Casey Chan, Author at Gizmodo

Netflix Envelope Art Is Better Than the Movie Inside

I’m always embarrassed when I accidentally write something on a Netflix envelope, like some Netflix employee is going to automatically know I’m a weirdo from my scribbles. Not if I had these envelopes though, they actually have impressive art on them. Apparently, there are a ton of people who sketch over Netflix envelopes and they’re…

Tech News Casey Chan

Water Plants with Your Pee

I’ve peed on a ton of bushes before and I’m pretty sure I scarred those bushes forever. But! If I were to use this filtration system that pumps pee from a urinal to water plants…I’d totally be helping the environment. The system, called When Nature Calls, is in the concept stages right now but the…

Tech News Casey Chan

Takes Notes on Your iPad with Wacom’s Bamboo Paper App

Wacom, makers of those ever capable artist tablets, has released a new iPad app that turns your iPad into a digital notebook (or sketchpad). Ideally, you would use it with Wacom’s Bamboo Stylus for the most pen-and-pad-like experience. But even without the stylus, your finger is perfectly suited for writing as Wacom has built a…

Tech News Casey Chan

The Week’s Best iPad Apps

Yummrs: Yummrs connects to your favorite cooking blogs, and manages them by presenting the delicious foods you’ll want to make front and center. You can organize the recipes you like into an infinite number of recipe books that you can access with just a tap. After all that, you can then share those recipes with…

Tech News Casey Chan

This Week’s Best Apps

In this week’s app roundup: Instagram and iCloud, replicated on Android; movies, recommended; cookbooks, shared; pictures, mysteriously pixelated; apps, found with Yahoo; karaoke, added to Shazam; ringer, smartly silenced; Swype, honeycombed; and much, much more. The week’s best iPhone apps Roger Ebert’s Great Movies: The apps comes loaded with more than 300 movie reviews, and…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert and Casey Chan

The Week’s Best Android Apps

Lightbox: Lightbox is a stylish camera app that’s good enough to replace the stock camera app. Though it doesn’t have basic features like zoom or autofocus, it does give you the ability to add 10 trendy filters after your shot. Your artsy photos can be shared via Twitter and Facebook and is automagically beamed down…

Tech News Casey Chan

The Week’s Best iPhone Apps

Roger Ebert’s Great Movies: The apps comes loaded with more than 300 movie reviews, and it allows you to queue the flicks to your Netflix account or buy them on Amazon. It also lets you keep lists of what you’ve seen and what you want to see in the future. Check it out for $0.99…

Tech News Casey Chan

Uni-ball Kuru Toga Mechanical Pencil: Stays Sharp Forever

If I had to go back to high school math class again, the Kuru Toga Mechanical Pencil is the only pencil I’d take with me. Why? Because it has a twist and turn mechanism that automatically rotates its lead to keep a perfectly sharp point every time you write. Plusses It works! Every time you…

Reviews Casey Chan

Uni-ball Kuru Toga Gallery

It’s a pretty attractive pencil. That metal tip never retracts. Which leaves stabbing potential off the charts. The clear plastic “grip” is just made to show off the twist and turn mechanism. The eraser is forgettable. Nice and consistent lead. Pure writing purposes, there’s no better lead pencil out there.

Tech News Casey Chan

Transfer Open Apps Between a Computer and a Smartphone By Taking a Picture

This happens to me a lot: I’m doing something on my computer but want it on my phone too. It’s such a hassle re-typing it! This new method of transferring info is as easy as taking a picture. Here’s how it works: You take a picture of the computer screen with your smartphone and the…

Tech News Casey Chan

Life Underground Can Be Quite Normal

The Atlantic’s In Focus has a great set of photos of underground life. From subways to caves, temples to lakes, hospitals to bike paths, dig sites to mines and more, there’s a whole living, breathing and moving current underneath the surface. I think I’m more impressed of what we’ve done under the Earth than on…

Tech News Casey Chan

Lightbox for Android: Android’s Answer to Instagram, iCloud and More

Not only does Lightbox for Android fill in the Instagram-sized hole in the Android Market with slick sharing of filterized pictures, it also does what iCloud does: beam the photos you take on your phone to your tablet and web browser instantly. What’s it do? Lightbox is a stylish camera app that’s good enough to…

Tech News Casey Chan

Evernote Is Available for Windows Phone 7 Now

Evernote, the do everything and anything note-taking app, is now available for Windows Phone 7. It syncs with all your other Evernote apps and works just as you’d expect: write notes, keep notebooks, search notes, map notes, share notes, etc. [Evernote]

Tech News Casey Chan

You Might Not Believe It But This Is a Camera Case

It’s not a lighter, it’s not from an alien world, heck, it’s not even from Alienware. It’s actually ‘just’ a camera case made from aircraft-grade aluminum that can fit point and shoots and DSLR-like cameras alike. The Alpinist Camera Case is super lightweight, water resistant, has foam lining, safety lock slots, side grip pockets and…

Tech News Casey Chan

Why Is Sears Selling a Fake iPhone 4 Running Android 2.2?

