-
NewsTurn Your Smartphone Into a Robot
Romo smartens up your already intelligent smartphone by turning it into a robot.
-
NewsA Finnish Greenhouse Fit for Living
Gardening enthusiasts will be able to spend even more time with Mother Nature in this wonderful garden shed.
-
NewsTurn Your iPhone into an Antique Typewriter
This new, limited edition app puts an antique typewriter in your pocket.
-
NewsCharge Your Devices in Style
The OXO multicharger is like an executive penthouse for your devices.
-
NewsAugmented Reality iPhone Game Orders Players to Run from Zombies
Run from zombies, rebuild civilisation and get fit at the same time.
-
NewsAlpina Bike Spins your Vinyl Records as you Ride
Dutch designers have created a cycling/music machine that plays vinyl records as you ride at a consistent speed.
-
NewsNine 2024 Emmy-Winning TV Shows That You Should Watch Immediately
Your new must-watch list of Emmy-winners includes 'Baby Reindeer' and its has-to-be-seen-to-be-believed tale, the history-making 'Shōgun' and, yes, 'The Bear'.
-
NewsThe Six Best Ways to Celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival in Melbourne
Celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival (Moon Festival) in Melbourne by hitting up cultural performances, noshing on mooncakes, and gathering together a big group mates for a yum cha feed.
-
NewsNine New Movies You Can Watch Right Now That Have Been Fast-Tracked From Cinemas to Streaming
Get comfy on the couch with Austin Butler's latest brooding role, serial-killer chiller 'Longlegs' and the animated antics of 'Inside Out 2'.
-
NewsTwelve Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream This Month
Spend your couch time watching Rashida Jones navigate a sci-fi mystery in Japan, Nicolas Cage face a post-apocalyptic future and a gripping Australian romance-scam thriller.
-
NewsThe 15 Best Straight-to-Streaming Movies of 2024 So Far
From 2024's first half, you need to be catching an Oscar-winning documentary, Glen Powell as a fake assassin and plenty of horror shocks from your couch.
-
NewsEight New Movies You Can Watch in July That Have Been Fast-Tracked From Cinemas to Streaming
Get comfy on the couch with 'Furiosa', the latest gem from Hirokazu Kore-eda and a hypnotic vision of an AI-dominated future.
-
GuideMust-Stream TV: All the Best Shows You Should Be Watching From 2024 So Far
Don't spend hours scrolling through streaming platforms — here's 2024's standout shows that you need to see.
-
NewsThe 15 Best Returning TV Shows of 2024 So Far
These are the beloved small-screen favourites to say "yes chef!" to, sleuth along with and giggle with — and get catchy songs stuck in your head from, too.
-
NewsThe 15 Best Films of 2024 So Far
The best movies from 2024's first half include a meditative trip to Tokyo, a scorching neo-noir thriller, multiple Oscar-winners and a stunning robot story.
-
NewsThe 15 Best New TV Shows of 2024 So Far
From gloriously surreal comedies and unforgettable true tales to stunning remakes and savvy sci-fi mysteries, 2024 has been filled with new small-screen highlights.
-
NewsSteve Jobs’ Biographer Interviewed on 60 Minutes
Walter Isaacson shares the story behind the story.
-
-
NewsIkea App Uses Facebook to Personalise Your Bedroom
Ikea attempt to sell you their durable and inexpensive Swedish wares by aligning them precisely with your personality, lifestyle and tastes.
-
NewsU-Boat Worx Offers Submarine Charters for Tourists
These 'personal submarines for yacht and tourism' are for those people who are desirous of exploring the depths of the ocean but who suffer the misfortune of not being Richard Branson.
-
NewsA Portable Hanging Herb Garden for Inner-City Dwellers
The dream of any inner-city or spatially-challenged dweller with a green thumb, finely tuned tastebuds and no backyard.
-
NewsAdidas Unveils Super Intelligent Football Boot
Sporting giant Adidas has outdone itself with the adiZero f50 miCoach, a new soccer boot that boasts state-of-the-art technology.
-
ShopCounterweight Vinyl & Espresso
32 Chambers Street, Footscray
Browse secondhand vinyl — the specialty is classic dance and bass — or sit down for a coffee and pastry.
-
NewsHipstamatic’s Digital Disposable Camera for your iPhone
In a bid to regain their popularity and get one up on Instagram, Hipstamatic is offering a new dimension to their faux-analogue photography experience.
-
NewsSteve Jobs: The Movie
They say sex sells, but according to Sony Pictures, death is where the real money’s at.
-
NewsOccupy Wall Street Protests Start to Spread Around the World
How the American Dream has turned into a nightmare for a large proportion of U.S. citizens.
-
-
NewsUntappd App Combines Social Networking and Beer
The perfect excuse to drink more beer and check your iPhone.
-
NewsMessage in a Bottle: The Unusual Social Network
Harold Hackett has been sending messages all over the world, but unlike most of us he hasn’t been using a phone or a computer.
