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    The New App That Stops Breaking Bad Spoilers

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    The Taxi Alarm That Ensures You Leave Nothing Behind

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    The Unexpected Poetry of Google Autocomplete

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Latest Places
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    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.

  • Cafe

    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

    Kickstarter Coming to Australia and New Zealand

    Nothing has quite transformed the 'crowd funding' story like Kickstarter.

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    Store Your Keys in the Cloud with ‘KeyMe’

    This technology will be a saving grace for the almost 90 million forgetful folks who get locked out of their homes each year.

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    Kite Patch Makes People Invisible to Mosquitoes

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    Flying Drones Replace Waiters at a London Sushi Restaurant

    The sushi plane replaces the sushi train.

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    Removable Electric Drive Can Motorise Any Bicycle With Ease

    Electrify your favourite bicycle within seconds.

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    Yawn-Activated Machine Gives Away Free Coffee

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    World’s First Laptop That Doubles as an Air Purifier

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    3D Artists Create Works of Unprecedented Realism

    Deeper into the blurred lines separating art from photography.

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    Mirror City Timelapse Video Creates a Kaleidoscopic Effect

    Five major US cities appear in a dynamic new light.

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    Online Video Shows Identity Theft As Frighteningly Easy

    Cyberspace might be even less safe than we thought.

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    Tactile Watch Enables Time Telling in the Dark

    The team behind "The Bradley" timepiece hopes to bring assistance to the vision impaired.

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    Throwable Panoramic Camera Ball Records Video Mid-Flight

    360 degrees' worth of new perspectives in the video world.

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    World’s First Human Powered Helicopter Takes Flight

    500 years after its conception, Leonardo da Vinci's invention has become a reality.

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    IBM Billboards Double as Street Furniture

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    DIY Drones Could Revolutionise Your Life

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    The World’s First Hands Free Umbrella

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  • News

    New LED Flash for Smartphones

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

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    Bringing Tetris to Ties

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

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