Gizmodo Australia

Telstra’s New Wireless Gateway: You Really Pay For What You Get

Elly Hart — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:04:30 +1100

Telstra’s launched a new home internet gateway that delivers high-speed broadband over the Next G wireless network, which means no cables and no fixed lines. But how much are you willing to pay for Australia’s fastest, wireless, broadband connection? (more…)

Remainders – Stuff We Didn’t Post (And Why)

Dan Nosowitz — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:40:00 +1100

Phil Schiller Talks App Approval, Avoids Saying Much of Anything…Microsoft Reiterates Smackdown on Pirate Xbox Users…iPhone Magnification Camera Mod Came From the Recycle Bin…Another Anonymous Netbook/Sleeping Aid Hits Wireless Carrier… (more…)

PS3 Slim On Catch Of The Day For $400 Tomorrow

Nick Broughall — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:30:14 +1100

If you want to risk almost certain disappointment, Catch of the Day will have the new PS3 Slim console available for $400 with a $50 Paypal cashback via redemption from midday tomorrow. Could be a good deal if you can get it…

[Catch of the Day - Thanks Crowyourboat!]

What Are These Guys Looking At?

Rosa Golijan — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:20:00 +1100

This isn’t just some men crowded around a laptop in a boardroom. This is the President of the United States and some of his staffers crowded around a laptop on board the Air Force One. But what’s on the screen? (more…)

Get Your Hands On A BlackBerry Bold 9700 Now

Nick Broughall — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:30:16 +1100

RIM had a lunch launching the BlackBerry Bold 9700 a couple of weeks ago, but I held off sharing because you couldn’t actually buy the phone yet. Well now you can as Telstra, Optus and Vodafone have all launched the handset. (more…)

Elephant-Subduing Device Appears To Be Inspired By Star Wars

Rosa Golijan — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:25:00 +1100

Angry elephants are a big issue. That’s why someone invented a remote-controlled device that shoots out nylon rope and binds rampaging elephants’ legs. Sounds familiar somehow. How’d those snow speeders in Star Wars subdue the ATATs again? (more…)

Ostendo’s Crazy Curved Monitor Can Finally Be Yours

Rosa Golijan — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:20:00 +1100

Ostendo’s super curvy CRVD monitor wasn’t actually for sale when we first saw it, but it looked damn good. Judging by this video which uses three of the monitors, it still looks incredible. And now you can actually buy it. (more…)

Zombie Outbreak Simulator: Sim City Plus Google Maps Plus Undead

Dan Nosowitz — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:40:00 +1100

The RTS web game Zombie Outbreak Simulator plops you down into a Google Maps–provided area of Washington DC swarming with zombies. The outbreak’s details are up to you: How many civilians? Are they armed? It’s a killer timewaster (GET IT?). (more…)

PS3 PlayTV Bundle: 250GB PS3 With PlayTV For $599

Nick Broughall — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:30:37 +1100

At this morning’s PlayTV launch, Sony announced that they’ll be bundling the DVR attachment with a new 250GB PS3 console, for $599. That’s not bad value. (more…)

“Uffizi In A Touch” Brings Cover Flow To Renaissance Masterpieces

Kyle VanHemert — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:00:00 +1100

The central guideline of museum going has long been “do not touch.” Soon, the Uffizi will flip that rule on its head by allowing visitors to flick and pinch their way through the museum’s works of art. (more…)

Brain Scan Finds Man Was Not In A Coma – 23 Years Later

CNET — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:28:15 +1100

Rom Houben has been trapped in a series of worst nightmares, including trying for 23 years to alert those around him that he was not in a coma. A new report suggests he’s not alone in his experience. (more…)

Girl Smashes Boyfriend’s Xbox 360, Clearly In A Great Relationship

Adam Frucci — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:20:00 +1100

Nothing says “functional relationship” like destroying someone’s property rather than talking things out. I’d like to think this is fake, but this girl has a whole bunch of other videos where she’s equally horrible. She’s not worth it, buddy.

