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    Sydney Is Getting More of Those Nifty Recycling Vending Machines

    Trade your Coke cans for food truck vouchers.

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    Move Over High Line, New York Could Be Getting an Underground Park

    A new Kickstarter campaign could see New Yorkers jogging along the 'Lowline'.

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    The Five Best Apps for Craft Beer Obsessives

    Imagine just being able to look at a drink and know exactly whether you'll like it or not. Well your phone can.

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    This New Smart Oven Uses Image Recognition to Perfectly Cook Your Food

    Say hello to June, your new kitchen robot overlord.

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    Seven Things We Learned at REMIX Sydney 2015

    From augmented reality advertising to futuristic museum pens, this year's REMIX Sydney clued us in to what's ahead for culture and technology.

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    Apple Launches Music Streaming Service to Rival Spotify and Pandora

    Yes, you can ask Siri to play her favourite Kendrick Lamar song.

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    Charge Your Phone Through Your Desk with Intel's New Wireless Tech

    The American technology giant is getting rid of your clunky charger.

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    Take a First Look at the Revamped Old Clare Hotel

    Rooftop pool, exposed brick interiors and a new bar where the heart of the Clare used to be.

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    The Full-Body Umbrella Could Save You in the Next Rain Storm

    These Japanese designers are not taking rain protection lightly.

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    The Baby Mop Is Real

    The perfect demonstration of the Japanese concept of 'chindogu'.

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    Pinterest Has Finally Added a 'Buy It' Button for Shopping Online

    All those '50s dresses, ceramic tea-sets and bunting strings you've pinned? 'Buy it.'

  • News

    What Will Museums Look Like in the Future?

    We time travel with Seb Chan, the former Sydneysider who's leading digital developments at New York's forward-thinking Cooper-Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.

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    The Original Selfie Stick Was Years Before Its Time

    Spare a thought for Japanese inventor Hiroshi Ueda, whose patent ran out in 2003.

  • News

    Here's One Solution to Spreading Hard, Cold Butter

    Behold, the easy butter former, straight from Japan.

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    Forget Cat Cafes; Japan Is Into Extreme Prison Restaurants Now

    Where else will the waitstaff chase you with an enormous syringe if you act up?

  • News

    You'll Soon Be Able to Watch Virtual Reality Videos on YouTube

    Video streaming is about to get significantly more in-face.

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    What Can't We Vend?

    Japan's sundry vending machines are famous. Here are their highs and lows.

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    The Train Journey That Comes with Luxury Footbaths

    Japan's trains aren't just the fastest; they go the extra mile.

  • News

    See Japan's Large-Scale Rice Paddy Art

    Every year these farmers' designs just get more intricate.

  • News

    Zara Opens First Ever Store in Sydney's South

    No more northern treks for Zaraphenalia.

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    Win Tickets to REMIX Sydney 2015

    Talk culture and technology at the world-trotting conference.

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    IKEA Is Developing Official Furniture Hacking Kits

    Monetising a concept their customers have already been embracing for years.

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    Japan Has Moved on to Goat, Rabbit and Reptile Cafes

    Oh, you've just gotten your first cat cafe, Australia? That's nice.

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    Japan's Now Selling Hands-Free, Paper-Free, High-Tech Toilets

    With all the miracle technology of a warm breeze.

  • News

    This Is How You Take Care of Parking

    Japan's parking garages are sophisticated, space-smart and should be adopted in more places around the world.

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    This Japanese Hotel Lets You Sing Karaoke in a Hot Tub

    The ultimate setting for a 'Rubber Ducky' rendition.

  • News

    Catch Your Own Dinner at Japan's Zauo Restaurant

    Bait up your hook and hope for a big one.

  • News

    Melbourne Could Be Getting Its Own Version of New York City's High Line

    Sandridge Bridge could be turned into quite the NYC-like aerial garden.

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    Spotify Can Now Sync Your Music to Your Running Pace

    Blending your listening history with new specially-created tracks, it's like your own personal exercise DJ.

  • News

    Japanese Brewer Abashiri Has Created Bright Blue Beer

    Not blueish. We're talking Breaking Bad blue.

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    Surround Yourself with Beautiful Vintage Things at Sibella Court's Airbnb Apartment

    Merivale's interior designer has a little Paddington abode of her own you can stay in.

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    These Adorable Margaret and David Cushions Can Now Sit on Your Couch

    Sydney Film Festival's old marketing banners have been wonderfully upcycled, ready for your home.

  • News

    Monocle Is Opening a Pop-Up Shop in Sydney

    Dress sharp, this is not a drill.

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    MUJI Has Opened Its First Sydney Store

    Fans of Japanese minimalist everyday design, get to the Galeries.

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    Japan's High-Speed Sushi Train Redefines Fast Food

    Imagine salmon nigiri hurtling toward you at breakneck speed.

  • Guide

    17 Unique Ideas from Japan

    From cat cafes to Studio Ghibli movies, one country has brought more unlikely inventions into our lives than any other.

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    TransLink Rolls Out Real-Time Transport Tracking App

    Brisbanites, wondering when your bus is coming is a thing of the past.

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    The Ten Best Events to Go to at Vivid Ideas 2015

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