Jason Chen, Author at Gizmodo

Panasonic’s Second Generation Blu-ray Player is Slightly More Affordable

Clocking in at a solid $599, Panasonic’s DMP-BD10A is their second venture into Blu-ray territory. The newest model has 7.1 surround, Dolby True HD and dts-HD, EZ-Sync Panasonic integration with other Panasonic components, and upconverts regular DVDs to 1080p via HDMI. We’re not sure shelling out $599 for a standalone player is wise seeing as…

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RollerTops Give Businessmen a Portable Laptop Tray, Ensure Trip is Only Business not Pleasure

If you travel at least a little bit for work, you’ll be interested in this RollerTop tray for your carry-on bag. It’s a stand that hooks to the top of the handle on your roller bag, which folds out to give you a “stable” platform to put your laptop on. This way you can be…

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The Motorola Z8 Multimedia Phone Uploads to YouTube/MySpace/Flickr, Still Looks Like a Banana

We saw the Motorola Z8 before, with its banana-ish sliding body, but Motorola seems to have added some new software features since 3GSM. https://gizmodo.com/the-motorola-z8-multimedia-phone-uploads-to-youtube-mys-260699 For the specs, it runs Symbian OS, HSDPA, 2.2-inch screen, 30fps video, 4GB microSD card, and movies thanks to Universal, Sony and Warner. There’s also streaming video from Sky or CNN…

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How to Build Your Own Ice Bulb

How To Make An Amazing Glowing Ice Bulb – video powered by Metacafe It’s not entirely practical, having a lightbulb made of ice, but it sure is cool and will entertain the kids for hours on end. All it essentially is is an LED embedded inside a sphere of ice connected through some wires to…

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AdWatch: Xbox 360 Elite Commercial Runs Out of Bullet Points

Usually, when you’re making an ad for a new product you have on the market, you make a bullet-pointed list of ways that it improves on the previous generation. In this case, all Microsoft could come up with was HDMI, a 120GB drive, and that it’s black. They even said pointed out that it was…

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Xbox 360 HD DVD Gets a Software Update Today

The next time you boot up your Xbox 360 to watch an HD DVD movie, the machine will ask whether you want to update your HD DVD playback software or not. You’ll want to answer yes, since, you know, improvements are great. The complete list is after the jump, but the important bits are 1080p…

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Pink Taser Looks, Stuns Like a Toy

It’s unfortunate that this pink seal Taser isn’t an actual Taser and only gives people a slight zap. Why’s that? Because it would be quite funny to see a mugger be taken down with a cellphone strap that’s shaped like a pink seal when trying to steal some lady’s bag. On second thought, instead of…

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Jingle Jugs: The Billy Bigmouth Bass for the Perv Generation

It’s a good thing the Jingle Jugs wasn’t out when David Brent was still working for Wernham Hogg, otherwise the women in that workplace would really have had something to complain about. There’s not much to this gadget once you boil it down to its essentials: a pair of singing, vibrating tits for $49. Which…

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Dealzmodo: Get a Wii for $50

We’re big fans of the online game rental company Gamefly here, so this deal is both fantastic and devious, depending on how ethical you are. Gamefly has a deal going that will give you either a Wii or one year of Gamefly if you get five of your friends to sign up for a month…

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DPreview Bought Out by Amazon: How Does This Affect You?

Did you hear that dpreview.com was just bought out by Amazon? If you’re not familiar with dpreview, it’s the largest database for digital camera reviews and news on the internet. Hell, it’s even the first result if you type “cameras” into Google. But how does the purchase of the biggest camera review site by the…

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PS3 Firmware 2.00 Details: Cross Media Bar During Gameplay, Energy Saver, Password Protection, Backward Compatibility

PSU has the latest details on the upcoming version 2.00 update your PlayStation 3 is getting, and it looks like a big one. One of the main features Sony’s adding—and that users have been asking in order to catch up to the Xbox 360—is access to the Cross Media Bar when inside a game. Now…

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The Mommy’s Chair: Actual Chairs Like a Retarded Kid Would Draw

Mother’s day has passed, but that doesn’t mean you still won’t enjoy these Mommy’s Chairs. Yes, these are actual chairs—not sketches—that look like a retarded child drew them. They come in short bus yellow, slow learning blue, “gifted” green, and of course, retarded red. Plus, they cost you about $564 a chair and they only…

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Transformers Watches Make You Feel, Look Like a Kid Again

If you’re one of the few people (like us) still eagerly awaiting the summer blockbuster spectacular Transformers, you’ll love these transformers watches from Seiko. They may be goofy, and they may be supremely low tech, but they’re definitely made for the nine-year-old boy inside of you. Note: we said the nine-year-old inside of you, not…

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Sony Ericsson P1i Smartphone (the Eagerly Awaited P990 Successor) Video Overview

If you were intrigued by the Sony Ericsson P1 we told you about last week, here’s a video preview of the device. It’s a good walkthrough if you were wondering how the phone looks in the size of a normal person’s hands, assuming Jens Greve has normal-sized hands. Even with the combined-keys on the QWERTY,…

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007 Cellphone For the Secret Asian Man

Oh yeah, we could totally see James bond using this gigantic monstrosity of a cellphone. In our opinion, Roger Moore could have used this VIP 007 cellphone from China back in the ’70s, where it would seem completely futuristic and blend right in with the other tacky stuff they shoved into his films (call us…

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Rumormania: Apple Putting 3G into MacBooks?

