Jason Chen, Author at Gizmodo

Windows Mobile 7 May Get Gesture Controls After All

There was some question about whether or not Windows Mobile 7 may get those gestures we first saw a long, long time ago, but Mary-J has some slides that point to good news. https://gizmodo.com/windows-mobile-7-details-leaked-multi-touch-motion-g-341287 Although the slides are two years old, the info in them coincide with recent reveals, such as Zune HD mockups and…

Tech News Jason Chen May 15

Dyson’s DC28 Animal Looks, Feels, Sounds Powerful

The Dyson DC28 is weighty—weightier than their previous release, the agile Ball vacuums— and continues the Animal line tradition of being super powerful suction devices. What’s new about the DC28 is the “Airmuscle” tech, which does this: • “Powered Cam” – Only lowers and raises the brush bar instead of the whole head for different…

Tech News Jason Chen May 15

Remainders – Things We Didn’t Post

Here’s the stuff that we didn’t post today. (Until now, obviously.) • The Pentagon’s planning to research telepathic communications for soldiers on the battlefield by way of allotting $4 million to the cause. Not that we don’t think it’ll work eventually, but this seems quite far out. As in decades. [Wired] • Here are some…

Tech News Jason Chen May 14

Our Favorite Lifehacker Posts of the Week

This week Lifehacker makes ICE CREAM, gets cheap with laptop stands and decorates their desktops like a popular television show. • The Dharma Desktop • An early Chrome extension (Status Bar notifier) • An $8 aluminum laptop stand – (It looks like you made it for $8) https://lifehacker.com/the-dharma-desktop-5252599 • Clean up your bloated Mac •…

Tech News Jason Chen May 14

Japanese Company Prototypes an Android Photo Frame

And why wouldn’t they? As a concept, it’s pretty sound. Android is relatively cheap—cheaper than making your own OS—relatively stable, and fairly full featured with proper support for everything you’d want to do (including internet + touch). Makes sense for us. [Tech On]

Tech News Jason Chen May 14

The BlackBerry Storm 2

CrackBerry’s got the first photos of the BlackBerry Storm 2, the phone that hopes to set right what once went wrong. It looks thinner than the original Storm, and has a 3.2-megapixel cam on the back. It doesn’t seem like there’s any other info. More pics if you head over. [CrackBerry]

Tech News Jason Chen May 14

Here’s That iPhone Pre Theme You Wanted

Good news! Thanks to some readers, we were able to get ahold of the Pre Theme we showed you yesterday. Download it here, and install it just like you would any other iPhone theme. [Thanks tipsters!] https://gizmodo.com/would-sir-like-a-pre-theme-for-sirs-iphone-5253021 Update: Sorry, must have uploaded the wrong theme. It’s in there now, under Pre-tend. Update 2: Here’s a…

Tech News Jason Chen May 14

Zune Girl Proves Zune Fans Have Their Crazies Too

You know how one out of every twenty iPod fans are incredibly annoying and try to convince you that the iPod is better than what you’ve got? Zune has that too. [Inside the Circle]

Tech News Jason Chen May 14

Jason Chen and the Time Banana

This is a real book. There are so many questions I have just from the cover. 1) What the hell is a Time Banana? 2) What am I doing with a Time Banana? 3) What am I doing on a book? 4) Why am I gesturing for people to go INTO a burning village? 5)…

Tech News Jason Chen May 14

Network Use Not the Only Reason For AT&T to Hate 3G iPhone SlingPlayer

Everyone may think that AT&T threw their fat around and made Apple lock down the SlingPlayer iPhone app because of AT&T’s lousy network, but a tipster tells us there’s a more nefarious reason at play. https://gizmodo.com/at-t-uses-semantics-to-justify-locking-down-slingplayer-5251464 While it is true that AT&T’s already clogged 3G pipes would burst into unusability if tons of people were…

Tech News Jason Chen May 13

What Doesn’t Make a Good Taser Shield? A One-Year-Old

What’s better than a woman using her baby to shield herself from taser fire? A woman offering up the baby to another man to shield him from taser fire. This brilliant twenty-year-old was arrested and charged with endangering the welfare of a child. The man who was being shielded by the baby was charged with…

Tech News Jason Chen May 13

Would Sir Like a Pre Theme For Sir’s iPhone?

I shall do my best in finding it. It’s on a private forum, for now. [Thanks Goozy!]

