Casey Chan, Author at Gizmodo

Nikes Fit for the Desert

Nike Sportswear, my favorite arm of the shoe giant, has released these shoes that use plain Nikes and re-purpose them as desert boots. From the color, to the rubber sole, it’s a perfect combo of outdoors smarts with flawless street style. [NSW via Acquire Mag]

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How to Photograph Fireworks (The Right Way)

What sort of July 4th would it be without big bang boom fireworks? But when you take pictures of them, how come it never looks good? The Smithsonian’s Bigger Picture has culled some tips on how to properly shoot fireworks. Most of the tips apply to any good photograph, like finding a good viewing point,…

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Incase iPad Lounge Case: Turn Your iPad into a Cute Chumby

When I first saw the Incase iPad Lounge Case, I thought it was an April Fool’s joke. Then I used it. On my desk, on my bed, on my belly, on my knees, on everything… and it never came off. Like The back of the Lounge Case is filled with beads, like a beanbag, and…

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The Best Apps of the Week

In this week’s app roundup: Google+, unveiled; GPS, painted with direction; North Korea, photographed; iPhones, playing dead; Instagram, challenged by Google; background checks, forever creepy; fourways, on Fring; and much, much more. The week’s best iPhone apps TapNav: It’s a GPS app that cleverly uses Augmented Reality to show you which direction the road is…

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The Week’s Best Android Apps

Google+: Google+ Can it be good? The app is. The home page of Google+ acts as launcher for the four main features of the app: Circles, Stream, Huddle and Photos. Circles lets you share things within a select group of people. Stream gives you a live timeline of updates from your friends, not unlike what…

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The Week’s Best iPad Apps

Tiny Tower: A free 8-bit style game that lets you channel your inner landlord. You build floors on a tower to attract “bitizens” to live in it and then control their lives (manage, hire, give a job, evict). It’s like SimCity but actually fun. Fotopedia North Korea: Eric Lafforgue, a photograph, went inside the veil…

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The Week’s Best iPhone Apps

TapNav: It’s a GPS app that cleverly uses Augmented Reality to show you which direction the road is going to go. Once you fire open the app, you’ll see what’s literally in front of you IRL (it uses a live feed from the camera like other AR apps) and a series of “AR” discs that…

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Light Up a Room with These Gun Lamps

I like guns. I don’t like what they can do but I can’t deny they’re not cool. That’s why a gun lamp would be perfect for me. Instead of shooting bullets it’ll faux-intimidatingly illuminate the room. Yeah, I’m a softie. Designed by ceramicryan, an Etsy user, this powerfully designed gun lamp is actually a tri-9mm…

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Watching a Guy Skateboard from Seven Different Angles Makes It Seem Really Hard

Skateboarder Aryeh Kraus was outfitted with 5 cameras on his body, 1 camera under his skateboard and 1 camera for a wide shot. Those 7 cameras combine for a dizzying, complicated and super technical video. Multiple perspectives makes skateboarding seem hard. The video is called “Extremities” by Eli Stonberg and I think everyone’s favorite view…

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Here Are the Fourth of July iPhone and iPad Games Sales

There’s nothing more American than a holiday filled with barbecue, fireworks, drinking, watermelon and app sales. That’s right. Just like last year, a bunch of iPhone and iPad games have slashed their prices. Here’s the ones you should get: https://gizmodo.com/all-the-fourth-of-july-iphone-game-sales-5578998 EA is cutting prices on over 50 iOS games (full list here), including: • Dead…

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The NBA Isn’t Allowed to Post Pictures of Basketball Players on Their Website

If you go to NBA.com or any official NBA team website, you won’t see any pictures of current basketball players, no Kobe, Lebron, Durant, nobody. Why? It’s because the NBA isn’t allowed to post pictures of any of their players. The NBA just kickstarted their lockout at 12:01AM today and players and owners are no…

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A Leonardo da Vinci Painting That’s Been Lost for Centuries Has Been Found

Salvator Mundi, or “Savior of the World” is a painting by Leonardo da Vinci that’s been lost for centuries. Art historians have confirmed that deeper in the painting, you can see the “miraculous softness” and the “delicate paint” of Leonardo. It’s a painting of Christ blessing the globe (though it sorta looks like dude Mona…

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The Must Have Jailbreak Apps

Jailbreaking unleashes the true potential of iOS. That’s an undeniable fact, people. But in order to squeeze every bit of juice from iOS, you need all the best tweaks, enhancements and apps there are. This is what you need. Absolutely, Positively Must Have SBSettings: Perhaps the best jailbreak app there is. SBSettings gives you easy…

