Jason Chen, Author at Gizmodo

Brando Jumps on Wiimote Charging Stand Train

Remember last year when the Wii launched and there were zero Wiimote charging stands? Those were simpler times, weren’t they? Now that Thanko, Thrustmaster, and even Brando are in the game, there’s no excuse to have your Wiimote die out in the middle of a Wii party. https://gizmodo.com/thanko-usb-wiimote-charger-234407 This Wii Rechargeable Battery & Charger Stand…

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Vulcan FlipStart Hands-On Gallery: See What Makes This Thing Tick

Now that the FlipStart has finally moved its way from the land of vaporware into the real world, you’re probably curious as to how it looks. That’s why we took a huge gallery when we got our hands on it. https://gizmodo.com/vulcan-flipstart-e-1001s-vaporware-four-years-later-241860 In it, you can see just how super small it is (5.9 x 4.5…

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iGo Desks Match Your Mac, But Carpet/Drapes Equation Still Unsolved

These iGo desks—with stands specifically designed for iMacs and Mac Minis—are perfect for those who don’t use their computers all that often. Why? Because there’s no real room on the desk for anything but an Apple mouse and an Apple keyboard. Real hardcore computer users know that their desks need to have enough room for…

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Creative the Latest Entry in the MP3 Player Phone Market?

Have you heard? Apparently, there’s a cellphone with a Creative-like interface on a flyer from Creative. This has a 99.9% chance to mean absolutely nothing, but it got us thinking that perhaps Creative will be the next entrant into the MP3 Phone market. After all, if Apple and Microsoft are both on board with combined…

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The Love Tester Properly Shifts Blame For Your Parents’ Divorce

This Love Tester is the perfect gadget to sell to teenagers and foolish people. It requires a male and a female to hold the appropriate end of the Love Tester, and if the thing lights up, the two of you are in love. Depending on how high the love goes (our love doesn’t go to…

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Rumor Overheard at GDC: Next-Gen Zune Available in August

This is horribly irresponsible rumor-mongering, but we over heard this tidbit about the Zune over at GDC. Apparently, if the person was correct and our ears didn’t fail us, the next-gen Zune will be available in August. Unfortunately for the first-gen Zune team, the next version will feature gaming, which is supposedly making them feel…

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Raku-Raku Phone Helps Seniors Communicate Even Slower

With Japan’s population getting ever older, inventions like tea serving, dish-washing robots and voice-processing cellphones are becoming a reality. Since we already covered the robots, let’s focus on NTT DoCoMo’s Raku-Raku phone. This senior friendly device offers a “slow voice” function, which slows down words for easier comprehension, and a “clear voice” function, which is…

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Meizu Minicard Details: 2/4/8GB and Cheap

You know that design winner of the Meizu’s design-your-own MP3 player contest? Here’s some actual details on it. The player has a 1.5-inch display at a 176×132 resolution, an FM radio, 20-hour battery life, and 2/4/8 GB versions. It definitely follows Meizu’s stance on having an iPod-like design but at a much lower price. It…

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Commodore Launching Gaming PCs – Because The Commodore Name Equals Fast

After brokering a deal last June, Commodore, the previously strong maker of the Commodore64 PC, is going to launch a line of gaming PCs at CeBIT. Seeing as the Commodore brand has been entrenched in the minds of PC users the punchline to a joke about how old their machine is, it’s going to be…

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Inch Perfect Vibrator Knows Exactly How Deep Your Love Goes

Made with both metric and imperial tick marks, the Inch Perfect vibrator lets you control exactly how deep your loving goes. There are two models, the nine-incher and the six-incher, and costs 14.99 pounds ($28) and 9.99 pounds ($19) respectively. What’s the point of this? Well, perhaps you don’t want to use up too much,…

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Sharp W-ZERO3 Gets a Solid Gold Stylus

Not only do the Japanese love solid gold Styluses for their most beloved gadget of the last century—the Nintendo DS—now they’ve got one for the Sharp W-ZERO3 as well. Made out of solid gold and costing 63,000 Yen ($536), this gold stylus is worth as much as the actual phone. Which means, if you’re anything…

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Xbox 360 Update Patches Exploits, Kills Linux and Pirated Games

Microsoft’s finally patching the wicked s’ploits on the Xbox 360, which have been around since November and demoed in December, with a somewhat mandatory patch. They’re pushing the update as an update instead of a security fix, and is “pulling a Sony” and including the update in all games that are published after February 20.…

