Casey Chan

Caption This Dumb Picture of RIM’s CEO Taking a Picture with a BlackBerry 10 Device at a Basketball Game

BlackBerry 10 is probably going to come out one day in the future, in the same way that an asteroid the size of Canada will probably hit and destroy Earth one day in the future. But regardless, some way to drum up interest is to… leak pictures of your own CEO using a pre-production BlackBerry…

How the Extreme Athlete Powered Rube Goldberg Machine Was Made

Remember how Red Bull made that amazingly ridiculous athlete-powered Rube Goldberg machine? This is how they did it. And it includes 11 athletes, 12 different machines, 4 RED cameras, 45 GoPro cameras, a 75 person crew putting in 3,422 man hours and a helluva sawdust. https://gizmodo.com/this-extreme-athlete-powered-rube-goldberg-machine-is-j-5959986 I’m a sucker for behind the scenes footage of…

Here’s What You Need to Know About the Next Robocop Movie

I hardly remember the original Robocop movie other than I thought he looked freaking cool. The upcoming remake of Robocop may have die-hard fans worried but I’m always for any sort of movie that marries futuristic weapons with robots and humans. This sizzle reel shows some concept art for Robocop along with director Jose Padilha’s…

Apple Is Selling Stuff on eBay Now (Updated)

What does Apple have in common with your stay-at-home aunt who loves cats and knits you sweaters in her spare time? They both sell their goods on eBay now. Apple has sneakily opened up a Refurbished Outlet on eBay to test out the online auction waters. eBay told 9to5Mac that the online storefront is “a…

Xbox Live Now Has WatchESPN

ESPN on the Xbox just got a helluva lot better. Instead of being an awkward, half-featured sports channel, Xbox Live is now getting the real deal: a WatchESPN app. That means you can watch ALL of ESPN’s channels: ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNU and more. We’ve been expecting WatchESPN to launch on the Xbox since it…

More NYC subway stations are getting Wi-Fi and cell service. This is a good thing, people. So quit your whining. [NYT]

These MacBooks and iPads Made from Wood and Duct Tape Are Not Really MacBooks and iPads

People. Especially people of Florida. Listen up. If you get approached to buy a MacBook or iPad in a parking lot, don’t buy it. Even if it’s dirt cheap and a freaking steal and you need a new computer or whatever. Why? Because it might end up as a pile of wood and duct tape.…

Everybody Definitely Needs a Hoodie That Lights Up

The hoodie is perhaps the most perfect item of clothing there is. Comfortable, warm, casual and stylish. How can it get better? By adding electroluminescent rope on the zipper and hood to make it light up like Tron. The Delaware St. Hoodie is made by Electric MVMT and it adds the perfect amount of technology…

Holy Crap, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings Says Amazon Loses Up to $1 Billion a Year on Streaming Video [AllThingsD]

Anonymous Targets Israel by Taking Down Hundreds of Websites and Leaking Emails and Passwords

It looks like Anonymous followed up with its threat of digitally attacking Israel for taking military action in the Gaza strip. They’ve knocked down websites, deleted databases and have leaked e-mail addresses and passwords. It’s a whopping takedown. The targets taken down include the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs database and Bank of Jerusalem database,…

These Art Pieces Made By Ironing Are Incredible

I can hardly even iron my shirt without burning myself so I’m absolutely impressed with this ad showing artists ironing a sheet into famous art pieces. A few snaps of the fabric here, some presses there and all of a suddenly there’s a girl with a pearl earring. The ad is made by Philips Russia,…

Of Course People Are Already in Line for Black Friday

There are sane people. There are insane people. And then there are people who line up for Black Friday deals more than a week early. These two women camped out in front of a Best Buy on Wednesday of this week so they can snag some Black Friday deals after Thanksgiving. It’s the earliest the…

Nexus 4 Teardown: What the Guts Look Like

Our friends at iFixit are in the process of tearing down the Nexus 4, Google’s latest and greatest Android phone. If you’re of seeing exposed chips, circuits, guts and innards in all their glory, you’ll want to follow along. We’ll be updating this post to highlight any of iFixit’s updates as they tear open the…

If the Rapture Really Happened, It Would Look Like This

Do you remember the Rapture? Yeah, the idea of people freaking disappearing was so hilariously dumb. It never happened! But if it did, it would totally look like Greg Condon’s ‘drop-motion animation’. Watch him disappear over and over again and just leave behind a pile of clothes. [Vimeo via The Awesomer]

Looking Closely at Camera Viewfinders Is Pretty Gross

In a revealing photo project that kind of spins photography on its head, Meggan Gould took pictures of viewfinders. You know, the thing that photographers usually look through. Turns out viewfinders look more like stained petri dishes than the looking glass of still life. It is funny to see gunk build up in viewfinders and…

As If It Wasn’t Broken Enough, A F-22 Raptor Crashed in Florida Today

The mysteriously inept and failure of a fighter jet, the F-22 Raptor, has another failed notch to mark down in its resume of grounded awfulness: an F-22 Raptor crashed today in Florida, a quarter mile ease of the runway. Luckily, the pilot managed to eject from the aircraft safely. Here’s the official word from the…

Thieves Stole $1.5 Million of iPad Minis from JFK

Breaking into the same JFK cargo building featured in the movie GoodFellas, two thieves stole two pallets of iPad Minis—about $1.5 million worth—in a slick robbery that included using the airport’s own forklifts and possibly an inside man. The New York Post reported that the two thieves broke into the cargo building on Monday night…

You can now buy wine and champagne from Facebook with Facebook Gifts. Let’s get drunk on Facebook everybody!

Would You Play This Weird Alternate Reality Game by Google?

So Google is making a video game called Ingress. It’s not a silly April Fools Joke but an alternate-reality game which means, like, you actually have to go out in the real world and see real things to get achievements. It’s like World of Warcraft for real life. Would you play it? It’s only available…

Sources: WIRED Will Announce a New Editor-in-Chief Tomorrow

According to sources close to Condé Nast, WIRED will announce its new editor-in-chief tomorrow. The nearly 20-year-old tech magazine, which was run by Chris Andersen for the past 10 years, will have a new boss very, very soon. Sources familiar with the situation list three names to pay attention to: Bob Cohn, editorial director of…