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The Windows Phone 7 Apps Everyone Should Have June 2011

Windows Phone 7 is home to many beautiful apps but which ones are the best? We got ’em all for you right here. Added: Sliding Keyboard: I personally think the Windows Phone keyboard is fantastic but for those still itching for some Swype-action on WP7, Sliding Keyboard is as close as it gets. Slide your…

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The Android Apps Everyone Should Have June 2011

It’s that time of the month again, which is to say it’s time to clean up our list of the absolute best Android apps. What new apps will show up? Which apps get cut? https://gizmodo.com/the-best-android-apps-5739420 Note: These are the apps that have been added or removed to

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The iPad Apps Everyone Should Have June 2011

Is the shine of your new iPad 2 gone yet? Hope not! An app from our list of best iPad apps should make it brand new all over again. Which apps were the best in June? Here they are. https://gizmodo.com/the-best-ipad-apps-5747915 Added: Tiny Tower: A free 8-bit style game that lets you channel your inner landlord.…

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The iPhone Apps Everyone Should Have June 2011

The end of the month is here, and that means it’s time to do a little housekeeping on our list of the absolute best iPhone apps. Who will be inducted? Who will unceremoniously get the boot? https://gizmodo.com/the-best-iphone-apps-5676549 Added: Flare: It’s a video recorder app that records in High Dynamic Range. Which means it allows for…

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Windows Phone Mango Will Support Front Facing Cameras

It was a little bit eyebrow-raising when Microsoft made no mention of a front facing camera in Windows Phone Mango. Thankfully in Mango’s Beta 2 Dev Tools, there’s a button that’ll toggle front and rear cameras. Welcome to the present! https://lifehacker.com/all-the-amazing-new-features-in-windows-phone-mango-5804975 It’s not exactly official yet, but what else could that button do? Plus, everyone…

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I Think My Dad Owned These New G-Series Sony Speakers

From the looks of this speaker set, I wouldn’t be surprised if there was a record player attached to it somewhere. I swear my Dad had these speakers! Nope. The G-Series is brand new and can play music through USB or Wi-Fi. The retrotastic speakers support iPhone and iPods and heck, can even be controlled…

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Watching 252 Space Blankets Inflate, Dance and Crumple Is Fascinating

I don’t know what it is, the crackles you hear when the space blankets inflate and deflate, the pulsating lights that shine down, the feeling that this is all some sort of robotic farm, it’s all just so fascinatingly futuristic. The whole show is called ‘Captured’ but each of the inflatable space blankets, and there…

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Nikes Fit for the Desert

How to Photograph Fireworks (The Right Way)

Incase iPad Lounge Case: Turn Your iPad into a Cute Chumby

The Best Apps of the Week

The Week’s Best Android Apps

The Week’s Best iPad Apps

The Week’s Best iPhone Apps

Light Up a Room with These Gun Lamps

Watching a Guy Skateboard from Seven Different Angles Makes It Seem Really Hard

Here Are the Fourth of July iPhone and iPad Games Sales

The NBA Isn’t Allowed to Post Pictures of Basketball Players on Their Website

A Leonardo da Vinci Painting That’s Been Lost for Centuries Has Been Found

The Must Have Jailbreak Apps

The Windows Phone 7 Apps Everyone Should Have June 2011

The Android Apps Everyone Should Have June 2011

The iPad Apps Everyone Should Have June 2011

The iPhone Apps Everyone Should Have June 2011

Windows Phone Mango Will Support Front Facing Cameras

I Think My Dad Owned These New G-Series Sony Speakers

Watching 252 Space Blankets Inflate, Dance and Crumple Is Fascinating

NASA Rover Finds Glowing, Ruby-Like Crystals on Mars for the First Time

Anker Prime Docking Station Hits Its Lowest Price as Amazon’s Spring Sale Winds Down (14 Ports With 160W Output)

Google TV Streamer 4K Drops to an All-Time Low, Final Hours in Amazon Spring Sale to Turn Any TV Smart on a Budget

The New ‘Masters of the Universe’ Trailer Brings Eternia to Life

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

UGREEN Bluetooth Tracker 4-Pack Now Just $7 Each With iOS and Android Support, While AirTag Stays at Full Price

Trump Posts Concept Art of His Presidential Library, and It’s AI Slop

Forget Tower Desktop, GMKtec Mini PC Drops to a Record Low as Amazon Clears Out Final Spring Sale Stock

‘Fallout’ Season 2 Was a Hit Despite That Unsatisfying Release Strategy Change

JBL Authentics 500 Retro-Style Home Speaker Hits 40% Off, Now at Its Lowest Price as Amazon’s Spring Sale Clearance Begins

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