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The Strangest StreetView Craziness Yet

Gizmodo AU

If you thought the weird images in Devonport Tasmania were the strangest thing on Google’s streetview, you’re going to love Coopers Plains in Queensland. It’s like the Google Car was suddenly abducted, imprisoned in purple bars to be judged for its crimes against humanity. And then released to carry on as usual. Weird.

[Streetview - Thanks Michael!]


Gadgets

Last Year’s Model: Get Great Gadgets. And Keep Them

That’s the slogan from Last Year’s Model. They believe if you buy gadgets that don’t suck, you’ll use them longer and not need to buy new stuff all the time—thereby going green. Seems logical.


This Thing Is Just Too Big to Be True

At first sight, this seems like a propeller about to get attached to an aeroplane engine. I thought the same until I looked closer. Then it blew my mind. Zoom in and discover why.


Sancal Elipse Table: ‘I’m Trapped In a Table, But I’m Doing Fine’

Sure, you expect a $US1,000+ table to make a statement, but few are as complex as Rafa Garcia’s gravity-defying table with protruding forearms, allegedly a celebration of “the male spirit.”


H-ergo Wheelchair: Fuel Cells Aren’t Just For Young Whippersnappers

Even the Scooter Store demographic is getting greener these days. The four-wheeled H-ergo was designed by a coalition of companies in Italy with a hydrogen fuel cell for up to 2 hours of clean running.


Jawbone Prime Improves on Everything

Aliph’s just gone and improved the second-generation Jawbone Bluetooth headset in both the sound quality and the looks department, which means there’s even more reason to buy one now.


Weramouse V2 Ungracefully Revives the Trackball From the Dead

The basic idea for the Weramouse V2 is good—a portable mouse for places like the living room that you hold and operate like a gun/Wii Nunchuck—but does it really need a trackball for cursor movement?


Optus Now Taking Part In The Government’s Internet Filter Trial

Gizmodo AU

We laughed when the original six ISPs were announced to trial the Government’s ISP-level internet filtering scheme – aside from iPrimus, we’d never heard of any of them. Well, yesterday the Government added a seventh ISP to the trial, and this time it’s a biggie. Optus will be taking part in the trial from May 22.


Gadgets

Takashi Murakami and Louis Vuitton Create First Designer QR Code

Let’s face it, QR Code hasn’t been very exciting. Just dots and squares. But this QR facelift, combining the designs of Louis Vuitton with Takashi Murakami, just made Kanye make a mess in his shoes.


Mobile

Two Men Attempting to Set a Text Messaging Record Get $26K Phone Bill for 217K Texts

Move over teenage girls: two friends from Philadelphia—both men—just received a bill for $US26,000 after sending 217,000 texts to each other in the month of March alone.