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How An Australian Charity’s Swag Is Fighting Homelessness

2:00PM August 25, 2011 | Andrew Tarantola

As many as 15,000 people sleep on Australia’s streets each night, subjected to violence, harassment, and the elements. That’s 15,000 too many for Tony Clark’s tastes. So his charity, Swags for Homeless, hands out these ingeniously integrated tent-mattresses called the Backpack Bed. More »


Canon Lens Thermos Now Available For Preorder

5:18AM March 11, 2010 | Adam Frucci

Remember this amazing travel mug shaped like a camera lens that Canon handed out to press at the Olympics? Well, now you can pre-order one for yourself for a mere $US30 CAD. Sweet! [Vistek via DoobyBrain via The Daily What]


Software

What’s In The Windows 7 Swag Bag?

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1:27PM October 22, 2009 | Nick Broughall

Microsoft had a big launch for Windows 7 this morning, so naturally there was a swag bag. Wanna have a look inside? More »


Gadgets

Play In a College Football Bowl Game, Get Piles of Free Gear

8:00AM December 22, 2008 | Jack Loftus

There’s more to playing football in college than a potential NFL contract and a sound education—there’s stacks of free gear and gadgets to be had too!

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USB Drive Proves Fertility Conventions Give Out the Best Swag Ever

6:40AM November 13, 2008 | Sean Fallon

Attendees can get some pretty cool swag at big conventions, but I have yet to see a product as functionally hysterical as this sperm-shaped USB drive handed out at the American Society For Reproductive Medicine’s (ASRM) 2008 conference. I’ll tell you what—whipping this thing out at while using your laptop at Starbucks should prove interesting.

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Online

Buy 300 Pieces of Verizon Wireless Swag To Impersonate a Verizon Wireless Employee

9:40AM September 19, 2008 | Jason Chen

Have you ever wanted to impersonate a Verizon Wireless employee? This is your chance! Some former employee is now auctioning off his sad, sordid history with the company (he actually saved up 300 different pieces of flair from his time there) to the highest bidder. There are mobile phone holsters, fanny packs, flip flops, balloons (never been blown), candy bars, bandanas, photo frames, mobile phones, beach volleyball blow-ups, lunch bags, ankle socks, SPF30 sunblock, licence plate with “very catchy and clever saying” (guess what it is), and various other things nobody would ever buy used. As a bonus game, guess the end price of this listing in the comments. [eBay - Thanks Tim!]

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Gadgets

Addy Changes the World One Bag at a Time

11:15PM September 5, 2008 | Jesus Diaz

newVideoPlayer("/addybags_gizmodo.flv", 520, 410,""); Remember the video above, with our very own and beloved Addy Dugdale cursing and tearing apart Sharp’s IFA 2007 sharp-as-knives gigantic swag bags? Well, I’m happy to report that Addy changed the world that day, once and forever. I witnessed the consequences of her actions at IFA 2008:

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Gadgets

What’s In The Apple Sydney Store Swag Bag?

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5:13PM June 18, 2008 | Nick Broughall

Some of you were wondering what was in the Apple swagbags being carried around by journalists throughout the Sydney store’s media preview.

As you can see, we picked up a T-shirt (featuring the quote “Store’s Up” on the front and centre, plus the blue wave of iPod nano motif that was covering the store for weeks before today’s preview.

There was also a $25 iTunes voucher, a guide to the Sydney Store’s opening and a booklet on the one-to-one training offerings you can get in the store.

Hit the jump for a stylish shot of yours truly modelling the shirt.

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