• News

    DIY Drones Could Revolutionise Your Life

    Drone It Yourself takes the guesswork out of droning, letting you 3D print customisable parts.

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    Custom Design Your Own Ray Bans

    Aviator, Wayfarer or Justin? Standard, gradient or mirrored lenses? A personal engraving? The choice is now yours.

  • News

    Pebble Smart Watch Hits Retail Stores in US

    The wearable technology flood gates are set to open.

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    Power Nap Incognito with the Ostrich Pillow

    Take a micro-sleep in privacy and comfort - anywhere, anytime.

  • News

    3D Printing Gives Buttercup the Duck a New Foot

    3D printing means a new life for Buttercup the duck.

  • News

    The World’s First Hands Free Umbrella

    Now you can brave the rain while keeping your hands free for more important tasks.

  • News

    Art Installations in Hotel Rooms

    A French architectural collective is bringing installations - and private light shows - to hotel rooms.

  • News

    Electronic Bag Tags on Trial in Airports

    British Airways' latest product aims to boost the confidence of bag-bereft passengers.

  • News

    High-speed Hong Kong on Hyperlapse Video

    Tour the entirety of Hong Kong in just 2 minutes and 50 seconds.

  • News

    New LED Flash for Smartphones

    Tired of your smartphone camera producing less-than-impressive results by night?

  • News

    Bath Tub-Hammock Takes Luxury to a New Level

    Splinter Works' latest invention could easily have been designed for a Lana Del Rey film clip.

Latest Places
  • Restaurant

    Odette's Eatery

    Shed 5, City Works Depot, 90 Wellesley Street

    Between the lively chat, the excellent dishes and plotting how to run away with all the tableware, we had a wonderful time.

  • News

    First Dine-Alone Restaurant in the World Pops up in Amsterdam

    Table for one? Amsterdam's latest pop-up is all about removing the stigma from dining solo.

  • News

    The Anti-Cheating Wedding Ring Prevents the Wandering Eye

    While it's not the most romantic wedding ring, it sure does serve a purpose.

  • News

    Recycled Building Materials Help Reduce Carbon Footprint in the UK

    A concrete masonry company is hoping to lessen the carbon footprint with their carbon-negative building block.

  • News

    Students Create a Zero Energy Housing Insulation Solution

    Dried straw is used to provide year-round heating and cooling.

  • News

    Poppy Turns iPhones Into 3D Camera

    Poppy is an interesting mix of nostalgia and futuristic technology, creating amazing 3D experiences when teamed up with an iPhone.

  • News

    Bringing Tetris to Ties

    Whether a tie like this would ever make it past a gag gift is anyone’s guess.

Latest Events
  • Event

    A Quiet Place: Day One

    Thursday, June 27 - Wednesday, July 17, 2024

    Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

    The always-excellent Lupita Nyong'o and 'Pig' writer/director Michael Sarnoski take this hit horror franchise back to the alien invasion's beginning in a thoughtful Big Apple-set spinoff.

  • Event

    The Promised Land

    Thursday, June 13 - Wednesday, July 3, 2024

    Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

    More than a decade after 'A Royal Affair', Mads Mikkelsen and filmmaker Nikolaj Arcel have made another grand and gripping drama set in Denmark's past.

  • Event

    Inside Out 2

    Thursday, June 27 - Wednesday, July 24, 2024

    Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

    Amy Poehler still brings joy in this nine-years-later sequel to one of Pixar's best films, which proves as emotionally intelligent as its predecessor.

  • Event

    The Taste of Things

    Thursday, June 27 - Wednesday, July 17, 2024

    Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

    This Oscar-shortlisted, Cannes Best Director-winning French delight simmers up a 19th-century romance between a cook and a gourmand.

  • News

    Modular BUILD Blocks Create Unique and Flexible Shelving

    This honeycomb-inspired design solution allows the user to create a completely unique shelving space.

  • News

    Artist Plans To Explore Relationship With Nature By Living In An Egg

    In one of the finer examples of literally living and breathing your work, meet The Exbury Egg.

  • News

    The Zoomable Paper Map

    Based on what must be Origami origins, Map2 is a smartly designed paper map that lets you zoom without going digital

  • News

    HangTable Doubles as Workspace and Hanger

    Based on a pulley and counterweight system the HangTable provides a workspace and a hanger for small spaces

  • News

    Wooden Headwear Enters the Fashion Scene

    TETES DE BOIS’ wooden headwear is an incredible child of architecture, industrial design and fashion.

  • News

    Revolutionary Doghouse Designs for your Pooch

    Mexican exhibition presents palatial doghouse designs for your greedy chihuahua

  • News

    Before and After The Great Gatsby’s Digital Magic

    Just how much of Gatsby's world is green screen? This video reveals all.

  • News

    $9 Cardboard Bike Could Be ‘Game Changing’

    Now the inventor has launched an Indiegogo campaign to bring it to people around the world.

  • News

    ‘i Backpack’ Gives New Communication Powers to Cyclists

    Could this put an end to cyclist-motorist road rage?

  • News

    Record the Smell of Your Memories on ‘Camera’

    Designer Amy Radcliffe has created a scent 'camera' that could make us all into amateur perfumiers.

  • News

    3D Printing Upgrades the Humble Plaster Cast

    No more clunky, sweaty arm casts of yore.

  • News

    Robots to Replace Artists?

    Harvey Moon's 'drawing machines' explore the creative potential of robots.

  • News

    Binary Portraits of Famous DJs

    A new series of portraits explores two sides of some of electronica's most famous faces.

  • News

    London's Olympic Village to Provide Low-Income Housing

    A welcome development, given the Olympics' less-than-desirable treatment of the homeless.

  • News

    Fairy Doorways Draw Crowds in Michigan

    Artist's magical miniature installations are taking Michigan's public art scene into another dimension.

  • News

    Vintage Bikes Upcycled with Modern Parts

    Canadian company reCycledride fuses the old with the new to create unique two-wheelers.

  • News

    Kickstarter Project Aims to Build a Pool in New York’s East River

    New Yorkers are determined to make their river (or part of it, at least) clean enough to swim in.

  • News

    Artists Create NYC-Inspired Murals for DKNY

    It's the 21st century sequel to the Houston Street original.

  • News

    Artist Aims to Print Out the Whole Internet

    Poet Kenneth Goldsmith responds to Aaron Swartz's suicide with a world first attempt at printing out the Internet.

  • News

    The World’s First Smartphone Breathalyser

    Just when you thought your smartphone might have reached its multitasking limit.

  • News

    Sculptures Made From Grains of Salt

    When the works have run their course, he sends them back to the sea.

  • News

    Auckland Airport Introduces First of Many Cycling Initiatives

    On yer bike! Check out the latest Car Bike Port design hanging out at Auckland Airport.

  • News

    New York Introduces Bill to Regulate 3D Printed Guns

    How do you stop someone from printing their own gun in an instant?

  • News

    A Hobbit Hole Fit for a Human

    This cosy hotel is carved into Switzerland's Vals hill.

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