Midtown Blogger/Manhattan Valley Follies: Gizmodo Australia

REGULARS

Australian Lawyers And Scholars Are Encouraging Civil Disobedience In This Year's Census

The 2016 Australian Census will not be anonymous, and a lot of people aren’t happy about that. A group of Australian privacy advocates, including a professor of computer science and a former NSW deputy privacy commissioner, are raising concerns, and some are encouraging Australians to avoid the Census, refuse to fill it out, or to use civil disobedience — like listing their religion as “Jedi Knight” — to skew the accuracy of results.

SCIENCE & HEALTH

Our First Look At Airlander 10, The Largest Aircraft In The World

GEORGE DVORSKYTODAY 1:00 PM

Here it is, folks, our first glimpse of the fully constructed Airlander 10. This floating behemoth measures 92m-long, which is 18m longer than a jumbo jet. If all goes well, the British-designed hybrid vehicle could see its inaugural test flight later this winter.

MOBILE

The SE In iPhone SE Stands For Special Edition, Says Phil Schiller

JAMIE CONDLIFFETODAY 12:30 PM

Since yesterday’s Apple event, your thoughts have probably been consumed by a single, nagging concern: What the hell does SE stand for anyway?

MOBILE

Optus Is Offering Free Calls To Belgium

RAE JOHNSTONTODAY 11:30 AM

Optus customers wanting to contact family and friends following the tragic events in Brussels will be able to make free calls to Belgium throughout March.

GADGETS

Concussion In Sports Is Being Revolutionised By This Australian Made Gadget

RAE JOHNSTONTODAY 11:00 AM

Dr Alan Pearce is a neuroscientist heavily involved in concussion research and education. Braden Wilson is an industrial designer and tech entrepreneur. Together with Samsung, they have developed the brainBAND, an accessible wearable technology designed to facilitate research into concussion in sports.

The prototype has been developed through Samsung’s Mixed Talentsprogram, an initiative that brings together two experts from different backgrounds to demonstrate how technology can investigate and help solve real challenges facing society. We spoke with Dr Pearce and Braden Wilson about the project.

SCIENCE & HEALTH

Watch NASA's Space Fire Experiment Launch Live

CHRIS MILLSTODAY 10:57 AM

Video: Normally, space and fire don’t mix well, but NASA is deliberately going to cause a “large fire” inside a Cygnus resupply vessel just to see what happens. The rocket’s launching tonight, and as always, you can watch live.

MOBILE

App Deals: Rinnegan Can Help Colour Blind People Distinguish Colours

HAYLEY WILLIAMSTODAY 10:30 AM

Today’s best deals include Nature Sounds for Android, Rinnegan for iOS and Transcoder for Windows Phone. Deals end without warning, so be quick!

ENTERTAINMENT

Time To Get Your Free 10.33GB Of SXSW Music

CHRIS MILLSTODAY 10:30 AM

Amidst all the startups and tasteless PR stunts, it’s easy to forget that South by Southwest is technically a music festival. Thankfully, the organisers didn’t forget, and have continued their years-old traditionof releasing all the music, DRM-free.

SCIENCE & HEALTH

HIV Genes Successfully Edited Out Of Immune Cells

GEORGE DVORSKYTODAY 10:00 AM

Researchers from Temple University have used the CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing tool to clear out the entire HIV-1 genome from a patient’s infected immune cells. It’s a remarkable achievement that could have profound implications for the treatment of AIDS and other retroviruses.

MOBILE

Today's Apple-FBI Hearing Has Been Delayed

JAMIE CONDLIFFETODAY 9:30 AM

Yesterday, it came to light that the FBI may no longer need Apple to unlock the San Bernardino iPhone. The two sides were due to meet in court again today, but the hearing has been delayed.