Jason Chen

Gizmodo vs. Kotaku: It’s On

The Contestants: Five from Gizmodo, five from Kotaku. The Time: Friday, October 12. The Arena: Halo 3. Best of 7. The Prize: Unlimited splices for a day. No shows mean immediate disqualification and that team forfeits the match.

Want to get an AT&T Tilt? Apparently it’s only available (as of right now) on AT&T’s business site. That explains why you can’t find it normally. [AT&T via Crunchgear]

Internet Explorer 7 Marketshare Lagging, WGA Check Going Away

Despite the fact that IE7 ships with every copy of Vista and is a free download for every Windows XP user, the browser only has a marketshare of 20-27 percent. Contrast that with Firefox’s 17% share, according to one site, and things are looking dour for Microsoft. So what do they do? No, not improve…

AT&T LG Shine Spy Shots

Our tipster didn’t give us many details on this, but apparently the LG Shine—previously seen in flip-version on Verizon—is heading to AT&T. No real details here other than it’s coming (including whether it’s this black finish), but check out our previous Shine coverage to see if you’re interested. https://gizmodo.com/lg-vx8700-official-for-verizon-247580

Our Zune 3 Wishlist

Now that the Zune 2 features and services are all known, we should look ahead to what’s coming in Zune 3—at least, what we want to come in Zune 3. It’s not to say that we’re not satisfied with Wi-Fi syncing and Windows Media Center content support, it’s that, well, it’s capable of so much…

Asus Xonar U1 USB Audio Device Supports Hardware Acceleration For Gaming

Although the ASUS Xonar U1 may look goofy, it promises quite a lot of features in its cone-shaped body. Among them are a high quality digital to analog converter, EAX and DirectSound hardware acceleration, 5.1-channel audio, a bundled array microphone, ambient noise suppression up to 20db, and a built-in headphone amp. No pricing or availability…

Optimus Maximus Shipping in White…Whenever it Actually Ships

White is the new black is the new white, as Art.Lebedev anounces the Optimus Maximus is going to be blanco—not negro—at launch. Better or worse? [Optimus Project]

Ocean Leader PMP Has Disappearing Screen

China’s Ocean Leader Development isn’t known for their cool MP3 players, but this PMP comes with a disappearing 1.8-inch TFT display, which means it only shows when necessary. Other than this, it’s a standard player with FM radio, built-in speaker, MP3/WMA/AMV support, e-Book functionality, and a circular control pad. We’re not saying we want this…

Xtreme’s 22-inch XN1 All-in-One Desktop

The all-in-one desktop model seems to be the consumer honey pot these days, what with both the iMac and the Gateway One (among others) satisfying user’s unification needs with one shiny, slick package. This Xtreme XN1, from notebook maker Xtreme, seems to follow along the same lines with a fairly decent spec sheet and a…

Asus C90s User-Upgradeable Laptop Video Tour

Erin over at Computer Shopper has a video tour of the Asus C90s, a user-upgradeable laptop with desktop components that you can take apart yourself. What this means to you is that you’ll actually be able to extend the life of this gaming laptop without having to take it into the store and have others…

iPhone 1.1.1 File System Accessed, Hacks Not Quite There

Good news! The iPhone 1.1.1 file system has been broken open as a result of two iPhone hackers inserting symbolic links into the file system of a 1.0.2 iPhone before updating. And with file system access, it means we’re one step closer to activating, then jailbreaking, and then enabling third-party applications. Erica at TUAW is…

Sponsors Are Our Master Chief

We’re certain Gizmodo will prevail in our Halo 3 match against Kotaku with sponsors on our side. Thanks Annie Lennox, AT&T, Becks, Cazadores Tequila, Crown Publishing, DLO, ING Direct, Logitech, Mio, The New York Times, Patron, PBS, Ricoh, Sprint, TiVo, and Verizon. Join our side http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/announcements/advertising-with-gizmodo-219501.php

Hitachi Doubles Blu-ray Storage to 100GB

Although 200GB storage discs for Blu-ray have been out and about for a while, no player can actually read them. However, Hitachi’s just raised the bar of practicality (as opposed to the bar of numbers on a spec sheet) to 100GB. These discs will work in existing players without the need to update your firmware.…

Candle Holdem USB Holder Design

This Candle Holdem USB holder is one of those designs that really isn’t necessary, but is so cool we’d go out of our way to make use of them. It’s essentially a key hook set for your USB drives that holds five and lights up when they’re plugged in. Plug in all five and you’ve…

Hands-on With the AT&T Tilt: GPS-Enabled Windows Mobile 6 Smartphone

The Gadget: The AT&T Tilt, a Windows Mobile 6 smartphone that has Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 3G, GPS navigation, a 3-megapixel camera, and Push-to-Talk along with a slide-out/fold-up keyboard and a 2.8-inch touchscreen. It’s a Windows Mobile phone, yes, but it’s also the Windows Mobile phone with the best GPS package we’ve seen yet. https://gizmodo.com/at-t-tilt-is-official-306892 The Price:…

Japanese Stop Motion 3D Video Lets You View Cheerleaders From All Angles

Our buddy Sean Captain got to see this weird Free-Viewpoint Video scheme at CEATEC, which takes a scene and renders it in full 3D—allowing you to zoom around like it were a virtual room in The 7th Guest. The secret is setting up a crapload of still cameras around the side and taking loads of…

Zune Gaming, Phone Not Coming Soon, But Definitely Possible

Although we may all be super excited at what the Zune is getting, here are two things that the Zune definitely is not getting soon (even though it’s possible thanks to its new architecture): Gaming and Phoning. https://gizmodo.com/zune-2-and-flash-zune-official-306387 Microsoft’s J Allard told Reuters that gaming on a portable music player has been done before, but…

‘Fantastic 4’, ‘Day After Tomorrow’ Highlight More Blu-ray Movie Incompatibilities

More trouble for Blu-ray comes as newer titles Fantastic 4 and The Day After Tomorrow are running into playback problems with Samsung’s BDP-1200 and LG’s BH100. This is different from the previous problems with disc extras that were unplayable (which had more to do with BD-Java spec incompatibility) in that it’s the entire movie that’s…

UC Berkeley Puts Lectures Online to Bore You At Home

Just like MIT and various other colleges before it, UC Berkeley’s put a bunch of lectures online to YouTube so you can watch and learn from the comfort of your toilet. Berkeley does have a great computer science department (top three or something), but don’t expect many of those lectures online for free though—why buy…

The Pantman F1

We’re pretty sure this has been around for a while, but we have to say that the name Pantman F1 is pretty much the best name for a pants press ever. It’s not just Pantman, it’s the Pantman F1—which brings smooth, pressed pants at F1 speeds. The thing’s only $149, which is a slightly high…