This rumor seems to come out of nowhere, but the combination of wishful thinking and high-end technology is what makes it so good. AppleInsider says a source told them Apple will integrate 3G access into a MacBook model. Other laptop makers have already introduced the trend into their business and “luxury” models, but Apple is…

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How to Get Your Mom to Comment on Gizmodo

Now that Mother’s Day is over and you’ve given her a bunch of gadgets to celebrate, she’s probably wondering if there’s something even better out there. That’s why she needs to come to Gizmodo. But you know how your mom is—she has to tell everyone what she thinks. Here’s how to get her to comment:…

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Hands-On With Lexar’s JumpDrive Secure II Plus with Encryption and Capacity Meter

Lexar’s JumpDrive Secure II Plus brings the e-ink capacity meter previously seen in their other drives and the 256-bit AES encryption previously seen in the JumpDrive Secure II. The result? Something pretty convenient and secure, not to mention that it’s the cheapest drive they have that has the e-ink capacity display. https://gizmodo.com/lexar-jumpdrive-mercury-146218 The drive comes…

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LED Table Gives Your Meals a Sensual Glow

This LED table, designed by Julian Appelius and Fabien Dumas, may look like a regular table at first, but that changes when you place something down. When an object—usually transparent—interrupts the path of the light through the table, the light gets transferred into the object and lights it up all pretty-like. We’re not sure what…

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Saitek’s GM3200 3200dpi Mouse Reviewed (Verdict: Where’d My Cursor Go?)

By upping the dpi game to 3200 (up from the previous front runner, the Raptor-Gaming M2 at 2400dpi), Saitek’s giving gamers what they want—more resolution for twitchfests like Unreal Tournament. The mouse itself is lefty-friendly, has five different LED backlight colors, rubber-like coating, dpi mode switch (800, 1600, 2400 and 3200), is weight adjustable, macro…

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Panasonic’s Second Generation Blu-ray Player is Slightly More Affordable

RollerTops Give Businessmen a Portable Laptop Tray, Ensure Trip is Only Business not Pleasure

The Motorola Z8 Multimedia Phone Uploads to YouTube/MySpace/Flickr, Still Looks Like a Banana

How to Build Your Own Ice Bulb

AdWatch: Xbox 360 Elite Commercial Runs Out of Bullet Points

Xbox 360 HD DVD Gets a Software Update Today

Pink Taser Looks, Stuns Like a Toy

Jingle Jugs: The Billy Bigmouth Bass for the Perv Generation

Dealzmodo: Get a Wii for $50

DPreview Bought Out by Amazon: How Does This Affect You?

PS3 Firmware 2.00 Details: Cross Media Bar During Gameplay, Energy Saver, Password Protection, Backward Compatibility

The Mommy’s Chair: Actual Chairs Like a Retarded Kid Would Draw

Transformers Watches Make You Feel, Look Like a Kid Again

Sony Ericsson P1i Smartphone (the Eagerly Awaited P990 Successor) Video Overview

007 Cellphone For the Secret Asian Man

Rumormania: Apple Putting 3G into MacBooks?

How to Get Your Mom to Comment on Gizmodo

Hands-On With Lexar’s JumpDrive Secure II Plus with Encryption and Capacity Meter

LED Table Gives Your Meals a Sensual Glow

Saitek’s GM3200 3200dpi Mouse Reviewed (Verdict: Where’d My Cursor Go?)

Labubus Might Be Labu-Bust After Pop Mart Posts Record Share Loss

Cursor’s New Tool Lets Users Delegate to a Team of Coding Agents

Nvidia Needs to Remind Itself What PC Gamers Actually Want

Iran Says It Hit Oracle Facilities in UAE

‘Invincible’ Season 4 Is Doing Right By Debbie

Artemis 2 Day 2: Follow the Mission With Our Live Updates 🔴

New Theory Says We’ve Been Overcomplicating the Big Bang

Marvel Might Have Finally Dealt With One of the Most Hated ‘Spider-Man’ Characters Around

China Is Trying to Grow New Forests in This Notorious Mega-Desert. It’s Working

RAM Prices Are Threatening the Viability of the Raspberry Pi and Single-Board Computing

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

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?