3 posts and columns on Jason Chen

Gizmodo to Cooperate With Probe Into Lost iPhone Prototype

in News on July 16, 2010 at 2:09 pm PT

Gizmodo said it has reached an agreement with California authorities over access to some computer and other material related to an investigation of how the technology website obtained a prototype of the new Apple Inc. iPhone months before its release. In April, Gizmodo published details and video of the new iPhone 4 model. The website said it paid to obtain the phone, which was allegedly left behind in a bar by an Apple employee.

Gizmodo’s Next Exclusive: A Peek Inside the CA Legal System

in Mobile on April 26, 2010 at 3:16 pm PT

The Apple iPhone prototype that Gizmodo revealed to the world last week reportedly cost the site $5,000, but it may set it back quite a bit more in legal bills over the next few months. Deputies from the San Mateo County Sheriff’s department raided the home of Gizmodo editor Jason Chen last Friday as part of an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the sale of the prototype to the gadget site.