Casey Chan, Author at Gizmodo

A Scrabble Magnet Set Is Your Excuse to Spend More Time in the Kitchen

What makes anything better? Food. Wait. That wasn’t the answer I was looking for. Oh! Magnets! So if you turn Scrabble magnetic and slap the tiles onto your fridge, you can make excuses that you’re learning up some vocabulary as you gorge on the magical leftovers inside your refrigerator. Win, win. Plus, this magnetic Scrabble…

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Steve Jobs Won a Grammy

Steve Jobs loved music almost as much as he loved Apple, so it’s almost fitting that he was posthumously awarded with music’s highest honor: a Grammy. Apple previously received a Technical Grammy in 2002 but this Grammy, the Trustees Award, is reserved just for Steve. Specifically, the Grammy Trustees Award is awarded to “individuals who,…

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What Music Would Look Like If It Were a Physical Object

Artist Martin Klimas came up with a clever idea: he put splatters of plaint on a scrim over a speaker and played music. As the volume was turned up, the paint popped up in the air and he captured the moments in a photograph. It’s a synchronized cacophony of art and music. It also looks…

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Star Wars on Earth Should Be Your Next Vacation

Die hard Star Wars fan might know this already but for the rest, here’s your next vacation: Tunisia. Four of the Star Wars filmed in Tunisia (as the planet Tatooine) and most of the buildings are still in good shape, which means you can visit it. It’s Star Wars, but instead of being a galaxy…

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A Ghastly Cloud Tsunami Creeps Up on the Beach

Earlier this week, Panama City Beach, Florida was overwhelmed with a sweeping wave of fog that was not unlike a cloud tsunami. It creeped onto the beach and rolled right over buildings, giving off an almost supernatural aura. Meteorologist Dan Satterfield explains how the cloud tsunami phenomenon works: Cool air offshore was very nearly at…

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Is the Senate Trying to Sneak In a New SOPA Bill?

After the Internet bandied up together and killed SOPA, you’d think the government would be a little weary of introducing SOPA-like bills less the Internet start a revolution and start calling out dumb politicians. Guess not though because it looks like Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid still wants to censor the internet with a new…

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Pictures of Men Lying Down In Trucks Makes Carpooling Look Uncomfortable

This photo series by Alejandro Cartagena shows the life of some workers in Monterrey, Mexico who carpool to work by cramming themselves into a truck bed. It’s sort of hilarious until you realize this is life—lying down before work in a truck is their snooze and hot shower. The pictures are taken near Monterrey, Mexico…

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Watch SNL Make Fun of Verizon 4G LTE Commercials

Sure maybe you know your way around Android phones but all those Droids, Razrs, Rezounds, HTCs, LGs, 4Gs and LTEs are confusing for normal people! Hell, it’s so confusing that SNL made a parody commercial about how confusing it is. It’s hilarious Bill Hader plays an overbearing Verizon Wireless employee who means well but ends…

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A Lot of People Thought Oprah Was Whitney Houston on Facebook

Whitney Houston, the diva of divas, passed away yesterday at the too young age of 48. It’s a depressing end to her story of galaxy bending talent, sun magnifying limelight and cursed frailty. Anyone who has ever heard Whitney in her prime will always remember the singular power of her voice. I mean, we all…

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Edit Your Photos, Play as a Soccer Manager, Use Chrome and More

Sometimes I want to quit my job and become a photographer. Or a soccer manager. Or a gamer. Or maybe even just a Chrome and Google Voice user. These apps will help me when I decided to make the plunge. If you want to see all the apps on one page click here. https://gizmodo.com/edit-your-photos-play-as-a-soccer-manager-use-chrome-5884151 Chrome:…

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Make a Cinemagraph, See if You’re Drunk, Play Battlefield and More

I have your weekend plan for you: get stupid drunk and see how high this new breathalyzer app for your eyes can go. You will probably pass out after this. When you wake up hungover, play Battlefield on your iPhone until you can properly breathe and then go outside and make cinemagraphs with Cinemagram. If…

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Twitter More Better, Look at Pictures of Women and More

Drink whisky, look at women around the world and tweet about it. I’m sure there’s more to life but I can’t think of something I’d rather do than that right now. You too, right? If you want to see all the apps on one page click here. https://gizmodo.com/twitter-more-better-look-at-pictures-of-women-and-more-5884158 Tweetbot: The app is the most aggressively…

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A Drinking Game You Play with Your iPad

Proof is an elegantly designed web app drinking game for the iPad that encourages you to learn something about alcohol while you’re drinking alcohol. But don’t think of it as a college frat boy power hour drinking game, instead think fancy man with a glass of scotch drinking experience. The “game” puts you on a…

