Today at Boing Boing Gadgets

Rob Beschizza 8:13 am Mon Mar 9, 2009

• Joel told us 12 things the latest Trek trailer taught us.

• Verizon customers: Learn how to opt-out of its plans to "share" your personal information.

• 30-year-old whisky was reviewed. Yes, C₂H₆O is a gadget.

• 60 second video clip: The last unsold product on the last day of Circuit City's liquidation.

• Bruce Branit's World Builder is amazing.

• The solid state drives in Sony's Vaio P are awesome, but the drivers for its video chip are not.

• Unearthed: Ambulephebus sonysymphonia

• There was a white chocolate keyboard, complete with a comment thread where you can complain about people calling white chocolate "Chocolate."

• People would rather pay $400 for a Peek with free lifetime service than $40 for one where you pay $20 a month.

• The Chairman is a very expensive cellphone.

• Yes, you can use risers with video cards.

• Sun predicted all the predictions in its 1993 progno-video.

• Behold! Star Wars on Betamax.

• We learned that Fox is to strip special features from rental DVDs.

• Rob reviewed Outlets to Go.

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