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New Kogan Agora Shots Get Us Excited For Android All Over Again

By Hong Kiat at 6 January, 2009, 8:13 am

Australia’s first Android phone, the Kogan Agora , is only a few weeks away from its official release, and they’ve decided to keep us excited by sending us these spy shots of it in action. While the photos aren’t fantastic, we can expect a lot more of better quality in the near future, probably coinciding with CES. There’s three more shots below the fold. All I can say is the end of January can’t come quick enough…

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Vote For Giz AU In The 2008 Weblog Awards

By Hong Kiat at 6 January, 2009, 7:50 am

Let’s face it - there are two things that make Gizmodo a great site: gadgets and you guys. We bring the news on the latest gadgets, you guys bring the (mostly) insightful commentary and intelligent discussion. That’s why voting for Giz AU in the 2008 Weblog Awards is like voting for your own awesomeness, which you should totally do. Giz AU is a finalist in the Best Australian Blog category. And because we really want to win (not for our egos, you understand, but for your egos), we’re asking that you hit the link and vote for us today, tomorrow and every day up until the voting closes on January 13. Not only that, we want you to get your family and friends to vote for us too - remember this isn’t about us, it’s about you . And while you’re voting, why not pop a vote in for our sister site Defamer AU, who’s a finalist in the Best Celeb Gossip Blog category , as well as one for the mothership Gizmodo US in the Best Technology Blog category . Thanks guys. [ 2008 Weblog Awards ]

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New Mac Mini Stuffed With Up to 1TB Storage

By admin at 6 January, 2009, 7:00 am

More evidence that the new Mac minis are at least partly geared toward the cheap server market: SeeFile dropped their press release pimping support of the “new Apple Mac Mini hardware” just a little early .

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If You Just Got a Video Game Console, Get These Games

By admin at 6 January, 2009, 6:30 am

Kotaku’s put their game of the year awards up , and it’s a pretty good start to building your gaming collection if you’ve just gotten an Xbox 360, PS3 or Wii over the holidays.

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Build Your Own Mr. Fusion and Gasify Your Car With Garbage

By Gizmodo at 6 January, 2009, 6:00 am

Ever since Doc Brown added a Mr. Fusion to the Delorean, many of us have longed to fuel our car with banana peels and beer. Now you can, thanks to the magic of gasification.

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iPhone’s Beejive 2.0 IM App Now Does Voice Messaging, File Sending/Viewing

By Engadget at 6 January, 2009, 5:00 am

Beejive’s already quite usable Beejive IM iPhone app just got an update to 2.0, adding file transfer and voice messages to its multitude of IM connectivity.

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Japanese Miso-Balancing Bike Contraption Keeps Soup Steady

By Engadget at 6 January, 2009, 4:30 am

This precariously elevated bike balancing contraption that Tokyotimes found seems to be the best way of keeping your soup upright when you’re swerving through the streets of Japan. [ Tokyo Times via Wired ]

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iPhone 3G Tethering Plan Coming This Week

By AutoBlog at 6 January, 2009, 4:00 am

The long-awaited ( previously confirmed ) iPhone 3G tethering plan for AT&T is coming this week for Macworld, says TUAW. Standard AT&T tether plan pricing: $US30/month with a 5GB cap. Who’s excited??? [ TUAW ]

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Vuzix Wrap 920AV Video Sunglasses Feature ‘See-Thru’ Quantum Optics

By yanko at 6 January, 2009, 3:30 am

A few weeks back, Vuzix teased us with an image of their upcoming Wrap 920AV virtual reality sunglasses, and today they have followed up the details.

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Double-Ended Male Adapters Are Illegal, Dangerous and ‘Possible Immoral’

By Engadget at 6 January, 2009, 3:00 am

You know, I’m not one to pass judgments, but I’m not Ace Hardware. [ Consumerist ]

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