Casey Chan, Author at Gizmodo

Mindflex Duel: The Mind Controlled Game Goes Head to Head

The original Mindflex was like playing basketball, but for your brain. Seriously, it read your brainwaves to move the ball. This new Mindflex Duel uses the same idea, but now you get to go head-to-head (or brain-to-brain) against a friend. https://gizmodo.com/the-mindflex-brainwave-game-gives-me-a-headache-5396971 The whole game works by strapping a headset that scans your brainwaves (with sensors…

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Department of Justice Subpoenas Twitter Records of WikiLeaks Volunteers

The Department of Justice has subpoenaed many people’s Twitter accounts who were associated with WikiLeaks. The subpoena states that there is “reasonable ground to believe that the records or other information sought are relevant and material to an ongoing criminal investigation.” The users who were subpoenaed are Birgitta Jónsdóttir (a member of the Parliament in…

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Andre Agassi Showed a Naked Picture of Steffi Graf on His Cellphone to Boost an Auction

In an effort to spice up an auction for an autographed dish, tennis legend Andre Agassi offered to show the winner a naked picture of his wife, Steffi Graf, right on his cellphone. The dish sold for over $4,000. I’m not exactly sure I’d pay $4,000 to see a naked Steffi, but if it was…

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We Have to Wait At Least 200 More Years for Interstellar Travel

Sorry folks, it looks like only our grandkid’s grandkid’s grandkids will be able to take advantage of interstellar travel. Why so long? Because a NASA scientist says it’ll take at least 200 years to obtain enough energy to make the journey. Marc Millis a former NASA propulsion scientist, analyzed 27 years of data on energy…

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The Clearest Pictures of the Sony PlayStation Phone

Hey there PlayStation Phone. You look like a PSP Go. Why weren’t you announced at CES? We’ll never know. Anyway! Chinese site IT168 gives an in-depth look at the once anticipated PlayStation Phone by posting the clearest images and videos yet. IT168 says that the PSPhone has a 854 x 480 resolution screen sprawled across…

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Tron Light Discs As a Lamp

Confession: I’ve never watched Tron. Whatever! It doesn’t change the fact that I’d kill for this lamp aptly named ‘Ring’ by Loris Bottello. It’s lit by bioluminescent polymers and its intensity can be adjusted by rotating the disc. Purrty. [designboom]

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Because Watching These Ball Shaped Objects Bounce and Break Is Beautiful

GE is trying to explain the breakthrough of capturing lost energy and something called dynamic braking. I would care, but watching an egg, christmas ornament, water balloon, and watermelon fall in succession (and slow motion!) has me mesmerized. It’s…beautiful. Watch it. Okay, now that my mind is off balls (did you see that water balloon…

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Profile Valet for Android

Having to manually switch settings on your phone is so annoying! Profile Valet automatically change your phone’s settings and profiles for you, depending on your location or schedule. It’s ridiculously easy to use too. What is it? Profile Valet, Android, Free. You know when you go to work and your lovely Kanye West ringtone accidentally…

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An Airport Is Adjusting Runways Because the North Magnetic Pole Is Shifting

Did you know that the north magnetic pole is shifting at a rate of 40 miles per year? Most don’t because it doesn’t affect their lives. Unfortunately for Tampa International Airport it does! They’re in the process of adjusting their runways. It’s not a major change (re-naming runways to account for the shift of Earth’s…

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All the Mass Deaths of Animals Plotted on a Map

Click to view The world is ending! Okay, maybe not. But doesn’t it seem like every day animals are dying en masse? So, it must mean something! Find the correlation in this comprehensive map of all the mass animal deaths. I think the West Coast is safe. The South, um, pretty screwed. Check out the…

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Cockroach Found in a Woman’s Colonoscopy

When a 52-year-old woman went to get her colon checked out, she was glad to hear that there was no signs of cancer. But it wasn’t all good news! Why? Because doctors somehow found a cockroach jammed in her transverse colon. It’s obviously not the worst thing you can find during a colonoscopy but it…

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ADWLauncher EX for Android

Launchers are wonderful things! In a nutshell, they’re homescreen replacements, but really, they can magically tranform an entire phone—especially if your phone has been saddled with crappy manufacturer skin. ADWLauncher EX is the latest and greatest launcher available. What is it? ADWLauncher EX, Android, $3.34. Think of ADWLauncher EX as a home screen replacement. The…

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Sprint Will Get a 4G BlackBerry PlayBook This Summer

