Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Entertainment

Augmented Reality Goofiness Thanks To Avatar And Coke Zero

11:03PM November 25, 2009 | Danny Allen

There’s just no escaping the Avatar marketing machine. Special bottle-shaped Coke Zero cans will soon hit the streets, and when held up to your Webcam, they’ll make a controllable helicopter appear on screen. Take a look. More »


Software

Else Intuition OS Looks Pretty Sweet On First Phone Expected Mid-2010

10:55PM November 25, 2009 | Danny Allen

This video is the best-look yet at the slick OpenGL-accelerated OS from Else (formerly Emblaze) and Access (who developed a next-gen Palm OS before Palm ditched it for their own). The big news: The First Else phone arrives next-year. More »


Now They’re Teaching Robots To Dance With Lightsabers

10:08PM November 25, 2009 | Danny Allen

The International Robot Exhibition 2009 is underway in Tokyo, and Yasukawa is again showcasing its Motoman robots. We’ve seen how dexterous previous models were in robo chef demonstrations, but it seems they’ve now got a taste for the Force. More »


Entertainment

Glorious Muppets’ Bohemian Rhapsody In Full High Definition YouTube Glory

7:10PM November 25, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

A Muppets version of Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody? You got me at Gonzo and the chickens. This cover is one of the first 1080p YouTube clips—weighing 107MB—and the 72MB 720p version. Does the resolution make any difference? You bet. More »


Science

Doubt Cast On Man Found To Be Conscious After 23-Year Coma

6:40PM November 25, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

Remember that story about the guy who was supposedly revealed to be fully conscious (but physically paralyzed) and not in a 23-year coma? There are some serious concerns about the validity of that discovery, with some calling it bogus. More »


Gadgets

Remainders – Stuff We Didn’t Post (and Why)

5:20PM November 25, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

Canada Has Its Very Own Version of the AT&T vs. Verizon Ad Lawsuit…CollegeHumor Tackles Modern Warfare 2 (With Bonus Giz Appearance)…LG BL4 Gets Christmas Edition…VUDU Adds Wikipedia, Possibly the World’s Most Boring Update… More »


Entertainment

Mr. Skin Uses Blu-ray To Reveal Previously Unknown Celebrity Nudity

5:20PM November 25, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

Celeb-nudity expert Mr. Skin has been using the HD power of Blu-ray to extract image and video of heretofore-unknown celebrity naughty bits. This is one of those revelations that really makes you appreciate living in 2009. More »


These Venetian Blinds Make Me Want To Stick With Curtains

4:40PM November 25, 2009 | Rosa Golijan

I like my typography the same way I like my coffee and men. Hot and confusion-free. These venetian blinds are neither. They look neat, but I can’t figure out why you want to spell something out in blinds. More »


Apple Doing Black Friday This Week

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4:04PM November 25, 2009 | Nick Broughall

We tend to gloss over a lot of the US posts about Black Friday here on Giz AU. But Apple Australia have confirmed that they’re doing Black Friday in Australia again this year, and it’s this Friday, November 27. More »


Science

Hacked Email Archive Fuels Climate Skeptics’ Conspiracy Theories

4:00PM November 25, 2009 | Rosa Golijan

The Climate Research Unit at the University of East Anglia keeps some of the most accurate climate records which are key to many climate change debates. Its email archives were hacked, and now it’s the centre of another conspiracy claim. More »