Casey Chan, Author at Gizmodo

Your Next Party Trick: Turn Water into Whiskey

Filmmaker Casey Neistat shows a neat trick that can turn a shot full of water into a shot filled with whiskey all through… magic? Sleight of hand? Devil’s work? Destiny? No. DENSITY. It’s obvious to mostly everyone who took some sort of physics class BUT alcohol is lighter than water, therefore it floats to the…

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Nike’s Fuelband Is an Awesome Fitness Wristband for Your Entire Life

Nike+ was a super sweet tool for runners to keep track of their workouts. But what about the rest of your life? What if Nike+ could keep track of that? That’s what the brand new Nike+ Fuelband, an evolution of Nike+ in a simple Livestrong-styled wristband, tries to do. The idea of wearing something to…

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Another One Bites the Dust: Virgin Mobile Will Soon Throttle Unlimited Data Users

It seems like all the carriers have banded together to kill the angel known as unlimited data. Even little ‘ol Virgin Mobile has joined the murder party, informing their customers that as of March 23rd, Virgin Mobile will throttle users who pass the 2.5GB data threshold. That supposedly effects 3% of their customers. Et tu,…

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Your Orange Juice Might Have Ball-Destroying Fungicide In It

Ruh to the roh. Coca Cola says it has found illegal fungicide in orange juice made by Coke and its competitors. The illegal fungicide was originally used on oranges in Brazil but has made its way to store shelves stateside. Watch what you drink! The FDA confirmed Coke’s fungicide find and has started inspecting various…

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Is Microsoft Working on a Kinect Set Top Box That Doesn’t Require an Xbox?

The Daily is reporting that Microsoft is currently working on a Kinect-enabled set top box that would work without the Xbox. It would be a new product separate from the Xbox Kinect and offer streaming media content like Apple TV, Roku, etc. with the benefit of using Kinect’s stellar voice and motion UI. According to…

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Dr. Pepper Killed Dr. Pepper

When Dr. Pepper sued Dr. Pepper, we joked that real life was imitating Coke Zero commercials, where a company sues itself as marketing humor. This deal with Dr. Pepper ain’t no marketing joke. Dr. Pepper, the parent company, just killed off Dublin Dr. Pepper, the best version of Dr. Pepper there is. What the hell!…

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Watching Giant Killer Waves Swallow Surfers in Slow Motion Scares the Dude Out of Me

Chris Bryan, the amazing slow motion videographer, used a Phantom camera to capture surfers riding humungous waves in Teahupoʻo, Tahiti in super slow motion. It’s terrifying to see the sea monster known as the ocean so huge and intimidating and hungry. Seriously, the waves were so big the day Bryan filmed the French Navy issued…

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Sony’s Music Unlimited Streaming Service Is Headed to iOS

In a shift in philosophy for Sony, VentureBeat is reporting that Sony’s iTunes competitor, Music Unlimited, will finally makes its way to iOS devices. There’ll be a Spotify-esque song caching option for subscribers and should add more choices in an increasingly crowded market. [VentureBeat]

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You Can Waterproof Your iPhone with this Magical Liquipel Coating

How in the hell is this iPhone still working even though it’s constantly being drenched in water? Liquipel. It’s a magical invisible coating that’s applied to your phone (or any electronic device) that makes both the exterior and interior components waterproof. Uhh… this is AWESOME. All you have to do is pay Liquipel 60 bucks…

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BlackBerry Playbook OS 2 Finally Turns the Playbook Into a Real Tablet

BlackBerry just announced Playbook OS 2 which finally makes the Playbook useful. As opposed to the silly joke it was! The new OS, which really should have launched with the Playbook, adds e-mail, calendar and contacts. Finally! From the company that brought e-mail to your pocket, there’s e-mail on their tablet. The e-mail app looks…

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Here’s How the Samsung Galaxy Note’s Not-Just-a-Stylus Stylus Works

We already played with the Samsung Galaxy Note, the confused gargantuan phone/tiny tablet love child, but we didn’t show you HOW THE BEST STYLUS EVER WORKED. Here’s a video about that. And some other features of the Note too. Watch it. https://gizmodo.com/the-hand-stretching-samsung-galaxy-note-finds-an-lte-ho-5874391 To view this video at full size, visit our HD view beta. https://gizmodo.com/heres-how-the-samsung-galaxy-notes-not-just-a-stylus-st-5874921

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My Eyes Orgasmed When I Saw the Samsung Super OLED TV

My eyes have never felt as good as when they saw Samsung’s Super OLED TV. IT WAS SOO CLEAR. It’s beaaaautiful. Seriously, you’ll see just a shadow of its gorgeousness in the video above. Criminally good lookin’. https://gizmodo.com/samsungs-big-beautiful-oled-tv-of-the-future-is-here-5873840 The first thing your brain realizes after your eyes recover from the explosive eyegasm is that the…

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I Talked to Samsung’s Voice-and-Face-Recognizing Smart TVs and It Kind of Sucked

Samsung’s new and supposedly snazzy Smart TV, the UNES8000, promises to use voice and face recognition to let you control your TV without any remotes. You know, the future of TV interfaces, according to a lot of companies lately. https://gizmodo.com/samsungs-best-new-tvs-beat-apple-to-the-voice-and-face-5873806 Sadly, it’s not any good right now. Think of it as the awkward, pimple faced…

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Here’s How Siri Can Power an Apple HDTV

Nuance, the amazing voice recognition technology behind Siri and other voice recognition software on phones, has announced that they’ll be bringing their voice tech to TVs now with Dragon TV. Basically, Nuance wants you to talk to your TVs. And since Apple is supposedly making an HDTV that let’s you talk to the TV, this…

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Watch the New Crazy Thin Gorilla Glass 2 Somehow Survive 121 Pounds of Force

Gorilla Glass 2 is just as strong, tough and impressive as the original Gorilla Glass. Only difference? Gorilla Glass 2 is waaaaaaaay thinner at only .8mm compared to the original Gorilla Glass at 1mm. And at that size, 20% is a big freaking deal. Nothing currently has Gorilla Glass 2 but you can be sure…

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I’m Getting Drunk While Watching the BCS Championship Game in 3D Because It’s the Future of Sports

The college football championship game is going on right now and since the whole tech world is at CES, ESPN decided to show off their ESPN 3D channel to a bevy of tech savvy sports fans (or is it sports savvy tech fans?). My job tonight? To get drunk while wearing 3D glasses and watching…

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All of Samsung’s Newest CES Products Are Being Announced Right Now

Samsung is going to show off all their latest gear for the year—TVs, phones and who knows what else—and we’ll be live blogging it all right here. Come join us and we’ll enjoy the Sung of Sam together. Prediction: TVs and tablets and phones that are either slightly bigger or slightly smaller but definitely thinner…

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Dish Network’s New Hopper DVR Is the King of DVRs

Dish Network just introduced its new multi-room DVR, weirdly named Hopper, which can record three shows at one time (while playing back a fourth show), has a 2TB hard drive which can store 250 hours of HD programming, a Slingbox adapter, which will let certain users watch what’s on Dish Network from anywhere in the…

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Motorola’s New Droid 4 Is the Phone to Get for People Who Still Love Physical Keyboards

Verizon just made the long expected Motorola Droid 4 official today, announcing the slider phone with a 1.2GHz dual-core CPU, 1GB RAM, 4G LTE, 8-megapixel camera, 5-row keyboard and 16GB of memory in its half-inch thick shell. https://gizmodo.com/the-droid-4-looks-like-a-big-razr-and-will-be-here-soon-5862941 No price or released date yet, though.

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The Pantech Element Android Tablet Only Matters Because It’s Waterproof

The Pantech Element is a sorta nice, cheapo 4G LTE Android tablet for AT&T that has a 1.5GHz dual core processor and blazing fast download speeds (100Mbps! Yah! Sure! Only if you’re inside a tower). It only costs $250 but requires a scar inducing 2-year contract (why!) but that’s not the reason I care for…

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Your Next Party Trick: Turn Water into Whiskey

Nike’s Fuelband Is an Awesome Fitness Wristband for Your Entire Life

Another One Bites the Dust: Virgin Mobile Will Soon Throttle Unlimited Data Users

Your Orange Juice Might Have Ball-Destroying Fungicide In It

Is Microsoft Working on a Kinect Set Top Box That Doesn’t Require an Xbox?

Dr. Pepper Killed Dr. Pepper

Watching Giant Killer Waves Swallow Surfers in Slow Motion Scares the Dude Out of Me

Sony’s Music Unlimited Streaming Service Is Headed to iOS

You Can Waterproof Your iPhone with this Magical Liquipel Coating

BlackBerry Playbook OS 2 Finally Turns the Playbook Into a Real Tablet

Here’s How the Samsung Galaxy Note’s Not-Just-a-Stylus Stylus Works

My Eyes Orgasmed When I Saw the Samsung Super OLED TV

I Talked to Samsung’s Voice-and-Face-Recognizing Smart TVs and It Kind of Sucked

Here’s How Siri Can Power an Apple HDTV

Watch the New Crazy Thin Gorilla Glass 2 Somehow Survive 121 Pounds of Force

I’m Getting Drunk While Watching the BCS Championship Game in 3D Because It’s the Future of Sports

All of Samsung’s Newest CES Products Are Being Announced Right Now

Dish Network’s New Hopper DVR Is the King of DVRs

Motorola’s New Droid 4 Is the Phone to Get for People Who Still Love Physical Keyboards

The Pantech Element Android Tablet Only Matters Because It’s Waterproof

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

SpaceX Starlink Satellite Malfunctions, Breaks Apart in Orbit

‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Stinks

‘Scream 4’ Is Back, and on Tape

Iran Threatens to Attack U.S. Tech Companies Starting April 1

Amazon Clears Out Netflix-Licensed Nebula Capsule 3 Mini Projector at 32% Off, Dolby Audio Home Theater for Less

Anker 160W Laptop Charger Briefly Returns to Black Friday Pricing in a Last-Minute Amazon Spring Sale Deal

The New ‘Backrooms’ Trailer Is Packed Full of Endless Dread

Logitech Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Combo Falls Under $25, a Budget Bundle Deal in the Final Hours of Spring Sale

Liquids Crack With an Audible Snap, Study Finds

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