Today at Boing Boing Gadgets

Rob Beschizza 10:38 am Thu Jun 11, 2009

• Rob reviewed the Kindle DX. It's great, but…

• We also ran a gallery of the Kindle DX compared with 10 everyday things (Box, Helmet, Puppy…) to give an idea of why its bigger size isn't at all troublesome.

• Xeni spotted a cleverly designed umbrella that allows one to avoid poking other pedestrians, or from having to make eye contact with Ben Stein.

• There's a charming stop-motion demo for an iPhone app.

• Monster made a remote control, but it looks like it should be something else.

• The Xperia X2's keyboard looks like typing may be possible on it. Typing.

• Behold! Homeplug.

• They finished building that massive Gundam statue.

• What is real?

Amazon used a China firm on U.S. blacklist for thermal cameras to monitor workers for COVID-19 fever

• Amazon's new Chinese thermal spycam vendor was blacklisted by U.S. over allegations it helped China detain and monitor Uighurs and other Muslim minorities READ THE REST
Financial Times journalist Mark Di Stefano accused of accessing private Zoom meetings, then publishing the information

Mark Di Stefano of the Financial Times is accused by The Independent of accessing private Zoom meetings held by The Independent and The Evening Standard as journalists were learning how… READ THE REST
Hackers tried to break into WHO, which faces more than two-fold increase in cyberattacks

Hackers tried to break into the World Health Organization earlier in March, as the COVID-19 pandemic spread, Reuters reports. Security experts blame an advanced cyber-espionage hacker group known as DarkHotel.… READ THE REST
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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