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Quick Hands-On: Archos 704 Wi-Fi Ensures You’ll Never Be Bored

We loved the Archos 604 Wi-Fi for its large, bright screen, its hard drive storage, its TV recording, and its vast codec playback. That’s why the 704 Wi-Fi, with improvements on every front, is a winner. https://gizmodo.com/archos-604-wifi-ultimate-gallery-why-its-a-zune-challe-213637 The 704 Wi-Fi has 80GB of storage, a gigantic 7-inch display with touchscreen (a wonky 5:3, which is…

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Television Microwave Makes More Sense Than Rock Lobsters

By combining two random words, you can either get a semi-successful pop song or an appliance that kind of makes sense. This Holland Electric microwave features a TV on the front, which means you can either entertain yourself or make sure your food’s not burning—but not both. A great idea if you never listened to…

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One Reader’s Experience with Furutech’s DeMag

We threw down the gauntlet and called BS once again on Furutech’s DeMag—the CD/DVD demagnitizer—last Thursday. There was no way in hell that we could believe something like this would work. Apparently one of our readers has firsthand knowledge that it actually does! https://gizmodo.com/furutech-demag-spins-their-demagnetizing-bullshit-again-240864 We’re wary of trusting Furutech, but we’re just as wary of…

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Helio’s Next Device: The Oz Smartphone

Now that everyone’s familiar with the Helio Heat, we can look forward to the next phone out of Helio. Our tipsters tell us that it’s going to be called the Oz, of prison sex fame. https://gizmodo.com/helio-heat-gallery-and-grope-smallest-ever-yet-fully-240842 What phone is it? It’s the dual-sliding Pantech we showed you before. No word on when it’s going to…

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Panasonic Goes Nuts, Releases $400 Wi-Fi Skype Phone

Speaking of Skype phones, the only notable feature on this Panasonic KX-WP1050 Wi-Fi Skype phone would be the price. Instead of buying one Netgear and one Belkin Skype phone for the same price, you’re only getting one of Philips. What justifies the exorbitant price? The “executive” carrying case? Not exactly. https://gizmodo.com/amex-touch-sensitive-skype-phone-makes-you-feel-cool-241640 See, the phone actually…

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How To Fix a Non-booting iPod With a Folded Up Business Card

There’ve been many how-tos in fixing your broken iPod over the years, many of which recommend you to just reset and restore the iPod in hopes that it was a software corruption. If that doesn’t fix it, Matt over at Crunchgear has a solution that’s almost as easy. All you need is to open up…

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User-Powered Gym Saves Money (For the Gym)

Imagine a gym that ran its lights and TVs off the energy that was generated by all the treadmills and stairmasters being used. That’s exactly what some guy in Hong Kong did, hamsterizing his gym to power a few TVs and 60-watt light bulbs with workout-power. This is just a gimmick to get more customers,…

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AdWatch: The Best and Weirdest European PS3 Ad So Far

By best, we mean the most entertaining, not the best at selling the PlayStation 3 itself. After all, even if you watch this ad over and over, you probably wouldn’t be able to understand WTF this has to do with you buying a Sony gaming console. Go and check out what our friends at This…

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Brando Jumps on Wiimote Charging Stand Train

Vulcan FlipStart Hands-On Gallery: See What Makes This Thing Tick

iGo Desks Match Your Mac, But Carpet/Drapes Equation Still Unsolved

Creative the Latest Entry in the MP3 Player Phone Market?

The Love Tester Properly Shifts Blame For Your Parents’ Divorce

Rumor Overheard at GDC: Next-Gen Zune Available in August

Raku-Raku Phone Helps Seniors Communicate Even Slower

Meizu Minicard Details: 2/4/8GB and Cheap

Commodore Launching Gaming PCs – Because The Commodore Name Equals Fast

Inch Perfect Vibrator Knows Exactly How Deep Your Love Goes

Sharp W-ZERO3 Gets a Solid Gold Stylus

Xbox 360 Update Patches Exploits, Kills Linux and Pirated Games

Quick Hands-On: Archos 704 Wi-Fi Ensures You’ll Never Be Bored

Television Microwave Makes More Sense Than Rock Lobsters

One Reader’s Experience with Furutech’s DeMag

Helio’s Next Device: The Oz Smartphone

Panasonic Goes Nuts, Releases $400 Wi-Fi Skype Phone

How To Fix a Non-booting iPod With a Folded Up Business Card

User-Powered Gym Saves Money (For the Gym)

AdWatch: The Best and Weirdest European PS3 Ad So Far

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