Gadgets

Steampunk Menorah

I have a dream. A modest dream when compared to that of Martin Luther King Jr., but a dream nevertheless. I have a dream that one day I’ll be able to live in a home that is fully-designed in the Steampunk fashion. From floor to ceiling, this home would be decked out in Victorian/Sci-fi goodness. And don’t think I would ...

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Google Confirms Unlocked Nexus One Phone Coming in January

UPDATE: The Nexus One will be sold exclusively through T-Mobile, according to sources. Referred to as “the iPhone + a little extra screen and a scroll wheel,” Google has finally admitted to developing their own phone with hardware partner HTC. Basically the Nexus One will be a thinner, unlocked, Googlier iPhone. A new post on the Google Mobile Blog confirms ...

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Break the Ice With Bizarre Mouse Assisted Socialization

I typically don’t think of rodents when I think of how to break the ice on a first date. I just never made that association. I’m not Richard Gere. But this bizarre Mouse Assisted Interplay system allows two socializing love birds to walk around wearing a mobile mouse nest, allowing your mouse to interact with your partner’s mouse, supposedly spurring ...

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Lighter USB Camera Spies on Smokers

So you’re a private eye and your subject just happens to be a chain smoker. Sounds like a pretty common problem, right? Believe it or not, about 70% of Gearfuse readers are detectives of some sort (and that’s not even counting Asian upskirt voyeurs and superheroes). The Spycam Lighter Camera looks just like your normal run of the mill cigarette ...

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Multimedia Microwave Displays YouTube Videos As You Wait

Most of the activity in my kitchen eventually leads to the microwave. I use my oven almost solely for making grilled cheese sandwiches. All the other hot prepared food gets a first-glass ticket for the center of my microwave’s revolving plate. I’m always sort of torn on what to do as I wait for my food to be done though. ...

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Let’s Really Light Up That Tree

These Grenade Ornaments, designed by firm Dorthy, are not only pretty, but they also make a statement. And that statement is that military paraphernalia looks AWESOME as holiday decor. Don’t let the images of amputee children ruin your Christmas. These ornaments add a little bang to your otherwise lousy tree. That’s right. Your tree sucks. What you gonna do about ...

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Star Trek LED Menorah

Hey… Jew! Yeah, I’m talking to Jew. What would Jew think if I said Jew could make your very own geeky-festive Star Trek Menorah made (J)using LED lights instead of candles? Would Jew give me a big, sloppy kiss? Well, wet those lips and pucker up! All of Jew trekkies out there are sure to be ultra-excited over this thing. ...

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iPhone Christmas Ornaments

Even at Thanksgiving dinner, my iPhone was no more than a few inches from me at all times. Me and the Apple device are pretty inseparable, for better or for worse. So you can bet your tushy that the phone will not be leaving my steely paws even as I open up my Christmas presents. So intense is my obsession ...

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Inspiration For Being a Trekkie

What more inspiration do you need? A little too skinny for my liking, but who am I kidding, I’d trek it. While I’ve never really been a hardcore Trekkie (I know, I know, I claim to be an alpha geek yet don’t know the finer points of Klingon grammar. I’m so ashamed.) I think I would have been a tad ...

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