Casey Chan, Author at Gizmodo

Watch a Guy Magically Balance 3000 Coins on Top of a Single Dime

I don’t know how this guy managed to build a 3,118 coin coin tower on top of a single dime on the corner of a table but boy did he do it. It took him 7 hours, over 200 dollars in change plus some presumably insane weed smoking to pull it off. The final tally…

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HTC Figured Out a Way to Make HTC Phones Sync with iTunes

Apparently, the latest version of HTC Sync will let the HTC Rhyme and HTC Sensation XL sync with iTunes. What? Yep. According to Taiwan News, the HTC Sync app will “automatically detect iTunes (or Windows Media Player) to copy media files such as music, pictures and contacts to their phones.” https://gizmodo.com/htc-rhyme-hands-on-dont-call-it-a-lady-phone-or-do-5841986 Once detected, you can…

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If You’re Buying a New Camera, You Must Use This Website

Buying a new gadget is hard. We try to help as much as we can! But there are little things you need to know, like the exact size of a camera compared to another camera, before you buy. CameraSize does exactly that. It’s so smart I wish I invented it. You can see the size…

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Watch an Exploded Fire Hydrant Hold Up a Car for an Hour

One of my yet to be fulfilled New York dreams is to pop open a fire hydrant and dance naked in the street while the exploded hydrant rains all over me. FUN. I’m second guessing myself now though cause exploded fire hydrants are FREAKING POWERFUL. They can even lift cars. The video shows a hit…

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AirCassette for iPhone: The 80’s Weren’t So Bad

I’m old enough to remember using cassette tapes but also young enough to know it was already ancient technology. But still, there’s something about cassette tapes that interested me more than CDs or mp3s. A strip of freaking tape can hold music? And now that they’re pretty much dead, it’s sad. Thats why AirCassette is…

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From Poor to Rich to Richest: What Biking Through New York City in 5 Minutes Looks Like

New York City’s Broadway is the oldest north to south street in NYC and one of the most famous streets in the entire world. It’s also a street that shows the stark differences that exist in NYC only a few blocks away. This time lapse video shows you those differences. BuzzFeed recorded a time lapse…

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Will the HTC Ville be the First Phone to Screw Up Ice Cream Sandwich with HTC Sense?

BGR just leaked info about the HTC Ville, an Android phone that’ll supposedly be announced by HTC at next year’s Mobile World Congress, and it looks really great… except for one thing. It plasters the needless HTC Sense all over Ice Cream Sandwich. WHYYY https://gizmodo.com/what-is-ice-cream-sandwich-5851169 Aside from that, the HTC Ville is a 4.3-inch, 1.5…

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The New and Improved Honda Asimo Pretends to be a Bartender and Pour Drinks

Honda Asimo, the frighteningly realistic yet increasingly useless humanoid robot, has learned another new trick! It can pour drinks. Watch Asimo roll out a cart, open up a thermos, grab the cup, tilt the cup, pour, finish the pour and hand it off to a pretty lady. It’s amazing how human-like this guy is now.…

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Judge Says Putting Disgusting Warning Pictures on Cigarette Boxes Is a Violation of Free Speech

Those disgusting images of holey throats, lumpy lungs, broke ass teeth, etc. that the FDA was planning on plastering on cigarettes to curb smoking? Um, it doesn’t look like it’s going to happen. A federal judge just said those images were a violation of free speech. Wait what? https://gizmodo.com/all-the-disgusting-pictures-the-fda-is-going-to-put-on-5814410 U.S. District Judge Richard Leon sided…

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Would You Sleep in a Floating Tent Hanging Off a Tree?

Can you imagine sleeping in a portaledge aka a floating freaking tent? It’s beyond scary. Look at it! You have to trust the tree branch, the rope attached to the tree branch, your weight and the material of the tent. But this is a thing. Apparently, crazy people go to High Ropes Forest, Germany so…

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Apple Store App Updated for In-Store Pickups and Self Checkout

The Apple Store App just received a 2.0 update that introduces the previously rumored “in-store pickups” and EasyPay. EasyPay is especially cool, it’s like Apple’s self-checkout. system on your iPhone Just grab certain accessories, scan it with the Apple Store app and you’ve bought the item. Easy peasy. [iTunes]

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Yup, That Unbelievable $19 Unlimited Data/Voice/Text Plan Is Mostly Real and You Should Sign Up

Remember Republic Wireless? The brand new carrier set to launch the unbelievable $19/month plan that would give users unlimited data, voice and text? Yeah! Well, they actually did it. Like for real. Like you can sign up right now for 19 bucks and never look back. https://gizmodo.com/republic-wireless-will-offer-an-unbelievable-19-unlimi-5855590 Republic Wireless can be so damn cheap because…

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The Life of a Modern Day Knife Maker Who Still Makes Knives By Hand Is Fascinating

Made By Hand, a documentary series of people who still, um, make things by hand, recently featured Joel Bukiewicz, a modern day knife maker who started Cut Brooklyn, a wonderful shop for handmade knives. In his featurette, Bukiewicz shows the process and immense detail he puts into every single knife. His story is amazing—he was…

