Casey Chan, Author at Gizmodo

Woz Bought a White iPhone 4 From That Ballsy Chinese Teen

Our favorite Steve Wozniak, Apple co-founder, has a white iPhone 4. Surprisingly, he didn’t use his Apple connections to get one though. CNN says Woz got it from that ballsy Chinese teen who sold white iPhones. https://gizmodo.com/ballsy-teen-who-sold-his-own-authentic-white-iphones-ea-5691512 In an interview at the Computer History Museum in Silicon Valley, Woz flashed the white iPhone 4, stunning…

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What Was The Top Secret Payload Inside SpaceX’s Dragon Spacecraft?

Did you know there was a very secret payload on board the Dragon spacecraft, the first private spaceship to reach orbit and return safely to Earth? SpaceX didn’t reveal what it was until today. The answer is deliciously funny. https://gizmodo.com/first-private-spacecraft-in-orbit-after-perfect-launch-5709153 It was a wheel of cheese! SpaceX CEO originally dropped a hint that if you…

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A Brief 0.07-Second Power Outage at a Factory Can Cause a 20% Drop In Chip Shipments

A very, very brief power outage at a Toshiba factory forced the company to completely halt operations at the critical plant. This could mean as much as a 20% drop in chip shipments which could lead to product shortages everywhere. First, how the hell can a split second power outage do so much damage to…

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The World’s Smallest Solar-Powered Movie Theater

Admit it, we’re pretty demanding of our movie theaters: IMAX screens, seat shaking sound and glorious AC are the bare minimum. Sol Cinema offers a different experience. It’s a glorified trailer that fits 8 people and is completely solar powered. The UK-based Sol Cinema is 100% powered by the Sun. They say: “The U.K. isn’t…

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Flight Control for iPhone Gets Updated With Online Multiplayer And Voice Chat

Flight Control, the uber-popular iPhone game, recently got an update on iPhone and iPod Touch to include online multiplayer through Game Center. The new multiplayer mode (already available on iPad) is just as addicting as the single player: you land either red planes or blue helicopters and yellow planes and send the planes you don’t…

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I Want To Stay At This Tron Hotel Room Inside An Ice Hotel

This Tron-inspired hotel room is already perfect. You can tell that by just looking at it. But the fact that it’s built inside the Ice Hotel in Sweden makes it even more jaw-droppingly incredible. Now I have to stay there. The designers, Ben Rousseau and Ian Douglas–Jones of Extreme Design, are “massive fans” of Tron…

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Is A Prosthetic Tentacle Better Than A Prosthetic Arm?

On one side, we have typical prosthetic arms with five fingers, a complicated motor system and human resemblance. On the other side, we have this prosthetic tentacle with a one curl grip, simple motor and creeptastic design. Which is better? I’m going with the tentacle. Not only because it can very easily do a variety…

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The BlackBerry PlayBook Gets Its Video Close Up

BGR has a video of the BlackBerry PlayBook in action and it looks pretty smooth. The video shows off the Playbook’s app multitasking, the general user interface and answers questions on how it’ll work with current BlackBerrys. I have to say, I’m pretty impressed with the PlayBook. It’s definitely more impressive than RIM’s CEO, at…

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Apple Selling Refurbished iPads For $429

Apple is selling refurbished iPads (Wi-Fi only) for the “special limited time price” of $429 for the 16GB, $499 for the 32GB and $599 for the 64GB. That’s up to $100 bucks off the retail price [Apple via MacRumors] Comparatively, refurbished iPad 3G+Wi-Fi models are only discounted by $50.

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Best Apps for Business Humans

More and more businesses and businesspeople are switching from BlackBerry to iPhone or Android. Why? Because of apps like these. iOS Documents to Go Is there any single task more central to the experience of being a business human that opening, editing and saving office documents? Well, that’s what Documents to Go does. It goes…

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C-3PO Never Looked This Good…Or Was Ever This Waterproof

Like the R2D2 one piece swimsuit before it, this C-3PO swimsuit combines the sexy with a whole ton of geek. A pretty perfect gift for any Star Wars nerd’s girlfriend or lover of Star Wars nerds. https://gizmodo.com/this-is-the-droid-you-were-looking-for-for-halloween-5668430 Here’s what it looks like when threepio and r2d2 meet: Best friends forever. [Black Milk via BuzzFeed]

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The First MRI of Birth: A Baby Looking At His Mom’s Vagina

Berlin doctors have captured the first ever MRI images of a baby being born. It’s nice to know that the miracle of birth is just as disgustingly beautiful inside, as it is outside. The doctors at Berlin’s Charité Hospital created a special “open” MRI scanner (most are tube shaped) to give the necessary room for…

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Transparent Specimens: Making Flesh Invisible

Iori Tomita, a Japanese artist, combines art and science by turning the flesh of marine life transparent. And to enhance each creature’s invisibility, he injected dye into their bones too. It’s a pretty psychedelic combination. How do you make flesh translucent? It’s a method that involves the dissolution of natural proteins. Tomita first learned of…

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Is This What Google +1 Is Going To Look Like?

