http://groovygizmo.com Only the grooviest of gizmos! Mon, 06 Oct 2008 03:16:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I hear it from all sides.  I feel it myself.  Pride, and a feeling of belonging. A friend sends me a picture of himself holding his new iPhone.  "I just got it a few days ago.  I can't keep my hands off it." Another makes this comment:  "The ... http://groovygizmo.com/archives/100 If I hadn't already taken the plunge and joined the iPhone cult, the news of this app would driven me over the edge. WordPress + iPhone = true convenient mobile blogging. Obviously I am writing this using the software. One thing it will lead to is much shorter posts. ... http://groovygizmo.com/archives/98 I’m testing out Google’s new browser, which is now in open beta (available here) and so far I’m impressed. My initial reaction was, “WTF?  Why another freaking browser?”  But then I read the story behind it, about why the decided to create a new browser from the ground up, and … wow.  It ... http://groovygizmo.com/archives/93 Goodness gracious, great balls of grass! This robotic mower concept called "Muwi" is featured over at Yanko Design.  It not only mows the lawn automatically, but instead of just leaving a trail of mulched grass, it forms the cuttings into compacted disks and balls that make it easier to pick up, ... http://groovygizmo.com/archives/87 They call it a jet pack, but, when people think of jet packs they actually think rocket engines.  These are two tiny, extremely efficient turbo props that spew out jets of air, so in that way, it's a jet pack like those little one man boats are called Jet Skies.  ... http://groovygizmo.com/archives/81 I was surprised by the choices that Gizmodo made as their "Weirdest and Most Wonderful Gadget Designs of 2008." Yes, some of them are kinda cool, but none of them especially fires my rockets, and if those are the most wonderful gadgets of 2008 then this has been a boring year ... http://groovygizmo.com/archives/79 Snagged from IntoMobile.com http://groovygizmo.com/archives/78 Meet "Tyrant." This is designer Alice Wang's evil alarm clock that works through peer pressure, intimidation and humiliation. It apparently connects to your cell phone via bluetooth, and if you don't wake up at the appointed time, it begins dialing people at random on your cell phone every three minutes so that ... http://groovygizmo.com/archives/76 I would have given an arm and a leg for one of these when I was a science nerd in high school. http://groovygizmo.com/archives/74 I came upon this at Wal-Mart yesterday. It's a Barbie sized Jesus doll that quotes scripture, tells bible stories, and gives sermons. It's also long-winded, because after I pushed the button on His back, Jesus went on and on, and kept going long after I put Him back ... http://groovygizmo.com/archives/73