Jason Chen, Author at Gizmodo

PSP Download Service Launching Simultaneously With PS3

The upcoming PSP download service that’s going to allow you to watch movies and play Playstation 1 games on your PSP is launching simultaneously with the PS3. Sony’s head of platform development says there’s no problem running the PS1 games on the PSP using an emulator, which is good news in a time where bad…

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LightInSight Wide Angle Windshield Lens Lets You see Traffic Lights Easily

When you’re first in line at a light, it may be hard to see what the traffic lights are without straining your neck and leaning forward like a giraffe in heat. LightInSight solves your problem by sticking onto the top of your windshield, refracting light in such a way so you can see when red…

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HTC to Make Phones More Music Friendly, Remove IR Port, and Possibly Use Symbian OS

Everyone knows I’m the resident HTC fanboy around here, so it’s no surprise that I’m bringing you news that HTC is going to add more internal flash memory to its phones to make them more music-friendly. Whether they’re going to do that by embedding an internal music player besides Windows Media Player or add some…

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Gisele Stars In a New Apple Ad

We already know that Victoria’s Secret Models like MacBooks, and now we know why. Gisele is featured in a new “Get A Mac” ad as a, we guess, visual representation of how Macs are so much better looking and skinnier than PCs. An unfair characterization, but it is funny to see Travis finally getting an…

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Samsung SGH-i600 Is Yet Another Motorola Q Contender

The Samsung SGH-i600 runs Windows Mobile 5, just like the Motorola Q, but is tri-band GSM instead of Verizon’s CDMA. Other notable features: EDGE, HSDPA (yay for Cingulites), 320×240 TFT display, 128MB ROM, 64MB RAM, microSD expansion slot, and a TI OMAP 1710 processor that goes up to 220MHz. I personally enjoy WM5 phones, even…

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UTStarcom F3000 WiFi VoIP Phone Works With SIP, Not Skype

The UTStarcom F3000 WiFi Phone doesn’t work on Skype, but it does the next best thing, SIP. It supports SDP, RTP/RTCP, RFC2833/inband DTMF, and supports the G.711 and G.729 codecs. Both these codecs are higher quality codecs than standard landline phones, which means there’s actually a benefit in using VoIP other than for the cost.…

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Pantech IM-U140 Auto-Popup Sliding Phone With DMB

This Pantech IM-U140, which looks quite similar to my T-Mobile MDA, has an auto-popup screen that moves up to a 30-degree angle when users press the button. The screen is 2.6-inches wide, is QVGA, and plays back DMB TV. The phone itself has a 3 megapixel camera and PictBridge, so you can print out the…

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Other Bits and Bytes

•Media leaks prompt HP board shake-up [CNet] •Poll: Online viewers shun lengthy videos [BusinessWeek] •Job cuts hit thousands at Intel; AMD finds 10,500 new customers [CNet] •MySpace set to sell music online [BBC News] •Mobile Core 2 Duo okay, not great [PC World]

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myFairTunes6 Strips DRM Off iTunes Tracks

If you enjoyed sticking it to the man with the FairUse4WM WMA DRM stripper, you’ll love myFairTunes6. This software strips DRM from your iTunes Music Store songs without re-encoding. This makes it a hell of a lot easier than the previous method of burning and then ripping your songs, which causes a bit of quality…

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Dealzmodo Supplemental: Buy a $24 iPod Car Charger, Get 20 Free iTunes Songs

If you’re looking to buy a car charger or PocketDock adapter for your iPod, grab one at SendStation for $24.95 ($22.95 for PocketDock Adapter) and get 20 free iTunes songs. If you were going to spend $20 on iTunes anyway, you’re getting a pretty good deal on the charger. If you don’t use iTunes, then…

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Verizon’s Nokia 6215i Is The First US OLED Phone

The 6215i is the first cellphone in the US with an OLED display. Why is that important? Because it’s the tip of the OLED spear, a display technology which may just replace LCDs in cellphones sometime within the next few years. This phone has two displays, one 128×128 and one 96×64, that are both OLED.…

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Xbox Live Vision Camera Hands On (Verdict: Rockin’)

Kotaku’s Crecente has got his hands and face all over the Xbox Live Vision Camera, taking it for a Crecente-ride in the Crecente-room. His Crecente-thoughts? Easy to use to set up a personal gamerpic. A few steps and some manual dragging and focusing later, his Crecente-mug was up as his gamerpic. He didn’t get a…

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Microsoft’s Official Vista Pricing Announced, Still Expensive

The leaked pricing we saw last week have just become official. The prices: https://gizmodo.com/start-saving-vista-prices-leaked-197123 Full Version •Vista Ultimate: $399 •Vista Business: $299 •Vista Home Premium: $239 •Vista Home Basic: $199 Upgrade •Vista Ultimate: $259 •Vista Business: $199 •Vista Home Premium: $159 •Vista Home Basic: $99 A little bit off from the Canadian prices we had…

