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Robots
5:00PM Nick Broughall | What’s worse than the fact that I actually stood there and filmed the entire routine is that it was one of the highlights of the Australian CeBit show. Seriously – for the average gadget fan, there was not a lot more than cheap, ugly electronics that you wouldn’t even buy cheap in China. If you were thinking about going tomorrow, I’d save yourself the price of entry… More »
And Now For Something Completely Underwhelming – Dancing Robots
5:00PM Nick Broughall | What’s worse than the fact that I actually stood there and filmed the entire routine is that it was one of the highlights of the Australian CeBit show. Seriously – for the average gadget fan, there was not a lot more than cheap, ugly electronics that you wouldn’t even buy cheap in China. If you were thinking about going tomorrow, I’d save yourself the price of entry… More » 
Games
12:05PM Nick Broughall | Probably the one truly interesting gadget to come out of CeBit in Sydney yesterday were these Pico projector docks from Digislide, which connect to your console and let you take your games on the road with you. More »
WeSii, XRay And StingRay Add a Pico Projector To Your Gaming Console
12:05PM Nick Broughall | Probably the one truly interesting gadget to come out of CeBit in Sydney yesterday were these Pico projector docks from Digislide, which connect to your console and let you take your games on the road with you. More »
Computers
Asus Will Actually Produce their Best Concepts
1:00AM Mark Wilson | If you hadn’t noticed, we wrote about Asus a lot last week. The company was showing off some interesting concepts at the tradeshow CeBIT—concepts that Asus has just announced will actually be produced. More »
Entertainment
DVR/BitTorrent Combo BlobBox Appears, Pirates and Studio Execs Shudder
10:00AM Wilson Rothman | One of Chen’s deepest, darkest fantasies is a set-top box that records shows and pulls in torrents at the same time. Italian hardware firm Telsey and software maker TVBlob just made it—the BlobBox—a reality. More »
Hardware
Asus Marine Cool Motherboard Fights Heat with Ceramic Plates
6:40AM Mark Wilson | Ceramic isn’t just for pottery. It’s used in military armour to stop bullets and the Space Shuttle to thwart heat. Now, Asus is reintroducing the material in its sci-fi-tastic Marine Cool motherboard.
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103-inch Panasonic Plasma Smashed At Trade Show
4:20AM Seamus Byrne | A forklift accident, rather than a publicity stunt by Sharp or some other big-n-flat competitor, was the cause of death for Panasonic’s 103-inch plasma pride and joy. The rumor floated a few weeks ago, but the Gizmodo team in Australia was able to confirm the CeBit Sydney mishap. Not, it wasn’t the first plasma to meet its maker, and yes, Panasonic was insured for the 771-pound, $63,000 TV, but let’s just say our bet is that some forklift operator is scanning the classifieds right now. – Wilson Rothman Panasonic 103-inch plasma smashed at CeBIT Sydney [Gizmodo Australia] Thanks Séamus! More »
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5:29PM Seamus Byrne | You’d better sit down…
It’s with a heavy heart we share the awful news that one of Panasonic’s magnificent 103-inch plasma screens died during bump out at CeBIT Sydney.
We actually first heard this news a few weeks ago (tip of the hat to hazchem), but without more sources we let it lie as unsupported rumour (at the time, Panasonic didn’t give us a confirm when we followed it up). Now with a fresh tip from a separate source, we’re in no doubt the screen is dead, and now Panasonic has confirmed to Gizmodo that the screen is indeed pining for the fjords.
At the conclusion of CeBIT while Panasonic was bumping out the 103-inch Plasma, when lifted using a forklift the Plasma fell and was irreparably damaged. The Plasma was fully insured and Panasonic has other exhibition units.
Rest In Peace, beautiful giant plasma. You know what they say, the candle screen that burns twice as bright… -Seamus Byrne
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Panasonic 103-inch plasma smashed at CeBIT Sydney
5:29PM Seamus Byrne | You’d better sit down…
It’s with a heavy heart we share the awful news that one of Panasonic’s magnificent 103-inch plasma screens died during bump out at CeBIT Sydney.
We actually first heard this news a few weeks ago (tip of the hat to hazchem), but without more sources we let it lie as unsupported rumour (at the time, Panasonic didn’t give us a confirm when we followed it up). Now with a fresh tip from a separate source, we’re in no doubt the screen is dead, and now Panasonic has confirmed to Gizmodo that the screen is indeed pining for the fjords.
