Today at Boing Boing Gadgets

Rob Beschizza 4:57 am Mon Jun 29, 2009

• The new iPhone has been jailbroken. But not by you.

• Should a steampunk lightsaber have cogs? Dark forces want to know.

• Good Lord, they still make the Flowbee?

• April Julian made a beautiful, delicious-looking iPod cake. Time-to-Portal-reference: 7 comments.

• Moritz Wolpert's synthesizer is not like yours.

• Sony released the Signature Vaio Collection. Among the wonders is the world's first $2,000 netbook. We invent a Sony drinking game.

• Palm's Pre takes a bite out of Apple in a new Sprint ad.

• A kid in England switched his iPod for an ancient Walkman.

• The Mac Mini, it rules.

• Steorn, hawkers of perpetual motion, follow up with a $400 wand that measures fluctuations in the woo.

• The Touch Book is a curious convertible netbook.

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