Australian Posts

Music

OMG! Latestbuy Are Selling Stylophones!

1:15PM Nick Broughall | Geeky instruments aren’t exactly rare in this day and age, but few have the nostalgia of the stylophone. More »
History of TV

The Introduction Of Colour TV

12:00PM Nick Broughall | Colour TV broadcasts began in Australia in March 1975, a mere 34 years ago. But the first demonstrated colour transmission in the world happened way back in July 1928, by a gentleman by the name of John Logie Baird. More »
Screens

Australia Getting A Proper TV And PC Recycling System

11:07AM Nick Broughall | It’s taken a while, but it looks like Australia will be getting a proper national TV and PC recycling system introduced within the next couple of years. Finally! More »
Phones

Jailbroken iPhone? Watch For The Ikee Virus

10:15AM Nick Broughall | The Whirlpool forum has been overwhelmed over the past few days with jailbroken iPhone users waking to discover they’ve been rickrolled – a photo of Rick Astley seemingly permanently attached to their iPhone’s screen and the words “ikee is never going to give you up” emblazoned across the top. It seems jailbreaking may not be as safe as it seems. More »
Breakfast Wrap

Breakfast Wrap: Best Of The Weekend

Gadgets

Weekend Gadgets: HP Mediasmart Server

5:30PM Nick Broughall | This weekend, I’ve got a hot date with HP’s new EX490 MediaSmart Home Server. I’m hoping she outputs. More »
Entertainment

iiNet Now Offering Unmetered TiVo

4:31PM Nick Broughall | It looks like iiNet has just stretched its lead over other unmetered data offerings by adding TiVo’s on demand content to its Freezone. More »
Phones

I Want An HP Obama And A Bleck Berry

3:30PM Nick Broughall | I always knew Bali was a great tourist destination for its stunning beauty and nightlife, but I had no idea that they had such a thriving mobile-phone manufacturing industry. They’ve got phones I’ve never seen before, like the HP Obama and the Bleck Berry! More »
Deals

An Xbox 360 Elite Bundle For Your Xmas Shopping Pleasure

2:30PM Nick Broughall | Microsoft has unveiled its Xbox 360 bundle du jour, with a copy of Lego Batman and PURE thrown in with an Xbox 360 Elite console, 120GB HDD and wireless controller for $449. Not bad, but I think a PS3 with Uncharted 2 is probably a better buy at this stage of the game… [Xbox]
Networks

Internode Introduces Easy Naked Broadband Plan

1:30PM Nick Broughall | Building on the success of their Easy Broadband plans introduced earlier this year, Internode has just launched Easy Naked Broadband plans for naked DSL internet. More »