Gizmodo Australia (Australian Stories)

The NSW Police Force Is Terrified Of 3D Printed Guns

Luke Hopewell — Fri, 24 May 2013 11:15:24 +1000

Sydney has a massive problem with illegal firearms and gangland shootings, that much we already know. What’s interesting, however, is that the NSW Police Force has downloaded the 3D printable weapon known as The Liberator to print for themselves, and they’re terrified of the thing. In the words of the Police Commissioner: “they are truly undetectedable, truly untraceable, cheap, easy to make”. Welcome to the new Wild West. More »
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App Deals Of The Day: Android, iPhone, iPad, Windows Phone

Elly Hart — Fri, 24 May 2013 10:45:07 +1000

Flib converter for free on Android, Photo Measures reduced to 99c on iOS, Mailbox now available on iPad, Splashtop 2 now available on Windows Phone, plus lots more. Deals end without warning, so be quick or miss out! More »
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So Kim Dotcom Wants To Sell Me A Patent

Luke Hopewell — Fri, 24 May 2013 08:15:28 +1000

Kim Dotcom has a lot of fingers in a lot of pies. He’s fighting off international criminal charges, he’s a Call Of Duty champion, he’s a musician, and now it turns out, he’s also a patent vendor. Kim claims to own the patent that deals with Twitter’s new two-factor authentication service, and he wants to sell it to me. More »
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Breakfast Wrap: Best Of Thursday Night

Elly Hart — Fri, 24 May 2013 08:00:07 +1000

This Is HP’s Take On The Retina Display MacBook Pro Just because it looks like a MacBook Pro and smells like a MacBook Pro doesn’t make it a MacBook Pro. Kim Dotcom Claims He Invented Two-Factor Authentication He apparently has a patent to prove it. Google Thinks Gayest And Worst Mean The Same Thing Google, stop being so presumptuous. How A 3D Printer Helped A Child Breathe Again It makes guns, it saves lives. 5 Grisly Decades Of Workplace Safety Posters No, he didn’t just doze off while working on his car. More »
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Whitenoise Gizmodo Community

Logan Booker — Fri, 24 May 2013 07:30:57 +1000

Welcome old friends and lost travelers! One way or another you have found your way to whitenoise! But what is this place? And what can be your roll here? Good questions! The shortest, easiest answer to both question is: Just about whatever you want it to be. More »
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Kindle Fire HD Is Now Available For Australians

Luke Hopewell — Fri, 24 May 2013 07:30:11 +1000
When we reviewed the Kindle Fire HD last year, we were bitterly disappointed. Mainly because it was a good little device that just didn’t have any of the great Amazon features available for Australians. That’s about to change, however, with the news overnight that Amazon will make the Kindle Fire HD available for shipping to Australia. Hurrah! More »
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After Hours: Best Bar Apps

Luke Hopewell — Thu, 23 May 2013 18:00:06 +1000
Can a smartphone help you discover new drinks and cool new places to consume them? Sure, but the golden question is: “can an app help you get free beer”? It can. Check out our best bar apps! More »
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The Aston Martin CC100 Concept Is Motoring At Its Most Pornographic

Luke Hopewell — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:30:26 +1000
Oh my. Oh my word. This is…wow. Meet the Aston Martin CC100: a concept car designed to celebrate an anniversary in the sexiest, fastest and most futuristic way possible. More »
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Shooting Challenge: 31 Macros That Blew Us Away… Vote For Your Favourite!

Luke Hopewell — Thu, 23 May 2013 16:45:13 +1000
It’s Gizmodo Australia Shooting Challenge prize time! There are some amazing photos in this bunch of entries, now we need you to vote on who wins the Samsung Galaxy Camera! More »
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Is The Xbox Durango Prankster About To Be Charged With Owning A ‘Stun Gun’?

