Jason Chen, Author at Gizmodo

Panasonic D-Snap and D-Dock Video

The Panasonic D-Snap and D-Dock are a music player and a dock, respectively. The D-Snap is a flash-based affair, which fits into the D-Dock, that in turn has a 80GB or a 160GB hard drive. The video is of their press conference where they announced it. Head to Akihabara for the vid. HDTV: D-Snap and…

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Microsoft Zune Interface Mockups

Although these are just UI mockups, our tipsters have confirmed that they’re similar to the current “live” design on the player. These mockups are plain because the backgrounds are textured and have artwork, so the actual text is just white on black. The first shot is of the settings menu—nothing spectacular. There’s no “movies” or…

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101 Most Commonly Asked Nintendo Wii Questions Answered

This list of 100 most commonly asked Wii questions is useful as an introduction to show your co-worker or new girlfriend in case you ever want to get into any in-depth discussions with them about the Nintendo console. Some of the more interesting ones are: will there be different packages like the Xbox 360 and…

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SanDisk Sansa e280 8+2GB Music Player

The Sansa e280 has 8GB of internal storage coupled with a microSD slot, which allows another 2GB of space for a total of 10GB. Aimed squarely at the iPod Nano, the e280 will be priced at $249—the same price was a 4GB iPod Nano. In addition to the e280 being released, Sansa is also lowering…

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Samsung SCH-B570 8GB Flash-Based Music Phone

Samsung’s just announced the SCH-B570, which holds 8GB of music, movies, or pictures and is nicknamed the “Super Music Phone”. It’s also got a 2 megapixel camera, and a huge $835 price tag in South Korea. With this 8GB phone and the 8GB Sansa 280 released, it’s pretty safe to say the iPod Nano is…

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Sony Ericsson K800i iSync Plugin

Here’s a plugin for iSync that lets you sync your calendar, to-do and address book entries with your Sony Ericsson K800i. Normally your iSync would just give you a ‘wtfomglolzers’ when you tried to sync, but this plugin should teach it a thing or two. Install an iSync plugin for K800 support [Mac OS X…

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Samsung SyncMaster 931C LCD Displays 97-Percent of NTSC Color Gamut

Compared with older monitors that support only 82% of possible NTSC defined colors, this 19-inch Samsung SyncMaster 931C LCD displays nearly 100%. Useful for graphic designers, photographers, and anyone who wants an accurate representation of images on the screen, the 931C gives you 1280×1024 resolution and 2000:1 contrast ratio. Gamers will also revel at the…

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Ask Best Buy All Your Back-To-School Questions

Best Buy is having three Back-To-School Q&A sessions on their new website AskABlueShirt.com. They’re going on from 8-8:30 PM EDT August 27, 9-9:30 PM EDT August 29, and 1-1:30 PM EDT Aug 31. Like a girl who teases you by flashing one boob quickly when your back is turned—what, wait, I didn’t see it!—these chats…

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HandSteady Drink Stabilizer

The handSteady is a cupholder design by Chris Peacock that allows users with hand tremors to be able to drink from a glass without dropping or spilling. Already winning design awards, the cup-holder has a shock-absorbing mount that cushions and lessens the shaking and helps hold the glass upright. The manufacturers are aiming for a…

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Meizu Miniplayer 2 and Music Card M3 Coming Soon

Hot on the heels of their Miniplayer being copied, here’s a rumor of the Miniplayer 2 being in development from Meizu. The Miniplayer 2 may have a 2.6-inch VGA screen (the old one had a 2.4-inch QVGA), a 533MHz processor and run Windows CE. https://gizmodo.com/zino-810-clones-the-meizu-miniplayer-then-shrinks-it-195898 The other successor, the M3, has a 1.3-inch OLED screen…

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Cingular Gets Samsung ZX20 HSDPA Phone

Now Cingular customers have two choices of phones if they want to use HSDPA fast mobile browsing. The Samsung ZX20 has Bluetooth, quad-band GSM, WCDMA 850/1900, both HSDPA and EDGE, 40MB internal memory, microSD slot, and a 1 megapixel camera. It’s a little bit more expensive than the current HSDPA phone (LG CU500 for $79.99),…

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Newman M790 MP3 Player With Swivel-Screen

It’s probably safe to say this is the first swivel-screen MP3 player that we’ve ever seen, and for good reason. Why would you have a swivel screen player when an MP3 player only needs a certain number of buttons? I mean, is the top all crammed full of buttons that you couldn’t fit another pause/stop…

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Dell Folds Up Dell-Branded MP3 Player Shop