At the conclusion of CeBIT while Panasonic was bumping out the 103-inch Plasma, when lifted using a forklift the Plasma fell and was irreparably damaged. The Plasma was fully insured and Panasonic has other exhibition units.
Rest In Peace, beautiful giant plasma. You know what they say, the candle screen that burns twice as bright… -Seamus Byrne
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9:05AM Seamus Byrne | Seriously, this was exactly what this guy (also on the Made in Germany stand) was saying to the kid in the picture. “No, no, it isn’t a game, it is a driving simulator.” Doesn’t that just mean it is a BORING version of a driving game?
But the kid just wouldn’t be dismissed so easily. “How do you score?”, “What’s the goal?”, “Where are the hookers to boost your health?” I made that last one up. Have to give the kid a break, though. There was a pretty serious looking joystick attached to the machine. How could it NOT be a game to a 12-year-old kid? Oh yeah, and he crashed a lot too. He was rubbish at it. -Seamus Byrne
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CeBIT: Hey kid, that car simulator is not a game
9:05AM Seamus Byrne | Seriously, this was exactly what this guy (also on the Made in Germany stand) was saying to the kid in the picture. “No, no, it isn’t a game, it is a driving simulator.” Doesn’t that just mean it is a BORING version of a driving game?
But the kid just wouldn’t be dismissed so easily. “How do you score?”, “What’s the goal?”, “Where are the hookers to boost your health?” I made that last one up. Have to give the kid a break, though. There was a pretty serious looking joystick attached to the machine. How could it NOT be a game to a 12-year-old kid? Oh yeah, and he crashed a lot too. He was rubbish at it. -Seamus Byrne
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9:00AM Seamus Byrne | So here are those girls in the spa I mentioned earlier. They were showing off some new mobile phone protective covers called ‘Skins’… basically, large condoms you wrap your phone in before hitting the water, or mud, or jelly. Y’know, whatever.
Another photo follows the drop, showing a small number of the non-stop flow of men hovering around the spa. -Seamus Byrne
[Skins Mobile]
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CeBIT: Girls in spa with condoms… for your phone
9:00AM Seamus Byrne | So here are those girls in the spa I mentioned earlier. They were showing off some new mobile phone protective covers called ‘Skins’… basically, large condoms you wrap your phone in before hitting the water, or mud, or jelly. Y’know, whatever.
Another photo follows the drop, showing a small number of the non-stop flow of men hovering around the spa. -Seamus Byrne
[Skins Mobile]
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8:51AM Seamus Byrne | Spend a little too long at your desk? Of course you do. These tables will do your back the world of good, letting you raise and lower your desk so you can shift between sitting and standing over the course of the day. Even low enough to sit on a swiss ball or kneel now and then if that takes your fancy. It’s all about saving your back!
Your back, and your rat’s nest of cables too. The arms and legs have cable channels, and under the back edge of the desk you can add an electricals duct, where six power points can live so you only need a single cable running away from the desk to your outlet. Neat, tidy, sexy, smart. And Aussie.
These are made by a crew in Melbourne, and the tables start at $1900 and flow up to over $4000 with all the bells and whistles seen on this desk here. Plus they can do all kinds of customisations to suit your exact needs. My back is already trying to remind me to go order one now. More close up pics around the table after the jump.
[ AME Systems ]
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CeBIT: AME – Table goes up, table goes down
8:51AM Seamus Byrne | Spend a little too long at your desk? Of course you do. These tables will do your back the world of good, letting you raise and lower your desk so you can shift between sitting and standing over the course of the day. Even low enough to sit on a swiss ball or kneel now and then if that takes your fancy. It’s all about saving your back!
Your back, and your rat’s nest of cables too. The arms and legs have cable channels, and under the back edge of the desk you can add an electricals duct, where six power points can live so you only need a single cable running away from the desk to your outlet. Neat, tidy, sexy, smart. And Aussie.
These are made by a crew in Melbourne, and the tables start at $1900 and flow up to over $4000 with all the bells and whistles seen on this desk here. Plus they can do all kinds of customisations to suit your exact needs. My back is already trying to remind me to go order one now. More close up pics around the table after the jump.
[ AME Systems ]
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