Today on Boing Boing Gadgets

Joel Johnson 1:15 pm Tue Oct 16, 2007

Today on Boing Boing Gadgets we saw this proximity-controlled faucet that can ooze soap and display temperatures on its LCD, Yamaha's fancy player piano that can suck down songs from the net, the future of D&D 4.0, some new Korean phones, a horrendously expensive watch with some sort of turbine in it, a cheap set-top box from DivX, someone taking another crack at smart-pens, an improbable sky toboggan from 1935, an expensive office scanner gizmo from Canon, a relatively cheap satellite phone, Nokia's iPhone-inspired interface for Symbian, and the toxins inside the iPhone and what the state of California intends to do about it.

And some deals, many of which may already be useless to you!

Review / Logitech MX Keys

Logitech’s MX Keys [Amazon] is what it finally took to lure me away from mechanical keyboards. It’s a slim yet solidly-constructed full-size model that's similar to and superior to Apple's… READ THE REST
Microsoft to permanently close its retail stores

Microsoft is to shut shop on the high streets and malls of America, permanently closing its 116 retail stores. Only 10 were overseas; flagship stores in New York City, London,… READ THE REST
Traintrackr is a light-up circuit-board map of the London Underground or Boston Metro

Traintrackr is a powered circuit board showing a map of the London Underground, lighting up in real time to show train positions on 333 stations on all 12 main lines.… READ THE REST
Short Post, just one paragraph

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Save 50% on a 1-year subscription to Dashlane's premium password manager

We all know vital information about ourselves and our private digital accounts can be compromised by cybercriminals. However, many would be frightened to know just how compromised they and their… READ THE REST
The Bite Helper removes the itch of a mosquito bite in seconds

While mosquitoes have certainly earned their title as the deadliest animal on earth, their impact on most of our lives is usually a lot less consequential. But even though they… READ THE REST