Jamie Condliffe's discussions

jcondliffe
Jamie Condliffe
jcondliffe
Contributing Editor at Gizmodo. An ex-engineer writing about science and technology.

There have been touch sensors before, bu using hairs in this way — part of the biological way mammals feel things — is pretty novel. Read more

That's a decent enough start, and I don't have any better ideas.... Read more

I have no idea how well it will work, but I'm with you, I fancy giving it a try. Read more

Yeah, it's both cool and scary to think that this kind of thing will happen—it's just a matter of time. Read more

I suspect not. But you never know—anyone ever heard of such a thing happening? Read more

Yah, but you know, easily, on all cables, without having to buy a shit-ton of converters... Read more

That's really interesting. Though your guess should be 4158, right? Surely the coldest one was pressed first? Read more

You know, I wondered exactly the same. But sadly, for now wat least, I think you're out of luck. Read more

I think the convenience of a $50 box which means less noise and less clutter is worth it, period. Obviously it depends what you use your TV for, but for plenty of folks, a Roku is an excellent little gadget. Read more

A WinPho 8 Facebook phone could be brilliant—it just seems less likely. But who knows! Read more

I think it depends what you grew up using. Casio calculators seems painful for me to use. Read more

The first announcement back in January was for computer-based Wi-Fi chips, so yes! http://gizmodo.com/5873386/the-first-gigabit+speed-wi+fi-cards-will-make-streaming-netflix-more-awesome Read more

That's a very fair point. In fact, does anyone work at a company where snoozing is encouraged? Read more