-
EventMovember East Coast Tour
Thu, 17 Oct, 2024
Federation Square, Melbourne
This roving barbershop is stopping by Fed Square for just one day — giving free beard trims to anyone interested in participating in Movember.
-
EventSigur Rós: Orchestral Tour
Mon, 19 May - Tue, 20 May 2025
Hamer Hall, Southbank
On the Icelandic band's latest Australian tour, they're pairing their ethereal tunes with 41-piece live orchestras.
-
EventThe Future & Other Fictions
Thu, 28 Nov 2024 - Sun, 27 Apr 2025
ACMI, Melbourne
From 'Blade Runner 2049' to Björk, this world-premiere exhibition at ACMI explores and celebrates futuristic storytelling.
-
EventA Taste of Persia
Sat, 12 Oct, 2024
Earth Angels, West Melbourne
Social enterprise Welcome Merchant is hosting this big night filled with Persian food, wine, music art and culture.
-
EventJack Daniel's Triple Mash Medley Whiskey Tasting
Mon, 7 Oct, 2024
Blue Diamond, Melbourne
Experience a world-first immersive whiskey tasting at the newly reopened Blue Diamond.
-
EventFree to Feed's Story Table Series
Fri, 18 Oct, 2024
Free to Feed Fitzroy North, Fitzroy North
Some of the social enterprise's culinarily gifted participants are sharing the flavours and stories of their cultures via an immersive dinner series.
-
EventThe Ritz-Carlton's Luxury Dining Series
Thu, 17 Oct - Sat, 19 Oct 2024
The Ritz-Carlton, Melbourne, Melbourne
Treat yourself to lunch, dinner or an aperitivo session led by a Michelin-starred chef, or go in on world-class cocktails paired with views across the bay.
-
EventMonster Fest
Fri, 4 Oct - Sat, 12 Oct 2024
Cinema Nova, Carlton
This year's genre must-sees include a 'Terrifier' marathon, puppet flicks new and old, and a new New Zealand body-horror flick.
-
-
EventJewish International Film Festival
Sun, 27 Oct - Wed, 4 Dec 2024
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations
2024's JIFF is opening with Jesse Eisenberg's 'A Real Pain' — and there's plenty more highlights across its 41-film program from there.
-
NewsA First Look at Amazon’s New Kindle Fire
With the release of Amazon's Kindle Fire, there may just be another serious player in the growing tablet market.
-
NewsIPhone Bike Speaker Lets You Listen While You Ride
Play sweet music and use your iPhone as a GPS while riding through the town on your bike.
-
NewsSlavery Footprint: Calculating How Many Forced Labourers Work For You
Cue the bright-eyed, pigtailed offspring of ethical consumerism and social media, Slavery Footprint.
-
NewsMicro-Hotel Sleepbox Makes Being In Transit Appealing
The pod with bed and drop-down desk may mean the days of sleeping in airport food courts are well behind us.
-
NewsFirst-Ever Space Hotel Set to Open in 2016
Space tourism set to become a reality in the next few years.
-
NewsUrban Farming Continues to Grow Around the World
Urban farms offer city dwellers a chance to green up their cities and get their hands dirty in the process.
-
NewsPaypal Founder’s Futuristic Floating Island City
The Silicon Valley billionaire is making plans for the project to be launched off the coast of San Francisco next year.
-
NewsApple Unveils Eco-Friendly Campus HQ Plans
Apple's new eco-friendly HQ plans are larger-than-life.
-
NewsJapan’s Intelligent Vending Machines Know Your Type
Thinking machines are already among us, watching us, and telling us what to drink.
-
NewsAleksander Krasinki’s Futuristic Floating Island City
Architect Aleksander Krasinski has developed and designed a futuristic island concept.
-
NewsModular Bike Tracks Take Cycling into the Future
This design by Ines Le Bihan is proving a viable alternative to our current bike paths.
-
NewsInterview /// Voyurl Looks Closer at the Murky World of Web Analytics
Voyurl breaks down your browsing behaviour in attractive graphs.
-
NewsFacebook Launches a Free SMS App
Deactivating your Facebook account might become harder with the launch of Facebook Messenger, a free standalone SMS app.
-
NewsApple Has More Money in the Bank than the US Government
Recent figures show that Steve Jobs is richer than the US Government.
-
-
NewsThree Ideas Shaping the Future of Music
Technology is changing the way music is made and consumed.
-
NewsThe Most Unforgettable Space Shuttle Pictures
National Geographic has compiled a photographic retrospective of the shuttle's colourful history.
-
NewsUp Bracelet Records Your Everything
Jawbone's new piece of wearable tech will keep tabs on your health.
-
-
NewsGoogle Insights Helps Predict The Economy
What does the average person do when confronted by something new in their life? Google it, of course.
-
NewsIceland’s Crowdsourced Constitution. Like.
Iceland use social media to get the people's input for their new constitution.
-
NewsStudents Create Futuristic Two-Wheeled Vehicle
Adelaide University students have created an inventive two wheeled contraption that could solve inner city transport issues.
-
-
NewsKaiser Chiefs Want You to Make Their Album
Design and sell the new Kaiser Chief's album and earn a quid.
