Jason Chen, Author at Gizmodo

USA Today Falls For AT&T Openness Spin

The article titled “AT&T flings cellphone network wide open” over at USA Today reads like a press release directly from AT&T. It states that AT&T is opening up their network to any handset, including Google’s, and is just a PR response to the recent Verizon news to allow more phones on their network. Plus, it’s…

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Sharps 1080p AQUOS LCD TVs Are Optimized For Gaming With “Vyper Drive”

The 32-inch, 1080p AQUOS (LC-32GP3U) LCD TVs from Sharp are optimized for gaming by allowing gamers “quick access to the side terminal inputs,” as well as activating “Vyper Drive.” It’s a dorky name for a feature, but it’s supposes to cut lag time between console input and TV display so you won’t have to miss…

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Third-Party iPhone SMS and MMS Apps Fill Functionality Holes

Big holes in the iPhone’s SMS/MMS functionality have been filled with two apps, SMSD and MMS. SMSD allows you to forward old SMS messages to new recipients, as well as sending new messages to multiple people. MMS, on the other hand, lets you send MMS messages (but not receive them yet) from pictures on your…

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The Rubbot Male Sex Gadget is in Beta, Looks Slightly Dangerous

The Rubbot may be on the periphery of gadgetdom, but at the same time it stands for everything we believe technology can do. Yes, it’s a male sex toy that allows you to rub yourself silly without using your hands—hence, rubbot. The creators are in the beta stage (beta testers wanted!) and made this video…

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Contest Reminder: Win a PlayStation 3 By Painting Yourself Blue

We’ve gotten some good entries on the PlayStation 3 Blu-ray contest, but a few of you didn’t quite get the point when we said you need to send in a picture of yourself blue and in public. That wasn’t just a suggestion. Send in a picture of yourself blued up and in public, or else…

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Xbox 360 DVD Player Still Sucks After Update, HD DVD Not Great Either [Updated]

We’ve known that the Xbox 360 DVD player was asstastic for a while, but surely this latest fall update would have improved things at least a little. No such luck, as the player still only got a 40 out of 130 on the HQV DVD test—which is a non-improvement from before the update. Are things…

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LaCie Adds Neil Poulton-Designed External HD To Classy Drive Roster

LaCie’s no stranger to getting designers to fashion up external hard drive designs, what with Sam Hecht, Ora-Ito, Karim Rashid, GmbH and the LEGO guy (actually also Ora-Ito) lending their name to designs. This latest one by Neil Poulton looks like the 2001 monolith sans naked monkeys, but with an eerie blue ambient light on…

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Man Stuff – The Best of Uncrate

This week at Uncrate: We satisfy our thirst for drunken gaming with The Gamerator, update our holiday decor with the Modern Gingerbread House, and dig our way out with the Snowmaster Snow Scoop. We also crank it up to eleven and turn on some Heavy Metal, choose a new cologne using the Sephora Scent Sampler…

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Sidekick Slide Back on T-Mobile, Hopefully Without Battery Contact Problem

The Sidekick Slide was pulled off the T-Mo product line last month due to faulty battery contacts, which forced the phone to power off by itself when opened one too many times. The DIY fix was to stick some business cards or loose paper into the battery compartment to make sure the contacts never de-contact,…

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Stream DivX/XviD to Xbox 360 From Your Mac

Remember Connect360, the app that let you stream music and video from your Mac to your Xbox 360? It’s just been updated to support XviD and DivX functionality to match the fall upgrade you installed earlier this week. It still costs $20 if you haven’t purchased it before, but you can try it for free…

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Dell Latitude XT Tablet PC Coming December 11

There aren’t many Tablet PC fans around, but Dell’s upcoming Latitude XT Tablet PC may just bring some more people into the club. We got a tip from reader William that the tablet is going to be launching December 11, a fact he got from some covert ops and a half hour of flirting. The…

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European PlayStation 3 Ad Actually Makes Sense

Ditching the whole crazy people in a motel motif that dominated Sony Europe’s first year of PS3 marketing, SCEE’s gone and made a commercial that shows off what the PS3 can do and entertains at the same time. It wasn’t easy, but we think firing off the employees that were shooting up during work hours…

