Casey Chan, Author at Gizmodo

Office For Mac 2011 Reviewed And It’s Actually Good

Office for Mac has long been the ugly stepsister that Redmond (and Mac users) pretended didn’t exist. Is the latest Office the same deal? No, says Macworld. They say Office for Mac 2011 is actually good. Word 2011 It’s good! It’s faster! Word 2011 for Mac brings in a fresh, re-designed UI that works as…

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The Levytator Is A Curvy, Twisty, Bendy, Free-Forming Escalator

Unlike traditional escalators, the Levytator’s steps follows freeform curves which enables it to bend and turn like no escalator can. With the Levytator, it’s no longer just up and down. What’s even more unique is that the Levytator doesn’t have any “redundant” steps. Meaning that the steps you use to go up are the same…

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Sony Ericsson’s Mini Display For Android Phones Looks Like An iPod Nano

Sony Ericsson just announced LiveView, a new hardware accessory for Android 2.x phones. It’s a 1.3″ bluetooth mini-display that can be used as a remote control for your phone and worn like a watch. LiveView connects to your Android phone via an accompanying app. From there, it can be used to display texts, incoming calls,…

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Tawkon Is An Android App That Measures Your Phone’s Radiation Levels

Tawkon, a new Android app, promises to monitor your Android phone’s radiation level so you know when it’s okay to talk on your phone and when it’s not okay because there’s too much radiation so stop talking already you chatterbox. How can Tawkon analyze radiation levels in a phone? According to them: Tawkon achieves this…

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The Craziest Segway Videos

Today’s been a sad day for Segway, so we thought we’d lighten the mood a little bit. Being kind of ridiculous to begin with, Segways make for naturally funny Web videos. Here are the best ones we could find. Compilation of Crashes Of course, not everyone is familiar with a Segway. Here’s a nice compilation…

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These Magnetic Fake Worms Creep Me Out More Than Real Worms

These are fake worms, or at least I think they are. Somebody laced these fake worms with magnets to make them act much more wormy (read: creepy) than real worms do. Supposedly, there are cylindrical magnets embedded in these plastic bait worms and opposing magnets inside the wood base. To make the fake worms squirm…

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Kill And Scalp Nazis With This iPhone Game

100 Nazi Scalps is a simple, cartoonish shooter that’s incredibly addicting. Why? Because the premise of the game is to kill and scalp as many Nazis as possible. Yeah, it’s just as fun as it sounds. It’s also free right now. The setting is World War II and you were sent to the war to…

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Digital Golf Glove Tells You Exactly How Hard To Grip It

The SensoGlove, a $89 golf glove, is the first digital glove that’ll offer you tips on your grip. Its embedded sensors can read how well you’re holding your club to ensure you apply the exact grip pressure for the perfect swing. There’s a sweatproof 1.2 inch LED screen that tells you which finger needs a…

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The Original Prototype Of The Super Soaker

To my surprise, the Super Soaker wasn’t always clad in neon yellow and lime green. Turns out the original prototype had much humbler beginnings, with its parts being made from simple PVC piping and a 2-liter bottle. https://gizmodo.com/the-original-classic-neon-super-soaker-50-its-back-5153949 The story behind the Super Soaker is a classic case of accidental genius. Lonnie Johnson, the creator…

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The Science That Came From Prohibition

Pop Sci took a look at its archives back when Prohibition was around and highlighted the kind of science people used to fight it. It includes creative bootlegging methods, smart smuggling strategies, and PopSci’s own guide to homebrewing in 1921. Maybe it’s because I just watched Boardwalk Empire but I’m simply fascinated that something like…

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The Bra That Doubles as a Gas Mask Is Now For Sale

Remember the Emergency Bra? It’s the lovely brassiere that can save lives. How? When the bra is removed, the cup of the bra can be worn as a gas mask. I’m not joking. It’s now available, here’s how it works: https://gizmodo.com/in-the-event-of-an-emergency-place-the-nearest-brassie-5372567 See, you take off the bra in event of emergency and then separate the…

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This Shattered Clock Doesn’t Let You Know What Time It Isn’t

The Shattered Clock only shows the hour that the time currently is on, every other number is broken apart. It looks like chaos but the idea is to find what’s important above the mess. Above is 3:55. Well, I think. The designers, Igor Barbashin and Daria Volokhova, say the trick is supposedly finding the least…

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Somebody Buy This NASA Robot Hand Complete With Space Gloves

I wish I was so rich I could justify buying this NASA Omni-Hand I off eBay. Not only is it the first motorized dexterous robotic hand, it even comes with space gloves. Space gloves! Yours for $18,750. Only two prototypes of the hand were ever made and this is the only complete and functional system…

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So, Uh, The Facebook Movie Is Good, Will You Watch It?

