Jason Chen, Author at Gizmodo

PS3 Greymarket Watch: The Death of the Greymarket

Well, it’s official. Scalpers are dumping PS3s back into stores, and the ones who can’t just want to get rid of them. If you search Craigslist you’ll find PS3s at discounted prices. https://gizmodo.com/ps3-greymarket-watch-scalpers-dumping-ps3s-back-to-sto-224557 Because nobody wants these things, sellers like this one are offering it for less than the actual price. If you count tax,…

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Vista on Intel Mac With Parallels: Not Quite There

After seeing how the Mac Pro ran Microsoft Vista better than OS X, we wondered how well the best of both worlds worked. Namely, using Parallels to run Vista alongside OS X. So we installed Vista using Parallels on our 15-inch, 2.33 GHz Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro. https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-vista-faster-on-a-mac-pro-than-apples-own-os-232402 The good news is it did…

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Dealzmodo: It’s a Wootoff

Attention cheapskates and moneyhoarders. There’s a Wootoff going on! If you’re unfamiliar with Woot, they’re a site that has a deal a day that goes at usually lower-than-usual prices. Once the item’s sold out, that day’s sale is over. A Wootoff is when they chain up these sales consecutively until everything’s sold out. And if…

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Microsoft Misses The Mark With Vista Building Dancer Billboard

As gadget bloggers, we’re not really very high on the “cool” scale—the homeless guy outside our building dresses better than us—but even we can tell when a company tries too hard. Example? The Vista Launch. https://gizmodo.com/freezing-our-eyeballs-off-at-the-windows-vista-launch-232303 Microsoft put up a gigantic billboard and paid sixteen dancers to “Cirque” up a Vista logo over it. After…

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The Music-Playing HP Scanjet

This has to be the best use of a scanner since that time in 10th grade when we made fake IDs to get into Girl Scout Camp on Lake Brastrap. Vidoblog [via Gizmologia – Thanks Manu!]

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USB Pen Holder Does Exactly What It Says

Consider this. You’re short on USB ports. You also need a place to put your pens. Sound familiar? Sure, we’ve all been in this situation. Hi, I’m Rick Brawn, founder of USB Pen Holders International. Here at USB PHI, we know it’s hard finding enough ports to plug in your USB gadgets. And we also…

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Robotic Arm Ride, a.k.a. The Brain Smearer

The same crazy industrial-arm robot guys who brought you the Wii Murder Bot are at it again. This time they strap a guy in a racing seat to the arm and flail him around like mad. It’s a good thing he wasn’t about two-inches taller, or they’d be cleaning his brains off the cement floor…

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i-Mate KJAR Windows Mobile Smartphone Coming to AT&T or T-Mobile

The i-Mate brand hasn’t really had any presence in the US, leaving fans of Windows Mobile smartphones to turn to HTC for all their mobile computing needs. However, as this FCC filing shows, the i-Mate KJAR is going to make its GSM-presence known some time soon. The KJAR itself looks similar to the Cingular 8525,…

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Even Zunes Are Getting Knocked Off

Although it took three months, Microsoft’s Zune has finally entered the iPod realm of getting cheapo third-party knockoff MP3 players fashioned after it. In this case, it’s an MP3/MP4 player advertised on Spanish TV. https://gizmodo.com/zune-how-weve-lived-with-it-for-three-months-231511 If the tiny screen and lousy buttons weren’t enough to warn you that is a complete turd, maybe the picture…

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Vista Grades You With The Windows Experience Index

Vista ranks us at 3.7. We blame it on our graphics card. You see, Vista gives you an “experience score” based on your components in your system, which is supposed to give you a good idea of how well Vista will run. In our upgraded XP to Vista system, Vista gave us a 3.7 because…

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Windows Mobile Editions Get Less Confusing Names: Professional, Standard and Classic

Trying to explain the difference between Windows Mobile 5 Pocket PC Edition and Windows Mobile 5 Smartphone edition is like Paris Hilton trying to explain what she does for a living. Good news though, as Microsoft’s trying to make it easier on everyone by renaming their WM6 Crossbow editions to Professional, Standard, and Classic. The…

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What’s Mac Switcher Ellen Feiss Doing Now?

Our favorite Mac switcher Ellen Feiss has been busy the last few years. First, she does that awesome switch ad. Then she made a French movie over the summer. Now she’s all colleged up and getting her education on. https://gizmodo.com/ellen-feiss-stars-in-a-movie-187211 In an interview with Macenstein, she shares with us some tidbits about that switch ad…

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World’s First Peer To Peer DVR From NDS

A company called NDS seems to have made the first Peer to Peer Digital Video Recorder that lets users share recorded videos with anyone on the P2P network. What does this mean to you? Well, here’s an example. Ever since our good friend moved to the east coast, we’ve had a hard time watching episodes…

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Upconverting DVD/DivX Player Battle Royale: Which is Right For You?

