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Recharge Between Classes in Solar-Power Seats

A team from MIT have created outdoor furniture which can charge your phone and computer by solar-power.

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New Google Music Service Unveiled

Google Music allows you to access your music, anywhere and anytime, online and offline.

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Turn Your iPhone Into a Polaroid Printer

iPhone case concept can print your iPhone photos like old-school Polaroids.

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SafeHouse is Rupert Murdoch’s Answer to WikiLeaks

News Corporation's online attempt at replicating the success of WikiLeaks seems flaky on several levels.

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The Next Step for Smart Phones: Paper Thin

Introducing the PaperPhone: an extremely light weight and, as the name suggests, paper-thin smart phone.

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Nissan to Produce New York’s Taxi of Tomorrow

The iconic New York yellow taxi will be produced by Japanese manufacturer Nissan in the years to come.

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The Seven Best Sustainable Cafes in Auckland

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Paint Your Running Route with GPS Technology

Running routes recorded with GPS technology are transformed into dynamic, digital artworks.

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Leica’s iPhone Camera Add-on Set to Revolutionise iPhoneography

A concept by Black Design Associates combines Leica and iPhone technology for the ultimate iPhoneography experience.

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San Francisco Introduces Online CBD Parking Solution

New website and smart phone app help solve parking problems in San Francisco.

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Burberry’s Holographic Models Take to the Runway in Beijing

Burberry used holograms of models in their technology-inspired runway show in Beijing.

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Bespoken Art Puts Voice to Canvas

Bespoken Art captures the sound waves of your voice and creates a unique piece of artwork.

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The Evolution of Web Design over Two Decades [INFOGRAPHIC]

The internet has become a more friendly, accessible and interactive animal over the past two decades. Here is an incredible infographic that maps out the role design has played.

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The T-Box Captures Wind Power From Trains

The T-Box can harness wind energy from moving trains to generate power.

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Watch Coachella 2011 Live on YouTube

YouTube Live will broadcast the Coachella music festival live from Palm Springs for the first time ever.

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The Nano Guitar that is Smaller than a Human Blood Cell

Cornell researchers have created a Nano Guitar that is smaller than a human red blood cell.

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Ralph Lauren’s Solar-Powered Backpack

Ralph Lauren's Solar Panel Backpack can charge iPhones, iPads and iPods in a matter of hours.

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The Ultimate In-flight Gaming Experience

The Not for Wimps gaming system is the future of the in-flight experience.

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iPods Charged by the Human Heart

New nanotechnology can lead to self-generated energy that can power iPods and other portable devices.

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Boy Kills World

Thursday, May 2 - Wednesday, May 22, 2024
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Bill Skarsgård makes a mesmerising action star in this cartoonishly OTT revenge flick that's produced by iconic 'Evil Dead' filmmaker Sam Raimi.
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The Fall Guy

Wednesday, April 24 - Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Ryan Gosling is at his most charming — including while batting around screwball banter with Emily Blunt — in this dynamic action/rom-com ode to stunt performers.
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Abigail

Thursday, April 18 - Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

The directors of 'Ready or Not' turn their attention to monster movies in this deliciously entertaining heist-meets-vampire flick.
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Challengers

Thursday, April 18 - Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

For 'Call Me By Your Name' director Luca Guadagnino, Zendaya, Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist star in a smash of a tennis- and love triangle-fuelled drama.
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Back to Black

Thursday, May 2 - Wednesday, May 22, 2024
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

Amy Winehouse was anything but formulaic, but the same can't be said about this by-the-numbers biopic about the British singer.
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Robot Dreams

Thursday, April 25 - Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

This Oscar-nominated animated gem explores love, loneliness, finding a connection and facing fate's chaos through the friendship of a dog and a robot.
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Origin

Thursday, April 18 - Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

'Selma' and 'A Wrinkle in Time; filmmaker Ava DuVernay returns with a sensitive, sincere and supremely smart biopic that's also an exploration of caste systems.
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Lovers and Castaways

Wednesday, March 6 - Sunday, June 9, 2024
The Pah Homestead, Auckland

This exhibition allows visitors to experience 1980s Aotearoa through the eyes of some of New Zealand's most treasured artists.
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The Effect — Auckland Theatre Company

Tuesday, April 16 - Saturday, May 11, 2024
ASB Waterfront Theatre, Auckland

This ethically ambiguous, toxic love story is the work of Lucy Prebble, one of the brains behind HBO’s ‘Succession’.