I wasn’t interested in watching a movie about Facebook. You probably weren’t either. But the reviews are trickling in for The Social Network and everyone is just glowing about the movie. The Social Network premiered yesterday at the New York Film Festival and I’m looking at all the ratings and reviews on Rotten Tomatoes and…

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New iPad Design Could Bring a Landscape Dock Port And Smart Bezel Feature

Patently Apple has found new iPad design patents from China that show an extra 30-pin dock connector port that’ll allow for landscape docking and a mysterious feature which may be Apple’s “Smart Bezel Feature”. If this new design is real, it makes some sense (at least, more sense than a 7-inch iPad). Having the option…

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Android Apps September 24

Gmail: Gmail received an update and it’s available in Android Market…but only to Android 2.2 users. That’s sorta lame because it’s a solid update! According to Jason, a man who has his priorities in order, the update brings: https://gizmodo.com/androids-gmail-app-updated-for-priority-inbox-and-bette-5644130 Besides “limited support” for Priority Inbox and better handling of replies and quoted text, you also…

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Jupiter And Saturn Played Pong With Uranus

New simulations suggest that Jupiter and Saturn may have played a bit of planet Pong with Uranus. That is, Uranus got in Saturn’s orbit so it was tossed to Jupiter’s orbit and then tossed back and forth until it finally settled. The back and forth game of planet Pong happened three times (and probably lasted…

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So This Is What A Tattoo Machine Is Made Of

I’m not scared of needles but tattoo machines are sorta intimidating. I just never knew what the hell the rest of the nuts and bolts were. Now that I know it’s just o-rings, yokes, and armature bars, I’m totally inking myself. [DataViz]

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Viewing A Suburb From Above Is Geometric

Christoph Gielen, a photographer, takes pictures high in the sky, looking down at the human imprint on our world. The boxes and semi-circles and mazes we may live in (sometimes unknowingly) create a skeleton for suburban lifestyle: static, planned, and un-changing It’s funny to see these neighborhoods (the photo above is a small, retirement community)…

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Manta Rays Don’t Want To Be Filmed, They Want To Be Their Own Filmmaker

Imagine you’re deep under the sea filming beautiful manta rays with a $5,000 camera. Out of no where one giant manta ray steals your camera and swims off with it. Sad? You bet. Until that manta ray returns your camera. And gives you some decent-for-a-manta-ray footage. [Boing Boing]

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Office For Mac 2011 Reviewed And It’s Actually Good

The Levytator Is A Curvy, Twisty, Bendy, Free-Forming Escalator

Sony Ericsson’s Mini Display For Android Phones Looks Like An iPod Nano

Tawkon Is An Android App That Measures Your Phone’s Radiation Levels

The Craziest Segway Videos

These Magnetic Fake Worms Creep Me Out More Than Real Worms

Kill And Scalp Nazis With This iPhone Game

Digital Golf Glove Tells You Exactly How Hard To Grip It

The Original Prototype Of The Super Soaker

The Science That Came From Prohibition

The Bra That Doubles as a Gas Mask Is Now For Sale

This Shattered Clock Doesn’t Let You Know What Time It Isn’t

Somebody Buy This NASA Robot Hand Complete With Space Gloves

So, Uh, The Facebook Movie Is Good, Will You Watch It?

New iPad Design Could Bring a Landscape Dock Port And Smart Bezel Feature

Android Apps September 24

Jupiter And Saturn Played Pong With Uranus

So This Is What A Tattoo Machine Is Made Of

Viewing A Suburb From Above Is Geometric

Manta Rays Don’t Want To Be Filmed, They Want To Be Their Own Filmmaker

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