Archive for September, 2011
The US Air Force Gets Its First C-130J Combat Shadow II
By Engadget at 30 September, 2011, 11:45 pm
The C-130 is an old reliable. It’s been hauling soldiers, dropping supplies and refuelling planes for 60 years. And with the arrival of the new MC-130J Combat Shadow II, this model will be around for another 30. (more…)
Read More >>Internode Reworks NBN Plans
By Engadget at 30 September, 2011, 11:30 pm
From the moment iiNet announced its NBN pricing , this was pretty much inevitable; Internode’s cut its NBN pricing. (more…)
Read More >>Exiting HP CEO To Get $10 Million Severance
By admin at 30 September, 2011, 11:13 pm
Former CEO Leo Apotheker is leaving his HP with a very generous severance package that includes $US7.2 million in cash and a $US2.4 million annual bonus. The company is also paying to move Apotheker back to France. (more…)
Read More >>Fashion Phones: What’s Really Needed?
By admin at 30 September, 2011, 11:00 pm
It’s entirely safe to say that I know more about David Bowie’s Fashion than I do about fashion in general; that’s clearly FabSugar’s territory , after all. Reader Jubbin Grewal knows more, and has thoughts about what would make the perfect fashion phone. (more…)
Read More >>Free Flexor: Creepy Muscle Gadget For Shake Weight Fans
By AutoBlog at 30 September, 2011, 10:30 pm
OK. Seriously. The Shake Weight was one thing. But this thing? There’s no way it’s not overtly about a different kind of taking care of yourself. WTF? (more…)
Read More >>There’s A Solar Powered Webcam Near The Top Of Mount Everest
By yanko at 30 September, 2011, 10:05 pm
OK, I think it’s official. There’s nowhere on the planet you can escape the glare of a camera lens. Scientists from Italy have installed a solar powered, web enabled camera near the top of Mount Everest — and everybody’s invited to watch. (more…)
Read More >>Australian Scientists Score Big At The 2011 Ig Nobels
By Gizmodo at 30 September, 2011, 8:30 pm
Aussie Aussie Aussie! Ig Ig Ig! The Ig Nobel 2011 awards have wrapped up, and Australian researchers have secured awards for medicine and biology research. Not your regular ordinary medicine or biology research, though; this was for researching the effects of holding in urine and for discovering that certain kinds of beetles try to mate with certain kinds of Australian beer bottles. (more…)
Read More >>Why Do You See Stars When You Get Hit In The Face?
By Gizmodo at 30 September, 2011, 8:30 pm
Seeing stars when you’re bonked on the head isn’t just for cartoon characters. That phantom astrological event happens in real life, too. It’s pretty weird. (more…)
Read More >>Lunchtime Deal: Free Toshiba Tablet At Harvey Norman
By admin at 30 September, 2011, 8:15 pm
There’s ‘free’ and then there’s ‘free when you buy something quite expensive’. Harvey Norman’s latest deal falls into the latter category; they’re offering the Toshiba AT100 Tablet for free when you buy any Toshiba Laptop for more than $1000. (more…)
Read More >>This Bench Is Part See-Saw, Part Slinky
By AutoBlog at 30 September, 2011, 8:00 pm
This fun and flexible furniture is called a polymorphic bench and it has a unique mechanical design that will change shape when someone sits down on it. (more…)
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