We’ve looked at three Upconverting DVD/DivX players, and although it would be a great idea to put them up against each other, the fact that they’re at three different price points kind of negates the premise. However, since they are at three price points with different amounts of functionality, we can recommend them to three…

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Windows Vista Now Available On Dell Systems

Starting as of around twelve hours ago, Dell’s made Windows Vista available on most of their desktop and laptop machines. Still around the same price as before, these machines now come with various editions of Windows Vista installed by default. However, if you were looking forward to customizing up one of these mid-range Dells to…

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How to Play NES Games on Your Xbox 360

Tired of waiting months and paying $5 for NES games like Contra to appear on Xbox Live Arcade? A coder has made a quick-and-dirty port of a PC NES emulator onto the Xbox 360 XNA platform, which you have to pay $99 a year (or $49 for four months) to access. It’s definitely a work…

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Get Your Vista Drivers From RadarSync

Although Vista supposedly ships with thousands and thousands of drivers, if you’re upgrading your self-built machine from XP to Vista, chances are there’s going to be at least one component that has drivers not quite compatible with Microsoft’s new OS. Instead of wasting hours googling like we did, head to RadarSync and grab the drivers…

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Find The Best Unused FM Radio Frequency

If you’re DJing up your own tunes with one of those old iPod FM transmitters that doesn’t auto-seek the best frequency, you’re probably always fiddling with it to try to get the optimum sound while driving. Say goodbye to potential vehicular manslaughter charges by using this FM radio locator before you even leave the house.…

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YouTube Finds Step 2 1 In Profit Plan: Will Pay For User Vids

Step 1: Upload Videos to YouTube. Step 2: YouTube rolls out profit sharing plan where they reward uploaders with shares of ad sales based on number of views. The ads will come in the shape of short clips in place of the actual YouTube video, which you presumably have to watch before getting to the…

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Free Vista Business Copies Arriving From Power Together Deal

Those of you who took Microsoft up on their “watch three webcasts and get a free copy of Windows Vista Business” offer should start checking your mailboxes because copies are starting to arrive. Yeah, Microsoft’s actually delivering on their free copies instead of renegging like they did on those free USB keys when too many…

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PS3 Greymarket Watch: The Death of the Greymarket

Vista on Intel Mac With Parallels: Not Quite There

Dealzmodo: It’s a Wootoff

Microsoft Misses The Mark With Vista Building Dancer Billboard

The Music-Playing HP Scanjet

USB Pen Holder Does Exactly What It Says

Robotic Arm Ride, a.k.a. The Brain Smearer

i-Mate KJAR Windows Mobile Smartphone Coming to AT&T or T-Mobile

Even Zunes Are Getting Knocked Off

Vista Grades You With The Windows Experience Index

Windows Mobile Editions Get Less Confusing Names: Professional, Standard and Classic

What’s Mac Switcher Ellen Feiss Doing Now?

World’s First Peer To Peer DVR From NDS

Upconverting DVD/DivX Player Battle Royale: Which is Right For You?

Windows Vista Now Available On Dell Systems

How to Play NES Games on Your Xbox 360

Get Your Vista Drivers From RadarSync

Find The Best Unused FM Radio Frequency

YouTube Finds Step 2 1 In Profit Plan: Will Pay For User Vids

Free Vista Business Copies Arriving From Power Together Deal

Sonos Ace ANC Headphones Quietly Drop Again to a New Low Right After the AirPods Max 2 Launch

Could Dave Filoni’s ‘Star Wars’ Cameo Have an Important Role in ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’?

Amazon’s 50-Inch Smart Fire TV Is Still 40% Off After the Spring Sale, Price Could Jump Back Anytime

Ray-Ban and Oakley Meta Glasses Now on GlassesUSA With 50% Off Lens Upgrades, Get Vision AI Glasses for Less

This Windows 11 Pro Mini PC Shows Up at a Record Low on Amazon After the Spring Sale, No Need for a Tower Desktop

The ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Moment Designed for You to Gawk at Hugh Jackman’s Chiseled Body Is Now an Action Figure

Marshall Emberton III Bluetooth Speaker Isn’t Supposed to Be This Cheap, Even the New Midnight Blue at an All-Time Low

2026 MacBook Pro (M5 Pro) Breaks Into Its First Sale on Amazon, While Apple Store Still Has None on the New Laptop

Don’t Hold Your Breath for a ‘Super Smash Bros.’ Movie

What’s Actually the Best Way to Get a Good Night’s Sleep? We Asked Scientists

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

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

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?