Casey Chan, Author at Gizmodo

This Stormtrooper Helmet Was Made With Two Milk Jugs

Here’s an awesomely creative example of being resourceful: a Star Wars fan built a Stormtrooper helmet out of two milk jugs. Yes, that helmet in the picture was made with those plastic milk gallons in your fridge right now. The full instructions are available over on his site but the gist of it was rather…

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Leaked T-Mobile HTC HD7 Looks Gigantically Awesome

As a successor to the tragedy that was the HTC HD2, the HTC HD7 actually has a chance to be the awesome. It packs updated hardware in a more gorgeous body while running Windows Phone 7. https://gizmodo.com/htc-touch-hd2-review-a-tragedy-5400593 The accompanying leaked specs: same 4.3″ ginormous 800×480 screen and same 5-megapixel camera but boosted 576MB of RAM…

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A Woman’s Life Since 1936, As Captured By A Shooting Gallery

A woman finds herself at a shooting gallery. She wants to shoot. If she hits the target, a picture of her will be taken. She hits. That was 1936. She did the same thing almost every year after that. Her name is Ria van Dijk and she started making trips to the shooting galleries when…

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A Bowl That Looks Like An Alien Egg

In reality, it’s just a simple bowl made from cardboard honey comb and vacuum formed acetate. But in my mind, it looks like the shell of an alien egg. Imagine eating out of an alien egg. Mmm. The concept behind the bowl, made by Candra Lynn Provenzano, was to be lightweight and inexpensive. Amazingly, there’s…

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T-Mobile To Sell Galaxy Tab For $399 With 2-Year Contract

According to this leaked slide, the Samsung Galaxy Tab will cost $399 with new 2-year contract on T-Mobile. As Sprint was rumored to charge that much too, 400 buckaroos will probably be the Galaxy Tab’s price on all the carriers. https://gizmodo.com/sprint-to-offer-galaxy-tab-november-14th-for-400-5659024 Admittedly, $399 on contract is priced just a tad higher than I’d like. It’s…

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Honeybee Death Mystery Solved

Honeybees have been dropping like flies for the past half decade, and the mass-death has been confusing the hell out of scientists. Was it because of cell phones? No. https://gizmodo.com/cellphones-wiping-out-bees-252381 Military scientists and entomologists (basically bug scientists) have teamed up to discover that it’s a combination of a fungus and a virus, a sort of…

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Children’s Toys Hide A Very Colorful Samurai Sculpture

Amidst all the toy guns and super soakers, I see a very colorful Samurai complete with a fanciful mustache, an intimidating kabuto and thoughtful ball armor. I love the symmetry of it all. The sculpture was made by Hideki Kuwajima, a japanese artist who is known to create complex arrangements with ordinary objects. It sort…

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Limera1n iOS 4.1 Jailbreak Tool Released

The just released limera1n promises to jailbreak iOS 4.0-4.1 on iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPad, iPod Touch 4G, and iPod Touch 3G. It’s Windows only for now, with Mac & Linux support coming soon. Jailbreak at your own risk! Limera1n is a different jailbreak tool than the GreenPois0n jailbreak tool we were expecting to release…

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How the Leaning Tower of Pisa Was Really Made

So simple, really. The Italians just wanted to emphasize it a little more. I do that all the time. [Bits and Pieces]

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The Verizon iPhone Might Really Happen This Time

The New York Times is independently confirming what the Wall Street Journal reported earlier this week: a Verizon version of the iPhone 4 will be released in early 2011. People, this Verizon iPhone thing could finally, really happen. https://gizmodo.com/is-the-verizon-iphone-really-happening-in-early-2011-5657654 The Times says that what likely drove Apple to finally end their AT&T exclusivity is the…

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Google Is Road Testing Cars That Drive Themselves

This is not a Google Street View truck. It’s actually a self-driving car. The car is part of a new research initiative that Google’s been road resting: Artificially intelligent cars that drive themselves. Self-driving cars are admittedly a lofty, almost far-fetched prospect. Even the most optimistic people behind the Google team say it’s at least…

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Concept Alarm Clock Pillow Will Vibrate You Awake

This concept combines the best part of sleeping, your pillow, with the worst part of sleeping, your alarm clock. You pull the tab to set the alarm and when the time is right, the entire pillow vibrates to wake you up. I don’t know, though I love the two birds one stone idea, I kind…