We’ve see these clone iPhones running Android from China before. We don’t expect to see those kinds of phone at Sears though. $264! Get in while you can. And here’s the link to the ‘H2000’ with dual sim cards,TV phones, and Android 2.2. [Sears via 9to5Mac]

Tech News Casey Chan

A Knockoff, Made-in-China Phone Electrocuted and Killed a Man

In a horrifically sad story, Dhanji Damor, a 25-year-old man in India, was electrocuted when he used a “shanzai cell phone” while it was charging. Shanzai means it’s a knockoff, an imitation, a fake made in China. Damor’s friends rushed him to the hospital but when they arrived, doctors pronounced him dead due to electrocution.…

Tech News Casey Chan

The Panasonic Toughbook Android Tablet Is a Rugged Beast

Panasonic’s venerable Toughbook line is introducing a 10.1-inch Android tablet. Unlike the sissy tablets everyone else is putting out, the Toughbook will be secure, rugged, durable and, hell, even come with a matte screen. Not much is currently known about the Toughbook Android Tablet—it’ll have GPS, 3G or 4G and strong battery life but one…

Tech News Casey Chan

Bring This Ruler to a Rubber Band Fight

Classroom warfare is tough. You have teachers hounding your stash, cute girls to impress, punk kids coming up with punkier ways to punk you—basically a lot to worry about. That’s why you need this rubberband shooting ruler. Designed by Sebastian Bergne, it looks like a regular ruler so you can avoid confiscation but delivers pain…

Tech News Casey Chan

A Fat Suit You Can Wear to Mimic a 9-month Pregnancy in Two Minutes

Japan has built a pregnancy suit that lets people understand what being pregnant actually feels like. The fetus is recreated with a 4-liter bag of water, kicking is imitated by balloon contractions and wiggling is done with some crazy caterpillar motion. There’s 45 expandable balloons that line the suit and when they expand and contract…

Tech News Casey Chan

Will Griffin’s Beacon iPhone Universal Remote Be the First to Not Suck?

Griffin, maker of a ton of Apple accessories, just released a universal remote system for iOS devices. It’s not the first iOS remote around, but we’re hoping it can be the first to not suck. Peel was kind of cool but it was a little too post-modern, stripping shows from their channels and placing it…

Tech News Casey Chan

Casey Chan

Netflix Envelope Art Is Better Than the Movie Inside

Water Plants with Your Pee

Takes Notes on Your iPad with Wacom’s Bamboo Paper App

The Week’s Best iPad Apps

This Week’s Best Apps

The Week’s Best Android Apps

The Week’s Best iPhone Apps

Uni-ball Kuru Toga Mechanical Pencil: Stays Sharp Forever

Uni-ball Kuru Toga Gallery

Transfer Open Apps Between a Computer and a Smartphone By Taking a Picture

Life Underground Can Be Quite Normal

Lightbox for Android: Android’s Answer to Instagram, iCloud and More

Evernote Is Available for Windows Phone 7 Now

You Might Not Believe It But This Is a Camera Case

Why Is Sears Selling a Fake iPhone 4 Running Android 2.2?

A Knockoff, Made-in-China Phone Electrocuted and Killed a Man

The Panasonic Toughbook Android Tablet Is a Rugged Beast

Bring This Ruler to a Rubber Band Fight

A Fat Suit You Can Wear to Mimic a 9-month Pregnancy in Two Minutes

Will Griffin’s Beacon iPhone Universal Remote Be the First to Not Suck?

‘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

Dyson V15 Detect Plus Cordless Vacuum Is a Late Spring Sale Deal at a Record Low on Amazon

The New ‘Supergirl’ Trailer Is Filled With Krypto, Lobo, and ’60s Soul

Vaping Comes With a Cancer Risk, Review 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