money
Gadgets
Trick Yourself Into Saving Money With The Spend/Save Coin Bank
7:20AM Adam Frucci | This is clever: a coin bank that will randomly place your change into one of two compartments, spend or save. That way, you’ll have only the bank to blame when you don’t have enough money for rent. [TaylorGifts via BoJ]
Business
10:45AM Nick Broughall | According to Asher Moses at the Sydney Morning Herald, the CSIRO just received it’s first royalty paycheck for licences on its wireless data patents, which are the cornerstone for Wi-Fi. It was a cool $200 million. Looks like first round’s on them! More »
CSIRO Pockets A Cool $200 Million Through Wi-Fi Patents
10:45AM Nick Broughall | According to Asher Moses at the Sydney Morning Herald, the CSIRO just received it’s first royalty paycheck for licences on its wireless data patents, which are the cornerstone for Wi-Fi. It was a cool $200 million. Looks like first round’s on them! More »
Business
Bill Gates Lost $US7B Last Year, Is Still Richer Than God
11:20AM Adam Frucci | Pity poor Bill Gates! In this terrible economy, he lost $US7 billion last year, bringing his net worth down to… $US50 Billion. More »
Business
Sony Posts Nearly $400 Million Loss Last Quarter
9:30AM Dan Nosowitz | Sony, just about the biggest and most far-reaching electronics manufacturer around, announced a first-quarter loss of $US390.5 million. They’ve been taking a beating across the board from Apple, Nintendo, Nokia, Canon and Samsung, and aren’t excelling in any one field. More »
Gadgets
Card Skimmers Yield Over $US2M to Thieves in NY
12:00PM Andi Wang | We’ve been hearing more about card skimmers on ATMs throughout America. Reports now say that it has gotten to the point that $US2M has already been stolen via card-skimming in New York alone. More »
Random Stuff
Microsoft Uses $US11 Million in Stimulus Money to Build Bridge to Itself
8:20AM Jason Chen | If you think Microsoft should use $US11 million in stimulus money—your tax money—to build a bridge connecting its West campus to its East campus, raise your hand. Banned. More »
Random Stuff
To Conceptualise a Trillion Dollars, We Require Computer Visualization
9:40AM Mark Wilson | While you will never see a trillion dollars in person (nature’s way of protecting your sanity amidst the bailout), computers can do the job without breaking a sweat—or worrying about retirement. More » Advertisement
ANZ Money Manager Organises Your Finances, Leaves More Time And Cash
If you want to buy the latest shiny gadgets, you’ll need money — and that means you’ll need to get your finances organised. Yeah, we know, dullsville, so you might as well make the process as automated and painless as possible. ANZ Money Manager can automatically (and securely) import information from pretty much any Australian bank account, categorise it, and help you track where your money is going and set long-term financial goals. Unlike your accountant, it won’t sneer when it discovers that most of your disposable income is going on batteries and widgets. It’s free to use and requires nothing more than a browser, so if your gadget desires are being held back by fiscal mismanagement, this is the place to start. ANZ Money Manager More »
Design
GPS Coin Is Spare Change That’s Actually Worth Something
7:40AM Mark Wilson | I dislike dealing in cash, mostly because it inevitably leads to a bunch of coins that rattle my pocket and nerves alike. But if those coins had superfluous GPS functionality, I’d reconsider my stance. More »
Games
10:22AM Nick Broughall | Financiapocalyse, financiasschmocalypse. This country’s doing alright. Just look at the amount of cash we all dropped on video games last year, according to a report from the IEAA: $1.96 billion. If that figure alone doesn’t fill you with a sense of mortal wonder, then consider this: that figure is an increase of 47% on 2007. So while the rest of the world was grinding its way towards an inevitable economic catastrophe, us Aussies just invested our money into gaming. More »
Aussies Love Them Some Games: Almost $2 Billion Spent On Games In 2008
10:22AM Nick Broughall | Financiapocalyse, financiasschmocalypse. This country’s doing alright. Just look at the amount of cash we all dropped on video games last year, according to a report from the IEAA: $1.96 billion. If that figure alone doesn’t fill you with a sense of mortal wonder, then consider this: that figure is an increase of 47% on 2007. So while the rest of the world was grinding its way towards an inevitable economic catastrophe, us Aussies just invested our money into gaming. More » 
