Jason Chen, Author at Gizmodo

Nintendo Wii to Get Voice Chat?

Nintendo’s big man Reggie Fils-Aime just said this in their conference call: In terms of voice chat… certainly our system has the capability for online voice chat, what it comes down to is finalizing the peripheral… I would not be surprised to see that capability come to this system. What this means is that there’s…

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Sponsors Thanks

It’s Friday, and you know what that means: a long weekend of doing absolutely nothing in bed. Nothing. Well, nothing but playing with gadgets. And thanks to our sponsors, we’ve got loads of them. Thanks Adobe, Ask.com, Atari, AT&T, Audi, Bank of America, Belvedere Vodka, Blu-Ray Disc Association, Canon, Casio, Evolve Speakers, Firefox, Ford Focus,…

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Rockstar Wii Mod Starts Manhunt For Classy Consoles

Our good friend Ramon of Samus and Zelda Wii mod fame has outdone himself again. This time he’s created a Rockstar-themed mod especially for the guys at Rockstar, complete with a clear coating, laser-cut hand-polished Rockstar emblem, and LED lights. Hit the jump for a gigantic gallery of every single detail of this thing. And…

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Dealzmodo: DivX Pro Free For a Limited Time

We love watching DivX, but what if you want to create DivX? You’d normally have to pony up for the DivX Pro pack to let you encode your favorite movies into our favorite format, but for a limited time you can download DivX Pro for free. Think of it as an early Xmas present to…

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Dealzmodo: Halo Legendary Edition For $60

The Amazon deal for the Halo Legendary Edition may have expired, but Wal-Mart also has a copy of the Helmet-tastic version up for $60. No rebates or coupon codes required. [Wal-Mart] https://gizmodo.com/halo-3-legendary-edition-60-shipped-at-amazon-326849

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Disappearing Car Door Revolutionizes Paparazzi Upskirt Photos

The parking spaces at my apartment are so narrow that I have to suck in my gut and shimmy like a burglar on a ledge whenever I get out of my car. If I had this disappearing car door, however, that would be totally unnecessary. We don’t want to spoil the video by describing it…

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Sony Twirl N’ Take Camera Shoots One Picture Per 15 Seconds of Jiggling

This Sony Twirl N’ Take camera seems like an interesting concept, even if its execution is somewhat strange. The camera is shaped like a pizza cutter that you roll back and forth to get enough energy to take a picture with. Roll it for 15 seconds and you’ll be able to take a shot. Unfortunately,…

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Nintendo Wii Passes Lifetime GameCube Sales Already (In Japan)

Showing both that they’ve learned their lesson and just how lousy GameCube sales were, the Wii has passed the latter’s lifetime sales in just about a year’s time. In the time period between November 27, 2006 and now, the Wii has sold about 4 million units while the GameCube has sold only about 3.9. And…

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Zune Social Gets Updates, Paste-able Profiles

The Zune Social, Zune’s social networking site, just got a slight upgrade yesterday. Besides general stability and performance enhancements, there’s navigation improvements that let you remove friends and view song and album information in send dialogues. The coolest thing is the Zune Gadgets page, which lets you embed a profile card (much like the Xbox…

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Bicycle With Unlimited Gears Inspired By Leonardo

This DaVinci inspired gadget won’t help you find a secret religious conspiracy and seduce a French lady, but it will help you get up and down mountains slightly easier. It’s called “The Ride,” and it’s a bike that has a “NuVinci” transmission with ball bearings and metal disc systems to allow you to set the…

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Dealzmodo: Logitech Harmony 550 $70

Tiger Direct has the Logitech Harmony 550 universal remote control for a cheap $69.99. We’ve got one of these ourselves, so we can safely say that it’s the most cost- and time-effective way to control your entertainment system if you’ve got a bunch of devices. The best part is probably “activities,” which turns on and…

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NVIDIA’s Three-Way SLI Graphics Cards Cost More Than Actual Three-Ways

If tying two video cards together in an SLI configuration doesn’t quite get you the frames-per-second you need, NVIDIA’s just intrduced three-way SLI, which does exactly what it sounds like. Now you can use their nForce 680i SLI motherboard to tie together tres GeForce 8800 GTX or 8800 Ultras to give a 2.8X boost over…