Luke Hopewell — Thu, 23 May 2013 16:00:42 +1000
Back in Februrary, a dazed and confused Dan Henry — also known by his handle ‘SuperDaE’ — answered his door to a squad of Western Australian Police officers and a representative from the FBI. They were there to raid Henry’s home in search of the Xbox Durango development console he had attempted to sell on eBay as a prank. After spending months in legal limbo, Henry now expects to be charged on Monday, but not for offences relating to the Durango. Instead, he might only be charged with owning a stun gun. More »
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Will The Ford Falcon Become A Collector’s Item?

Luke Hopewell — Thu, 23 May 2013 14:00:35 +1000
Ford made the unfortunate but not unexpected decision last night to shutter its Australian manufacturing operations. A by-product of the announcement is the death of a great Australian motor car: the Ford Falcon. This iconic car has quite a history in Australia, but does that make the car an instant classic? Should you buy one now to profit from it in future? More »
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Here Are More Aussie Trick Shots To Make You Question The Laws Of Physics

Luke Hopewell — Thu, 23 May 2013 13:45:46 +1000
The last time we saw some Aussie tricksters playing with their balls (ahem), it was in a forest in North Queensland. Now, a few other guys are at it, this time harnessing good, old Aussie sports to pull off the craziest trick shots a GoPro camera can capture. These shots are freaking incredible. More »
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This Sums Up The Xbox One Launch Perfectly In Under Two Minutes

Luke Hopewell — Thu, 23 May 2013 11:45:01 +1000
You may not have got up early to watch the Xbox One announcement yesterday morning, but by all accounts, you didn’t miss much. This hilarious video shows why. More »
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App Deals Of The Day: Android, iPhone, iPad, Windows Phone

Elly Hart — Thu, 23 May 2013 11:30:04 +1000
Pano for half price on Android, Private Camera now free on iOS, Notable reduced to 99c on iPad, Itsdagram now available on Windows Phone, plus lots more. Deals end without warning, so be quick or miss out! More »
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Ford Is Killing Off The Falcon

Luke Hopewell — Thu, 23 May 2013 11:15:35 +1000
The Australian car industry has been in a bit of a crisis for the last few years, and uncertainty over its future has been rife. Today, however, the death knell sounded for Ford’s Australian operations: come 2016, Ford won’t make cars in Australia anymore. That means the death of the Ford Falcon in Australia within the next three years. More »
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Microsoft Is Using Siri Like A Hand Puppet Now

Luke Hopewell — Thu, 23 May 2013 09:45:27 +1000
What better way to make a competitor’s product look ridiculous than to have it say stupid things, right? Microsoft has decided to use Siri as its own personal hand-puppet to advertise Windows RT tablets. More »
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Harvey Norman Is Doing Xbox One Pre-Orders The Right Way

Luke Hopewell — Thu, 23 May 2013 09:30:48 +1000
You may have had to read that headline a few times to make sense of it, because the idea that Harvey Norman is doing right by gamers and their “leisure computers” is pretty insane, but it’s true: Harvey Norman is letting people pre-order the latest Xbox One in the best possible way. More »
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Breakfast Wrap: Best Of Wednesday Night

Elly Hart — Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:17 +1000
Amazon Plans To Build Massive Biodome HQ, So No One Has To Leave It looks like fused testicles from one angle. Twitter Finally Adds Two-Factor Authentication And it’s available right now. We’ll show you how to set it up. Wow, A Guy Plummeted 60km/h Off A 300m Cliff And Survived It probably won’t stop him from doing it again though. The Tiny, Cool Details Of The New Xbox One Controller Smaller, clickier, new buttons and so much v-v-v-v-ibration. Yes, An Old Mac G5 Does Make A Great BBQ Upcycling at its best. More »
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After Hours: Best Cinema and Entertainment Apps

Luke Hopewell — Wed, 22 May 2013 18:00:09 +1000
Never spend a night alone again with these apps: they’re great for going out on the town and getting great entertainment! What were you thinking? More »
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This New Trailer For The Wolverine Makes It Seems Very Watchable

Luke Hopewell — Wed, 22 May 2013 12:15:23 +1000
Bad prequels and sequels seem so easy to make. Look at X-Men Origins: Wolverine for example. Now there’s a new Wolverine movie coming and the trailer actually makes it look incredibly watchable. Check it out here. More »
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