Category Archives: Gadgets

Fast Food Just Got Lazier

Looking for a toilet stop after finishing up at a seminar last Tuesday morning, I found the McDonalds in Bourke Street Melbourne to be the most convenient convenience. Walking in, I discovered this store was fitted out with self-serve terminals, where you walk up to the touch screens, punch in your order yourself, pay with [...]

iPhone Fail!

Really cool idea for a journalist – use your iPhone to record stand up interviews – like this one with Australian Formula One driver, Mark Webber, after practice at the Australian Grand Prix on Friday afternoon. However, the last time I checked, the microphone is at the BOTTOM of the phone – (pointed at the [...]

iPhone Hits The Street

After months of hype and expectation, the Apple iPhone is released in the United States, tomorrow morning, Australian time. While it is at least 12 months away from hitting Australian shores (or even longer), the technology is certainly interesting, and changes the mobile phone paradigm dramatically. While I love what the iPhone offers, I won’t [...]