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Aotearoa High Tea in The Libraries at The Hotel Britomart

Saturday, March 16, 2024, Saturday, April 13, 2024 and Sunday, May 12, 2024
The Hotel Britomart, Auckland

Enjoy some of Aotearoa's best food in the elegant, heritage spaces of The Libraries.

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Google Launch New Recommendation Service

Google recently jumped on the recommendation bandwagon with the launch of the "+1" button.

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Fools! Top 3 Tech Pranks from April 1

Our favourite high-tech hoaxes from April 1.

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Crowd-Sourced Virtual Choir Unites on YouTube

Thousands of voices unite in global virtual choir.

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The EPOC Neuroheadset Lets Your Brain do the Talking

EPOC's Neuroheadset allows users to control their computer with thoughts.

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Fighting Fire with Electricity?

Electricity may be the basis for a new fire-extinguishing method.

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Coffee Joulies Keep Your Coffee Just Right

Cool down your coffee and keep it the perfect temperature twice as long.

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Artificial Leaf Could Solve Energy Crisis

Fake photosynthesis could power planet.

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Augmented Reality Contact Lenses

More Robo-Cop inspired tech being developed.

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Agora Finds Friends for You

Can't make friends? There's an app for that.

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Bee-like Mini Robots May Be The Key to Exploring Mars

Searching for life on Mars could be made easier with the use of swarms of miniature robots.

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Nine-Angled Lens Captures 3D Images

Science, now in 3D!

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Concrete Playground Needs a Digital Sales Manager

Do you (a) possess excellent online sales skills and/or (b) look like Will Ferrell in Eastbound and Down? This might just be the role for you.

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Nokia and Burton Develop Smart Snowboards

Snowboard with sensors can track your runs, and will do anything else you can think of and develop

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Cyberdyne Develops Superhuman Robot Suits

Cyberdine unleashes HAL, a robot suit that enhances strength beyond average human capability.

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A Mobile that Can Recharge in your Pocket

An environmentally friendly mobile phone that can run on body heat

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Silicone Speakers for Sharing Music Anywhere

Foldable, stackable, washable and virtually indestructible, Tembo Trunks sustainable silicone speakers let you share your tunes wherever you are.

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IKEA Helps Organise Your Computer Desktop

Can't get enough IKEA in your home? Download IKEA's digital storage solutions for your desktop

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See More of the World with New Improved Google Street View

New and improved Google Street View transports you to locations on all continents, with stunning 360 degree panoramas and enhanced interactivity.

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Wear Music of Artists You Heart on Your Sleeve

Playbutton is an mp3 player embedded in a badge, each one storing pre-recorded content like an album or mix-tape.

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Tweets Inspire a Book on the Egyptian Revolution

Tweets from activists in the revolution in Egypt are compiled into a compelling timeline of the uprising.

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Google’s Person Finder Helps Locate Tsunami Victims

Person Finder is an online search tool to help people locate the whereabouts of family members, loved ones and friends that have been caught in the natural disaster.

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Surreal Images Caused by Google Earth Glitches

These dream-like pictures look as though they could be from the set of Inception, but they're actually screenshots from Google Earth

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Virtual Christchurch Cafe Raises Money for Earthquake Victims

This philanthropic website seeks to aid New Zealand's earthquake victims with profits from virtual coffee products.

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Flying House from ‘Up’ Recreated in California

As part of a new National Geographic television series, a team of scientists, engineers and balloon pilots recreated the scene from the hit flick.

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