Jason Chen

Worst iPhone Case Ever

If you’re going to get a case for your iPhone, please don’t get this case. It’s pink, it’s tacky, and worst of all it has a “Lady Mirror” when you flip it open. We’re not women (obviously, but it would be awesome if we were), but we’re even offended by the fact that the manufacturer…

USB Security Lock Prevents People From Shoving Stuff Into Your Ports

We’re not sure who would really have a use for this other than paranoid sysadmins trying to lock down everyone’s computer, but this USB Security Lock inserts a USB stub into a port so nothing else can go in. Sure, it’s good for corporate security, but if you don’t trust your own family members enough…

Michel Gondry’s RAZR2 Ad

We last saw Gondry working his craft for HP’s money, but now he’s taken his weirdly fluid visuals and made a 60-second spot for the Moto RAZR 2 as well. If you’re a Gondry fan, you’ll be sure to enjoy the fact that he takes a boring spec sheet and turns it into a subtle,…

Contest Reminder: Win an iPod classic, an iPod nano, a Nike+iPod Sport Kit and an Energi To Go Charger

Don’t forget to enter in our contest for the Energi To Go Charger, an iPod classic, and iPod nano, and a Nike+iPod Sport kit. Click here for details on how to enter. You know you want to! https://gizmodo.com/contest-win-an-ipod-classic-an-ipod-nano-a-nike-ipod-302141

Kiss Mask Makes Smooching Mandatory

We’re not sure what this art project from 1999 is designed to say, but it’s a kissing mask that locks two girls into kissing mode when worn. During the exhibition, there was a microphone sewn into the connecting tube that recorded the “conversation, breathing and kissing that occurs inside,” which was then burned onto CD…

Samus Wii Mod Tucks, Rolls, Explodes With Goodness

Gizmodo buddy Ramon of Ultimate DS, Wii, and PSP mod fame is back, this time with a Samus Metroid mod for the Nintendo Wii. Not only does it have a big S on the side for Samus (or Sexy) and a Wiimote battery charger built in (!), he’s painted the parts red, orange and green…

VoIP Comes Again For the iPhone

Although this isn’t the first VoIP solution for the iPhone (that belongs to either SoonR or that one videoconferencing winner), TruPhone seems to be the most elegant (in theory) VoIP app so far. Although the service is really early on in its development stages, the end product will be able to switch seamlessly between VoIP…

Woman Coats iPods, Cellphones in Gold

See this woman? She wants to coat your gadgets in 24 karat gold. Or, if you don’t have a cellphone or iPod, she’ll coat a brand new one and send it to you. Here are a few that are available from their store: a LG Prada for £399 ($800), LG Shine for £279 ($561), and…

Samsung Armani Phone Hands On Video

Susi from Shiny Shiny has a hands-on demo of the Samsung Armani phone we showed you earlier. Not to spoil anything, but the phone has part of a UI that’s Cover Flow-esque. Oh, and Susi dies at the end. [Shiny Shiny] https://gizmodo.com/official-launch-of-samsungs-armaniphone-in-milan-303263

Adjustable Trash Can Fits All Sizes

The reason Japanese people are so short is because space comes at such a premium (it’s true, we read it on Wikipedia). This adjustable trash can, however, is great for small rooms that need small cans, but can adjust upwards to accomodate large rooms as well. This way, instead of throwing out your garbage when…

Glow In The Dark Chess Matches Radioactive Kasparov

Do you like playing chess…in the dark? Daan Van Tulder does, which is why he designed this LED chessboard complete with transparent and translucent pieces; all for the sole purpose of having a fantastic blue light to give your games that much more romantic ambiance. After all, don’t all your chess matches end with you…

Windows Vista Dreamscene Wallpaper Video Tool Finally Available

Windows Dreamscene, the desktop add-on to Windows Vista Ultimate that lets you use videos as a desktop wallpaper, has finally been released. There’ve been some complaints about Microsoft not pushing out DreamScene and 20 language packs by the “end of summer,” which was their previous promise, and this quote from the Vista Ultimate Director doesn’t…

Miniature Shopping Carts Let You Play Bag Lady Barbie

Have you ever wanted to know what it was like to be a shopping cart-type homeless person? If you did, the Korean store IdeaTopic offeres miniature shopping carts that not only roll around, but fit into each other just like real carts. In fact, if you buy enough, you can even make-believe you’re going on…

MIT Hackers Prank Harvard Statue With Master Chief Helmet, Assault Rifle

MIT’s known for pranks, or hacks, against rival school Harvard (and sometimes even on their own campus). Their latest hack today enhances the John P. Harvard statue with a battle-ready Master Chief Spartan helmet and assault rifle (with a bullet count of 2E) in honor of Halo day. Other notable, and perhaps more difficult, hacks…

Microsoft Offering Disc Replacements For Scratched Halo 3 Limited Edition

If your Halo 3 Limited Edition discs are scratched—like ours were—you can get a replacement disc by filling out a form and sending your disc back to Microsoft. Of course, this will take up to two weeks for delivery—not counting the time it takes for your disc to get to Microsoft—which may be too long…

That Ekon fingerprint reader we tested on Windows now has a Mac version of the software that works with Keychain, locking/unlocking your computer, faster user switching and logging on. [UPek via OhgIzmo] https://gizmodo.com/upek-eikon-fingerprint-reader-hands-on-it-works-with-f-264945

Western Digital follows up last Thursday’s My Book announcement with 1TB My Book Studio edition for Macs with Firewire 400/800, USB 2.0 and eSATA. [Western Digital] https://gizmodo.com/western-digital-releases-new-slimmer-1tb-my-books-301865

Crayola Releases EZ Grip Digital Camera For Budding Upskirtists

Get your child started early on his hobby with the Crayola EZ Grip Camera, a camera that has grips on either side for EZ gripping. Much better than a normal camera, this EZ cam comes with proprietary software with a “write a story” template to create storyboards out of pics your kids shoot, printable frames,…

EcoModo – The Best of TreeHugger

This week at TreeHugger: The ultimate in cutting edge technology: a 1971 Volkswagen Beetle, converted to run on electric power — wonder what Herbie would think of that? DIE Moto, the diesel-engined super-motorbike, broke the land-speed record for a compression-ignition engine two-wheeler, zipping along at 130 mph. Lastly, when you think “super-efficient appliances,” you think…

Sennheiser VMX100 Bluetooth Headset Has VoiceMax Voice Distinguishing Technology

Sennheiser’s latest Bluetooth headset, the VMX 100, has on-board technology that distinguishes the human voice from background noise in order to provide a clearer outgoing sound during conversations. We’re unsure how well the headset will distinguish background noise when the background noise is actually human conversation, but at least it’ll have five hours talk time…