Techcrunch has gotten their hands on confidential images of what we once knew as Google’s “Facebook killer”. Now called Google +1, it looks like it’ll be a sharing service-type toolbar that’ll exist across Google properties. https://gizmodo.com/google-me-their-big-social-project-is-now-called-goog-5705039 Here’s what it looks like close up. In this picture, it’s a part of Google News. It’s almost unnoticeable,…

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Here’s The Cr-48, The First Chrome OS Laptop You Can Never Buy

This is the first Chrome OS laptop. It’s called the Cr-48, comes unbranded, and isn’t for sale. That’s because the Cr-48 is a test notebook that’s part of the Google Chrome OS Pilot Program. Too bad, I’d buy one of these. https://gizmodo.com/chrome-os-hands-on-what-googles-computer-of-the-future-5708469 Think of the Cr-48 as a reference design for future retail Chrome OS…

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The Next Spiderman Movie Is Being Shot with RED Epic Cameras

Beating Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit to the punch, the next Spiderman movie is currently being shot with RED Epic Cameras. Jon Schwartzman, the cinematographer, said that it was the first time the RED Epic was used on a major motion picture. https://gizmodo.com/thirty-hand-machined-red-epic-cameras-will-film-the-hob-5700620 He continues: I can say for certainty the camera does exist and boy…

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The Six Best Apps for Getting Shit Done

To-do lists of the past were scribbled in notebooks, on sticky notes, or on whiteboards. Today, they live in our smatphones. Or at least they should. iOS 2Do This app almost crosses into full-bore life organizer territory, inhabited by apps like Evernote and Springpad. But by staying true to its core mission—task management— the app…

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An Actual Steam-Powered Steampunk Record Player Looks Beautiful But Sounds Horrible

This beautiful steampunk record player is pretty clever: it’s actually powered by a steam engine. One problem though? That steam engine makes it sound horrible. Here’s what it sounds like: Here’s what the DIY-er has to say: Yes, it’s a steam powered record player. Playing a punk LP. The Sex Pistols – God save the…

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This Exercise Office Chair Looks Like Torture

The Gymygym chair combines the ergonomics of a Herman Miller with the benefit of 16 resistance band, core exercises. It’s supposed to help people get a decent workout while sitting at their office chair. https://gizmodo.com/herman-miller-embody-review-the-best-chair-weve-ever-s-5071571 Come on, it looks a little bit like a torture chair, right? The chair will retail for $600 and comes…

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The Next Time You Move Out, Leave A Time Capsule Behind The Light Switch

Maybe I’m a sensitive fool, but I’ve always had a hard time moving out of a place I call home. That’s why I’m going to follow these instructions to leave a “time capsule” note behind light switches from now on. Maybe someone will find it one day, maybe they won’t. But it gives me a…

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Casey Chan

Woz Bought a White iPhone 4 From That Ballsy Chinese Teen

What Was The Top Secret Payload Inside SpaceX’s Dragon Spacecraft?

A Brief 0.07-Second Power Outage at a Factory Can Cause a 20% Drop In Chip Shipments

The World’s Smallest Solar-Powered Movie Theater

Flight Control for iPhone Gets Updated With Online Multiplayer And Voice Chat

I Want To Stay At This Tron Hotel Room Inside An Ice Hotel

Is A Prosthetic Tentacle Better Than A Prosthetic Arm?

The BlackBerry PlayBook Gets Its Video Close Up

Apple Selling Refurbished iPads For $429

Best Apps for Business Humans

C-3PO Never Looked This Good…Or Was Ever This Waterproof

The First MRI of Birth: A Baby Looking At His Mom’s Vagina

Transparent Specimens: Making Flesh Invisible

Is This What Google +1 Is Going To Look Like?

Here’s The Cr-48, The First Chrome OS Laptop You Can Never Buy

The Next Spiderman Movie Is Being Shot with RED Epic Cameras

The Six Best Apps for Getting Shit Done

An Actual Steam-Powered Steampunk Record Player Looks Beautiful But Sounds Horrible

This Exercise Office Chair Looks Like Torture

The Next Time You Move Out, Leave A Time Capsule Behind The Light Switch

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

SpaceX Starlink Satellite Malfunctions, Breaks Apart in Orbit

‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Stinks

‘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

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