Jason Chen, Author at Gizmodo

MythTV’s MyMote iPhone Remote App

The idea of controlling your DVR via your iPhone is nothing new, but this MythTV iPhone remote allows Linux DVR users to get in on the fun of using their phones as visual remotes. It’s got a real-time program guide so you can easily set recordings, plus the standard channel and volume buttons to flip…

Tech News Jason Chen Jul 23

Gyroxus Full-Motion Gaming Chair Leans Your Entire Body

There are gaming chairs that have speakers and a subwoofer, which are nice and have been done to death, but Gyroxus’ gaming chair is a GAMING CHAIR. It’s akin to the types of rigs you see in arcades that jiggles you like crazy in sync with whatever racing, flying or shooting game you’ve just thrown…

Tech News Jason Chen Jul 23

Lightning Review: BookEndz Docking Station for MacBook, MacBook Pro

The Gadget: A laptop docking station for your Apple MacBook and MacBook Pro that makes it extremely easy to plug in all your various ports in one easy lever-based motion instead of one by one like some sort of neanderthal. The ports are replicated in the back of the BookEndz so you can always keep…

Tech News Jason Chen Jul 23

Nintendo’s Wii Classic Controller and GameCube GamePad Getting a Temporary Ban on Sales

As a result of Nintendo’s loss in court to a Texas-based company called Anascape, the judge ruled that all sales of the Wii Classic Controller and the GameCube controller need to be temporarily halted until funds can be placed into an escrow account. What’s the impact on you, Joe or Dan Consumer? Starting today, July…

Tech News Jason Chen Jul 23

Make in Eureka Contest: Win an iPhone

Who wants a free iPhone? All you need to do is enter our Made in Eureka contest, where you come up with your own best invention akin to the stuff on the Sci Fi show Eureka and show it to us. One of the previous entries we’ve had came from Vic Soto and his iRing,…

Tech News Jason Chen Jul 23

Be Buried In an iPhone, Vista or Boobies-Inspired Coffin

A company called Creative Coffins offers a service where you can choose themed caskets designed however you like, leading the nerds at T3 to mock up some interesting ones with the concept. Would you want to be buried in an iPhone casket? A Vista casket? How about GTA4, Halo, or an SNES one with an…

Tech News Jason Chen Jul 23

John Mayer Cheats On Apple With a Sony Vaio

Just when we thought John Mayer was happy with his MacBook Air, he goes and cheats on Apple with a Sony Vaio. Was it the fact that he had to submit a bug report? Was it the fact that everyone’s submitting bug reports with his name in it? Or how about because he’s on the…

Tech News Jason Chen Jul 22

Comcast To Offer Wiis To New Subscribers

The Consumerist just uncovered a new deal in the works by Comcast to give away Wiis to new subscribers. Whoa. Their deal, which runs on a limited supply basis, is supposedly good from July 28 to August 17 in the Miami, SF, Houston, Denver, Chicago, Philly, Boston and Detroit areas (among others). If you’re looking…

Tech News Jason Chen Jul 22

Beijing’s Apple Store Gets Crashed By Windows XP

We literally have no further information other than what you see in the image above, but either way, it’s a very interesting photo even if it might be a fake. It makes sense that whatever huge display is running off a Windows XP machine—many giant displays do. What’s also interesting in the photo are the…

Tech News Jason Chen Jul 22

Lightning Review: Fabrix iPhone 3G Fabric Sleeves

The Gadget: Protective fabric-based sleeves for your iPhone 3G/original iPhone. Unlike a case, you slip your iPhone inside via the top and have to take it back out entirely to use. The Price: $21.90 The Verdict: Protective goodness. We’re usually very down on cases for any kind of phone or PMP-why cover up something well…

Reviews Jason Chen Jul 22

Games for Windows LIVE Now Free For All (Includes Multiplayer)

Games For Windows LIVE, the PC equivalent of Xbox Live, has now gone free. As of now, you won’t have to subscribe to a Games For Windows LIVE Gold Account ($49 a year) in order to get the PC to PC or PC to Xbox 360 multiplayer action. Great news for PC owners, but we…

Tech News Jason Chen Jul 22

SanDisk Blames Vista For Slow Deployment in SSDs

You know how solid state drives aren’t very common right now? SanDisk laid the blame for that directly onto Microsoft’s face, accusing Windows Vista of not being optimized for those SSDs. The next-generation drives due out soon require more advanced controllers (the stuff that interfaces with the drive itself), which “need to basically compensate for…

Tech News Jason Chen Jul 22

Dr. Dre and Monster Cable’s Beats Headphones Available At Apple and Best Buy July 25

We know you’ve been DYING to get your own Dr. Dre headphones ever since you saw them back at CES, so you’ll be happy to know that Apple and Best Buy are willing and able to take your $349.95 this Friday. The headphones are supposedly imbued with “extreme clarity, deep bass and full power, which…

