Jason Chen, Author at Gizmodo

Pig Bladder Powder Regrows Fingers

Lee Spievack accidentally cut off his fingertip working on an airplane. His brother, a research scientist, sent him powder made up partially out of pig’s bladder and told him to sprinkle it on his fingertip. The finger regrew itself in four weeks. How did it work? Researchers are using materials such as the pig’s bladder,…

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Boosted Mobile’s DJ Cellphone Headphones Are Pretty Damn Cool

Normally the headphones you use with your cellphone for music and chatting are small, looking something like the RadTech ones we posted earlier. These Boosted Mobile ones, however, go the complete opposite route and make it seem like you’re some sort of cool urban dude or DJ while you’re answering the phone. Not only do…

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Analyst Pulls 2nd-Gen iPhone OLED Display Rumor

Another day, another analyst making crazy predictions about Apple products that most likely aren’t true. Today it’s Ken Dulaney of Gartner saying the second generation iPhone will have an OLED display instead of the current LCD display. Where did Ken get this wacky idea? “‘Rumors’ overheard in Asia.” Here’s our take on it. 1) OLED…

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Steve Jobs Apple Collage Looks Impressive

We’re not sure how many hours it took to assemble this collage of Steve Jobs made solely out of Apple products, but we’re pretty sure the process was done on a Mac. Even though Apple hasn’t really had a diverse lineup of “stuff” to use, it’s enough to make this picture look 95% like Jobs.…

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Dealzmodo: Rock Band For $147

There’s no question that we’re big fans of Rock Band here, which is why we’d totally get in on this $147.99 deal if we already didn’t all own a copy. That’s a good $22 off the normal price, which means you’re getting $22 worth of extra enjoyment out of it. Do it! Do it now!…

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Dash Express Pre-orders Shipping Now!

One of our readers just let us know that his Dash Express GPS device just shipped, one day ahead of the previous March 27 date. Don’t know why this Dash GPS could be the coolest GPS device ever? Check here. Update: Dash PR just confirmed that they are shipping to pre-order customers. [Thanks Tipster!] https://gizmodo.com/dash-express-gps-preorders-shipping-march-27th-359322

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RadTech ProCable iPhone Headphones Are a Cheap Alternative

If the $100ish V-Moda iPhone headphones are slightly out of your price range, RadTech’s got a cheaper alternative for your iPhone listening and talking needs. It’s essentially the same as the V-Modas or the default iPhone headphones: a pair of earbuds with a microphone on board so you can take a call. For $24.95, we…

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More Windows Mobile 6.1 Features: New Camera UI, AT&T Video Share, Albums

Boy Genius has a few more details to add to the tons we already know about Windows Mobile 6.1. There’s going to be AT&T Video Share support, an “albums” feature, Windows Live integration (uploading, blogging perhaps, which was already supported before with a Windows Live web client), an updated camera UI and TV out. We’ve…

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Retromodo: Doggy Treadmill Idea is Actually From 1930

We were wrong when we thought that our crazy technologically-obsessed culture now was responsible for the doggy treadmill idea. It originated in the the 1930s. Modern Mechanix dug up one of their old articles from the last century and found this thing, first debuted at the LA Dog Show, which supposedly lets dogs run for…

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Lousy Wii Fit Accessories Already On Their Way

The Wii Fit isn’t actually even available yet officially in the US, but manufacturers like Subsonic have already developed a line of “accessories” to help you get the most out of your Nintendo Wii “exercise” kit. There’s a silicon mat to lay on top of your WF so you don’t slip on all that sweat…

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Callpod’s Drone Bluetooth Adapter Automates Connecting Headphones and Headsets

Callpod—maker of one of our favorite charging devices, the Chargepod—has just come out with a Bluetooth adapter called The Drone. What’s special about this Bluetooth adapter that’s not in any of the hundreds of other Bluetooth adapter sticks already out? It “automatically pairs itself with your headset or headphones,” which saves about 30 seconds of…

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Over the Counter DNA Paternity Tests Seem Like a Great Idea

After home pregnancy kits revolutionized stick peeing from an office to a home affair, the door was opened to the general public performing previously lab-only work on their own toilets. Identigene and Rite Aid have taken it one step further, allowing you to tell whether or not that kid is yours with a simple $29.99…

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Trapeze Chandelier Really Spices Up Key Parties

What better than a pajama’ed gentleman swinging gracefully back and forth in the middle of your living room to make the statement, “I am an adult, and I have arrived.” Unlike traditional chandeliers, which have too many lights and too few places to hang off of, this trapeze chandelier allows five models to lounge around…

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International Dance Party: Instant Disco in a Box Creates Infinite Party Loop

