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Avatar: The Result Of A Quest For The Holy Grail Of Cameras

6:00PM Dan Nosowitz | The recent embrace of digital 3D film is largely due to the efforts of an unexpected figure: James Cameron. Cameron both helped create the modern 3D camera and masterminded the spread of 3D, all so Avatar could blow your mind. More »
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PS3 PlayTV Bundle: 250GB PS3 With PlayTV For $599

2:30PM Nick Broughall | At this morning’s PlayTV launch, Sony announced that they’ll be bundling the DVR attachment with a new 250GB PS3 console, for $599. That’s not bad value. More »
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Everything You Wanted To Know About The PS3’s iView

1:00PM Nick Broughall | This morning, Sony had a big launch for their new PlayTV device (more on that later today) and an official launch for the iView service. The good news is that all those early issues we have with iView on the PS3 are going to get better. More »
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Last Chance To RSVP For Byteside

12:00PM Nick Broughall | Tonight’s the last night for this season of Byteside, the brain child of former Giz editor Seamus. If you’re in Sydney tonight and fancy sharing a few beers with like-minded geeks, make sure you RSVP. Tonight’s shows will be a retrospective look back at the past decade, and the highs and lows of both technology and games. I’ll be there, so make sure you say G’day! More »
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OS X’s Spinning Beach Ball Makes Family Guy Cameo

11:03PM Danny Allen | I’ve definitely wanted to Force Quit some conversations in my time, so a real life spinning beach ball of death would be the perfect excuse. Watch: More »
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ABC iView Now Live On The PS3

9:30AM Nick Broughall | If any of you were spending part of your Sunday playing with you PS3, you may have noticed that there was a new option in the XMB for television, with the ABC iView logo sitting front and centre. That’s right – you can now access iView through the PS3. More »
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No, Fight Club Has Not Turned Into A Horrible Romantic Comedy

11:40AM Sean Fallon | If you picked up the new Fight Club Blu-ray edition, don’t panic when you see the menu screen. Edward Norton HAS NOT been replaced with a Drew Barrymore character that makes out with her alter ego to vent sexual frustration. More »
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YouTube Shuts Down API Access, Blocks Set-Top Boxes

6:59AM John Herrman | There are two ways for a device to access YouTube: either through the regular web interface (i.e. Flash) or for cleaner integration, through its back-end APIs. As of December, Google is shutting off the tap. Update. More »
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Flo TV Shown Off On The iPhone For Reasons Unknown

5:32AM John Herrman | I get that this Flo TV iPhone demo is just a proof of concept. That’s fine! I’m just a little confused as to what the concept is. More »
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Details On Telstra’s T-Box Announced

1:40PM Nick Broughall | Back in March, Telstra said they’d be launching 100Mbps cable in Melbourne. Today, the Big T announced that they’d be flicking the switch on December 1, as well as confirming details on the T-Box. Not to be confused with the T-Hub, this one’s a DVR! For TV. More »