If you’re looking to fill up that vacant poolside spot with a groovy sunbathing chair and also have a $2000+ budget, you must check out the A’View Sunbed.

This Sunbed is a new, innovative concept in furniture design which allows for the ultimate relaxation experience and the sculptured lines make it more like a work of art than a piece of furniture. Contructed of marine grade stainless steel which resists all stains and sunbrella canvas in many standard colours.

Spending time poolside is definitely something on my mind, as I trudge through another Melbourne winter. And if I was spending a day in the sun, this chair looks like the perfect spot to be reclining in. Sold by Aussie guys - extra points!

Via Born Rich

Popularity: 18%

Tags: aview, Aview sunbed, beach chair, pool chair, poolside lounge, sunbed

Darker, heavier (he squashes a car when he lands on it), meaner - check out the Batman : The Dark Knight Movie Trailer below:

No more cutesy-wootsey Joker…this one’s a psychopath!

Respects to Heath Ledger for this last role/movie.

When will it be shown in Australia? Couple of weeks away.

Popularity: 23%

Tags: batman, batman dark knight, batman movie, dark knight movie, the dark knight, tim burton

June 1, marks that Winter has officially started in Australia. In Melbourne, it symbolizes frosty mornings, Aussie Rules football and meat pies! (and the occasional dim sim for those not caring about their breath or other peoples’ reactions). Doesn’t get as cold as Seattle, but cold enough to not make you NOT want to go to work in the mornings.
Permalink to this topic

Popularity: 24%

Tags: 3G iPhone, HTC, htc diamond, htc touch diamond, iPhone, winter 2008, winter australia, Xperia, Xperia X1

This has got to be daftier than the daftiest thing the British have called daft.

A British Airways passenger was asked to change his Transformers t-shirt because it showed a robot brandishing what may be classified as one big-ass gun and believed it could possibly threaten safety on the plan…Huh?

Take a look at the t-shirt below and tell me if it looks dangerous enough to pose a threat on a flight out of London. I don’t know about you guys, but even before I read the full story I already decided that it was a cool t-shirt and I wanted one. At no point, in my initial inspection did I see how this shirt would cause panic at Heathrow. As far as I know, technology has not been invented yet that transforms t-shirt images into real life objects. Correct me if I’m wrong.

Permalink to this topic

Popularity: 19%

Tags: british airways, heathrow airport, robot t-shirt, transformer t-shirt, transformers

A forward-thinking UK university student has found a way for African children to have fun while allowing their villages to enjoy the benefits of electricity - use power generated from playground see-saws!

Perhaps this will lead to a whole new type of outdoor professional?

Can you imagine telling your potential father-in-law that you work a see-saw for a living?

Thanks for the tip @ericnicolaas.

Image from Flicker “Time for SeeSaw”.

Popularity: 8%

Tags: electricity, electricity idea africa, see-saw power, seesaw power

The Phoenix Mars Lander took off from Earth on August 4, 2007 for a mission in Martian lands. The spacecraft was equipped with solar panels which harnessed the energy needed to create electricity used during the craft’s cruise stage. The projected cost of this project is US$380 million and just yesterday, the spacecraft reached its destination.

Permalink to this topic

Popularity: 12%

Tags: Phoenix Mars Lander video, video

Yes you read right, Airwolf is being auctioned off on eBay. It’s not the real flying version that featured in the Airwolf TV show but it’s a full sized replica nonetheless which, according to the current owner, could be made to fly with some hard work and probably lotsa mula!

At the time of writing this, the eBay Airwolf auction price was at $44,600 and still hadn’t reached the reserve price…

For those still scratching their heads about what Airwolf is, perhaps this little video will reignite some fond memories:

Via Wired.com

Popularity: 15%

Tags: airwolf, airwolf ebay, airwolf ebay auction, ebay

Ok so I’m starting to get some interest about my whereabouts etc for CeBIT Sydney 2008 that’s happening next week. If you’ve missed our previous posts, we will be there on Wednesday, 21st of May with a bag of gadgets to giveaway to anyone who comes and says “hello“. At this point in time gadgets will range from Mr.Gadget Booklights, Mr.Gadget 3-in-1 Pen Stylii, USB Card Disks to whatever else we can carry

CLUE: Here’s a picture of me looking quite lost in Melbourne one evening:

I have a couple of appointments already planned but will be generally walking around, Twittering and soaking up everything geeky. We’ll most likely also be wearing “mrgadget.com.au” t-shirts for some serious guerrilla-marketing…
Arrogant Toshiba Laptop Stand People Beware

One thing for sure, if I see the same Toshiba Laptop guys who were at ExpoTech, I’ll take a photo of the fogie who arrogantly replied with “We don’t deal with toys here” when we queried him about Toshiba’s competitor for the ASUS Eee PC. Hello, it’s only the most popular laptop on the market at the moment…

Popularity: 21%

Tags: arrogant toshiba, asus eee pc, cebit, cebit 2008, cebit sydney, expotech toshiba, toshiba, Toshiba laptops

In their bid to capture more of the attention of the younger generation, CBS is set to acquire CNET Networks for the handsome price of US$1.8 Billion.

CNET Networks, Inc. () is an Internet-based American media company based in San Francisco, California co-founded in 1993 by Halsey Minor and Shelby Bonnie. A publicly held company, its stock trades on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the ticker symbol CNET. It has operations in 12 countries.
(Wikipedia)

CNet is one of our favourite places to visit for juicy gadget goss, so I hope they stay cool with the change. Grats to CNET!

Via BGR

Popularity: 15%

Tags: CBS, CBS acquire CNET, CBS CNET acquisition, CNET

One of the inspirations for Mr.Gadget Australia was definitely RDA and his TV series MacGyver! Remember the way he could escape out of any, and I mean any situation with only a handful of few tidbits / gadgets? Word on the e-street has it that a MacGyver movie is currently in the making, however as to whether RDA will revive his lead role is yet to be seen.

To whet your appetite for the upcoming movie, here’s a flash back from Youtube:

What was your favourite episode?

Popularity: 16%

Tags: macgyver, macgyver movie, new macgyver movie, RDA, richard dean anderson