Tech News Jason Chen Jul 22

Japanese Couple Sold Glowing Lanyards That Were 26 Times Allowable Radiation Level, Gets Arrested

If you were going to sell radioactive cellphones loaded with tritium-from Hiroshima, Japan, no less-you should probably check to make sure that they’re not twenty-six times the amount legally allowed. You know, just so you’re not arrested by the cops for not having special permission from the Ministry of Science and Technology to even handle…

Tech News Jason Chen Jul 22

Save Money By Sending Free SMS on iPhone

Here’s how you can use the reverse concept of using AIM on your computer to directly message someone’s phone via SMS to save money on text messaging fees for your iPhone-or any phone that has a proper data implementation of AIM. Just load up the AIM app on your phone, then send a text message…

Tech News Jason Chen Jul 22

EcoModo – The Best of Treehugger

This week at TreeHugger: A big LED breakthroughat Purdue University could change the world and even kill CFLs. Some competition for LCD technology: Telescopic pixels work on the same principle as the telescopes that astronomers use, and are much more energy efficient than other screens. And finally, Matsusitha is investing in a new factory to…

Tech News Jason Chen Jul 22

Brando’s USB LED Message Board Displays Obscene Messages To Your Workmates

Are your coworkers always giving you a hard time about being away from your desk and not knowing where you are? Grab this $27 LED Message Board from Brando and always have a sign showing where you are. Sure, a Post-it or a mini-whiteboard would accomplish the same thing, but are they USB? Do they…

Tech News Jason Chen Jul 20

Microsoft Releasing SideWinder Keyboard in September?

Is Microsoft continuing their SideWinder brand revival—started with a mouse—with the release of a keyboard later this year? Perhaps, but this SideWinder X6 seems to be a pretty interesting keyboard in any case. It’s got red (perhaps glowing?) keys, a detatchable num-pad, programmable buttons and TWO gigantic knobs on the right. We’re thinking those knobs…

Tech News Jason Chen Jul 20

iPhone 2.0 Gets Pwning On Windows (Unlock, Jailbreak) Via Convoluted Process

The guys at iPhone Hacks just found a way to take the iPhone Pwnage release yesterday and figure out a roundabout way to get the unlock and jailbreak to work on Windows machines. It’s only applicable to first-gen iPhones with 2.0, but if you’re really desperate to get your phone hacked, but not quite desperate…

Tech News Jason Chen Jul 20

iPhone Pwnage Tool 2.0 Now Available (Jailbreak and Unlock)

The iPhone 2.0 Pwnage Tool is now available, weighing in at 19.7MB. It came slightly earlier than expected, but I’m sure nobody’s complaining that they can now unlock their iPhones and iPod touches a day early. Grab it on the iPhone Dev Site. It only jailbreaks, not unlocks the iPhone 3G, so you’ll have to…

Tech News Jason Chen Jul 19

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MythTV’s MyMote iPhone Remote App

Gyroxus Full-Motion Gaming Chair Leans Your Entire Body

Lightning Review: BookEndz Docking Station for MacBook, MacBook Pro

Nintendo’s Wii Classic Controller and GameCube GamePad Getting a Temporary Ban on Sales

Make in Eureka Contest: Win an iPhone

Be Buried In an iPhone, Vista or Boobies-Inspired Coffin

John Mayer Cheats On Apple With a Sony Vaio

Comcast To Offer Wiis To New Subscribers

Beijing’s Apple Store Gets Crashed By Windows XP

Lightning Review: Fabrix iPhone 3G Fabric Sleeves

Games for Windows LIVE Now Free For All (Includes Multiplayer)

SanDisk Blames Vista For Slow Deployment in SSDs

Dr. Dre and Monster Cable’s Beats Headphones Available At Apple and Best Buy July 25

Japanese Couple Sold Glowing Lanyards That Were 26 Times Allowable Radiation Level, Gets Arrested

Save Money By Sending Free SMS on iPhone

EcoModo – The Best of Treehugger

Brando’s USB LED Message Board Displays Obscene Messages To Your Workmates

Microsoft Releasing SideWinder Keyboard in September?

iPhone 2.0 Gets Pwning On Windows (Unlock, Jailbreak) Via Convoluted Process

iPhone Pwnage Tool 2.0 Now Available (Jailbreak and Unlock)

Wearables Are Getting Very Messy

Trump Wants to Start Privatizing TSA in Latest Budget Proposal

Lost Warship From Battle of Copenhagen Found After 225 Years

These One-of-a-Kind Objects Are in the Wrong Museums

Two Songs We Really Wish Were the Anime Outros for ‘Steel Ball Run’

AI Training Data Giant Mercor Is Reportedly Looking to Buy the Work You Did at Your Old Job

Utah Is Giving Dr. AI the Power to Renew Drug Prescriptions

Here’s the Perfect Excuse to See ‘Project Hail Mary’ Again

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