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Leap Motion CEO Responds To Gizmodo: We Mistakenly Charged Aussies The GST

Leap Motion is one of very few products that we’re genuinely excited to get our hands on. Early reports say that the Leap Motion takes motion control to the next level, and from the teaser video, you can see why. It’s an incredible gadget, so you can imagine how disappointed we were when we saw that Leap were trying to charge the GST to Australians for an item under $1000. What gives? We spoke to the CEO of Leap Motion, who has an apology to make.


US Government Doesn’t Want A Warrant To Track Cars With GPS

The US government is claiming that authorities should be allowed to fasten GPS tracking devices to any vehicle — and then monitor its movements — without a warrant. Wired reports that the Obama administration is maintaining the controversial stance, despite the fact that the US Supreme Court ruled last year that such a procedure amounted to search protected by the US Constitution.


Facebook Ads Will Tell You When They Are Tracking You

We know Facebook ads are tracking us — we just don’t always know which ones. But that process is about to get more transparent, because Facebook is going to start labelling the ads you see based on past behaviour.


Report: New Facebook App Will Track You And Your Friends

Here’s something that sounds scarier than it probably is: Bloomberg says Facebook is working on a new app that will follow you around via smartphone, reporting your moves to friends. Creepy? Convenient? Both? Neither?


Ads In Internet Explorer Could Be Tracking Your Mouse

If you still use Internet Explorer, there’s more to worry about than a crappy browsing experience. Microsoft has confirmed that it’s looking into a “mouse tracking” flaw which affects IE 6 through 10.


Now Publishers Are Tracking Student Reading Habits

We already know that Microsoft’s been looking at ways to turn Kinect into a snitch, but now, Big Brother is taking his talents to American students with a shiny new line of merciless, whistle-blowing ebooks.


Fitbit One Review: Monitor Your Wretched Laziness

Last month we reviewed the Fitbit Zip, which was basically a glorified pedometer. The Fitbit One is the Zip’s big brother and successor to the very popular Ultra line. Is the feature-filled gadget worth $119.95?


Monster Machines: This Torpedo Keeps Social Tabs On Sharks

Sand Tiger sharks have been patrolling coastal waters worldwide for more than 250,000 years. But with only a pair of pups born every few years, this placid apex predator is succumbing to human pressures.


Larklife Is The Wristband To Track Your Life

Lark, the folks who made the wristband alarm clock to track your sleep, now has a wristband to track your life. Called Larklife, the wristband tracks your steps taken, calories burned and distance travelled and your diet and sleep too.


How Facebook Makes Money Off Your Life

Facebook really needs to start making more money, or its stock will soon be worth about as much as a shopping bag full of mulch. How do they do that? Ads! New ads. But these new ads involve your life.