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Online

England Bravely Defended Royal Marriage Against Global Internet Raid

Hackers, do you consider nothing sacred? Sack the CIA, beat up credit card companies, fine. But how could you spoil the wedding day of two awesomely rich, good-looking people? They’re royalty! But their big day was almost hijacked.

April 30, 2011
Geek Out

Random Dude Hijacks The Royal Wedding Color Feed

The Royal Wedding is finally goddamn over and now Will and Kate can look back at all the social media they foisted upon the Internet—YouTube videos, Facebook comments, and a Color account sponsored by The Telegraph. And in between pictures of stupid hats and kissing they can find this guy giving his Royal approval, complete with Union Jack underwear and royal blue spandex. [Color Royal Wedding Album via TechCrunch]

Geek Out

There Are Some Pretty Badass Parts Of A Fancy Royal Wedding

The Will and Kate orgy of regality isn’t just about giant fancy hats and jewels and horses – there’s some hard labour to be done! As much as Twitter has been abuzz with gushing hashtags, old tech still matters.

Cameras

This Is What It Takes To Shoot Royal Love

In case you weren’t aware, two very rich and good-looking people in England just got married, and everyone in the world went into a frenzy about their hats and hair and shoes. So photos were key! Here’s the gear.

April 29, 2011
Geek Out

The Glorious, Creative, Ridiculous, Fancy, Royal Wedding Hats

What’s the coolest thing about a royal wedding? It’s the hats, stupid! [Jezebel]

Gadgets

The Worst Royal Wedding Merchandise Offenders

Every marketing manager and his dog has dreamt up a little royal wedding cash-cow in time for the nuptials tomorrow. But which gift should you buy – either to send to the newlyweds, or to sheath in plastic wrap and bury under your bed for the grandchildren, who’ll only wrinkle their noses and toss it in the bin 60 years down the track?

April 28, 2011
Gaming

It’s A Royal Wedding Game (With Zombies In It)

A real game based on the Royal Wedding would be boring as all hell. You’d be managing sliders based on protocol and a receding hairline. A game based on the Royal Wedding when it’s under attack by zombies, now that’s more like it.

Mobile

Mobile Phone Jammers At The Royal Wedding

Tweeting and mobile phones are banned from the royal wedding. The Brits have arranged for “signal blocking technology” to be employed at the grounds of the Abbey due to concerns that guests might use their phones to convey information from within the ceremony – puzzling, considering the event will be broadcast worldwide on YouTube.

April 25, 2011
Online

How Does One Follow A Royal Wedding In The Information Age?

Gizmodo’s own Kat Hannaford was recently pulled aside by the BBC to talk the upcoming Royal Wedding. How will it be different than others from the past? First, more fabulous. Obviously. Second? More social, and certainly more connected than ever.

March 29, 2011
Software

Get Your Royal Wedding Fix With New BBC App

Gizmodo AU

Personally, the sooner this country becomes a republic and we don’t have to think about the tedium of royal weddings actually playing a part in who will be the official Australian head of state. But in the meantime, the BBC is celebrating the royal wedding with a dedicated iPhone trivia app.

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