Jason Chen, Author at Gizmodo

The Mysterious Nintendo DS MP3 Player

Nintendo’s set to release an official MP3 player for the Nintendo DS, making it not only a game machine and a web browser, but a music playing device too. The above picture was seen in a brocure from the Leipzig Games Convention in Germany. https://gizmodo.com/nintendo-ds-browser-review-189791 We suppose this is close enough to an official announcement,…

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The Mysterious Samsung Music Store

It seems service provider or cellphone maker these days is starting their own digital music store. Not one to be left out, Samsung’s announced that they will make their own line of digital music players that work with their own proprietary download service. Samsung’s already got the digital music player side down, making swanky devices…

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The Mysterious MacBook Pro Noise

What’s this strange noise this guy’s MacBook Pro makes? For a few days now, my Macbook Pro has been making a sound I’ve never heard before in my life. I recommend you watch the last 20 seconds. It’s not the hard drive. I sent it once to apple, they said they fixed it. But the…

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The Mysterious Origins of TiVo

Dave from Zatznotfunny found this interesting video hidden on the TiVo website. It’s made in a mock 1950s, top-secret UFO style training video, where the narrator is telling you how this strange device works. Pretty clever! Mysterious TiVo Origins Film [Zatz not funy]

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Windows Vista RC1 Announced, Microsoft Inching Closer to Releasing This Behemoth

If you’re one of the Windows Vista testers, check your mailboxes because Windows Vista RC1 was just released today. Not much has changed, undoubtedly, since the Vista pre-RC1 (build 5536.16385) was released a week ago, but build RC1 (build 5600) should have some improvements. Since it’s RC1, by definition it’s supposed to be feature complete…

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PS3 Shipping Without HDMI Cable

Just a quick update on the PS3. It’s been confirmed that the PlayStation 3 will not ship with an HDMI cable. After Sony’s been talking up how they will be “true HD”, and how HDMI will kick component’s ass, they now decide they can’t spring the $5 for an HDMI cable? Great. Confirmed: PS3 shipping…

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doPi Karaoke Adapter For the Video iPod

The doPi iPod adapter let’s you belt out Gloria Gaynor’s most famous track anywhere you have an iPod. The doPi system lets you download songs from their servers in MP4 format to load onto your iPod, which then plays back the files with the lyrics appearing on the screen during the song. You know, Karaoke…

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T-Mobile’s Upcoming Release Calendar – BlackBerry 8705g Coming Sept. 18

A T-Mobile insider sent us this release calendar of upcoming T-Mobile phones. We’ve already covered most of these phones already—the T629 and T519 for example. The interesting one is the BlackBerry 8705g, which will be available September 18. https://gizmodo.com/t-mobile-getting-two-slim-samsungs-t629-and-t519-192245 The 8705g is the Hearing Aid Compatible (HAC) version of the 8700g. It’s quad band, has…

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Transformers: The Movie News Roundup

Our petrol-sniffing cousins over at Jalopnik really love their Transformers news—and to be honest, so do we. Here’s a roundup of what the latest leaks and news from the set of Michael Bay’s 21st century classic are. Optimus Prime’s Full Body Shot, With Scary Bumblebee Pic Jazz Will Be Played By a Pontiac Solstice Who…

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GN Netcom’s 9350 DECT 6.0 Headset Reviewed (Verdict: Clear and Versatile)

The GN Netcom 9350 DECT Headset uses DECT, which operates at 1.9GHz, to provide range and quality not found on Bluetooth or other 2.4GHz headsets. Because it’s on 1.9GHz, it doesn’t interfere with your headsets, your WiFi, or your various other wireless devices clogging up that frequency. The 9350 looks like a regular headset, but…

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Flavia Fusion Makes Tea Brewing Quick and Painless

Taking the single serve Pod coffee idea to the next logical step, the Flavia Fusion drinks station lets you make fruity drinks instantly. The gadget uses “flavor filter packs” which gets brewed at the push of a button into one single-serve tasty drink. The Flavia itself costs $100, and can make coffee as well as…

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23-inch iMac With Core 2 Duo Coming Sept. 12?