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Astrid To-Do for iPhone: Our Favorite Productivity App on Android Is on the iPhone Now

One of our favorite to-do lists/task manager apps for Android is Astrid. We love the deep feature set, the advanced tinkering and the easy to manage interface. Now it’s on the iPhone. And even though the iPhone has a ton of apps like Astrid, Astrid is already one of the best. https://gizmodo.com/the-six-best-apps-for-getting-shit-done-5707232 What’s it do?…

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Watch Siri Work on the Old, Old iPhone 3GS

Siri, which for some reason is only ‘officially’ available on the iPhone 4S, had previously been hacked onto the iPhone 4. Now, the terribly ancient iPhone 3GS joins in on the fun. Siri has just been hacked onto that plastic backed 3GS. https://gizmodo.com/watch-siri-work-on-the-old-iphone-4-5850106 Porting Siri over to the 3GS was done by Grant Paul and…

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Watch an Innocent Guy Get Shot with a Rubber Bullet By the Oakland Police for No Reason

Scott Campbell was peacefully filming Occupy Oakland when he was shot with a projectile by the police. For no freaking reason. Seriously, unless cameras are the new guns, he did nothing wrong! It’s disturbing to see the police, people who are supposed to serve and protect, attack an innocent man like this. https://gizmodo.com/are-cameras-the-new-guns-5553765 If you…

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Watch a Music Video of Chris Brown’s “Look at Me Now” Hilariously Made with MS Paint

Tell me the first thing that pops in your head when I say: yellow bottle sipping, shit look like a toupee and suicide doors. Got it? Now watch this MS Paint-created music video of Chris Brown’s “Look at Me Now”. It literally translates the lyrics into MS Paint graphics. I can’t stop laughing. [BuzzFeed]

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A Janitor Accidentally Scrubbed Away a Million Dollar Art Piece

There are good cleaning ladies and there are bad cleaning ladies. Bad cleaning ladies? You want to avoid. Good cleaning ladies? They sometimes do bad things by being too good. Like the cleaning lady who cleaned a “dirty” art piece on accident. The sculpture in question, When It Starts Dripping From The Ceiling, was made…

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Watch an Ewok Try to Fight the Incredible Hulk to Hilarious Results

Here’s your feel good video of the day. A uselessly cute and furry little Ewok going head to head against the menacing Incredible Hulk. The Hulk does what George Lucas should’ve done to Ewoks. [YouTube via @kwameopam]

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Oink, Square Card Case, Gmail and More

Apps make the iPhone shine. And you want your new (or even old) iPhone to shine, right? Here are the best iPhone apps this week! It’s a solid list. If you want to see all the apps on one page click here. https://gizmodo.com/oink-square-card-case-gmail-and-more-5856579 Oink: Instead of rating places, like you would for Yelp, Oink lets…

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Watch a Guy Magically Balance 3000 Coins on Top of a Single Dime

HTC Figured Out a Way to Make HTC Phones Sync with iTunes

If You’re Buying a New Camera, You Must Use This Website

Watch an Exploded Fire Hydrant Hold Up a Car for an Hour

AirCassette for iPhone: The 80’s Weren’t So Bad

From Poor to Rich to Richest: What Biking Through New York City in 5 Minutes Looks Like

Will the HTC Ville be the First Phone to Screw Up Ice Cream Sandwich with HTC Sense?

The New and Improved Honda Asimo Pretends to be a Bartender and Pour Drinks

Judge Says Putting Disgusting Warning Pictures on Cigarette Boxes Is a Violation of Free Speech

Would You Sleep in a Floating Tent Hanging Off a Tree?

Apple Store App Updated for In-Store Pickups and Self Checkout

Yup, That Unbelievable $19 Unlimited Data/Voice/Text Plan Is Mostly Real and You Should Sign Up

The Life of a Modern Day Knife Maker Who Still Makes Knives By Hand Is Fascinating

Astrid To-Do for iPhone: Our Favorite Productivity App on Android Is on the iPhone Now

Watch Siri Work on the Old, Old iPhone 3GS

Watch an Innocent Guy Get Shot with a Rubber Bullet By the Oakland Police for No Reason

Watch a Music Video of Chris Brown’s “Look at Me Now” Hilariously Made with MS Paint

A Janitor Accidentally Scrubbed Away a Million Dollar Art Piece

Watch an Ewok Try to Fight the Incredible Hulk to Hilarious Results

Oink, Square Card Case, Gmail and More

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You Too Will Learn to Fear the XenoFrog

Amazon Echo Dot Sees Its Last Price Drop in the Spring Sale, Final Hours Tick Down Ahead of an Uncertain Prime Day

Artemis 2 by the Numbers: Breaking Down NASA’s Big Return to the Moon

Apple Removes iPhone Vibe Coding App from App Store

China’s Biggest Social Media Celebrity Is… Kris Jenner?

Up to $1,550 Off on pCloud: Pay Once, Protect Data Forever for World Backup Day

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Adds ‘Succulent Chinese Meal’ Guy

Feds Sniffing Around Polymarket After Suspicious Bets

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

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets