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Nokia Seeks Patent for Phone Feedback Tattoo

Nokia may soon introduce tattoos with magnetic ink to alert the user to incoming phone messages.

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Homeless People Used as WiFi Hotspots at SXSW

BHH Labs introduces Homeless Hotspots, a controversial homeless employment initiative, at Austin's SXSW Festival.

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Theatres To Usher In Live Tweeting

The last bastion of the phone-free two hours, the theatre, might be about to crumble.

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Vivid Ideas 2012 Program Announced

Vivid Ideas is the creative part of the extravaganza that is Vivid Sydney, and this year it's bigger than ever before.

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Robots Provide Sweet Rewards for Social Media Popularity

When you receive a mention or a retweet, Olly and Molly will release a treat or a scent, respectively.

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Dress Up your Laptop and iPad in Vintage Clothing

Computerwear allows gadget lovers to protect their laptop and iPad with repurposed vintage clothing.

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Makoto Tojiki Brings the Intangible World of Holograms into Reality

Utilising thousands of LED lights and optical fibres, the Japanese artist creates futuristic celestial-like sculptures.

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Mercedes-Benz to Integrate Apple’s Siri Technology in Vehicles

Mercedes-Benz drivers will soon be able to send text messages, listen to music, change radio channels and update their status on social networks.

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Match The Perfect Alcoholic Beverage To Your Music

Drinkify makes sure you'll never drink alone again.

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Kony 2012 Campaign Goes Viral

Kony 2012 is a viral campaign spearheaded by the humanitarian group Invisible Children to raise awareness about atrocities in Uganda.

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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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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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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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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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Concrete Playground on the iPad

Sydney: The Summer Guide is now available for the iPad in the Apple Store.

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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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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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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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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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Fireworks by Day

A Chinese artist takes modern art to the sky with his daytime fireworks exhibition.

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Blogger fined $2.5 Million for not Being a Journalist

An Oregon woman has been fined $2.5 million for defamatory comments made on her blog.

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Behringer Unleashes a 350kg Speaker

If you're looking to host a NYE party, you might want to enlist the help of the iNuke Boom.

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A Beer Cooler that Doubles as a ‘Photoblocker’

A product that will soon solve the first-world problems faced by many party animals.

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Vending Machine for Welcome Home Signs

Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport Bannerxpress allows people to print welcome home signs from a vending machine at the airport.

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Sydney: The Summer Guide

Welcome to the inaugural Concrete Playground Summer Guide, a comprehensive shortlist of the best this city has to offer over the next three months

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Air Guitar T-Shirts You Can Actually Play

Old Navy have collaborated with ThinkGeek to create a shirt that not only features an image of a guitar, but also sounds like one.

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The World’s First Functional Painting Typewriter

To the delight of fetishists of redundant technology, an American artist has created a typewriter that paints.

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