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    Amplifiear Magnifies iPad Volume

    A simply designed clip-on Amplifiear can increase the volume of your iPad.

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    Concrete Playground Meets Swedish Fashion Blogger, Caroline Blomst

    Swedish fashion Blogger and International face for Rekorderlig Cider, Caroline Blomst had a very busy schedule while visiting Australia for the first time

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    Hangover Heaven Buses Treat Your Hangover with an IV Drip

    Get in. Get out. Go rage. This fleet of Hangover Heaven buses can erase your hangover in 45 minutes.

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    Snoop Dogg’s New Smokable Book

    The pages of Snoop Dogg's new book double as rolling papers.

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    10 of the World’s Most Blinged-Out Buildings

    These 10 jazzy architectural designs celebrate all that glitters.

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    Pixel Table Inspired by Jenga

    This cubical table can be pushed or pulled to create extra space, much like a Jenga game.

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    Plastic-Eating Fungi May Solve World’s Biggest Waste Problem

    A group of Yale University professors and students discovered plastic-eating fungi.

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    10 Quirky Decals for your Macbook Pro

    Let your Mac stand out in a sea of anonymity with one of these decals.

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    IKEA Plans to Construct an Entire London Neighbourhood

    Having conquered furniture and then houses, IKEA has its sights set on building an entire suburb.

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    The World’s First ‘Shoppable’ Music Video

    Buy Iggy Azalea, Diplo, and FKi's clothes right off their backs via SENSE's new collaborative video.

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    Beautify Your Refrigerator with Magnet Panels

    Get rid of your ho-hum fridge magnets and snap on one of Kudu's magnetic fridge panels.

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    Make Music with Homemade Jellies

    The Noisy Jelly game contains a mini chemistry lab that allows players to make musical jellies.

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.

  • Bar

    Everybody’s

    7 Fort Lane, Auckland

    This pun will write itself. Everybody's has something for everybody. But mostly, it's got a jaw-dropping array of modern European fusion and cocktails made to measure.

  • Restaurant

    Better Burger

    31 Galway St, Britomart

    An instant classic.

  • Bar

    The Cav

    68 College Hill, Ponsonby

    A low-key, relaxed pub that's a great spot to meet friends and share an ale.

  • Restaurant

    The Botanist

    90 Wellesley Street, Auckland

    City Works Depot's cafe/bar/plant nursery fusion cafe.

  • Restaurant

    Burger Burger

    136-138 Ponsonby Road, Ponsonby

    It seems the world of the burger has seen the line between professional eatery and burger takeaway joint become blurred.

  • Restaurant

    Giapo

    279 Queen Street, Auckland

    Auckland's favourite "haute ice cream".

  • Restaurant

    Hallertau

    1171 Coatesville Riverhead Highway, Riverhead

    A country restaurant in the best sense of the word.

  • Restaurant

    Mexico Ponsonby

    164 Ponsonby Road, Ponsonby

    If you put ‘Mexico’ into Google maps you might be told that you’re approximately 11,000km away. The great news is Google maps are wrong.

  • Restaurant

    Masu

    90 Federal Street, Auckland

    Contemporary Japanese restaurant Masu proves a culinary force to be reckoned with.

  • News

    Google Launches ‘Project Glass’ in Beta

    Google's Project Glass launches augmented-reality glasses in beta.

  • News

    Turn your iPhone into a Classic Rangefinder Camera

    This case transforms your iPhone into an iconic rangefinder camera of a bygone era.

  • News

    Upcycled Beds for your Four Legged Friends

    Upcycled iMac and vintage suitcase Cat Beds are a sure way to keep your itteh bitteh kitteh stylishly comfeh.

  • News

    The Ubi-Camera Lets you Take Photographs with your Hands

    Imagine taking a photo with your fingers. A prototype for a new type of camera has been created by researchers allowing you to do just that.

  • News

    Street Furniture Transforms Infrastructure into Seating

    Oliver Show's utilitarian yet comfy furniture designs are created around existing city structures.

  • News

    Price of Chocolate: One Good Deed

    A Danish chocolatier seeks to generate generosity with his pop-up chocolate shop.

