Archive for August, 2009
Win! One Of 10 Copies Of
By Gizmodo at 31 August, 2009, 3:34 pm
Gizmodians and Sci-Fi go together like aliens and anal probes. That’s why we’re giving away 10 copies of Stargate SG-1 Children of the Gods: The Final Cut to Giz readers this week. (more…)
Read More >>Did You Win Your Dad A Logitech Harmony 1100i Universal Remote?
By Hong Kiat at 31 August, 2009, 3:05 pm
If you’ve been hanging out waiting to find out who won their dad a Logitech Harmony 1100i Universal Remote , wait no longer. The winner is… (more…)
Read More >>Caffeine Snack Test: Who Needs Coffee When You Got Cookies And Gum?
By admin at 31 August, 2009, 2:00 pm
I’m lightheaded, twitchy and kinda have the runs. This was never going to end well. The mission: Test if caffeine-infused munchies like cookies, mints, chewing-gum, and lollipops pack the same punch as energy drinks and coffee. (Hint: Most do). (more…)
Read More >>Say Hello To Toyota’s New Hybrid Camry Making Robots
By Gizmodo at 31 August, 2009, 11:23 am
As I mentioned earlier , Toyota switched on some fancy hybrid-car making robots today. I call the big one Bob…
Read More >>Toyota Pushes The Big Black Button To Start Hybrid Camry Manufacturing
By Hong Kiat at 31 August, 2009, 10:21 am
Today I’m down in Altona - on the outskirts of Melbourne - at Toyota’s manufacturing plant for official launch of the Hybrid Camry. There are robots, politicians and fluoro yellow safety vests everywhere! (more…)
Read More >>The Kitchen Scale, Unsung Hero Of Great Cooking
By Hong Kiat at 31 August, 2009, 10:00 am
Food writer and culinary expert Michael Ruhlman didn’t want us to get through a week of celebrating kitchen gadgetry without singing praise of the digital scale. Damn the cups and tablespoons, cooking by weight is the only path to awesomeness. (more…)
Read More >>Vodafone Extends 3G Network To Most Of The Country Today
By Gizmodo at 31 August, 2009, 9:54 am
Voda’s flicked the switch on their regional 3G network today, bringing the joys of faster mobile to thousands more Australians. (more…)
Read More >>Will Someone Please Tell Me Exactly What A PC Can Do?
By Gizmodo at 31 August, 2009, 8:30 am
I don’t know what I like more about this 1981 4-page ad for the Apple III: The naive list of 100 things a computer can do, or the fact that precognitive designers created Mac OS X’s aqua look back then. (more…)
Read More >>Ask A Pro: How To Shoot (and Not Get Shot) In A War Zone
By Engadget at 31 August, 2009, 7:30 am
Ever wonder how war photographers survive out there? We’ve enlisted Teru Kuwayama—a photographer who has covered nastiness in Iraq, Afghanistan and other hotspots for Time , Newsweek and Outside —to explain the perils of working in a war zone. (more…)
Read More >>Altoids: Curiously Strong, Curious Hacked
By Engadget at 31 August, 2009, 6:30 am
Let’s get that Taste Test taste out of your mouths with a little after dinner mint, shall we? Then, when we’ve exhausted our supply of Altoids, we can be good little geeks and make zany things from the tins! (more…)
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