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more about #australia more comments → Gary_7vn: People only watch these videos for the crashes. #nikond300shanggliding more » Grendel: 7D FTW. Nice try... Nikkor HAHA! so cute... Maybe Google will send some of their peeps over there and donate some better video tech. #nikond300shang... more » TheCrudMan: Great looking footage...shutter priority? That's ballsy. #nikond300shanggliding more » psychonaut2021:That's Mr Psychonaut to you!: Ah thank goodness the baby came out alive. The mother is going to love him/her even more now. #gizmodoremainders more » puhsitch: So, is it normal to design subway platforms that slope downward into the train tracks? #gizmodoremainders more » ludwigk: There is also the carrying of aromatics out of the beverage through the carbonation, as per the recent articles on champagne bubbles. (e.g. [www.guard... more » G-Ram: Wait so nobody felt the need to post about the baby nearly dying because it wasn't 'gadget-related' enough for Gizmodo, but you jumped in with a BREAK... more » ilovexspin: Wait so this baby stroller video doesn't end with, "Just kidding, the baby was not actually in the stroller and was hiding in an attic" ? #gizmodorema... more » fate47 - Meh.: Why was Christopher Reeve a butthole? #gizmodoremainders more » BlueBeard: This is why Apple records should have crushed Steve Jobs when they had the chance. more » Kyorisu: Woolworths already has an arm for selling electronics. more » RuBBa_cHiKiN: The real question is can it fit in the Batmobile?: "The real issue, at least with Apple, is probably that Woolworths might expand its retail business into electronics and somehow threaten that lucrativ... more » soggy_cheerio: Next victim? more » Synthfilker: Before you start laughing about them being a supermarket and not in competition with Apple, perhaps you ought to do some Due Diligence (as I'm sure Ap... more » bigfatduck: it looks like fruit? why don't we be a little more honest here, shall we? IT'S A FREAKING APPLE. or were you not able to make that connection? but i s... more » -
#photography
Video: Extreme Hang Gliding with the Nikon D300s
This isn't the first time Nikon has teamed up with sports photographers to showcase the D300s' new 720p video capabilities, but this footage of the world's top hang glider surfing Australia's mysterious "Morning Glory" wave-cloud phenomenon, is just as spectacular. More » -
#remainders
Remainders - Things We Didn't Post
Baby Gets Hit By Train, Strolls Away...There's a Hole In My Heart That Can Only Be Filled By—Stem Cells?...Beware Bobbies Bearing BlackBerries...Science Figures Out Why We Break Out Bubbly More » -
#lawsuits
Deja Vu: Apple Sues Someone Because Their Logo Looks Like Fruit
As part of a legal maneuver worthy of Monster Cable, Apple has set its lawyers on Australia's largest supermarket chain because their new logo is (they say) a tad too similar to their own. More » -
#snacks
Vegemite iSnack 2.0 Is the Future of Disgusting Australian Spreads
It takes a lot to get Australians riled up, as they're all descendants of violent criminals (just ask Giz's Danny Allen, whose grandparents murdered a Prime Minister). But a new version of Vegemite called iSnack 2.0? Get the pitchforks! More » -
#wtf
Waking Up On Mars: Australia's Bizarre Dust Storm
I woke up Wednesday (Tuesday U.S. time), to a scene from Total Recall. Sydney had been blanketed by an apocalyptic glowing red dust storm. Red from iron-oxide: rust. And if I couldn't breathe, my tech gear wouldn't like this either… More » -
#crime
Gasoline-Huffing Man Bursts Into Flame After Being Tased
An Australian man burst into flames after a policeman hit him on the bridge of the nose with his Taser. Sound ridiculous? Not so much if you know the man was arrested on suspicion of huffing gasoline. More » -
#remotes
UK's Sky TV Makes Upside-Down Remote For Australians
In honor of some sport nobody here cares about, British satellite company is releasing upside-down remotes for Australians—because the two are playing each other in said sporting match. [Forever Geek via Technabob] -
#recycling
Envirobank Reverse Vending Machines Quench Guilt, Not Thirst
I've always been comfortable with humans' relationship with vending machines: we feed them money, they feed us high-fructose corn syrup, everyone's happy. Envirobank wants to upset this age-old ritual with their "reverse vending machines". More » -
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#art
Reflections on a Baby Crocodile Driving a Pink Motorcycle
Some may frown on this crocodile dying for his art, but mounted on that pink motorbike with the stagnant air in his face, I'd argue he's living more than most of us. More » -
#broadband
Australia To Stimulate Itself With Government-Backed 100-Megabit Fiber Broadband For 90% of Oz
Ozzie prime minister Kevin Rudd has announced what will be one of the biggest government-sanctioned nationwide broadband initiatives in history: an A$43 billion plan to bring a fat 100mbps fiber pipe to 90% of Australians. More » -
#australia
Australian Censorship Scheme Gets Blocked By Opposition Leaders
Thankfully many of the people down under have their heads the right way around – Australia's proposed censorship regime has been toppled by mass political opposition, which blocked any legislation required to start the scheme. More » -
#android
Kogan Agora Australian Android Phone Hands On Reveals It's Going Full Touchscreen
Giz Australia played with that delayed Kogan Agora Android phone, and mostly liked it. Apparently, the final version will ditch QWERTY and go full touch, but if you wanna know how this abortion handles: [GizAU] -
#prosthetics
Amputee Engineer Designs, Installs His Own Robotic Arm
After an accidental and tragic arm-lopping, Mark Lesek's early efforts to find a suitable prosthesis didn't really pan out. Lesek, a mechanical engineer by trade, took matters into his own hand(s). He made one. More » -
#breathalyzers
Car Breathalyzer Mistakes Ice Cream for Alcohol, Doesn't Let Man Drive Home
You may want to hand your keys over after a pint of Ben and Jerry's, because in Australia, a man's car breathalyzer refused to start his engine after he ate an Ice Cream Bar. More » -
#bathrooms
Leave Big Jobs in Small Spaces with the Collapsible Cirrus MVR Bathroom
The Cirrus MVR bathroom concept keeps your bathroom out of sight and out of mind thanks to its award-winning fold-up design. Just be mindful of the sink—the water is constantly recycled to save resources. More » -
#unfounded
Australian Hillbillies Accuse Apple of Trashing Salvageable Computers
An Aussie construction worker and part-time filmmaker (?) was instructed to destroy a substantial quantity of Apple equipment— some of which, he says, was salvageable. But can we really trust his account? More » -
#koganagora
Kogan Agora, The Australian Android Phone, Delayed Indefinitely
Well shoot—the Kogan Agora, widely believed to become the next Android Handset (as well as Australia's first), is now delayed indefinitely. The reason: potential future compatibility issues with the smartphone's screen. More » -
#howto
How To Repair Your Plasma TV With a Baseball Bat (NSFW)
That rumor that Australian toilets flush the other way isn't true, so lets start a new one: In Australia, you can fix things by beating them. See you in my children, new trivia meme! More » -
#bigbrother
Australia, a Country with a Moronic Government, to Block BitTorrent
Australia loves censoring and filtering things on the internet, but its government hasn't had its fill yet. Next up: blocking BitTorrent in the entire country.
