Casey Chan, Author at Gizmodo

Why It Might Take Three Months for Your Text Donations to Get to Japan

One of the easiest things to do to help people in times of disaster is to give donations by texting. This system worked really well for Haiti, people gave over 25 million dollars and the carriers handed off the money to Haiti immediately. But for Japan, the money might not get there until three months…

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A Lot of You Have Watched March Madness on the iPhone and iPad App

This year’s March Madness is even more awesome because of all the apps we have to keep track of it. And according to the networks, a lot of you guys have been using the official March Madness app to stream games. Their numbers say 36% of all streams (which are up 47% themselves) have been…

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These Awesome Public Bike Repair Stations Let You Fix Your Bike for Free

These super useful bicycle repair stations have been popping up over Cambridge to encourage biking and make it easier for cyclists to fix their stuff. From the looks of it, there’s all the basic tools you need to fix your bike and an air pump to pump flat tires. So far, there are three free…

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The Cyrosauna Is Helping Athletes Get Better with Liquid Nitrogen

In a long line of crazy things athletes do to gain an edge, this might be on par with poking yourself in the butt with a needle. From the brainchild of mad scientist trainer Alberto Salazar comes the cyrosauna. It’s a machine pumps liquid nitrogen gas into a cylinder, where the athlete stands, and drops…

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Watching Shoes Get Repaired Is Actually Sort of Amazing

I love shoes, I really do. But I’ve never had a pair of shoes hand crafted and repaired by the delicate touch of a cobbler. These guys, Red Wing Shoes (and I’m sure other quality boot making companies), take pride in their work, fixing details as small as sewing through the same hole, re-fitting shoes…

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Barack Obama’s Super Secure Tent Lets Him Hold Top Secret Discussions

This is a picture from inside a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility aka a makeshift tent that lets top government officials discuss top secret information anywhere in the world. As you can see by the fugly floral carpeting, Obama’s tent was propped up inside a hotel. SCIFs are actually very interesting. They’re designed to withstand anything…

Privacy & Security Casey Chan

Tiger Woods: My Swing App Only Improves Your Golf Swing

Tiger is back on the prowl and on the golf course. And that guy knows a thing or twenty about both. His brand new app, Tiger Woods: My Swing helps your golf game by recording a video of your golf swing and analyzing where you’re going wrong by identifying the key primary positions of your…

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That Free NY Times Twitter Account Got Taken Down. Here’s Another One

When we told you how to keep reading the NY Times for free, we mentioned the Twitter account @freenyt. That’s been taken down! The new one is @freeUnnamedNews (and expects to stay up since there’s no mention of the NYT). https://lifehacker.com/how-to-keep-reading-the-ny-times-for-free-updated-5783043 Remember, when you access the NY Times through links on Twitter, you’ll always get…

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PhotoSync for iPhone and iPad

How do you get your awesome iPhone pictures onto your computer? Plug it in? No! That’s beyond annoying. Instead, use PhotoSync for iPhone and iPad. It wirelessly transfers photos to and fro your iOS device and computer. No cables allowed. What is it? PhotoSync, $2, iPhone and iPad. It’s genius, really. It’s an app that…

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Bloomberg: Apple Might License AirPlay Video Streaming to Other Companies

Streaming video to your TV is nothing new, but doing it with AirPlay and an Apple TV makes it a cinch. But what if you don’t have an Apple TV? Well, then no AirPlay video streaming for you! However, Bloomberg is reporting that Apple is considering letting non-Apple devices license AirPlay video streaming functionality (similar…

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The Jabra Freeway Bluetooth Speakerphone Bumps Surround Sound

The Jabra Freeway Speakerphone is the first of its bluetooth speakerphone brethren to use a three speaker-system to pump out Virtual Surround Sound via Bluetooth. It’s smart too, the Freeway automatically turns on when a car door is open and pairs itself with the driver’s phone. It’s going to cost $129 in May but comes…

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Google Latitude for iOS Gets Check-ins

With Android users already being able to check-in with Latitude, Google just updated their Latitude iOS app to include check-ins there too. Similar to Foursquare, it lets you become a Regular, VIP or Guru the more times you visit a place. [Google Mobile Blog] https://gizmodo.com/google-latitude-now-one-more-place-to-check-in-5749003

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Apple Pulls ‘Gay Cure’ App from App Store

Exodus International, a religious organization against homosexuality, had an app in the App Store that acted as a guidance tool to “cure” gays. The church said the app would have homosexuals to “grow into heterosexuality.” It’s been pulled from the App Store. [Cult of Mac]

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You Can Help Map the World’s Light Pollution

Did you move from a small country town to a big city? Then you know how terrible light pollution can be! But it doesn’t just strip us from sprinkled diamonds across the jet black sky, it’s actually not cool for the environment either. Studies have shown that all these artificial city lights can change animal…

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Upload Your Freestyles to the XXL App to Become the Next Rap Superstar

Checkity check it out Let’s see what this app is all about. Oh what, Double ex L has a new crazy iPhone app? Wow it lets you drop rhymes and rap, freestyling all over a 30-second track. If you didn’t notice We love this sort of hocus pocus. You got 30 seconds to spit To…

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My Daily Clip for iPad

Movies! We all watch them, we all love them, we all criticize them. My Daily Clip is an iOS app that plays one movie clip a day to tickle your eye. And to watch, love and criticize. What is it? My Daily Clip, Free, iPad and iPhone. It lets you watch a different movie clip…

Movies Casey Chan

BlackBerry Protect Will Find, Remote Wipe and Backup Your BlackBerry for Free

It’s been in limited beta since July and hit the App World a few weeks ago but if you didn’t grab it then, go download BlackBerry Protect for your Blackberry now. You can locate your BB on a map, set a password, wipe it, make it ring loud or display a message and even wirelessly…

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Every Egg Should Have Nutritional Facts Printed On Its Shell

This egg had its nutritional facts printed on its shell by an Eggbot (a machine that prints stuff on ping pong balls, eggs, and other ball-shaped objects) and holy moly there’s 71% of your daily value of cholesterol in one egg? Anyway! This is genius. I’d approve of printed-on nutritional facts for everything. Fruits, eggs,…

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50% of People Lose Their Remote in Their Couch

Logitech says that the average living room is home to 4 remotes which really means you’re 4 times as likely to misplace those pesky do everything controllers. But where oh where do they go? According to a poll conducted by Logitech, these are the most popular places people found their lost remote: • 49% found…

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Magnify Your iPhone to be a Kindle Sized Tablet with This Lens Case

Big phones and small tablets are en vogue but the iPhone and iPad are still stuck with a 3.5-inch and 9.7-inch screen. Apple won’t make something in the middle for you so take it upon yourself and strap on a magnifying lens case to your iPhone. Nulogia’s Tarsier 2.0 is a flat lens that hangs…

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Why It Might Take Three Months for Your Text Donations to Get to Japan

A Lot of You Have Watched March Madness on the iPhone and iPad App

These Awesome Public Bike Repair Stations Let You Fix Your Bike for Free

The Cyrosauna Is Helping Athletes Get Better with Liquid Nitrogen

Watching Shoes Get Repaired Is Actually Sort of Amazing

Barack Obama’s Super Secure Tent Lets Him Hold Top Secret Discussions

Tiger Woods: My Swing App Only Improves Your Golf Swing

That Free NY Times Twitter Account Got Taken Down. Here’s Another One

PhotoSync for iPhone and iPad

Bloomberg: Apple Might License AirPlay Video Streaming to Other Companies

The Jabra Freeway Bluetooth Speakerphone Bumps Surround Sound

Google Latitude for iOS Gets Check-ins

Apple Pulls ‘Gay Cure’ App from App Store

You Can Help Map the World’s Light Pollution

Upload Your Freestyles to the XXL App to Become the Next Rap Superstar

My Daily Clip for iPad

BlackBerry Protect Will Find, Remote Wipe and Backup Your BlackBerry for Free

Every Egg Should Have Nutritional Facts Printed On Its Shell

50% of People Lose Their Remote in Their Couch

Magnify Your iPhone to be a Kindle Sized Tablet with This Lens Case

Tesla Goes Ahead and Admits Its Robotaxis Are Sometimes Fully Human-Controlled

School Forced to Replace Toilets After Kids Flush Vapes

‘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

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

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

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