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Monday, May 25, 2015

Gizmodo Australia

PC & PERIPHERAL REVIEWS 

Samsung T1 Portable SSD: Australian Review 

Fast, small, cheap — pick two. This is the adage that stands true whenever you’re buying lots of technology products, but it’s especially true in the competitive world of portable hard drives. Samsung’s new portable SSD, the T1, is a hell of a lot faster than even the fastest mechanical hard drive or USB flash drive out there, and it’s smaller than any other portable hard drive you can buy. It’s not exactly cheap, though.
SCIENCE 

Santa Barbara Still Reeling From The Worst Oil Spill In Decades 

Last Tuesday, an onshore pipeline belonging to the Texas-based oil company Plains All American burst, spewing roughly 105,000 gallons of crude down a storm drain and into an undeveloped stretch of coastline just north of Santa Barbara. Roughly a fifth of that oil made its way into open water.
SCIENCE 

A Rare Glimpse Into The Eye Of Typhoon Dolphin 

To remote sensing scientists, peering directly into the eye of a tropical storm is like hitting a hole in one. That’s exactly what NASA’s CloudSat satellite did on May 16th, completing a stunning overpass of Typhoon Dolphin as the category 4 storm churned across the west Pacific.
GADGETS 

This Robot Learns New Tasks By Doing Them, Like A Human 

One thing robots are notoriously bad at is learning by doing. You can pack plenty of information into a robotic brain, but ask a bot to teach itself a new motor task — even one as simple as stacking blocks or unscrewing a water bottle — and you’re probably out of luck.
ENTERTAINMENT 

Drone Captures Incredible Footage Of Ancient Nubian Pyramids 

Another great thing you can do with drones — take stunning footage of ancient royal burial chambers. This National Geographic video offers an entirely new perspective on the Nubian pyramids that have stood the test of time in the Sudanese desert for over 3,000 years.
SCIENCE 

This Was Your First Reproductive Organ 

You were once as wrapped as snug as the pony in the picture. Before you were born, you sat wrapped inside a placenta tucked inside your mother’s womb. That placenta was the very first reproductive structure your body built, long before you built your testes or ovaries or genitalia.
GADGETS 

Ride Along On A Four-Mile-Long Rollercoaster For Library Books 

A few weeks ago we showed you images of incredible robotic library logistics, including the Telelift system of the National Széchényi Library in Budapest, Hungary. Last week I had a special opportunity to visit that library and take a look at its automated book transportation system — basically a roller coaster for books.
NEWS 

Monday's Biggest Stories 

Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4: Australian ReviewA review of a fast, fun car that’s fast and fun to read!
Coming Soon: Sci-Fi Movie And TV NewsIntroducing our new weekly post that tells you everything you want to know about the world of geek entertainment!
Samsung T1 Portable SSD: Australian ReviewA portable SSD smaller than a credit card? Sold.
ONLINE 

The Queensland Premier Has Beef With Uber 

Are you using Uber in Queensland? Enjoy that while it lasts: Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk may soon “act” against the service over safety concerns.
CARS 

Off-Roading Above 10,000 Feet In The 2015 Ford F-150 FX4 

This weekend, we took the off-road version of the new Ford F-150 pickup through the highest elevation trail in the US state of California. It’d be a test for its new turbocharged engine and its ability on dirt, rocks and sand. Could America’s best-selling vehicle hack it?
ONLINE 

Netflix Australia Has Been Double-Billing Customers 

Check your bank statements: the Netflix billing system has gone sideways and started charging customers two, three and even eight times in some instances.
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