Everything You Wanted To Know About The PS3’s iView

Nick Broughall — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:00:37 +1100

This morning, Sony had a big launch for their new PlayTV device (more on that later today) and an official launch for the iView service. The good news is that all those early issues we have with iView on the PS3 are going to get better. (more…)

DIY Laptop Etch-A-Sketch Is Almost Worth Destroying A Hard Drive

Rosa Golijan — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:40:00 +1100

I think my hard drive flinched in fear when I pulled up these instructions for turning a laptop into an Etch-A-Sketch. How could it not when the project is a freakin’ awesome Arduino-powered Hack-A-Sketch that you actually shake to erase. (more…)

SED: The TV That Never Was (And Probably Never Will Be…)

Nick Broughall — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:00:38 +1100

Back in 2004, Canon – a company known for their cameras – got together with Toshiba to announce the Next Big Thing in TV technology: SED. Five years later, SED has become the television equivalent of Duke Nukem Forever – a lofty concept that sounded great, but we’ve given up on ever seeing its arrival. (more…)

Last Chance To RSVP For Byteside

Nick Broughall — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:00:18 +1100

Tonight’s the last night for this season of Byteside, the brain child of former Giz editor Seamus. If you’re in Sydney tonight and fancy sharing a few beers with like-minded geeks, make sure you RSVP. Tonight’s shows will be a retrospective look back at the past decade, and the highs and lows of both technology and games. I’ll be there, so make sure you say G’day! (more…)

Queensland MP Taking The Fight To Atkinson’s R18+ Games Ratings Refusal

Nick Broughall — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:46:41 +1100

It’s all well and good for us consumers to bitch about the lack of an R18+ rating in video games, but it’s another thing altogether when politicians start doing it for us. The Hon Kate Jones MP has sponsored a government petition up in Queensland to bring change to the current classifications scheme. (more…)

Apple: It’s Your Own Fault If You Catch An iPhone Worm

Rosa Golijan — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:40:00 +1100

We’ve told you over and over again that you need to secure you jailbroken iPhone. If you still haven’t listened and were affected by the latest iPhone worm then it is your own fault. Even Apple thinks so. (more…)

Ride The Train Towards The Light

Sean Fallon — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:20:00 +1100

Next stop heaven? Actually, it’s the Bund in Shanghai. On the short trip between Pudong and the Bund, commuters are treated to one hell of an underground light show. (more…)

Travel Gifts For People Who Sleep On Aeroplanes More Than In Beds

John Herrman — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:10:00 +1100

There’s a certain type of person for whom airports and aeroplanes cease to be novel, and start to feel like home. This is depressing on many levels! Which is why these people need gifts. Lots and lots of gifts. (more…)

Wind-Sensitive LED Dandelion Dress Is Made For Pretty Night Fairies

Jesus Diaz — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:40:00 +1100

I like this dress embroidered with dandelion lights. Called Flare, it was created by designer Stijn Ossevoort. The LED flowers glow up gently when the wind or your breath touches them, causing much swooning and sighing in the process. (more…)

Motion-Sensing Transtube 360 Shower Puts You On Display

Jason Chen — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:20:00 +1100

The Transtube 360 isn’t as packed with features as the Aquapeutics shower, but it does have one thing that’s impressive: a motion-sensing door. (more…)

Best Buy’s Holiday Carollers Make Me Want To Murder

Adam Frucci — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:00:00 +1100

It’s not even Thanksgiving yet, but already Best Buy seems to have won the “most annoying holiday ad of the season” award. Seriously, try to sit through one of these without squirming around uncomfortably and wanting to punch the screen.

Electric Rolls-Royce Phantom Coming In 2010

Rosa Golijan — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:37:29 +1100

While we don’t have the official price, we’re reading that the electric Rolls-Royce Phantom will run just a bit higher than the current $US380,000 gas-powered model. Let’s round that to about half a mill and daydream together. (more…)

Rat Brain Simulator Calls IBM’s Cat Brain Simulation Bogus

Jason Chen — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:35:12 +1100

The cat brain simulation IBM supposedly pulled off has just been called out as a “PR stunt” by the leader of the Blue Brain project, who says that it’s all a “mass deception of the public.” (more…)