Latest Events
  • 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 Watchers

    Thursday, June 6 - Wednesday, June 26, 2024

    Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

    With this intriguing gothic-tinged horror film, Ishana Night Shyamalan makes her feature directorial debut and lives up to her surname.

  • 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

    Google Puts a Blind Man in the Driver’s Seat

    Automated Google cars provide Steve Mahan, a blind man, the opportunity for hands-free, and sight-free, driving.

  • News

    Melbourne Architect Perches ‘Hill House’ on a Slope

    Melbourne architect Andrew Maynard plays with the concept of landscape in this house design.

  • News

    Listen to Music Safely While Bike Riding or Running

    There is no longer a need to sacrifice your music for safety's sake while biking or jogging.

  • News

    Mad Men: The Interactive Retro YouTube Video Game

    In the midst of the hype of the recent premiere of Season 5 of multi award-winning series Mad Men comes a Mad Men-themed interactive video game.

  • News

    Volcom Give Jeans a Chance

    In a quest to raise awareness around homelessness in Australia and New Zealand, Volcom are partnering up with YOU to help make a difference.

  • News

    Top 5 Fashion News

    A list of the Top 5 Fashion News from the eyes of our Fashion Editor Christina Roys.

  • News

    Fashion Fusion @ Sales St

    The Fashion Fusion concept introduces an exciting fashion show experience featuring the latest collections from three distinct leading NZ Fashion labels

  • News

    Online Pop-Up Store Features Notable Fashionistas’ Closets

    Shop the covetable closets of your favourite fashion bloggers, stylists, and more.

  • News

    If Facebook Had Been Invented in the ’90s

    This video imagines Facebook if it had been invented in the '90s, horrible computer graphics and all.

  • News

    Urban Hackivist Transforms City into Playground

    Florian Rivière injects a little fun into the urban mundane of Strasbourg, France.

  • News

    Thailand’s Floating Film Festival

    Movie-goers settled in to the floating Archipelago Cinema as part of a Thai film festival.

  • News

    LightScythe Reveals Floating Images of Light

    By capturing the movement of a LED-covered stick, the Mechatronics Guy reveals beautiful text and images.

  • News

    Shitter: Toilet Paper Printed with Your Twitter Feed

    Literally flush obnoxious tweets down the loo with Shitter's customised toilet paper.

  • News

    5 DIY Ways to Transform Your Walls

    Easy enough for the craft beginner, these wall art DIY projects could fool anyone into thinking you're an interior designer.

  • News

    One-Button Pizza Delivery

    If you thought ordering pizza was a simple dinner solution in itself, think again.

  • News

    James Cameron’s Solo Submarine Dive

    The Hollywood director successfully completes deep sea dive in his mini-sub, a 'vertical torpedo'.

  • News

    Create an Urban Oasis with a Pallet Garden

    The new trend for urban pallet gardens is simple, practical and environmentally-friendly.

  • News

    From Pole to Pole on Bamboo Bicycles

    The ‘Cycle for Water’ aims to draw awareness to the fact that water is our most precious resource and we need to make a change before it is too late.

  • News

    Five Inspiring Small House Designs

    Quirky micro houses are appearing in cities around the globe, as architects and owners turn their attention to designing houses with simplicity and sustainability in mind.

  • News

    Lose Weight by Inhaling Your Next Cupcake

    Working with the sense of smell and taste, this dessert-flavoured inhaler claims to satisfy a sweet tooth and help you lose weight.

  • News

    This Winter’s Handiest Bike Accessory

    Irene Posch invents a handy Early Night Biking Glove, sure to raise visibility to any urban bike rider cycling around this winter.

  • News

    Leave Voice Messages on a Wall-Mounted Recorder

    Banish scrawled memos with 'Record me', a recording device that mounts on your home wall.

  • News

    JuiceTank Combines iPhone Cover and Charger

    Eliminate the inconvenience of a dead phone with JuiceTank, an iPhone cover and charger in one.

  • News

    Wallit App Allows Tagging Sans Spray Paint

    Leave your virtual mark on a physical place with Wallit, an augmented reality app.

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