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USB Wine Gets You Digitally Drunk

Either this is a somewhat clever gag or the French have untapped the secrets of quantum space distortion, but the USB Wine dispenser plugs into your USB port and dispenses wine. It’s available in three colors, inner-city tap, wine, and orange. We’re not sure exactly how it works, but it seems like the thing actually…

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Man Stuff – The Best of Uncrate

This week at Uncrate: We create our own army of plastic robots with the Desktop Factory 3D Printer, chill our booze using the Ice Luge, and escape the land of plain walls with Benjamin Moore Aura Paint. We also keep our facial scruff under control while keeping our sinks clean with the Philips Norelco Turbo…

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Make Your World of Warcraft Character Into an Action Figurine

Creating an action figure that kind of looks like you is cool and all, but if you’re a World of Warcraft player you’re probably more attached to your virtual avatar’s looks than your own. That could be because you spend more time grinding than washing yourself, but if that’s you, FigurePrints can make a scale…

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TryPhone Lets You Sample Cellphone UI Without Buying

Curious about how that new phone works? Check out tryphone.com, the site that takes screenshots of just about possible screen and ties it to button presses on the virtual keyboard. In the case of the iPhone, you get to feel what it’s like to press all the buttons, but you won’t be able to do…

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Color-Changing Shower Head Protects Your Junk from Scalding

Temperature-detecting faucets have been available here for a while, but the same concept for shower heads has been mostly a Japanese-only affair. Imagine our surprise when we found these shower heads from China, which have four different shades to correspond to different temperatures: white for “I need to pay my utilities,” blue for “damn it,…

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Terminator Home Theater Looks Tacky, Probably Sounds Great

We probably shouldn’t judge anyone’s home theater builds when our own looks like it was built by a seeing eye dog that had to retire because he himself went blind, but this Terminator home theater system seems kind of tacky. Electronic House has the details on the owner, who built it “with no knowledge of…

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Lightning Round: Kingston’s 19-in-1 Card Reader

The Gadget: Kingston’s 19-in-1 card reader that not only handles the standard SD, CF, MS and MMC cards, there’s a native slot for microSD and MMCmicro as well. What this means is you won’t need a separate adapter to fit your microSD cards into before docking—fantastic, since lots of phones now use these tiny ass…

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Nyko’s PS3 Charge Base 2 Powers Two Controllers, Has Big Christmas Lights

We saw a bunch of Nyko gear back at E3, but we didn’t get a chance to do a hands on with this Charge Base 2 for the PS3. It’s essentially just a dock that you can shove two SIXAXIS controllers onto to charge them when not in use. Why would this be useful? Because…

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Nintendo Wii to Get Voice Chat?

Sponsors Thanks

Rockstar Wii Mod Starts Manhunt For Classy Consoles

Dealzmodo: DivX Pro Free For a Limited Time

Dealzmodo: Halo Legendary Edition For $60

Disappearing Car Door Revolutionizes Paparazzi Upskirt Photos

Sony Twirl N’ Take Camera Shoots One Picture Per 15 Seconds of Jiggling

Nintendo Wii Passes Lifetime GameCube Sales Already (In Japan)

Zune Social Gets Updates, Paste-able Profiles

Bicycle With Unlimited Gears Inspired By Leonardo

Dealzmodo: Logitech Harmony 550 $70

NVIDIA’s Three-Way SLI Graphics Cards Cost More Than Actual Three-Ways

USB Wine Gets You Digitally Drunk

Man Stuff – The Best of Uncrate

Make Your World of Warcraft Character Into an Action Figurine

TryPhone Lets You Sample Cellphone UI Without Buying

Color-Changing Shower Head Protects Your Junk from Scalding

Terminator Home Theater Looks Tacky, Probably Sounds Great

Lightning Round: Kingston’s 19-in-1 Card Reader

Nyko’s PS3 Charge Base 2 Powers Two Controllers, Has Big Christmas Lights

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

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MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

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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