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The Resolution of the iPad 3’s Retina Display Compared to the iPhone and iPad

Chris Koerner was curious about what the oft rumored resolution of the iPad 3’s Retina Display would look like compared to previous iOS devices, so he whipped up a little image that compared each devices’ resolution against each other. The 2048×1536 screen would dwarf everything. If the 2048×1536 iPad 3 retina display turns out to…

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What 14 Years of Weather Looks Like

After watching this 14 years of weather timelapse in the United States, I’ve confirmed the one thing I already knew: Every state’s weather sucks except for California’s. Watch it and you’ll agree with me. This video was stitched from 120,900 different frames of radar images to make up the 14 years. You got to love…

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Report: Apple Will Announce the iPad 3 First Week of March

AllThingsD is reporting that Apple will host an event to announce the iPad 3 in March. Sources have told them that the iPad 3 event will be held during the first week of March though they’re not sure when it’ll officially launch in stores. The first week of March timeline vibes with last year’s timeframe…

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The Man Who Paid 16 Bucks for a $330,000 House Got Evicted

Kenneth Robinson, an American hero who found a loophole in the system to buy a $330,000 house for 16 bucks, has sadly been evicted from his “house” because Bank of America claimed ownership of the property. Dammit. Does that mean there really aren’t any shortcuts in life? https://gizmodo.com/man-used-a-loophole-in-the-law-to-pay-16-bucks-for-a-3-5823573 Kenneth Robinson lived in the house for…

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The Bomb Squad X-Rayed a Suspicious Package and Found a Cat Inside

In a disturbing story (that comes with a happy ending!), the bomb squad of Amherst, New York responded to reports of a suspicious package but instead of figuring out which color wire to cut, they found a living cat sealed inside the box. The package was actually x-rayed first (I guess they didn’t hear any…

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See How Much Camera ISO Has Improved Over the Years

The picture on the left (if you can’t tell by the young and spunky Britney Spears) was taken at the 2001 Super Bowl with a Nikon D1H at 2.7 megapixels and 800 ISO. That was PRIMO technology back then! The picture on the right was taken at this year’s Super Bowl with a Nikon D3s…

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How to Make Fancy Homemade American Cheese with Science

Mark McClusky, special projects editor at Wired, just showed CHOW his go-to recipe for making fancy schmancy homemade Velveeta-style cheese which means you can steal his recipe and do the same thing. So instead of eating delicious processed cheese, you can gorge on delicious homemade cheese! The special McCheese uses modernist cuisine cooking tricks such…

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A Scrabble Magnet Set Is Your Excuse to Spend More Time in the Kitchen

Steve Jobs Won a Grammy

What Music Would Look Like If It Were a Physical Object

Star Wars on Earth Should Be Your Next Vacation

A Ghastly Cloud Tsunami Creeps Up on the Beach

Is the Senate Trying to Sneak In a New SOPA Bill?

Pictures of Men Lying Down In Trucks Makes Carpooling Look Uncomfortable

Watch SNL Make Fun of Verizon 4G LTE Commercials

A Lot of People Thought Oprah Was Whitney Houston on Facebook

Edit Your Photos, Play as a Soccer Manager, Use Chrome and More

Make a Cinemagraph, See if You’re Drunk, Play Battlefield and More

Twitter More Better, Look at Pictures of Women and More

A Drinking Game You Play with Your iPad

The Resolution of the iPad 3’s Retina Display Compared to the iPhone and iPad

What 14 Years of Weather Looks Like

Report: Apple Will Announce the iPad 3 First Week of March

The Man Who Paid 16 Bucks for a $330,000 House Got Evicted

The Bomb Squad X-Rayed a Suspicious Package and Found a Cat Inside

See How Much Camera ISO Has Improved Over the Years

How to Make Fancy Homemade American Cheese with Science

‘Scream 7’ Just Won’t Stop Making Money as ‘Scream 8’ Gets Started

The Curtain Has Closed on Meta’s Movie Rating-Inspired Content Filters

Good News! You Can Finally Change That Ridiculous Gmail Address

ExpressVPN Just Launched ExpressAI: Your Prompts Are Now Invisible

VR Just Took Another Massive Body Blow

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

‘Supergirl’ Will Feature David Corenswet’s Superman in a Sort of Big Brother Role

Report: FDA Set to Unban RFK Jr.’s Favorite Peptides

Source Code for Anthropic’s Claude Code Leaks at the Exact Wrong Time

SpaceX Starlink Satellite Malfunctions, Breaks Apart in Orbit

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset