dannyallen

Danny Allen | Publisher Danny is a former editor of Gizmodo Australia, and before that, contributing editor for Gizmodo US. He has over 12 years of editorial and digital experience, and a ruinous obsession with all things shiny. Before founding PC World Magazine’s GeekTech blog (while Senior Associate Editor in San Francisco), he co-authored The Ultimate Guide to Mac OS X and won Best Technical Journalist (Consensus IT Writers Awards) in 2005.
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  • Stormtrooper’s Spot GPS Maps Progress In Cross Australia Trek

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    Remember Jacob French, the guy walking from Sydney to Perth in Stormtrooper armour to raise awareness and money for the Starlight Foundation? He’s a dead set champ, and now you can track his progress courtesy of his shiny new Spot GPS device. Here’s a map of where he’s got to so far.

  • Look Kids, It’s A Creepy PlayStation 3 Interactive Doll!

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    Interactive stuffed toys have creeped me out since the Teddy Ruxpin, but back in 2008, Sony thought about stuffing this freaky critter with storage, Wi-Fi and even a cell processor to terrorise kids everywhere. It would improve in areas where Microsoft’s ActiMates failed in the ’90s by being able to sense being touch, cry, recognise…