Wednesday, December 29, 2010

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Drop Coins Into A Canon Piggy Bank To Save Up For The Real Thing

11:40PM December 29, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

This is a cute way to save up for your first DSLR. Whether you want a Canon, Nikon or Olympus, drop those hard-earned coins into the DSLR piggy bank, which costs $US30. [Gadget4all via RocknTech via OhGizmo] More »

Mobile

Will Sprint Launch The HTC EVO Shift 4G Phone On January 9th?

11:00PM December 29, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

The word on the street regarding Sprint’s 4G Androidphone from HTC? Supposedly we’ll see it at CES on January the 9th, where a two-year contract and $US149 price-point will be announced for the slider. [AndroidCentral] More »

Entertainment

How Disney World Is Making Queues Go Faster

10:40PM December 29, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Before the advent of smartphones and video games, Disney World bosses didn’t think too much about queues. But now that everyone’s impatient—and tweeting that impatience—they’ve employed heaps of new tech to track and organize growing lines for rides. More »

Entertainment

Whoopee Cushions Of All Sizes Tested Out

10:00PM December 29, 2010 | Christopher Han

Does size matter? While they sure chose the wrong room acoustics (or microphone) in this experiment, watch a man deflate whoopee cushions of all sizes, from extra small to extra large. More »

Cameras

Tiny Sony Ericsson X10 Mini Sequel Has 1GHz Processor And Android 2.3

9:05PM December 29, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Sony Ericsson’s dinky little X10 Mini phone may’ve had a few problems under its 2.6-inch screen (running Android 1.6 for starters), but the company’s obviously keen to improve, with a sequel leaking out already. More »

Gadgets

Show How Electric Your Love Is With $200 Rings

8:40PM December 29, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

The electricity that courses through your body whenever you’re together. The way you fit perfectly in her arms, powering you up. The voltage you feel as the relationship sours, when you stick your ring into a wall-socket. [Artifacts via DesignMilk] More »

Entertainment

Man Punches Teenager For Refusing To Turn Off His IPhone Mid-Air

8:00PM December 29, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

We know flying is a tiring business, especially with all the new security precautions nowadays—but getting so worked up over a 15 year-old ignoring requests to turn off all electronic devices that you punch him? Not on, dude. More »

Gaming

Will The PSP2 Look Like This?

7:20PM December 29, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

Note these images are not from Sony. They’re mock-ups. But since they’re mock-ups of an image that claims to be of a real PSP2, they’re still worth looking at! More »

Gadgets

Maybe We Should Be Putting Our 3D Efforts Into Food Printing

3:20PM December 29, 2010 | Christina Bonnington

We’ve seen 3D food printers before, but now we know exactly what deliciousness they’re capable of. Food squeezed out of a syringe never looked so tasty—or artful. More »

News

The Top AU Posts Of 2010 – Number 3

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3:00PM December 29, 2010 | Nick Broughall

It’s been a huge year for Gizmodo. And as we wind down for the final week of 2010, it’s time to sit back in our bright red Hefner bathrobe, swirl our snifter of brandy and reflect on the biggest US and Australian stories of the year. More »