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.

  • Are Internet Explorer Users Dumber?

    A new study from a self-described “psychometric consultant” and recruitment firm says that there’s no real difference in IQ between other browsers — but IE users are, well, below average. To study the “effects of cognitive ability on the choice of web browser”, they ran a free online IQ test to over 100,000 people, and…


  • Lunchtime Deal: LED Tap Temperature Visualiser… $4.50

    This little gizmo attaches to your tap and will glow blue when the water is cold, and red when it’s hot…kind of cool if you’ve got kids (or want a weak light show). It’s powered by hearing-aid batteries and shipping is free. Sure, you only save $1 on the normal price, but I didn’t realise…