Sunday, December 28, 2014

Gizmodo Australia


VIDEO GUIDES 

TVs Explained: TV Wall Mounting Mistakes To Avoid 

Gizmodo Video Guide: When you’re wall-mounting a TV, there are a few mistakes that are easy to make. If you can avoid them, then your new TV will look great on your wall. Here’s what you need to know. 
ENTERTAINMENT 

Inside Power Boards: Meet The Aussie Tony Stark Of Surfing 

The sweet smell of resin fills the air. Drawers full of propeller concepts, cable arrays, batteries and tools line workbenches. Stacked to the side is the fruit of 10 years of work: the world’s best motorised surfboard, built, backed and ridden by Aussies. It’s not just going to change the surfing world forever, it’s going to save lives too. Come with us on a hands-on tour of the revolutionary Power Board.
CARS 

Uber Sydney Raided By NSW Government 

The New South Wales Government and the subsequent state transport office is no fan of Uber, probably because Uber is running a rule-skirting ride-sharing service right on the government’s doorstep. In a bid to crack down on the service, the State Government has reportedly executed a raid on the offices of Uber Sydney in connection with the Uber X service.
GEEK OUT 

Driverless Cars And Eating Dogs: Predictions For Year 2000 From 1980 

What do you imagine will be the biggest challenges that the world will face in 20 years? Energy or food scarcity? Overpopulation? What about our biggest triumphs? Cures for cancer and extended lifespans? Smarter humans? Well, these would all sound similar to the people of 1980 when they looked 20 years into the future to the year 2000.
ONLINE 

Astronaut Chris Hadfield Explains Why We Should Be Optimistic In 2015 

Video: It feels like everything is going to hell, especially as a seemingly dreadful year comes to an end and winter keeps getting stronger. But, despite the continuous onslaught of bad news flooding media, there are many reasons to be optimistic about the future. Everyone’s favourite astronaut Chris Hadfield explains.
ONLINE 

Twitter For Android Appears To Be Having A Few Issues Right Now 

If you’re an Android user who loves their Twitter, you’re not having a great time today. Twitter for Android and other apps appear to be having issues.
GAMING 

Fitmodo Shape Up Challenge: Using Video Games To Improve Fitness 

We’re at the the end of Chris and Mark’s four-week Shape Up playthrough. What have they learned over the past month? Did either of them gain any muscle or lose any weight? And who the hell are you to determine what constitutes a push-up, anyway? All will be revealed in this final chapter! 
ONLINE 

Here's The Plane Australia Is Deploying To Help Search For Missing AirAsia Flight QZ8501 

The search has resumed for a missing Singapore-bound AirAsia flight QZ8501 which lost communication with ground control while flying over the Java Sea, an hour before it was supposed to land 24 hours ago. Australia is now joining the search effort with this high-tech RAAF plane.
ONLINE 

.Melbourne Domains Are Pretty Popular Already 

The .melbourne domain name suffix launched in November, and since then there have been over 4000 applications for the city-level domain definer. Some of those registrations are inventive, to say the least.
GAMING 

This Indie Jurassic Park Game Looks Awesome 

The history books are lousy with Jurassic Park games. Some have been good, others not so much, but a new dino game in development looks like it’s headed straight for the awesome column. It’s called Jurassic Park: Aftermath, and it looks freaking gorgeous.
SOFTWARE 

5 Tips For Getting Started With Google Now 

Are you still tracking your own flights, weather and appointments while tapping on your mobile device’s screen like a caveman? Not when we’re done, you won’t be. Here are seven simple steps you can take to turn Google Now into your personal digital secretary.
SOFTWARE 

Our Favourite Android, iOS, And Windows Phone Apps Of The Week 

Whether you’re brandishing a brand new smartphone from a lucrative Christmas haul or just looking to add some apps to your tired years-old handset, app developers have been busy through this gift-giving season to pump out some software you’re going to want to try. Let’s unwrap some apps.
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