Jason Chen, Author at Gizmodo

Sharp BroadbandFax

This Sharp BroadbandFax isn’t as cool as I thought it would be on first look. Sure, it plugs into your phone line and your ethernet cable to receiver faxes directly into email. And sure, you can use it to “fax” something to someone who doesn’t have a landline or fax-machine by faxing directly to their…

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Egge MP3 Players – Guess What It Looks Like

No points if you guessed “iPod”, and only half-credit if you said “testicles”. The Egge music player has an 1-inch OLED display and houses up to 1GB of tasty music goodness. Not only does it play back MP3s, the Egge player has FM radio support and plays back WMV and AVI files! We’re not sure…

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Kodak EasyShare C875 With 8-megapixel Sensor and 5x Zoom

The as-of-yet unannounced Kodak C875 8 megapixel camera is up on Argos UK’s website for preorder. In addition to the 8 megapixel censor, there’s 5x optical zoom, 1GB of SD memory support, video out, 2.5-inch LCD, and PictBridge compatibility. The C875 is the highest of Kodak’s C point-and-shoot series in terms of megapixels. Its 5x…

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Apple Powerbooks Eksploderer Too

It looks like Dells aren’t the only laptops on the block to catch fire. Employees in Kristiansand “got an unpleasant surprise when the battery In their 12″ Powerbook G4 laptop suddenly caught fire yesterday.” https://gizmodo.com/another-flaming-dell-laptop-191013 The fire originated from the battery, and then “fell out, even though it was locked.” He pushed the laptop into…

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CorTemp Ingestible Temperature Monitor

Designed for athletes to monitor their internal body temperature, the CorTemp consists of a small pill that you gulp down with some water, and a handheld device that thankfully stays external. The CorTemp data recorder picks up the wireless signal from the pill and keeps track of 99 different sensors simultaneously and stores data for…

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More iPhone Fakes

Sssh. Promise you’ll keep this a secret, okay? We just got tipped from an inside source that this is what the iPhone will look like! Really, we’re serious. Keep this between us. I won’t check this email again. Do not ask me how I got this, as I could get into big trouble. I will…

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Dopod 838 Pro – HTC Hermes Based PDA Phone

The Dopod 838 Pro is pretty much the same as the HTC Hermes/TyTN, but repackaged with a 360-degree jog wheel for navigation inside the Windows Mobile 5.0 interface. Like the TyTN, the 838 Pro has 802.11g WiFi, EDGE, Bluetooth 2.0, quad-band GSM, EDGE, UMTS, and HSDPA. It’s going to be available from Singapore (Dopod is…

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MyKey 2300 RFID Door Lock

The MyKey 2300 RFID door lock gives you convenience as well as security, as long as the AA batteries don’t run out. The lock responds to one of six key-cards that are included in the $300 unit, opening up when waved in front of the sensor. If you forget your card, there’s a slide-out keypad…

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Oakley O-ROKR Video Review (Verdict: Bloody Dorky)

In case you wanted to know what the O-ROKR looks like on an actual human before going and ordering one from Amazon, check out this review. The features are nice, but aesthetically speaking, most people will still want to give this a pass. https://gizmodo.com/oakley-motorola-o-rokr-reviewed-verdict-good-but-has-178482 One minute review: Oakley O-ROKR shades [Tech Digest]

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Verizon Wireless Announces Novatel ExpressCard For EV-DO

Good news for Verizon EV-DO users who didn’t like the Dell EV-DO ExpressCard or the Novatel USB EV-DO adapter. Now there’s an official solution card from Novatel and Verizon that works with the latter’s EV-DO service. https://gizmodo.com/ev-do-expresscard-arrives-from-dell-183742 The card will be available August 24th, starting at $179 with a two year agreement and $229 for…

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Two New Segways i2 and x2 Get FCC Clearance

It’s too bad Woz is on his way to the South Pole with James Cameron—not filming Aquaman 2—or else Steve and his buddies would get in a rousing good game of Segway Polo on these new bad boys. The FCC just cleared the Segway PT i2 and x2 for public consumption. The i2 is made…

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Dream’eo Enza 20GB Portable Media Center Only $169.99

The Dream’eo Enza just had its prices slashed to $169, which makes it a very cheap option for Windows Media Center ’05 owners to take their recorded shows on the go. The low, low price is $139 cheaper than a 30GB iPod Video, which requires re-encoding of files if you want to watch your shows…

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Samsung SGH-Z560 HSDPA-Enabled Slim Cellphone

Samsung’s pumping out phones in Korea and Europe faster than Britney’s popping out kids for Kevin. The latest is their near RAZR-thin SGH-Z560 HSDPA phone with 1.8Mbps data throughput. The phone has 30MB of internal memory plus a microSD slot for expanded memory. https://gizmodo.com/sandisk-releases-2gb-microsd-cards-191054 In addition to HSDPA, the SGH-Z560 also supports edge, has a…

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Wearable Robot Suit Complete With Side Mounted Gun For Sale!