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Volkswagen/Apple iCar On Hold, Upper Middle Class Weep

If you’ve been looking forward to a possible Volkswagen + Apple car, or iCar, you’ll have to wait slightly longer as talks between the two companies have just been put on hold. The bad news is that the exploratory talks are at an end, but the good news is that there were exploratory talks to…

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Gigantic Xbox 360 Cabinet Eats Smaller Xbox 360s, Poops Game Boys

Gemaga (Japanese for giant things that should not be giant) had a video up on this huge Xbox 360 that doubles as a cabinet. The video’s not there, but you can still tell from the screencap that it’s large enough to fit 10 regular sized Xbox 360s, 3 PlayStation 3s, and one Xbox 1. And…

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Cowon Q5W DivX/GPS PMP Review (Verdict: Fantastic)

The Gadget: The Cowon Q5W PMP that has a feature list as long as my leg, which (and this is abbreviated) supports a bunch of video formats such as DivX and XviD, along with various nerd-friendly audio formats like OGG and FLAC. It’s also got an optional GPS mount as well, in addition to 60GB…

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Celebrate Day of the Ninja With Ninja Gadgets

Did your stupid, stupid coworkers piss you off back on talk like a Pirate day? You know, that fake holiday that lets people who think they’re funny, but actually not, annoy the crap out of you by elongating the R’s in every word? Today, The Day of the Ninja, is your chance to get back…

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The Plastic Surgeon Opens Plastic Blister Packs, Saves Fingers

Plastic clamshell openers like the OpenX have been around for a while, but despite all that development and marketing, they still lose out in pure usefulness to box cutters or even a pair of scissors. The Plastic Surgeon, on the other hand, looks like it has all the functionality of a box cutter but without…

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More Windows Mobile 6.1 Details

BGR has an update to the Windows Mobile 6.1 details we showed you earlier in the week, showing off some more improvements that make us excited for WinMo again. Besides the Vista-esque home screen that you saw last time, there’s a new font, zooming, and copy/paste in IE, process list and CPU usage in the…

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TiVo-Skinned Comcast DVRs Will Cost $2.95 Extra

When the Comcast TiVo DVR software rollout finally makes its way to your area, you’re going to have to pay a slight premium in order to avoid Motorola/Scientific Atlanta’s crappy UI. TiVo’s CEO says Comcast will be charging $2.95 extra a month in order to get TiVo onto your boxes, which should be a relatively…

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Google Optimizes More Apps For iPhone

Following up on their optimization of GCal and GDocs for the iPhone, Google’s gone and made their entire Google portal Apple phone friendly. There’s now a tab bar at the top of the page that lets you switch quickly between Gmail, Calendar, Reader, Docs and the rest of the mobile-capable apps. All you have to…

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USA Today Falls For AT&T Openness Spin

Sharps 1080p AQUOS LCD TVs Are Optimized For Gaming With “Vyper Drive”

Third-Party iPhone SMS and MMS Apps Fill Functionality Holes

The Rubbot Male Sex Gadget is in Beta, Looks Slightly Dangerous

Contest Reminder: Win a PlayStation 3 By Painting Yourself Blue

Xbox 360 DVD Player Still Sucks After Update, HD DVD Not Great Either [Updated]

LaCie Adds Neil Poulton-Designed External HD To Classy Drive Roster

Man Stuff – The Best of Uncrate

Sidekick Slide Back on T-Mobile, Hopefully Without Battery Contact Problem

Stream DivX/XviD to Xbox 360 From Your Mac

Dell Latitude XT Tablet PC Coming December 11

European PlayStation 3 Ad Actually Makes Sense

Volkswagen/Apple iCar On Hold, Upper Middle Class Weep

Gigantic Xbox 360 Cabinet Eats Smaller Xbox 360s, Poops Game Boys

Cowon Q5W DivX/GPS PMP Review (Verdict: Fantastic)

Celebrate Day of the Ninja With Ninja Gadgets

The Plastic Surgeon Opens Plastic Blister Packs, Saves Fingers

More Windows Mobile 6.1 Details

TiVo-Skinned Comcast DVRs Will Cost $2.95 Extra

Google Optimizes More Apps For iPhone

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