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This Augmented Reality Sand Box Is More Fun Than Anything You Had As A Kid

Technology is transforming the way kids play and learn. But this new sand box is a complete revelation: using Kinect to gather depth information it teaches kids about topography and can even simulate water without making a mess.


March 30, 2012
Online

Rumourmodo: Google’s Getting Into The Tablet Business Later This Year

Rumours indicate that the search giant is jumping back into competition with Apple and Amazon with plans to hock Android tablets on its website.


February 14, 2011
Mobile

Xperia Play Landing In Australia Q2 2011

Gizmodo AU

The local announcement for the Xperia Play just landed, and while it’s extremely light on details, it does share one little nugget – the phone will launch down under in Q2 (April-June).


June 6, 2010

Just Chillin’ In My Gigantic Packing Tape Spider Web

What’s the coolest thing you can do with 117,000 feet of packing tape? If you said anything besides building a humongous, self-supporting spider web inside a historic Viennese stock exchange, then you are oh so very wrong. Let’s explore!


March 28, 2010

Toys That Inspired Scientific Breakthroughs

Anyone who reads Giz with any sort of regularity knows that we don’t try to hide our affinity for toys. But for some brainiacs, toys like the Etch-a-Sketch aren’t just diversions, they’re launching pads for important scientific discoveries.