Oh! Gizmo

By Andrew Liszewski

If the gadget-loving community ever needed an official mascot, I’m pretty sure Batman would be at the top of the list. I mean he basically makes up for a complete lack of super powers with some of the coolest toys and electronics anyone could ever dream of. And while I’m really happy with what Christian Bale and Christopher Nolan have done with the character in the recent Batman films, I particularly enjoyed the animated series from a few years ago. If you feel the same way, I highly recommend checking out the new trailer for Batman Gotham Knight, a collection of 6 animated films which follow Batman through his early years as the caped crusader.

The Batman Gotham Knight collection will be available on Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand on July 8, 2008. If you’ve been dragging your feet on finally upgrading to a Blu-ray player, I can’t think of a better reason to finally do so.

[ Batman Gotham Knight Official Site ] VIA [ Ain’t It Cool News ]

By Andrew Liszewski

I’ve come to like living in the downtown core of a big city since the (mostly) reliable public transit has allowed me to sidestep the responsibility of owning a car. But as of Sunday afternoon there was the very real possibility of a public transit strike here in Toronto, which would have meant some unpleasantly long walks for yours truly. Normally I don’t mind walking when the weather is nice, but not having the option of catching a streetcar or the subway if it started raining was a bit worrisome. It was obviously a concern for quite a few others too since I saw a lot of people buying bicycles Sunday afternoon. It was also the first time I ever thought a Segway would actually come in handy. Thankfully a tentative deal was reached just in time which meant that the subway trains, buses and streetcars were running as usual this morning.

By David Ponce

This may seem terribly off topic, but there’s a bit of a link to the OhGizmo! ethos here. Hear me out. Part of the reason I started the site was that new things have always fascinated me. Sure, most of the new things I’ve always been interested in were gadgets; innovation (in gadgets and tech) quickly became a focus for the site as a result. But this fascination with new stuff is still a part of me. And sometimes, it backfires, as can be seen above.

See, this is why, when sitting comfortably at a new sushi joint in town, I decided to order the most obscure sounding thing on the menu, something I’d never had: “Fried salmon head with some sort of spice combo I can’t remember”. Sounded nice. Sure. Except that in my head, for a moment, a salmon fish was the size of a goldfish, and the head I was expecting to get was no larger than maybe a thumb. Good one. This is what showed up a few minutes later. This.

But I ate it. Sure. I picked at it. But eventually ate it. Fun stuff.

I’d love to hear your culinary horror stories.