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Sports
1:00PM Nick Broughall | Gadgets make us better people. Especially in sports. So this week while we’re Playing with Balls, it’s the perfect time to look back at our 10 gadgets that help you cheat at sports post. Because it doesn’t matter how you get there, so long as you win. Unless, you know, it actually is important how you get there…
Forget Training For Sports Glory… Cheat Instead
1:00PM Nick Broughall | Gadgets make us better people. Especially in sports. So this week while we’re Playing with Balls, it’s the perfect time to look back at our 10 gadgets that help you cheat at sports post. Because it doesn’t matter how you get there, so long as you win. Unless, you know, it actually is important how you get there… 
QOTD
11:30AM Nick Broughall | One of the greatest things about sports coverage these days is the incredible camera shots they get. In cricket there’s a camera in the stumps, cycling has helmet-mounted cameras, motor sports have snappers in the bumpers. More »
QOTD: Where Would You Stick A Sports Camera?
11:30AM Nick Broughall | One of the greatest things about sports coverage these days is the incredible camera shots they get. In cricket there’s a camera in the stumps, cycling has helmet-mounted cameras, motor sports have snappers in the bumpers. More »
Screens
10:00AM Elly Hart | The huge video screens at sporting venues, where slow-mo replays and video ref decisions are shown, are a big part of the spectator experience — and it’s about to get even bigger. More »
Behind The Screens: When Big Isn’t Big Enough
10:00AM Elly Hart | The huge video screens at sporting venues, where slow-mo replays and video ref decisions are shown, are a big part of the spectator experience — and it’s about to get even bigger. More »
Sports
4:00PM Kym Weathersten | Ah, bless late night infomercials and horny inventors. Because without them, we would not have this list of craptacular fitness paraphernalia.
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Six Of The Most Ridiculous Fitness Gadgets Ever
4:00PM Kym Weathersten | Ah, bless late night infomercials and horny inventors. Because without them, we would not have this list of craptacular fitness paraphernalia.
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Sports
2:30PM Elly Hart | The controversy over high-tech swimsuits reached its tipping point a few months ago when officials finally decided to ban them as of 2010. But the damage has been done and swimming as a sport has been tainted forever. More »
Why High-Tech Swimsuits Are Still A Problem
2:30PM Elly Hart | The controversy over high-tech swimsuits reached its tipping point a few months ago when officials finally decided to ban them as of 2010. But the damage has been done and swimming as a sport has been tainted forever. More »
Games
1:00PM Tracey Lien | The traditional—or perhaps stereotypical—relationship between computer nerds and jocks is one often characterised by bruises to the face, wedgies up the arse and dignity down the drain. But, as the developers behind Australia’s latest AFL and NRL games on PSP show us, it doesn’t always have to be this way. More »
Breaking A Virtual Sweat: The Making Of A Sports Game
1:00PM Tracey Lien | The traditional—or perhaps stereotypical—relationship between computer nerds and jocks is one often characterised by bruises to the face, wedgies up the arse and dignity down the drain. But, as the developers behind Australia’s latest AFL and NRL games on PSP show us, it doesn’t always have to be this way. More »
Sports
10:00AM Nick Broughall | It’s not the atmosphere. It’s not the history. It’s not the size, space or location. It’s the fact that you can get free Wi-Fi access within the grounds. More »
Why The MCG Is The Best Sports Stadium In Australia
10:00AM Nick Broughall | It’s not the atmosphere. It’s not the history. It’s not the size, space or location. It’s the fact that you can get free Wi-Fi access within the grounds. More »
Cameras
4:00PM Elly Hart | If you get a kick out of watching yourself on camera, here’s a new toy for you. With Thanko’s USB Action Camera you can record jerky footage of yourself in first person and hands free. More »
Thanko’s USB Action Camera Captures Every Wrong Move
4:00PM Elly Hart | If you get a kick out of watching yourself on camera, here’s a new toy for you. With Thanko’s USB Action Camera you can record jerky footage of yourself in first person and hands free. More »
Sports
1:00PM Nick Broughall | Before the 2006 World Cup in Germany, the boffins at Adidas designed the ‘world’s roundest ball’ for the world’s second biggest sporting event. It was the result of years of research, some complicated science and the hard work of a robotic kicking machine. More »
The Science Of The Soccer Ball
1:00PM Nick Broughall | Before the 2006 World Cup in Germany, the boffins at Adidas designed the ‘world’s roundest ball’ for the world’s second biggest sporting event. It was the result of years of research, some complicated science and the hard work of a robotic kicking machine. More »
QOTD
11:30AM Nick Broughall | If my actions playing sports games counted towards sporting achievements, my trophy cabinet would be a lot fuller. More »
QOTD: What’s Your Favourite Sports Game Of All Time?
11:30AM Nick Broughall | If my actions playing sports games counted towards sporting achievements, my trophy cabinet would be a lot fuller. More » 
