Gizmodo Australia » culture

Put Good-Looking Game Controllers On Your Tree

Chris Jacob — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:00:00 +0000

If you really want to put video-game controllers on your tree, please hang these up. They’re a much better option than dangling your filthy old Saturn controller by its cord. [Ponoko via Technabob]

Self-Explanatory

Mark Wilson — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:44:20 +0000

See subject, IMDB quotes section for more. [Geek Stuff 4 U via UberGizmo]

Joysticks And Rayguns Are The Latest Gadgets To Get Exploded

Sean Fallon — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:45:00 +0000

Still not tired of the whole exploded t-shirt thing? Now you can add rayguns and joysticks to your collection for $US16.

[Exploded Holiday Sale]

Vitruvian Voltron

Mark Wilson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:40:00 +0000

If only Leonardo da Vinci had 1980s cartoons as his muse, it would be Voltron representing Man’s innate tie to geometry and architecture. Live in that better world by purchasing this $US18 t-shirt or sniffing more Crayola. [ThinkGeek via RedFerret]

Nu Pop Watches Make Being Hip Almost Worth The Inconvenience

Mark Wilson — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:27:28 +0000

Ignore the site’s lame hip hop and its general theme of trying too hard, because these nu pop watches by designer Pascal Mouawad and musician Jermaine Dupri are pretty snazzy in their own right. $US145. [nupop via Whollysblog via bookofjoe]

Da Vinci’s The Last Supper, Painted In 4000 Rubik’s Cube

Mark Wilson — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:00:00 +0000

It took five people two months to recreate Leonardo Da Vinci’s The Last Supper in Rubik’s Cubes, but it will take those same five people the rest of their lives to solve it. [Popped Culture via firstcoastnews via Neatorama]

Ecko Star Wars Watches, If You’re Not Fett Up Yet

Mark Wilson — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:40:00 +0000

We can only imagine how much money there is to be made on a $US100 geek hoodies, which probably why Marc Ecko, teamed with Timex, is looking to release a line of Star Wars watches next.

From the Eck-man himself:

These are some teasers of my new watch collection. The range is inspired by Star Wars. A mixture of metals, rubbers and nylons. My amazing partners at Timex- completely rocked these. Yes…they feature “indiglo”…sounds…and other technologies. From Boba to R2…Stormtroopers to Vader…

There’s no pricing information at the moment, but the Timex/Ecko mashups will be around this holiday season. You know, so you can buy them and stuff. [Ecko via aBlogtoRead via OhGizmo!]

Dungeons & Dragons On The Microsoft Surface

Mark Wilson — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:25:21 +0000

For thousands of years, none of us quite understood the point of the Surface. Then, a few Carnegie Mellon students armed with but blades and wits developed this D&D game, and they lightning bolted the naysayers away. [Microsoft via Kotaku]

The Shark Still Looks Fake

Mark Wilson — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:20:00 +0000

Strike fear into the hearts of men with the courteous Three Dimensions of Terror t-shirt ($10). Its 3D shark is kind enough to wait for its victims to put on glasses before commencing the attack. [Threadless via

New Astro Boy Trailer Makes Me Want This New Astro Boy Toy

Danny Allen — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 05:15:00 +0000

Check out this wicked Astro Boy figurine recently spotted at Hong Kong’s Ani-Com show. I can’t wait for the big-screen CG reboot of everyone’s favourite Pinocchio-like android kid with arm canons. Speaking of which, new full-length trailer after the jump!

First created by Osamu Tezuka (the father of Manga) in 1952, Astro Boy played a big part in the rise of the anime aesthetic. Various Astro Boy comics and series have run over the years—influencing pop culture mainstays like teenage hairstyles, videogames (Mega Man), and movies (Steven Spielberg’s A.I.) along the way. Personally, it’s the classic 80’s series that got me hooked.

We’ll learn more about the availability of the Hot Toys’ figurine closer to the movie’s October 23 release. Voices from Samuel L. Jackson, Charlize Theron and Donald Sutherland look solid; but let’s hope Nicolas Cage doesn’t inject his super-intense brand of fail. [Current TV and First Showing]

We’ve seen teasers before, but this full length trailer debuted yesterday: