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Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Gizmodo Australia


The Western Australian Bushfire Was So Big It Caused Its Own Weather System 

2015 was a record hot and fiery year, but it may not get to keep the title for long. While the American West is still reeling from a devastating wildfire season, Australia’s pyrotechnic woes are just getting started.

Gizmodo's Guide To All The Car Tech At CES 2016 And The Detroit Motor Show 

Cars are the new tech. This year’s CES show showed us all manner of new gadgets and gizmos stuffed into the steering wheels of our dinosaur-explosion-powered personal transportation devices, so we’ve rounded them all up into one place. Roll up, roll up, for your first look at a drone taxi and, um, Microsoft Office in your car.

VR Roller Coaster Sounds Awesome And Pukey 

Virtual reality already makes some people woozy. For others, roller coasters are also a motion-sickness nightmare. What happens when you mix two stomach-turning activities? A theme park in the UK is going to find out.

These Are NASA's 'Spiders' On Mars 

Image Cache: David Bowie will live on in space, but his lyrics are present in physical form within our Solar System, too. These geological features are what NASA refers to as spiders, and they can be found on the surface of Mars.

Snooty Canadian Designers Are Pissed Off At Their Government 

Canada is celebrating its 150th birthday in 2017 and all sorts of preparations are being made for the big shebang. But the sesquicentennial has been sullied by news that the government is being real cheap when it comes to the graphic design.

$50,000 Worth Of Fake Fitbits Seized At US Border 

US Customs and Border Protection recently seized a shipment of fake Fitbits coming from Hong Kong. The total haul was just 350 counterfeit wearables, but they’re estimated to be worth about $US35,000 ($50,150).

Brilliant Garment-Saving App Translates Those Confusing Laundry Tag Symbols 

When laundry day finally rolls around, how often do you follow those washing care instructions included on garment tags? Never, right? Because those obscure symbols might as well be hieroglyphics. But a new app called Laundry Care works like a smartphone Rosetta Stone to automatically translate them for you.

Ominous Mickey Mouse Robot Head Is A Music Visualiser 

We’ve come a long way from Steamboat Willie. This week, Mickey Mouse takes the form of a faceless audio-visual orb that visualises any music it hears.

Motion Capture Is Getting More Realistic Thanks To The HTC Vive 

Video: Is this the beginning of method acting in video games? Cloudhead Games have pioneered a combination of VR and motion capture to virtually situate their actors in the scenes, so they can more organically record both movement and dialogue. Their game “The Gallery: Call of the Starseed” is set as a launch title for the HTC Vive, and it seems fitting that they’re also using this technology to create it.

Use Cinesift To Find The Best Reviewed Movies On Netflix 

Have you ever had trouble picking a good movie to watch on Netflix? Ever found that the streaming service’s native rating system can be arbitrary and misleading? Do you wish that you could easily access critic reviews for the films in your library? Cinesift has got you sorted.

Wednesday's Biggest Stories 

Every evening, we wrap up the day’s biggest stories in one place for you to easily check out. If you’ve been off the grid all day, jump in here and catch up on current events.
The Western Australian Bushfire Was So Big It Caused Its Own Weather System2015 was a record hot and fiery year, but it may not get to keep the title for long.
Rooster Teeth’s Burnie Burns On The Record-Smashing Feature Film ‘Lazer Team’With more than 25 million YouTube subscribers, Rooster Teeth have been making online content since it was possible.
Steam Link Review: Convenient, Cheap, And FlawedDespite its simple appearance, the Steam Link isn’t for the light-hearted gamer.
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