There are some pretty talented magicians out there, but they’d be hard-pressed to beat the combined forces of not-for-profit Oxfam and phone recycler MobileMuster — their “Old phones, more chickens” campaign will see old mobiles converted into chickens for those living in poverty, at a rate of two-for-one. More »
The BBC’s released the trailer and title for this year’s Christmas special, and it’s reported we won’t have to wait too long to see it here in Australia, either. Also, that costume that the BBC’s auctioning off? Matt Smith is… ahem… not wearing it. If you know what I mean. More »
Think of LuminAID as the TOMS shoes of… electricity. Each light is rugged, waterproof, solar-powered, inflatable (floating light!) and only $US25. But each purchase also nets a LuminAID for a needy stranger without electricity. Gadget awww. More »
No, that’s not a typo. One of the Internet’s most popular geeky t-shirt destinations has a T-Shirt that’ll cost you $US300,000 to own. Now that’s what I’d call a limited edition. More »
That wasn’t an order — you don’t have to, but three brave Aussies are about get into a rickety rickshaw to do just that, for charity — and with a twenty-first century technology twist to go with their dilapidated drive. More after the jump. More »
Aaron Biber is an 89-year old barber from Tottenham. He lost his wife in 2010 and, in 2011, he lost his livelihood to rioters. His story made headlines when a striking image of his ransacked barbershop hit the Internet. More »
Remember Jacob French, the guy walking from Sydney to Perth in Stormtrooper armour to raise awareness and money for the Starlight Foundation? He’s a dead set champ, and now you can track his progress courtesy of his shiny new Spot GPS device. Here’s a map of where he’s got to so far. More »
Ahh, the Humble Indie Bundle. It works like this: you name your own price on the game pack (said to be worth $50), then choose how your cash is split between the developers and a charity like the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Well, as you can see, there may not be as many Linux nerds as Windows or Mac users, but they’re far more giving. More »
