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Image Cache: Surprise IM
10:51AM Jason Chen | This is a good idea by dpstyles of Flickr: Max out your font and give a coworker a surprise message that will delight his coworkers. Can you do better? [Flickr]
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11:30AM Nick Broughall | So now that Polaroid’s dead (despite attempts to revive it), it seems that there’s a void in the market for slightly blown out photos in a solid white frame. Enter Rollip, a web service that will convert your normal digital photos into a polaroid-like shot. More »
Rollip Converts Your Pics To Polaroids, For If You’re Feeling Nostalgic
11:30AM Nick Broughall | So now that Polaroid’s dead (despite attempts to revive it), it seems that there’s a void in the market for slightly blown out photos in a solid white frame. Enter Rollip, a web service that will convert your normal digital photos into a polaroid-like shot. More »
Gadgets
12:16PM Nick Broughall | First reaction after seeing the USB photo scanner from Latestbuy: It looks like a mini CRT TV!
Second reaction after seeing the price of the USB photo scanner: Holy crap! I’m not buying this! More »
Why Buy A $200 USB Photo Scanner?
12:16PM Nick Broughall | First reaction after seeing the USB photo scanner from Latestbuy: It looks like a mini CRT TV!
Second reaction after seeing the price of the USB photo scanner: Holy crap! I’m not buying this! More »
Science
NASA Lunar Orbiter Sends Most Detailed Moon Images Yet
1:30AM Jesus Diaz | While Ulysses dies in the solitude of space, NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter is now alive and fully awake, sending these ultra-detailed images from the Moon’s Mare Nubium region. Go on and zoom in. It’s actually made of cheese. More »
Announcements
11:45AM Nick Broughall | So we’re trying something new here at Giz AU. We want you to join us on Flickr by sharing all the awesome photos you think might make a good story. More »
Join The Gizmodo AU Flickr Pool
11:45AM Nick Broughall | So we’re trying something new here at Giz AU. We want you to join us on Flickr by sharing all the awesome photos you think might make a good story. More »
Games
Old Feuds Reunite Between Nintendo and Sega
5:20AM Mark Wilson | In an intense moment of jealousy over Sonic’s intense speed and superb hair stability, Mario lets fists fly. Or something like that. [E3@Giz] More »
Regulars
What Is This?
11:30AM Jesus Diaz | I will tell you what it is: It’s part of the International Space Station as seen from Earth with a telescope. And apparently, it’s very happy to see us… what is that tiny thing tingling on the P3 truss? More »
Hardware
‘Big Mess of Wires’ Homebuilt Processor Is, In Fact, a Big Wonderful Mess of Wires
6:10PM John Herrman | Steve Chamberlin’s “Big Mess of Wires” processor took “18 months, about $US1,000 and 1,253 pieces of wire” to build, measures roughly one square foot and, amazingly, computes at about the level of a Commodore 64. [Gadget Lab] More »
Vehicles
World’s Largest Set of Balls Spotted Inside World’s Largest Loop-the-Loop
10:14PM John Herrman | Stuntman Steve Truglia drives a puny Toyota around a loop-the-loop in a record-setting stunt for British TV show (and Top Gear doppelganger) Fifth Gear. The full stunt, safe descent (hopefully) included, airs this Saturday. [Dailymail]
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