Today on Boing Boing Gadgets I went off the reservation to talk about a rare "Marvel Comics #1" being auctioned next month, a crank- and solar-powered radio that should be inexpensive, that you have a few more days to enter the Greener Gadgets Design Competition, fancy-ass coffee machines too complex for me to understand or even discern from one another, a new guitar tuner that lives under your knob, a book that correlates consciousness with communications tech, a water bottle with a Camelbak bite spout, LP turntables made of stone, and that solar-powered MP4 player that can also play NES and GBA ROMs. And some deals (well, two) and Modern Mechanix's round-up of retro tech.
Today on Boing Boing Gadgets
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
Dessert cheesecake wafer bear claw fruitcake. Fruitcake chupa chups donut candy canes marzipan. Apple pie sweet roll tart chocolate cake macaroon marshmallow carrot cake gummi bears sweet. Pastry sugar plum… READ THE REST
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
