Entertainment

Who Wants A Julia Gillard GPS?

Gizmodo AU

The Chaser returned to television last night with their new election program Yes We Canberra, where they unveiled the new Julia Gillard GPS. It’s destined to get you “moving forward”. [iView]


July 19, 2010
Geek Out

Atheists’ Latest Gadget: The Hairdryer

What does an atheist do when they’re trying to prove a point and “de-baptize” non-believers? Why, use a hairdryer of course, as Edwin Kagin has done with a “flock” of atheists at this year’s American Atheists Convention in New Jersey.


July 6, 2010
Entertainment

Watch The Onion Take On The Future’s News Today

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The Onion, that venerable source of satire both topical and historic, is today dipping its toes in the premium content pond. The result: “Future: News from the Year 2137″, an Onion-ised look at the world of tomorrow today.


December 9, 2009
Entertainment

Handy Guide To Not Getting Your Game Banned In Australia

Gizmodo AU

The guys over at Gamespot have put together a handy video for game developers wanting to get their game rated for Australia. Although if Miranda Kerr or John Farnham ever make their way into a videogame, I think I might jump ship and start supporting Atkinson’s stance on things.*


August 21, 2009
Geek Out

Insane Mosspuppet Questions Stevepuppet’s Sanity

Poor Mosspuppet. He may be Stevepuppet’s best buddy in the whole kingdom of puppets, but he is losing it. Or he just timewarped back to 1997. (Fast-forward to 51 seconds to see Stevepuppet). [The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs]


August 18, 2009
Geek Out

An Exclusive Look Inside Steve Jobs’ House

Steve Jobs is a private man, so only those very close to him ever get a look inside his home. Privacy shmivacy! Here’s our exclusive look inside, revealing some downright surprising aspects of the bearded one’s personal life.


August 12, 2009
Online

Google Offers Users Total Privacy (In An Airless, Deadly Prison)

Today’s Onion News Network video attacks Google’s scary-if-you-think-about-it access to all our browsing habits and personal data. If you want privacy, no problem: Just relocate to a giant boxlike mountain prison, and you’ll be secure (and dead). Zing!


July 29, 2009
Mobile

iPhone 3GI Delivers True Multitasking, But Only To People Who Really Deserve It

The sad thing is, if Apple did release the iPhone 3GI and claim only the truly worthy could see it, I’m sure it would go down exactly like The Onion says it would.


July 10, 2009
Entertainment

The Seven Types Of Employees You Meet At Best Buy

Have you ever noticed that no matter which Best Buy you go into, you end up seeing the same people working there? That’s because there are seven types of people that work at every single Best Buy, with no exceptions.


January 5, 2009
Entertainment

David Pogue Piano Solo Imagines a World Without Apple

Here’s the humourous David Pogue singing about a world without Apple in a way that only, well, David Pogue could pull off.