Normally when we show these cool robot things they’re in the design phase, but this one is actually up for sale in Japan for $315,000! The Land Walker was made by Masaaki Nagumo, measures 11 feet tall, weighs one ton, and sprays bullets from air guns mounted outside the cockpit. Unfortunately they’re only sponge bullets,…

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Altec Lansing M602 iPod/MP3 Speakers

These Altec Lansing M602 iPod speakers look like they’re much better than the little tiny iPod speakers we got off Woot one drunken night. The M602 has a wireless remote, wall-mount kit, universal iPod dock that can hook up to your computer, and composite video out for 5G iPod TV hookup. There’s even a headphone…

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Hack The Mighty Mouse To Use Less Power

A do-it-yourselfer noticed that the LED on the new Mighty Mouse “would blink when it is not in sync with a computer. Once sync’ed, the LED would go OFF if the mouse is moving and it would be continually ON when the mouse is NOT moving.” He then made it his duty to take out…

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Apacer AU822 Flash-Based MP3 Player

The latest non-competitor to the iPod Nano takes some of its control-design cues from the Toshiba Gigabeat, but with only five hours of battery life, it’s not going to do any dethroning anytime soon. Ignoring how engineers could possibly allow a flash-based player to get five hours of life where others are getting up to…

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Indicatears – Blinkers For The Ear

If you’re as sick as us of doing the “I’m going this way, you go that way” shuffle whenever you run into a guy on the street, try the Indicatears—candidate for one one of the most ridiculous gadgets we’ve ever seen. The lights fit behind your ears and are tied to a belt/shirt clip attachment…

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WWDC Poll: What Do You Think Is Coming?

Scoble says there’s tons of junk headed our way from WWDC next week. What do you think is the most likely product to be launched? https://gizmodo.com/robert-scoble-says-there-will-be-a-dizzying-amount-of-n-191572 iVoting after the jump. Gawker Media polls require Javascript; if you’re viewing this in an RSS reader, click through to view in your Javascript-enabled web browser.

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T-Mobile MDA 2.26 Software Update Officially Released

T-Mobile just released their 2.26 update for the MDA on their official site. If you go to your my.t-mobile.com account, log in, click “support for MDA”, then click on “System Upgrade”, you’ll be taken to the download site for their new upgrade. The link didn’t show up for me last night, but it shows up…

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Sharp BroadbandFax

Egge MP3 Players – Guess What It Looks Like

Kodak EasyShare C875 With 8-megapixel Sensor and 5x Zoom

Apple Powerbooks Eksploderer Too

CorTemp Ingestible Temperature Monitor

More iPhone Fakes

Dopod 838 Pro – HTC Hermes Based PDA Phone

MyKey 2300 RFID Door Lock

Oakley O-ROKR Video Review (Verdict: Bloody Dorky)

Verizon Wireless Announces Novatel ExpressCard For EV-DO

Two New Segways i2 and x2 Get FCC Clearance

Dream’eo Enza 20GB Portable Media Center Only $169.99

Samsung SGH-Z560 HSDPA-Enabled Slim Cellphone

Wearable Robot Suit Complete With Side Mounted Gun For Sale!

Altec Lansing M602 iPod/MP3 Speakers

Hack The Mighty Mouse To Use Less Power

Apacer AU822 Flash-Based MP3 Player

Indicatears – Blinkers For The Ear

WWDC Poll: What Do You Think Is Coming?

T-Mobile MDA 2.26 Software Update Officially Released

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Adds ‘Succulent Chinese Meal’ Guy

Feds Sniffing Around Polymarket After Suspicious Bets

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

Don’t Get Too Attached to Any AI App

‘Paradise’ Writer Teases What’s Coming in Season 3 After That Huge Twist

Trump’s New White House App Is Mildly Concerning and Weird for a Lot of Reasons

Bloodsucking Ticks Can Survive Inside Your Home Longer Than You Might Think

The Best New Toys of March 2026

Judge Denies Liking LinkedIn Post Critical of Elon Musk But Reassigns His Cases Anyway

Amazon Slashes 50% Off Keurig K-Cup Pod Coffee Maker, Now a Budget Alternative to Breville and Nespresso Espresso Machines

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

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets