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Science
In An Emergency, Place A Brassiere Over Your Nose And Mouth
10:00PM Jack Loftus | Yes, that’s Nobel Prize winning economist Paul Krugman there with half a brassiere clamped tightly over his nose and mouth. That said, this is not some scandalous spy shot that will bequeath Bill O’Reilly’s next wet dream. It’s actually this: More »
Cameras
Nikon Setting Up 360-Degree Matrix Camera Array on MTV Movie Awards Red Carpet
6:20AM Wilson Rothman | Take 50 Nikon D700s, arrange them in a circle, get them all to fire at once, then play them back in sequence, and you get a crazy 360 array—like the kind used in The Matrix—live on the red carpet of the MTV Movie Awards. More »
Announcements
10:24AM Nick Broughall | Remember – even if you voted for us yesterday, you can vote once every 24 hours up until Jan 13. And currently we’re coming in third place, which doesn’t truly reflect what awesome readers you guys are. So don’t forget to vote for us again today!
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Don’t Forget To Vote For Giz AU In The 2008 Weblog Awards
10:24AM Nick Broughall | Remember – even if you voted for us yesterday, you can vote once every 24 hours up until Jan 13. And currently we’re coming in third place, which doesn’t truly reflect what awesome readers you guys are. So don’t forget to vote for us again today!
[2008 Weblog Awards] More »
Announcements
9:50AM Nick Broughall | Let’s face it – there are two things that make Gizmodo a great site: gadgets and you guys. We bring the news on the latest gadgets, you guys bring the (mostly) insightful commentary and intelligent discussion. That’s why voting for Giz AU in the 2008 Weblog Awards is like voting for your own awesomeness, which you should totally do.
Giz AU is a finalist in the Best Australian Blog category. And because we really want to win (not for our egos, you understand, but for your egos), we’re asking that you hit the link and vote for us today, tomorrow and every day up until the voting closes on January 13. Not only that, we want you to get your family and friends to vote for us too – remember this isn’t about us, it’s about you.
And while you’re voting, why not pop a vote in for our sister site Defamer AU, who’s a finalist in the Best Celeb Gossip Blog category, as well as one for the mothership Gizmodo US in the Best Technology Blog category.
Thanks guys.
[2008 Weblog Awards] More »
Vote For Giz AU In The 2008 Weblog Awards
9:50AM Nick Broughall | Let’s face it – there are two things that make Gizmodo a great site: gadgets and you guys. We bring the news on the latest gadgets, you guys bring the (mostly) insightful commentary and intelligent discussion. That’s why voting for Giz AU in the 2008 Weblog Awards is like voting for your own awesomeness, which you should totally do.
Giz AU is a finalist in the Best Australian Blog category. And because we really want to win (not for our egos, you understand, but for your egos), we’re asking that you hit the link and vote for us today, tomorrow and every day up until the voting closes on January 13. Not only that, we want you to get your family and friends to vote for us too – remember this isn’t about us, it’s about you.
And while you’re voting, why not pop a vote in for our sister site Defamer AU, who’s a finalist in the Best Celeb Gossip Blog category, as well as one for the mothership Gizmodo US in the Best Technology Blog category.
Thanks guys.
[2008 Weblog Awards] More »
Cameras
JD Power Announces the Best Cameras of 2008
7:30AM Adam Frucci | JD Power and Associates just released the results of its latest camera survey, culling the responses of over 8,000 digital camera buyers between April of 2007 and March of 2008. They split the categories into DSLRs, Point and Shoots, Premium Point and Shoots, and Ultra Slims. Hit the jump to see the list of winners.
Gadgets
Dyson 2008 Award Winner Rake n Take: For Picking Up Leaves or Dirty Laundry
10:14AM Matt Buchanan | You’d expect first place in the 2008 Dyson awards to go something totally insane, like a vacuum that cleans your carpet and your colon simultaneously. But it actually went to this deceptively simple gadget designed by Ryan Jansen, the Rake n Take, which takes a lot of the suck out of raking leaves. Pulling up on the handle clamps whatever you’re raking, so you you don’t have to stoop and scoop. It would also be great for clearing your disgusting roommate’s biohazardous socks out of your living room. Check it out in action after the jump. More »
Announcements
Please Vote for Gizmodo in the 2008 Bloggies
8:12AM Jason Chen | As Brian said yesterday, we’ve been nominated for the 2008 Bloggies in the categories of Best Tech Blog, Lifetime Achievement and Best Design. Really do feel like we do fantastic work around here, not just in the stuff he pointed out yesterday, but stuff like our Very Very NSFW Porn Convention Adventure and our other NSFW exploits. If you feel like Gizmodo helps you get through the work day any faster or makes you day any more enjoyable, please throw in a vote for us. It’ll give us a warm feeling inside, much like the feeling you’d get if you were the kitty in the picture. [Vote for Gizmodo] More »
Announcements
Vote for Gizmodo in the 2008 Bloggies
12:40AM Brian Lam | Hey there. We’ve been nominated in the 2008 bloggies for categories such as Best Tech Blog, Lifetime Achievement and Best Design. Design aside, I do feel like we’re to the point where we’re pretty happy with the work we do. Just remember the X-Wing fighter rocket soaring into the sky, the Lego 50th anniversary story, our Bill Gates video interview, the first live shots of the 150-inch plasma, or the purdiest Apple liveblog photos around. For voting, I can’t promise you the same Jet ride and Pony we did last year. Only the feeling of warm fuzziness you’d get and give from clicking on us in the 2008 Bloggies…well, I’d say it would probably feel somewhat like being tucked in that sweater with a kitty and the puppies. Thanks, and good night. [Vote for Giz, photo via Cute Overload] More »
Gadgets
Steve Jobs Inducted into California Hall of Fame, Dresses Up
10:04PM Addy Dugdale | I know it wasn’t the Oscars, but couldn’t His Royal Steveness have made just a teensy bit more effort at California’s Hall of Fame last night? Sporting a Ronald McDonald costume made entirely from tofuburgers black poloneck and jeans, the co-founder of Apple eschewed the red carpet and snuck in through a side door at Sacramento’s California Museum for History, Women and the Arts. Bounding on stage to the strains of Revolution by that popular beat combo The Beatles, Jobs managed to look bashful as Arnie and Maria hung a gold medallion round his neck. Although yesterday’s ceremony was the Golden State’s first ever HoF gathering, the Gubernator and his First Lady, Maria Shriver, managed to get all 75 inductees to show up—unless, of course, you count the dearly departed, such as John Wayne. There was, however, a last-minute no-show: Elizabeth Taylor. Perhaps she felt that Jobs’ interpretation of the dress code was a little too casual. [Reuters] More »
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