Telstra put its first mobile handset on sale in Australia 25 years ago. It was priced at $5,200 (think $12,000 in 2012 pricing), you could only use it in Sydney, and it ran out of power after talking for 20 minutes. Just remember that the next time you’re complaining about signal. Also: August 9, 1981: Telstra Makes Australia’s First Mobile Call [Telstra]
Climate change scientist Peter Gleick has admitted on The Huffington Post that he lied about his identity to acquire information about a movement to deny climate change. Way to do more harm than good for your cause, jerk. More »
If Robert van Embricqs worked in IKEA’s design and engineering department, the company wouldn’t have to worry about creating instructional videos for assembling its furniture. All his Rising Table needs is some heavy lifting and the pull of gravity. More »
If you’ve ever played sports, you’ve always wanted to measure your athletic ability like the pros. How fast can you run? How high can you jump? Are you any good? The new Nike+ Sports Sensor puts a super smart sensor in your shoe that can measure all that. It’s like wearing Nike’s research lab on your feet. More »
Week after week we hear Foxconn horror stories, but Apple’s gadget metropolis is just one place inside an enormous country. Detractors say it’s inhumane; defenders say it’s way above the norm. But what does “bad” really mean inside a Chinese factory? Let’s put Foxconn in context. More »
We know that Einstein always has the last laugh, but this is hilarious: the faster-than-light particles that could have wrecked Einstein’s relativity theory are no more. It was a mistake in the test readings caused by a loose cable. More »
Here’s a new twist in the Optus TV Now saga: Optus is taking legal action against AFL CEO Andrew Demetriou for saying that the service allows viewers to “steal” content. More »
US ABC’s Nightline program delivered what they claimed would be an unprecedented look inside the Foxconntroversy: their TV crew would have unfettered access to facilities and people. So what did they expose? More »
This Is What You See When You Crash Into A Mountain At 190km/h Ouch. My insides hurt.
Cosmic Hurricane Tearing Through Our Universe Space just keeps on screwing with my head and making me very paranoid.
Inside Foxconn: TV Crew Enters Apple’s Factories For The First Time Ever Why does this remind me of The Stepford Wives?
IKEA’s Video Assembly Instructions Vastly Increase Your Chances Of Success Nice try, but it’s still a pain in the arse to put your own furniture together.
Tetris Lamp Lights Up When Stacked Instead Of Disappearing I want this to go with my Tetris dress, bra and undies!
Sometimes the perfect shot calls for you to perch your camera in a spot too far for you or even a tripod to reach. So Cinetics has updated its CineSkates dolly system with a trio of squid-strong suction cup mounts. More »
