Wednesday, November 4, 2009 - Page 2
Entertainment

Community TV To Go Digital

Gizmodo AU

Even though the government decided to kill off analogue TV in Australia by 2013 years ago, it was only this week that they decided that community TV stations would be included in the transition.


Air Conditioning Bill Too High? Should’ve Moved Into This Building

Apparently the oddly arranged 600mm diameter circular windows on this building in India are not a hidden message from aliens, but a clever way to create ambiance indoors while saving up to 25 per cent on air-conditioning costs.


Geek Out

Eliminate Scratches On Your iPhone’s Bezel With A Sponge

I abused my iPhone and it’s got the marks to tell the stories. The most annoying though are the scratches on the pretty silver bezel, but as Lifehacker shows us, they can easily be eliminated using a kitchen sponge.


Can Someone Tell Me What This USB Yoda Actually Does?

Gizmodo AU

I saw the word “USB”. I saw the word “Yoda”. I reached for my wallet. And then this pesky voice spoke up in my brain and asked, “But what does it do?” And you know what? I can’t answer that question. Can you?


Gadgets

DIY Wrist-Mounted Flamethrower Lets You Mimic An X-Man

Pyro was never my favourite of the X-Men, but that doesn’t mean I’m not excited about this DIY project allowing me to mimic his powers. It’s called Prometheus, and it’s by far one of the best wrist-mounted flamethrowers I’ve seen.


Entertainment

How John Logie Baird Changed The World

Gizmodo AU

Back in October 1925, a Scot by the name of John Logie Baird successfully transmitted the first television image – a 30 vertical line picture of a ventriloquist’s dummy stuttering along at five frames per second – and completely changed the world.


Science

Cheap, Printed Solar-Powered LEDs Could Change 1.5 Billion Lives

Photovoltaic cells printed on sheets aren’t news, nor are LEDs and ultrathin lithium batteries. What’s news is a combination of the three which can help give light to 1.5 billion people who live in impoverished areas without access to electricity.


Geek Out

Moron In Breathalyser Costume Busted For Driving Drunk

Ever since I saw the breathalyser costume a few years ago, I knew it was only a matter of time before some frat boy was busted for drunk-driving wearing one. That day has arrived.


Cars

Infiltrating Toyota’s Tsutsumi Manufacturing Plant

Gizmodo AU

Without meaning any disrespect to the workers at the Tsutsumi Manufacturing plant in Toyota City, watching them work as like watching the perfect ant farm. It’s rare to see such organisation in human activity. Although being that this is Japan (the Switzerland of the east perhaps) it wasn’t overly surprising.


Cars

Just How Much Electricity Does An Electric Car Use?

Gizmodo AU

So if you were impressed with Internode founder Simon Hackett’s world record drive in his $160,000 Tesla Roadster last week as part of the Global Green Challenge, then you’ll be even more blown away by the final figures from his 3000km roadtrip.