Dell knows when to quit, and they’ve done just that when it comes to making their own Dell-branded MP3 players. Their last available player, the DJ Ditty, was a flash-based MP3 player that went head-to-head with the iPod Shuffle. It was the last player available after Dell cut off their hard drive-based players back in…

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Zino 810 Clones the Meizu Miniplayer, Then Shrinks It

This “Mini Me” version of the Meizu Mini player was made by another Chinese company, proving that Chinese manufacturers have gotten good enough so even they’re getting copied. The Zino looks almost exactly like the Meizu, except with a slightly misaligned scheme and a smaller body. It weighs only 40 grams and comes in 256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB…

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Other Bits and Bytes

•WiMAX not yet around the corner; more like a block away [Ars_Technica] •Space tourist fails medical test; Martians laugh. [CNN_Science] •Mainstream press goes down on Dell; Apocalypse nears [The_Register] •NASA finds direct proof of dark matter [EurekAlert!]

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HTC Excalibur Gets Thrown Out Of Lake By Lady FCC

The HTC Excalibur, a Windows Mobile 5, Motorola Q competitor has just cleared the FCC and should be headed towards eager consumer’s hands shortly. The latest reports say that the Excalibur will be on Cingular, but we’re hoping T-Mobile also gets a piece of the action. FCC [via HTC Excalibur gets FCC approval]

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Flexible OLED Video Demo Reminds Us Of the 80s, Only More Flexible

Don’t let the old school synth-style music fool you, this FOLED display is cutting edge. FOLED, which stands for Flexible Organic Light Emitting Diodes, can be placed on other flexible material like plastic or metallic foil. It offers an improvement over regular LCDs that need to be built on glass substrate. FOLED – Flexible OLED…

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First Person Shooter Glasses

Oh yeah, Jack Thompson is going to love these glasses that make it seem like you’re in a First Person Shooter all the time. Is it me or is the gun on the wrong side? First Person Shooter [via Screenhead]

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Gateway NX100X Ultraportable Reviewed (Verdict: Thin, Small and Relatively Inexpensive)

Although the Gateway NX100X Ultraportable is heavier than the 2.2lb Fujitsu Lifebook 2010, its 3.15lb body is still light enough to take around with you everywhere. And at a price of $1399, it’s cheaper than comparable laptops like the Thinkpad X60 as well. The Gateway comes with a Core Solo U1400, 1GB of RAM, an…

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Panasonic D-Snap and D-Dock Video

Microsoft Zune Interface Mockups

101 Most Commonly Asked Nintendo Wii Questions Answered

SanDisk Sansa e280 8+2GB Music Player

Samsung SCH-B570 8GB Flash-Based Music Phone

Sony Ericsson K800i iSync Plugin

Samsung SyncMaster 931C LCD Displays 97-Percent of NTSC Color Gamut

Ask Best Buy All Your Back-To-School Questions

HandSteady Drink Stabilizer

Meizu Miniplayer 2 and Music Card M3 Coming Soon

Cingular Gets Samsung ZX20 HSDPA Phone

Newman M790 MP3 Player With Swivel-Screen

Dell Folds Up Dell-Branded MP3 Player Shop

Zino 810 Clones the Meizu Miniplayer, Then Shrinks It

Best of Gizmodo

Other Bits and Bytes

HTC Excalibur Gets Thrown Out Of Lake By Lady FCC

Flexible OLED Video Demo Reminds Us Of the 80s, Only More Flexible

First Person Shooter Glasses

Gateway NX100X Ultraportable Reviewed (Verdict: Thin, Small and Relatively Inexpensive)

Meta’s Two New Smart Glasses Are Slimmer and More Like Regular Glasses

JBL Boombox 3 Speaker at 40% Off Is Now Even Cheaper Than Renewed Units on Amazon

Elizabeth Olsen Promises She Knows Nothing About Her Marvel Future

NASA Rover Finds Glowing, Ruby-Like Crystals on Mars for the First Time

Anker Prime Docking Station Hits Its Lowest Price as Amazon’s Spring Sale Winds Down (14 Ports With 160W Output)

Google TV Streamer 4K Drops to an All-Time Low, Final Hours in Amazon Spring Sale to Turn Any TV Smart on a Budget

The New ‘Masters of the Universe’ Trailer Brings Eternia to Life

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

UGREEN Bluetooth Tracker 4-Pack Now Just $7 Each With iOS and Android Support, While AirTag Stays at Full Price

Trump Posts Concept Art of His Presidential Library, and It’s AI Slop

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

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It