After the announcement of Google’s Nexus Q media streamer, our good friend and former Gizmodo chief Brian Lam had an interesting thought: the Nexus Q is necessary, but too overblown for the audience its trying to capture. Does that seem reasonable or crazy to you? [Twitter] More »
Vizio’s ultra-wide 21:9 television set is now on sale in the US, and it can be all yours for $2500. But in a world currently dominated by 16:9 video, would you shell out so much cash at this very moment for what amounts to a specialty gadget? [Vizio] More »
In response to a story we ran about how hamburgers were better when people ground their own meat, reader Dennis St. Delore send the following letter to the editor, which I think is fantastic. Readers, please send more awesome emails like this, because they brighten my day. More »
If today’s Google I/O keynote is any indication, Google’s idea of being edgy during its presentation of Google Glass is to have a bunch extreme sports bros roll-in/drop-in on bikes and parachutes. But for all the time and effort and money that likely went into this grandstanding, is this actually impressive? Let’s talk about it. More »
Over the past couple of days, a few of us had the great good fortune of receiving our new MacBook Airs direct from Shanghai via FedEx. Is there anything so thrilling as the promise of a fresh computer, sealed in its box, untouched and cold cold cold? More »
Was just re-reading Brent’s review of the $600 heated, “massaging” toilet seat and was wondering how much a non-rich person would spend on Throne accessories. Not necessarily that particular one, but maybe a fancy color or something with brass hardware. I mean, you spend how many hours a year on the can, and you usually just use whatever came with your house, right? Why isn’t that something we upgrade? More »
With the big push behind Pay With Square (including the recent addition of deals), the announcement of Apple’s Passbook, and the looming mobile payment war, digital wallets are about to rise up in a big way. But without NFC, I just don’t see myself using any of them. Do any of you use ‘Pay With Square’ now? (Or do you plan to?) Is it really easier than cash or card? More »
Seriously, I’ve used ’em all and nothing short of megabuck custom-install jobs ever works right all the time. You guys? More »
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