*Except, obviously, what we're wearing. (The answer will only bore you.) As editoress of Giz UK, I'm trying to do as the Panama Canal did in the early 1900s, and connect "our ocean" to "yours." So! For the rest of the afternoon (until Sam and I down tools and head to the pub around 5.30pm), the readers' Panama Canal is open for business in this post's comments. Read More >
In the four-and-a-half months Giz UK's been live, we've seen over 26,000 comments -- a number most UK tech sites would take years to accumulate. As this completely took us by surprise, it's taken us until now to roll out several much-requested commenting features including, yup, reply notifications. Grab my hand, and let's take a tour: Read More >
A month ago, we set you the challenge of creating a computer-rendered design somehow related to Las Vegas, which is of course the setting for any tech nerd's fantasy, given that's where the CES trade-show is held every January. We had some amazing entries this month, but only one can be slovenly 3D-printed out by our main man Nick at 3DPrintUK. That winner is...16-year-old Ryan! Read More >
Today is the last day to create a 3D render and enter it into this month's 3D Printing Challenge, where the winner will see their entry printed out using 3DPrintUK's 3D printer, plus awarded the watch of their choice from Tokyo Flash. This month's theme being Las Vegas, you've got a roulette wheel of possible choices. [3D Printing Challenge] Read More >
If you take our survey, I promise you we'll A.) write you a better Gizmodo UK, B.) give you the chance to win £250 of shopping vouchers, and C.) not hide this spider under your pillow tonight. Capiche? Thank ye kindly. [Giz UK survey] Read More >
Even with most of you being too busy scoffing mince pies to enter this month's 3D Printing Challenge, we still got some superb entries for santa's high-tech sleigh. Of the six that entered though, only one can win an actual 3D print of their design, plus a Tokyo Flash watch of their choosing... Read More >
Featured comment by Kat Hannaford:
"You did indeed! Next month will be a more "open" theme, so you'll be able to enter something architecture-based for sure." More »
Over 1,000 people entered our two competitions during Film Week last week, proving it's not the end of the line for companies such as Kodak and Fujifilm. But who's walking away with one of nine Lomography cameras to keep film developers in business? These talented sods, that's who: Read More >
Currently, you stand a good chance of winning this month's 3D Printing Challenge, friends. It must be the many eggnog-quaffing occasions December offers, because Nick at 3DPrintUK tells me we've only had a couple of entries to this month's high-tech sleigh design competition. Fire up Google SketchUp, or your preferred CAD programme, and enter to win fame; your 3D printed model, and a Tokyo Flash watch. Read the rules here. Read More >
Featured comment by audaxero:
"Alas, my entry is still up on virtual bricks in my virtual garage, in spite of the extension. :( So I think it's going to have to turn into a weekend ..." More »
As someone Roman once said: we came, we saw, and we drank a lot of beer. Last night's Giz UK launch party at The O2's VIP lounge bar was a rip-roaring success, with over 100 readers becoming some of the first people in the country to try the blazin' 4G speeds. Read More >
We hope tonight's party-goers put their dancing shoes on before going to work this morning, because tonight is going to rock. Our launch party received a mammoth amount of interest -- over 300 RSVPs for a venue that can only fit 150 inside, so unfortunately we had to break a few hearts and let some RSVP-ers down gently. But not to worry, because if you missed out this time 'round, you'll be first in the queue for our next meet-up, I promise you. Read More >
To help you get on your way to (re)discovering film photography, Lomography's donated a bunch of cameras to the Giz UK Film Week cause. Whether you keep them for yourself, or re-gift them as Chrimbo presents is up to you, but you'll definitely be wanting to enter the two following competitions: Read More >
I still remember the day I ditched my old film Canon and "upgraded" to a 4-megapixel digital Ricoh camera. But recently I've gone back a few steps, savouring the creativity that courses through my veins every time I pop a roll of 35mm into a camera, and the fear of the impending, unknown results. Whether you shoot film or not, I hope you learn something from Giz UK's first theme week. Read More >
Featured comment by libertine:
"Loads of high street shops sell film cheaply, Poundland often sell Kodak colour films for £1!
You can also buy multipacks from places like Boots/A..." More »
As we promised, we're throwing a party to celebrate our launch, and any reader of this wondrous site is invited! Circle Wednesday 7th December in your My Little Pony filofax, and get ready for a night of free drinks; competitions and of course, 4G dongle giveaways thanks to O2. Read More >
It's not too long until we can quit glaring enviously at our Yankee counterparts over their super-fast 4G speeds. While 4G won't be available to Joe Blow on the street until 2013 (or later), O2 is embarking on the first trials in London -- and Giz UK readers have an exclusive opportunity to help the network during a three-month-long period. Read More >
After receiving some weird and wonderful entries to our first-ever 3D Printing Challenge, we've not only selected a winner, we've actually 3D PRINTED THE SHIT out of the winner. Well, we didn't 3D print the creator of the winning model...that'd just be weird (and expensive). Read More >
Featured comment by FusionMark:
"This is how the model turned out after painting! http://fusionweld.squarespace.com/blog/2012/2/15/robot-3d-printing.html" More »