Jason Chen

The Asus Eee PC’s launch date in the US is officially Nov. 1. [eeeuser]

Thanko Charger Bracelet Has More Wrist Power Than The Hulk

Of all the crazy thing’s Thanko’s come up with, this USB charger bracelet’s probably the least crazy. Instead of having a separate charger that you have to keep close to a PSP, DS Lite or a cellphone by putting both onto a table, this wrist charger lets you wear the power on your person and…

Rumor: Windows Mobile 6.1 Coming in February

The original story’s been pulled, but pocketinfo.nl had an interesting rumor about a possible Windows Mobile 6.1 coming next February at 3GSM. The supposed new features are a “carousel” UI where you scroll left and right for features, as well as other small fixes. There shouldn’t be anything spectacular in a point release, and any…

Orbit Design Keeps Your Remote Handy

Losing your remote is a daily occurrence, but with this orbit remote from Chloe Fung, you’ll have to lose your arm to misplace this. The remote, worn as a bracelet, has the buttons placed around the edge so you can rotate it to find what you want to do. Interesting design, yes, but ultimately pretty…

Dealzmodo: Free Heroes HD DVD With Xbox 360 HD DVD Player

Best Buy has an Xbox 360 HD DVD deal coming up next week that lets you get the HD DVD addon as well as a free Heroes Season 1 HD DVD box set for just $179. The ad says the Heroes pack is a $99.99 value, but you can pick it up online for just…

Pelican PS3 Charging Station Stores, Electrifies Two Controllers

Keeping our PS3 controller charged is such a pain that we always have to plug it in whenever we’re watching Blu-ray movies. Pelican’s Charge and Store eliminates lazy charging syndrome by providing both a charger and a stand, so you can keep your gaming area organized at the same time. The retail price is $29,…

OS X Leopard Video Walk-through

Apple’s just posted an OS X Leopard walk-through video that’s in the same vein as those iPhone and iPod Touch walk-through videos you’ve seen before. A guy narrates and describes new features while he shows them to you on the monitor—except in this case, he’s less robotic (iPhone guy) or goofy (iPod touch guy). In…

Rumor: Xbox 360 Upgrade Coming With Bundled HD DVD and Larger Hard Drive

Toshiba insiders report that Microsoft’s developing a new Xbox 360 with a “new” HD DVD drive (unclear if it’s on-board) and a larger hard drive, possibly for any IPTV or DVR efforts coming soon. Also, there’s been features thrown around that are unlikely to make it into the final product, such as dual HDTV tuners…

Treadmill Desk Promotes Hamster-itis

Developed by both Steelcase, a furniture manufacturer, and James Levine from the Mayo clinic, this treadmill desk allows you to game, work or just look at salacious pictures on the internet and “work out” at the same time. The functions should be pretty obvious from the picture. As silly as it sounds, if we could…

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Unicorn Chaser: We’re Not Backing Out of Halo

Hey folks, that “forfeit” post the traitor Mark Wilson posted? That’s fake. We’re not backing out of our Halo match tonight. In fact, Kotaku is going down. Hard. In fact, I think they’re even a little scared. [BTW, the Tubgirl was my call, not Jason’s. He’s a nice guy. So send your mail my way,…

Nokia’s earnings are up, mostly due to cheaply made, sub 30 Euro phones. Not a great sign for people who want cutting edge stuff, but good news for Nokia investors. [Reuters]

Pantech AT&T Dual Slider Up on FCC

If our spy shots of the AT&T Dual-Slider wasn’t enough to prove to you this is definitely coming, the Pantech C810 has been postted on the FCC as well. It’s got a 1.3-megapixel camera and runs Windows Mobile 6, but other than that there’s not much we know about this mystery slider. Though, knowing that…

D-Box GP-200 Racing Game Seat Costs a Fortune

Although it’s not the ultimate racing setup, this D-Box GP-200 definitely has the sitting and steering part of the equation solved. The bucket seat has three hydraulic jacks, five speakers, and is attached to a steering column that looks more solid than most cars built in the ’70s. However, the set only works with a…

Nintendo’s finally ending their support (read: repair) of the Nintendo Famicom (NES), as well as the Super Famicom, the N64, the Gameboy and the Gameboy Pocket in Japan. You’ll have to play those games on an emulator like the rest of us who moved past the ’90s. [itmedia via Arcade Renaissance via Kotaku] http://kotaku.com/gaming/japan/nintendo-forever-abandons-famicom-311712.php

Our Google Phone Wishlist

Click to viewAlthough rumors of a possible Google Phone have been making the rounds really hard lately, any such phone will have to be amazing to grab enough end-user and media attention. Expectations are high, but since we’re dreaming, here’s our wishlist: Tight integration with Google Apps: • Picasa: A 2MP camera with decent color…

Rumor: $198 Toshiba HD DVD Player Coming to Wal-Mart

There’s nothing concrete about this, but a Wal-Mart employee claims that he saw a Toshiba UPC in their system labeled “Toshiba HDA2-W” priced at $198. This could be the mythical sub-$200 HD DVD player Wal-Mart’s been waiting for, having previously declined selling the Venturer $199 HD DVD player due to Venturer being a tier two…

Motorola Responds to Penis Clock Allegations

The MOTO PNIS clock image we found yesterday caused such an uprising over at Motorola, they felt the need to respond to any possible penis allegations today. https://gizmodo.com/motorola-penis-easter-egg-312016 They said: The image that you see is actually the result of shading applied to the clock background graphic to give it more of a three-dimensional appearance,…

Man Stuff – The Best of Uncrate

This week at Uncrate: We head for the great outdoors in the 2008 Airstream Basecamp Trailer, make ourselves look like pirates using the Pirate Self Portrait Mirror, and become the most popular hosts on the block thanks to an Official Beer Pong Table. We also mount our new flat panel on the funky Logue Studio…