The BlackBerry PlayBook, perhaps the first great 7-inch tablet, has found an “exclusive” home with Sprint. It’ll be available this summer and the Sprint PlayBook will come complete with that 4G (WiMAX). Pricing details are unknown at this point but here’s what the PlayBook’s OS looks like to keep yourself excited. https://gizmodo.com/blackberry-playbook-preview-the-first-great-7-inch-tab-5725985 New 4G Tablet…

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The Reason Why You Never Get Your UPS Packages On Time

Click to viewThose UPS guys certainly spend a lot of effort avoiding us, don’t they! I get those delivery attempt notices so much that I can’t help but think this video is true. [College Humor]

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Put a Real Arcade Joystick on Your iPad

Plastic nubs and stickers are tacky! If you want to add some real control to your iPad, do it right. And doing it right is attaching a real, arcade-style aluminum joystick to your iPad’s screen. https://gizmodo.com/add-a-removable-joystick-to-your-ipad-for-25-5724505 The JOYSTICK-IT works by attaching itself to the screen with a suction cup and using conductive foam to make…

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Tweetie 2.0 for Mac Is Launching Tomorrow with the Mac App Store?

After being seemingly forgotten, a brand spanking new Tweetie 2.0 will launch tomorrow on the Mac App Store. Tweetie 1.0 has long been our favorite twitter app for Mac, so we can’t wait to see what version 2.0 will bring. Finally! Tweetie 2.0 will naturally be renamed Twitter for Mac when it releases and though…

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Apple Is Using Liquidmetal for…Fuel Cells?

Apple has been granted its first patent related to Liquidmetal, that futuristic metal with awesome plastic qualities. But the patent says that Apple won’t be using Liquidmetal in iPhone and iPad casing, but rather as an internal component for fuel cells. https://gizmodo.com/giz-explains-what-is-liquidmetal-5614154 Why would Apple bother using Liquidmetal, a scratchproof, lightweight and superstrength material, on…

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A Video Preview of Android 3.0 ‘Honeycomb’

Like we’ve seen in bits before, Android 3.0 ‘Honeycomb’ was designed with tablets in mind. That means bigger animations, more useful widgets, a new tablet-optimized Gmail, and even Google Talk video chat. Looks awesome. Check it out! [AndroidPolice] https://gizmodo.com/android-3-0-aka-honeycomb-makes-a-surprise-appearance-o-5707803

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We Probably Could Have Used This World’s Biggest Snow Blower During the Blizzard

Remember that blizzard that made New York look like a snow zombieland? Yeah, that wouldn’t have happened if we had used this beast. It’s a 2000HP monster snow blower that can clear 10,000 tons of snow per hour. Watch: https://gizmodo.com/new-york-looks-like-snow-zombieland-but-its-nothing-com-5718892 The massive snow blower is made by Øveraasen from Norway and it’s like the Optimus…

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A Smart Place to Put the Elevator Button

I’ve never thought about this before, but when your hands are tied up and you need to hit the button to call the elevator, isn’t it smarter to kick the button instead of elbowing it? Those clever Japanese! Actually, if there was a kickable elevator button, I’d probably kick the thing every single time. It…

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Mindflex Duel: The Mind Controlled Game Goes Head to Head

Department of Justice Subpoenas Twitter Records of WikiLeaks Volunteers

Andre Agassi Showed a Naked Picture of Steffi Graf on His Cellphone to Boost an Auction

We Have to Wait At Least 200 More Years for Interstellar Travel

The Clearest Pictures of the Sony PlayStation Phone

Tron Light Discs As a Lamp

Because Watching These Ball Shaped Objects Bounce and Break Is Beautiful

Profile Valet for Android

An Airport Is Adjusting Runways Because the North Magnetic Pole Is Shifting

All the Mass Deaths of Animals Plotted on a Map

Cockroach Found in a Woman’s Colonoscopy

ADWLauncher EX for Android

Sprint Will Get a 4G BlackBerry PlayBook This Summer

The Reason Why You Never Get Your UPS Packages On Time

Put a Real Arcade Joystick on Your iPad

Tweetie 2.0 for Mac Is Launching Tomorrow with the Mac App Store?

Apple Is Using Liquidmetal for…Fuel Cells?

A Video Preview of Android 3.0 ‘Honeycomb’

We Probably Could Have Used This World’s Biggest Snow Blower During the Blizzard

A Smart Place to Put the Elevator Button

‘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

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

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

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

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

SpaceX Starlink Satellite Malfunctions, Breaks Apart in Orbit

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