You can put as much faith in this rumor as all the usual Apple rumors, but Mac Rumors says there’s been talk of a re-vamped iMac line coming at the Apple event on September 12. The new gear this time: an 23-inch iMac with Core 2 Duo. Supposedly, the 17 and 20-inch iMacs are also…

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SanDisk Sansa c200 Flash-Based MP3 Player With Expandable SD Slot

The SanDisk Sansa c200 joins the other players in the up-and-coming Sansa brand. The c200 has a 1.4-inch LCD, 2GB of internal storage, and a microSD slot that takes up to 2GB of memory, bringing its total capacity to 4GB. There’s also Microsoft PlaysForSure support, along with the obligatory MP3 support, and a 15 hour…

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Samsung R7 10-inch DMB LCD TV Is The Largest DMB TV Yet

At what’s surely the largest “mobile” DMB TV yet, the Samsung R7 comes in at a whopping 10-inches of real estate. Terrestrial DMB, or T-DMB, is a system they have in Korea for watching TV on mobile devices like cellphones and laptops. The R7 has a 16:9 aspect ratio, controls on the right, and is…

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Starfish Bath Sensor Notifies You When Your Tub Overflows With Boiling Water

Personally I’ve always been a shower guy, but this Starfish Bath Sensor may make me switch it up once in a while, if I could get past the “soaking in my own filth” aspect. The Starfish has a water sensor so you can let your bath water go while you’re getting your bubbles, music, and…

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Dells Explode In the UK As Well – This Time Thanks To A Third Party Battery

A family in Leicestershire almost got a face full of battery as their Dell Latitude C600 shot batteries across the room in a dramatic, but luckily not deadly, display. The notebook, a Dell Latitude C600, was left alone in the family home to load a game. When the Allens came in to see how it…

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Other Bits and Bytes

•Radio Shack Fires 400 Through Email [Valleywag] •Apple Event September 12th? [MacRumors] •Meizu Miniplayer Won’t Be In the US, Thanks To Them Not Paying For MP3 Licensing [Meizu America] •NetEnforcer Detects, Shapes Encrypted Bittorrent Traffic for ISPs [Allot] •Battlestar Galactica Game Coming To PC and Xbox Live Arcade [Firingsquad]

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Commodore Gravel In Pocket Portable Media Player and Gravel In Home

Featuring the weirdest name for a PMP we’ve heard this week, the Commodore Gravel In Pocket supports MP4, MPEG, DivX, Xvid, WMV, MP3, WMA, WAV, JPG, BMP and GIF files. It has 1 or 2GB of internal flash memory, plus an expandable SD slot for removable memory. It plays at a respectable 24FPS (film quality)…

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Oppo LCD TV/DVD Player With DivX Support

Back to school is upon us, and this Oppo LCD TV/DVD player is perfect for cramped dorm rooms all over America. The $600 player has a 20-inch LCD, slot-loading DVD player, USB port and card reader. Best of all it looks like an iMac, which, I guess, is actually “worst of all” if you’re not…

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TiVo Series 3 Unboxing – Boy It’s Got A Lot Of Ports

Ooh, la la! PVR Wire got their hands on a Series 3 TiVo and documented every step of the standard undressing ritual. You can see the two CableCard slots, the cable and antenna in, and lots of output slots as well. There’s also the standard phone line, plus an ethernet port and USB ports. Here’s…

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The Mysterious Nintendo DS MP3 Player

The Mysterious Samsung Music Store

The Mysterious MacBook Pro Noise

The Mysterious Origins of TiVo

Windows Vista RC1 Announced, Microsoft Inching Closer to Releasing This Behemoth

PS3 Shipping Without HDMI Cable

doPi Karaoke Adapter For the Video iPod

T-Mobile’s Upcoming Release Calendar – BlackBerry 8705g Coming Sept. 18

Transformers: The Movie News Roundup

GN Netcom’s 9350 DECT 6.0 Headset Reviewed (Verdict: Clear and Versatile)

Flavia Fusion Makes Tea Brewing Quick and Painless

23-inch iMac With Core 2 Duo Coming Sept. 12?

SanDisk Sansa c200 Flash-Based MP3 Player With Expandable SD Slot

Samsung R7 10-inch DMB LCD TV Is The Largest DMB TV Yet

Starfish Bath Sensor Notifies You When Your Tub Overflows With Boiling Water

Dells Explode In the UK As Well – This Time Thanks To A Third Party Battery

Other Bits and Bytes

Commodore Gravel In Pocket Portable Media Player and Gravel In Home

Oppo LCD TV/DVD Player With DivX Support

TiVo Series 3 Unboxing – Boy It’s Got A Lot Of Ports

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

How to Watch Artemis 2, NASA’s First Crewed Mission to the Moon in 54 Years

KitchenAid 4.5-Quart Stand Mixer Is Back at Its Lowest Price, a Last-Minute Spring Sale Deal Outside Amazon Prime Day

‘Pizza Movie’ Has a Hilariously Grisly New Way to Say ‘This Is Your Brain on Drugs’ (Exclusive)

Amazon Makes a Last Push for Govee LED Strip Light at a Black Friday Low as the Spring Sale Winds Down, Works with Alexa and Google Assistant

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