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Singapore: BASE Jumping Off The World’s Most Insane Pool

2:45PM January 31, 2012 | Sam Biddle

Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands hotel is home to one of the most-photographed and internet-beloved swimming pools on the planet. It’s atop a massive tower and looks seamless, like a levitating mirror. So why not leap off off it? More »


Science

Giant Sea Sponge And Possible Eames Inspiration Rediscovered

9:40AM November 18, 2011 | Kristen Philipkoski

Doesn’t this amazing sea sponge look like an Eames moulded plastic chairs? We can’t say for sure it was the design duo’s inspiration, but we do know that until it was recently rediscovered, scientists thought “Neptune’s cup” was extinct. More »


Mobile

One Of Sony’s New Xperias Has ‘Wet-Finger Tracking’

1:58AM June 23, 2011 | Kwame Opam

Sony has two new smartphones out at the CommunicAsia event in Singapore. The Xperia Ray is your average Android handset. The Xperia Active, a phone designed for sportier types, features a little something for slippery fingertips. More »


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Welcome To Singapore’s Most Baffling Tourist Attraction

9:40AM June 22, 2011 | Cyriaque Lamar

Remember the haunted-hayride depths of Daoist Hell? Well, that was a cakewalk compared to Singapore’s Haw Par Villa. At this unique bemusement park, you can tour the annals of Chinese mythology, such as the 10 Courts of Chinese Hell. More »


News

Security Checkpoint Of The Future Could Mean You’ll Get Groped A Lot Less

3:20AM June 8, 2011 | Kwame Opam

After all the touching and feeling that went down this past fall, international airlines have bee hankering for a way to get back into passengers’ good graces. This checkpoint, along with eye scanners and souped-up passports, might be the ticket. More »


Online

MyCube Offering A Cool Six Week Paid-Internship In Singapore

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1:00PM June 3, 2011 | Nick Broughall

Okay, this generally isn’t my thing, sharing details for competitions that don’t directly involve Gizmodo. But this six week paid-internship in Singapore sounds like it could use the help of a knowledgable Gizmodo reader. Plus if you win, you can bring me back shiny stuff from Singapore. More »


Vodafone Cuts Roaming Rates To NZ And Singapore, Still Too Expensive

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4:48PM November 4, 2010 | Nick Broughall

Vodafone are the most global Telco Australia has, yet their global roaming rates have historically been obscenely high, just like their competitors. Today they’ve made a small dent to those charges by introducing standard local call charges for customers calling Australia from Singapore or New Zealand. More »


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How This Philips Viral Ad Led To A Gun-Toting Bear Hunt

3:40AM October 15, 2010 | Brian Barrett

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There’s nothing a marketing department loves more than a viral campaign. Millions of impressions! All that BUZZ! But what happens when authorities think your video of a bear just chilling on a street corner is real? Men with guns happen. More »


The House That Grew From Solid Water

9:20AM August 3, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

I like this Singaporean house as much as my dream house – also in Singapore. It may not be by the beach, but it looks like it’s growing from solid water. The living room itself has water walls: More »


Who Doesn’t Want To Live In This Dream House?

11:40AM July 7, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

Screw the 557sq m Central Park duplex, the $US100 million house in South Kensington or the 17th-century apartment with views to Notre Dame. I want the Fish House. Property porn doesn’t go more luscious than this. More »