That Kind of Flasher

Posted on July 11, 2007 Under Gadgetry

Heather has had (count them) four Blackberries this past year because she can't seem to keep them from jumping into the Jacuzzi with her. [for the record, only two have been destroyed by jacuzzis -- Ed.] I can't really blame…

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Phonophonics II

Posted on July 10, 2007 Under Gadgetry

We're probably all too young to remember Nipper, the charming little terrier and spokesdog for the RCA Corporation's phonographs and Victrolas. You can see from his posture that he's absolutely fascinated by the disembodied noise coming from the bell of…

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iPhone Queues by Gizmodo

Posted on June 29, 2007 Under Gadgetry

Yesterday I paid a visit to the Apple Store in Boulder (above, left), and I could feel the iPhone buzz in the air already (I mean a palpable sort of buzz, more intense than the steady, annoying buzz that has…

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