Tech News Jason Chen May 13

Remainders – Things We Didn’t Post

Here’s the stuff that we didn’t post today. (Until now, obviously.) • Here’s Sprint’s version of an HTC phone that looks quite like their T-Mobile Dash. Finally! Sprint will get a phone that’s underpowered and not all that usable (based on its previous incarnations). [Boy Genius] • This rumor that’s not true about the PS3…

Tech News Jason Chen May 13

Intel’s Medfield Project May, May Not Go Into Smartphones

It’s all very wink wink, nudge nudge, hush hush, but the odor that Intel is giving off in this Fortune article about the Medfield project is that Intel’s trying to shrink x86 down to smartphones. Intel’s roadmap looks like this: Now they have Atom, which powers many of the netbooks on the market today. Next…

Tech News Jason Chen May 13

PhoneSuit MiLi iPhone Battery Pack Review

The Gadget: A 2000mAh battery pack for the iPhone that gives you portable juice for up to a day as well as a USB port for your other gadgets. The Price: $80 The Verdict: Thinner than the Fastmac iV, but less charge and it doesn’t come with an on-board flashlight. https://gizmodo.com/fastmac-iv-iphone-charger-and-backup-battery-lightning-5132419 Unlike the iV’s 30-pin…

Reviews Jason Chen May 13

AT&T Uses Semantics to Justify Locking Down SlingPlayer For iPhone

We all know that tens of thousands of iPhones streaming TV 3G from their Slingboxes would slow down AT&T’s already saggy network. What we don’t get is how AT&T is justifying their position. Here’s AT&T’s stance: Slingbox, which would use large amounts of wireless network capacity, could create congestion and potentially prevent other customers from…

Tech News Jason Chen May 12

Remainders – Things We Didn’t Post

Here’s the stuff that we didn’t post today. (Until now, obviously.) • BlackBerry Tour shows up in Bell’s inventory for $600. We hate to say we don’t care about Canadians, but we don’t really care about Canadians. [Boy Genius Report] • D-Link routers get CAPTCHA protection, solving a problem nobody really has. It’s like trying…

Tech News Jason Chen May 12

Apple Gets a Speed Bmup

As seen in Apple’s Cupertino parking lot. [Valleywag] http://valleywag.gawker.com/5251304/why-apple-is-doomed-without-steve-jobs

Tech News Jason Chen May 12

Samsung Alias 2 E-Ink Flip Phone Review

The Gadget: The Samsung Alias 2, a relatively standard phone that differentiates itself because it has 34 E-Ink buttons that change depending on your current app or orientation. Yes, that means QWERTY typing. The Price: $80 after $50 mail in rebate and 2-year contract with Verizon The Verdict: The E-Ink is a pretty awesome concept…

Reviews Jason Chen May 12

Wes Moss Is the New Super Douchey Face of Microsoft’s Zune

We call people douchebags all the time, but Wes Moss, the star of Microsoft’s latest Zune ad has all the credentials of being a record holder. Let’s look, shall we? https://gizmodo.com/microsofts-latest-ad-is-dumb-ipods-cost-30-000-to-fil-5249869 Even if we put aside the fact that he looks and talks and gestures like a douche, he has plenty of douchey bullet points…

Tech News Jason Chen May 12

Jason Chen

Windows Mobile 7 May Get Gesture Controls After All

Dyson’s DC28 Animal Looks, Feels, Sounds Powerful

Remainders – Things We Didn’t Post

Our Favorite Lifehacker Posts of the Week

Japanese Company Prototypes an Android Photo Frame

The BlackBerry Storm 2

Here’s That iPhone Pre Theme You Wanted

Zune Girl Proves Zune Fans Have Their Crazies Too

Jason Chen and the Time Banana

Network Use Not the Only Reason For AT&T to Hate 3G iPhone SlingPlayer

What Doesn’t Make a Good Taser Shield? A One-Year-Old

Would Sir Like a Pre Theme For Sir’s iPhone?

Remainders – Things We Didn’t Post

Intel’s Medfield Project May, May Not Go Into Smartphones

PhoneSuit MiLi iPhone Battery Pack Review

AT&T Uses Semantics to Justify Locking Down SlingPlayer For iPhone

Remainders – Things We Didn’t Post

Apple Gets a Speed Bmup

Samsung Alias 2 E-Ink Flip Phone Review

Wes Moss Is the New Super Douchey Face of Microsoft’s Zune

Blueair Smart Air Purifier Returns at Record Low Just in Time for Spring Allergy Season (1,800 Sq Ft HEPASilent Air Cleaner)

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