Hasta La Gadget!

If you want to buy one smartphone car mount for life your best bet is made by RAM Mounts. Why? Maybe because they’re completely manufactured in the USA. Or it’s possibly because they make iPhone and laptop mounts for motorcycles and police cars, which obviously need to be more secure. Perhaps it’s because Gizmodo alum and seasoned roadtripper Joel Johnson reviewed them last year and called them a lifechanger. Some choice quotes: More »

In case you forgot how Secret Santa/White Elephant/Yankee Swap/Hanukkah Harry/Totally Nondenominational Office-Appropriate Tchotchke Exchange works, here’s a quick recap: the youngest gifter in the group gives their present to the tallest person, who then flips a coin and depending on the flip, has to give the gift to the host’s dog. Oh, and no gifts can be over $20 or a similarly trivial amount. Rinse and repeat, until the unwrapping party gets to your gift, when your sense of humor where either be validated in front of your colleagues or judged by an awkward silence. But this time you actually found a deal on something funny that your giftee won’t toss into the garbage immediately after the party, and everyone is cheering your name, and chanting “Real gift! Real gift! Real gift!” More »

We’ve got so many damn timepieces that wristwatches seem quaint and a bit obsolete. They’re a fashion statement now: a Rolex is kind of like a multi-thousand dollar bracelet that says you’ve got “taste” in fine horology. But every statement needs a counter-statement, which is why Shelter Serra’s silicone Rolex Submariner facsimiles are so cool: there isn’t any branding at all. There isn’t a single complication, not even a timepiece. I don’t know exactly what kind of statement this watch is trying to make, but it’s probably about the wearer being way cooler than you. More »

It’s hard to pinpoint when big over-ear headphones went mainstream. It was probably when Dr. Dre/Ludacris/Michael Phelps started endorsing mediocre cans for big bucks. Regardless, big-ass headphones aren’t just for big city cool kids anymore, they’re for everyone: elementary schoolers, teenagers, even your mom or dad. The problem is that when those people ask for headphones for the holidays, they’re asking for (and receiving!) Beats headphones, which, to be frank, are way overpriced. Do them one better this season by giving them the Audio Technica ATH-M50, which is only $105 from Amazon today. More »

The tiny corner of the internet where folks parse and discuss deals seemed a bit tired this morning. Makes sense—everyone’s still recovering from the deluge of bargains and sales from Cyber Monday. There are a bunch of prices still on the internet which unscrupulous retailers jacked up for Cyber Monday so their coupon codes and sales looked more attractive. Now those codes have expired. So the smart move for deal hunters is to give your UPS driver a break and download some games to play on those shiny desktops, laptops, and consoles you bought yesterday. More »