The International Dance Party looks like an unassuming flight box. But as soon as its radar detects people dancing, its motorized face drops to reveal two speakers running 600 watts of the world’s best unfiltered Eurohouse and other assorted Electro Boogie. But really, it’s hard to explain how incredible this machine is, unless you watch…

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ASUS EAH3850 Trinity Prototype Video Card Goes Triple Penetration With Three Cores

What the crap? As if shoving two GPUs onto a single card wasn’t enough to play contemporary games at a decent frame rate, Asus has just made an EAH3850 Trinity, a tri-core card with its own connected water-based cooling system. When you break it down, it’s three RV670 cores in one card, generating output for…

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Netflix Movie Streaming on Xbox 360 Actually Coming Soon?

The rumor about Netflix surveying the scene, prepping a possible streaming movie solution to Xbox 360 and PS3 seems to be on the verge of coming true, according to Netflix themselves. They just released a statement that says they’ve surveyed subscribers to see how interested they were in streaming movies over Xbox 360 (PS3 was…

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Cellink T USB Thumb Drive Stores, Links

Here’s a weird USB thumb drive called Cellink T from Korea’s Human C&C which looks like a normal thumb drive at first, but flips out into a two-pronged cellphone connector. One of the ports still goes into your computer’s USB drive, naturally, while the other slides into a cellphone (Korean, naturally) in order to transfer…

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EcoModo – The Best of Treehugger

This week at TreeHugger: Everybody loves kites, right? Even high-sea commercial cargo ships, especially with fuel savings of up to $2000/day. GE has figured out a way to print out OLEDs like paper. A mechanical dinosaur sat on a pile of coal in Germany, and Solaria figured out a way to make cheaper and more…

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No New Palm Treo Handsets Until Late Summer

Electronista reminds me of a bit I missed from last week’s Palm earnings call. Palm CEO Ed Colligan said that there wouldn’t be any new Treos til late Summer. I’m not sure if that means announce or release, but I’ll take that as a sign that Palm, who hasn’t done anything new in hardware since…

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Gigayacht Actually More Like a Freaking Personal Floating Island

How big and disgustingly opulent does a yacht have to be to be considered a private island? This big and disgusting. Gizmag has a piece today on Wally’s luxury yachts and their 325 foot flagship. While Paul Allen’s Octopus is bigger at 410 feet, the Wally Gigayacht can be oufitted, with pools, tennis courts, mini…

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Pig Bladder Powder Regrows Fingers

Boosted Mobile’s DJ Cellphone Headphones Are Pretty Damn Cool

Analyst Pulls 2nd-Gen iPhone OLED Display Rumor

Steve Jobs Apple Collage Looks Impressive

Dealzmodo: Rock Band For $147

Dash Express Pre-orders Shipping Now!

RadTech ProCable iPhone Headphones Are a Cheap Alternative

More Windows Mobile 6.1 Features: New Camera UI, AT&T Video Share, Albums

Retromodo: Doggy Treadmill Idea is Actually From 1930

Lousy Wii Fit Accessories Already On Their Way

Callpod’s Drone Bluetooth Adapter Automates Connecting Headphones and Headsets

Over the Counter DNA Paternity Tests Seem Like a Great Idea

Trapeze Chandelier Really Spices Up Key Parties

International Dance Party: Instant Disco in a Box Creates Infinite Party Loop

ASUS EAH3850 Trinity Prototype Video Card Goes Triple Penetration With Three Cores

Netflix Movie Streaming on Xbox 360 Actually Coming Soon?

Cellink T USB Thumb Drive Stores, Links

EcoModo – The Best of Treehugger

No New Palm Treo Handsets Until Late Summer

Gigayacht Actually More Like a Freaking Personal Floating Island

Illumination Is Officially Learning Nothing

Good News for Nintendo Switch Users, This 45W Charger With Cable Just Hits Its Lowest Price on Amazon

Apple MagSafe Duo Charger Gets 42% Off, Finally Worth It for iPhone, AirPods, and Apple Watch Users

Oscar Isaac Did ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ to Work With Top Tier Actors—Instead, He Got a Cooling Tent

This NordVPN Deal Caught Us By Surprise: 76% Off + 3 Months Free for Easter

AirPods Max 2 vs. Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen): Which ANC Headphones Win?

This California Billionaire Wants to Tax AI Tokens to Create a Sovereign Wealth Fund

Artemis 2 Crew Become First Humans to Travel Beyond Earth Orbit Since the 1970s

Artemis 2 Day 3: Follow the Mission With Our Live Updates 🔴

Labubus Might Be Labu-Bust After Pop Mart Posts Record Share Loss

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Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

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Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

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