Today on Boing Boing Gadgets

Joel Johnson 1:52 pm Wed Jan 9, 2008

Today on Boing Boing Gadgets we discussed the Greener Gadgets conference taking place Feb. 1st in NYC (with a 20% coupon for BB readers), a tale of sexual discovery and Atari joysticks, gas station milkshakes, why there isn't a Wiimote-based teledildonics rig, a remote-controlled Mothman flyer, a bicycle with an interesting knit carbon fiber frame, the SR-71 Blackbird in LEGO, Krups and Heineken's BeerTender (and why American craft beer may or may not be the best in the world), knock-off retro game consoles that can use legitimate cartridges, Voltaic Systems' new solar bag that can recharge a laptop, a carbon fiber guitar, and AT&T's heinous plan to start filtering internet traffic.

And our new links triumvirate: deals, assorted links, and Modern Mechanix.

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