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Drill Reaches Chilean Miners, Dangerous Phase Of Rescue Effort Begins

After 66 days, the drill has finally reached the 33 Chilean miners trapped half a mile underneath the ground. If all goes well, the miners will be lifted out in a few days. This next phase of the rescue effort will actually be the most dangerous. Since the rescue shaft is only a little bit…

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The Yellow Pages Finally Have A Purpose: They Can Be Used To Build Houses

We think the Yellow Pages are useless and should go die already. But maybe not! A resourceful architect managed to build a shed using just yellow pages. Perhaps those tree killing monstrosities can be reborn as paper bricks. https://gizmodo.com/hey-yellow-pages-its-time-for-you-to-die-5567375 There’s about 7,000 phone books lining the walls of the shed and those pages of numbers…

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Macbook Woodgrain Covers Are Almost Perfect

Ah, why does wood look so good on modern gadgets? These Macbook woodgrain covers mimic the wonderfully warm look of wood. They’re only 10 bucks on Etsy. It’d be a perfect macbook cover if they were made from real wood, like these, but for only 10 dollars, I can’t complain. [Etsy via Design Boom]

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Android Apps October 8th

Skype: Skype is now available on all Android phones, well, all Android phones running Android 2.1+. That’s loads better than being Verizon only though! With Skype on Android, you can make Skype to Skype calls, Skype calls to landlines, receive calls from your Skype number, and IM but in the US, Skype calls only work…

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How to Replace Your Landline with Google Voice

Even if you hold your laptop up to your face like a flip phone, talking into your computer is lame. You want to use Google Voice like a real phone—with buttons and stuff. We’ll tell you how. Getting Started If you don’t have it already, you’re going to need a Google Voice account. It’s easy.…

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Chicken Nuggets Are Made From This Pink Goop

This is mechanically separated chicken. Chickens are turned into this goop so we can create delicious chicken nuggets and juicy chicken patties. It’s obscenely gross and borderline alien but it’s not going to stop me from eating nuggets. They’re too good. The process works a little something like this: There’s more: because it’s crawling with…

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Nintendo NES DVD Player Reminds Me How Much I Once Loved Nintendo And DVDs

If I still watched movies on DVD and I still had my NES lying around, I would spend my entire weekend trying to make this Nintendo NES DVD player. It’s just beautiful. I love what he did with the NES controller. Here’s how the system works: Sigh. As I don’t have a DVD player or…

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How Do You Teach Boy Scouts About Downloading Music? By Pretending It Doesn’t Exist

The woefully out of touch writers of Scouting Magazine, the official magazine of Boy Scouts of America, suggest that parents only listen to CDs they buy from stores because when you listen to legal MP3s you risk confusing the boy scouts. Here’s the full quote: So how can Scouters teach ethical behavior related to music…

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This Stormtrooper Helmet Was Made With Two Milk Jugs

Leaked T-Mobile HTC HD7 Looks Gigantically Awesome

A Woman’s Life Since 1936, As Captured By A Shooting Gallery

A Bowl That Looks Like An Alien Egg

T-Mobile To Sell Galaxy Tab For $399 With 2-Year Contract

Honeybee Death Mystery Solved

Children’s Toys Hide A Very Colorful Samurai Sculpture

Limera1n iOS 4.1 Jailbreak Tool Released

How the Leaning Tower of Pisa Was Really Made

The Verizon iPhone Might Really Happen This Time

Google Is Road Testing Cars That Drive Themselves

Concept Alarm Clock Pillow Will Vibrate You Awake

Drill Reaches Chilean Miners, Dangerous Phase Of Rescue Effort Begins

The Yellow Pages Finally Have A Purpose: They Can Be Used To Build Houses

Macbook Woodgrain Covers Are Almost Perfect

Android Apps October 8th

How to Replace Your Landline with Google Voice

Chicken Nuggets Are Made From This Pink Goop

Nintendo NES DVD Player Reminds Me How Much I Once Loved Nintendo And DVDs

How Do You Teach Boy Scouts About Downloading Music? By Pretending It Doesn’t Exist

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

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You Too Will Learn to Fear the XenoFrog

Amazon Echo Dot Sees Its Last Price Drop in the Spring Sale, Final Hours Tick Down Ahead of an Uncertain Prime Day

Artemis 2 by the Numbers: Breaking Down NASA’s Big Return to the Moon

Apple Removes iPhone Vibe Coding App from App Store

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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

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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