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    Internet Addiction May Classed as a Mental Illness

    If internet addiction is indeed classified as a mental illness, it will be interesting to see how this affects the community at large.

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    Ten Incredible Prefab House Designs

    Architects and designers around the globe are fusing creativity with the latest technology to build unique homes at a fraction of the price.

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    Riparide Connects Surfers with Accomodation and Equipment

    A new online venture which aims to provide surfers from around the globe with an easier means of coordinating holidays and trips.

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    Open Label Lets Consumers Upload Reviews To A Product’s Barcode

    Open Label works in a way where a buyer can scan a product's barcode code and upload their comments. This takes them to the virtual forum where they can read what other people have said as well as say why they would or wouldn't suggest buying the product in question.

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    Camera Enables Refocusing Of Photos After Shooting

    Digital cameras nowadays are designed in a way where they are light, small and so simple to use that even the most rookie among us can take some pretty amazing snaps.

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    The Five Best Looks from NZ Fashion Festival

    Over 40 designers across five nights, NZ Fashion Festival 2012 perfectly exemplified some of New Zealand's top talent.

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    A stylish evening marks the launch of NZFF

    There is no better way to launch one of New Zealand’s most celebrated weeks in fashion than to mark the moment with an evening among Auckland’s fashion connoisseurs and free flowing champagne.

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    Pinterest: The Hottest Social Media Startup of 2012

    This 'digital scrapbooking' website that lets you present and organise all of your interests and share them with the world.

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    Eco Fashion Store Supplying More Than Just A ‘Made In’ Label

    A new business model by Belgium company, Honest by, acts as great incentive for designers to work with organic materials, avoid animal products and really examine the ethics of the labour they employ

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    Become The Face Of Your Furniture

    Welcome to the world of egotistical ergonomics. Would you like your mug on that mug?

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    Domsai by Matteo Cibic

    Forget the electronic beeps and constant attention needed by a Tamagotchi and buy a handcrafted Domsai instead.

Latest Places
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    This That

    57 Lorne St , Auckland City

    A glimmer of hope for what the rest of Lorne Street could soon become.

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    The Bubble Calendar

    A poster-sized calendar with a bubble to pop every day.

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    Photo App Foils Would-Be Photobombers

    Photobombing experts will have their work cut out for them as software company Scalado look set to release their new Remove technology.

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    Marc Newson’s Riva Aquariva

    The Australian designer has unleashed what may be his most awesome creation ever - the Riva Aquariva.

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    The Internet War Against Piracy Continues

    Although SOPA and PIPA were withdrawn from Congress last month, it seems that online freedom may still face immense danger in the savage war against piracy.

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    Apple to Unveil iPad 3 on March 7

    You'll have to fight off a hoard of iPad-loving vultures before you can get your hands on Apple's newest edition to the iPad family.

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    Ketz-ke Release Ambassador Campaign 2012

    Popular New Zealand fashion label, Ketz-ke have released their highly anticipated images for their Winter 2012 ambassador campaign.

Latest Events
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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    Brief Jerky Underwear

    Still looking for that perfect romantic gift to satisfy your lover's expectations this Valentine's Day?

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    What Music Looks Like as an Object

    German artist Martin Klimas endeavours to answer the question: 'what does music look like?'

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    Print Your Own Instagram Poster

    Instagram-obsessed iPhoneographers can now turn their collection of photographs into wall-sized prints, thanks to a clever new website.

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    iHeart’s Multipurpose Eating Utensils

    A clever contraption which can be used as a knife, fork and scoop.

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    New iPhone App to Control Dreams

    The Yememiru app from Japan uses a microphone to somehow detect when you are in your deepest sleep and most prone to mental influence.

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    Sydneysiders Beat the Queue with Coffee Ordering App

    A new Sydney-based startup lets you order and pay for your coffee and breakfast before you even arrive at the cafe door.

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    The Global Mail: Not-For-Profit News Site Launches

    Launched today, the not-for-profit news and features website will offer its readers public interest stories both locally and from around the globe.

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    Nike FuelBand Tracks Your Every Step

    Measure your data, such as steps, calories and distance throughout the day, against other competitors of different body types and skill levels.

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    Rich Neeley’s Book Chargers

    In a delightfully clever combination of old and new, Rich Neeley has been taking actual vintage books and giving them new lives as iPhone chargers.

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    Intel’s Facebook Museum Of Me

    If you haven't tried it already, Intel's Museum of Me is definitely a bit of fun. It does a pretty cool job of collecting info and doling it out in a fun way.

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    Design Your Very Own Pumped up Kicks

    Converse will offer it's fans the opportunity of designing their own pair of Converse's, and then enabling them to sell these shoes to their own friends, via their own storefront.

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    Cufflinks That Double as USB Drives, Wi-Fi Spots

    In what may be the ultimate fusion of practicality and style, Brookstone are now selling cufflinks that offer both Wi-Fi and data storage.

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    3D Printer Makes Cupcake in 60 Seconds

    Most of us associate printers with ink and paper, but a new 3D printer has more to do with chocolate cupcakes and other delicious desserts.

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    Online Community Rallies Against the SOPA & PIPA Proposals

    Here are some of our favourite online reactions to the world's most controversial bills.

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    Ikea Builds Apartment in Paris Train Station

    The Swedish design giants are turning more heads with their latest advertising stunt in France.

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    The Song Map

    This is what the world would look like if you could build a city from your iTunes library.

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    Infrared Trolleys to Hit Australian Supermarkets

    Handling one of these four-wheelers means that choosing your cereal won't be a chore, it will soon become a hobby.

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    The Blackbox Mobile SMS Message Printer

    A nifty little mobile printer that produces your text message conversations on paper.

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    Make Food Not War

    Stage a war in the kitchen and attempt to replicate these deliciously evil masterpieces.

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    Trot Around Your Own Globe

    These do-it-yourself kits allow you to customise your own vintage globe with different travel routes, photos, banners and travel stickers.

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    Joey Andolina’s Mobile Vest Boombox

    Arriving just in time for summer, this vest boombox allows you to show off your fashion prowess while blasting European hardstyle.

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    Create Your Own Personalised Soft Drink

    Online users change the percentages of whatever ingredients they choose to go into the drink, and can further determine the drink's colour, name and label.

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    Bernardo Bajana’s Offensive Police Shield

    Bad news for Occupy protesters: Bernado Bajana has created a new riot shield which does much more than just shield officers.

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    How Happy is Your City?

    A giant emoticon erected above this Bavarian city is set to measure the general mood of the people below.

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