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Logitech Harmony 785 Universal Remote Controls 150,000 Devices

Doesn’t it always turn out that after buying a universal remote, it controls four devices of your home theatre just fine, but that fifth just refuses to cooperate? That should be unlikely with the Logitech Harmony 785, which works with 150,000 devices from 4,000 manufacturers. So even if you’ve got a no-name LaserDisc player you…

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Circuit City’s Firedog Is Up, Running, And Licking Crotches

Circuit City’s Firedog service is now online, servicing old people and tech-illiterates all over America. To refresh, Firedog is Circuit City’s answer to Best Buy’s Geek Squad, which helps people install and fix PCs and home theatre systems. Firedog looks to help with all that, plus “integrated services”, which right now covers stuff like Media…

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Apple Cellphone Is Real and Coming Soon?

Analysts are getting bolder in their predictions for the Apple “iPhone”, this time telling their clients to be “aggressive” in purchasing Apple shares before the phone is released. American Technology Research Analyst Shaw Wu says the phone has already gone from concept to prototype, and should be ready for manufacturing soon as a production unit.…

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One-Seg Digital Radio/FM Receiver

Available Mid-September in Japan, this One-Seg digital radio/FM receiver will retail for 150,000 yen to corporate users ($1,288), and less for a consumer model. we’re not sure why the device, with its 2.17-inch 240×320 screen, H.264 codec playback, and 3 hour battery life costs over a grand. From what we can make out from the…

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Video-Enabled Airport Express Coming Sept. 12?

Rumor has it that the Apple September 12 Media Event is going to give us a whole bunch of video and video related products. One of these is the Video-Enabled Airport Express. Basically an upgrade of the current AE, which streams iTunes music over 802.11b. An upgraded version that supports video will no doubt be…

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Samsung P310 Calculator-Styled Cellphone

This Samsung P310 may be tiny, and it may have a brushed metal back, but to us it just looks too much like a calculator to be fashionable or cool. But for those who disagree, it’s got a 220×176 color display, Bluetooth 2.0, a microSD card slot, MP3/WMA/AAC playback, 2 megapixel camera, and 30FPS video…

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Virtual Earth Mobile For Windows Mobile PDA/Smartphones Gets You Maps On The Go

Powered by Windows Live Local, Windows Earth Mobile lets you get maps on your WM5 devices. Normally, Google Maps and the like don’t work very well with pocket IE or Opera Mobile, but using this, you can see regular street views, satellite views, or a combination of the two. You can even use this for…

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PSP Download Service Launching Simultaneously With PS3

LightInSight Wide Angle Windshield Lens Lets You see Traffic Lights Easily

HTC to Make Phones More Music Friendly, Remove IR Port, and Possibly Use Symbian OS

Gisele Stars In a New Apple Ad

Samsung SGH-i600 Is Yet Another Motorola Q Contender

UTStarcom F3000 WiFi VoIP Phone Works With SIP, Not Skype

Pantech IM-U140 Auto-Popup Sliding Phone With DMB

Other Bits and Bytes

myFairTunes6 Strips DRM Off iTunes Tracks

Dealzmodo Supplemental: Buy a $24 iPod Car Charger, Get 20 Free iTunes Songs

Verizon’s Nokia 6215i Is The First US OLED Phone

Xbox Live Vision Camera Hands On (Verdict: Rockin’)

Microsoft’s Official Vista Pricing Announced, Still Expensive

Logitech Harmony 785 Universal Remote Controls 150,000 Devices

Circuit City’s Firedog Is Up, Running, And Licking Crotches

Apple Cellphone Is Real and Coming Soon?

One-Seg Digital Radio/FM Receiver

Video-Enabled Airport Express Coming Sept. 12?

Samsung P310 Calculator-Styled Cellphone

Virtual Earth Mobile For Windows Mobile PDA/Smartphones Gets You Maps On The Go

Iran Threatens to Attack U.S. Tech Companies Starting April 1

Amazon Clears Out Netflix-Licensed Nebula Capsule 3 Mini Projector at 32% Off, Dolby Audio Home Theater for Less

Anker 160W Laptop Charger Briefly Returns to Black Friday Pricing in a Last-Minute Amazon Spring Sale Deal

The New ‘Backrooms’ Trailer Is Packed Full of Endless Dread

Logitech Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Combo Falls Under $25, a Budget Bundle Deal in the Final Hours of Spring Sale

Liquids Crack With an Audible Snap, Study Finds

Dyson V15 Detect Plus Cordless Vacuum Is a Late Spring Sale Deal at a Record Low on Amazon

The New ‘Supergirl’ Trailer Is Filled With Krypto, Lobo, and ’60s Soul

Vaping Comes With a Cancer Risk, Review Finds

ASUS Eye Care Monitor Hits an All-Time Low, Only Hours Left to Grab a 27″ Screen at a 15.6″ Budget Price on Amazon

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?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset