It was a bad year for dictators. It wasn't too hot on the environmental front, either, what with earthquakes, oil spills and atrocious storms. And it was a big year here at Idealog, with a change of editor, website ... More …
Five links to round off the year. More …
Never able to find a bottle opener when you need one? Sick of having to carry one on your keychain? With a built-in bottle opener on your iPhone case, you'll have one with you wherever you go. More …
All together now: AWWWWW. More …
Big ups to David Shearer for keeping the S&I portfolio to yourself. More …
The Occupy movement shows every sign of morphing into something that may have ramifications for the next few years. More …
Signage is an element so deeply embedded into any urban environment that we tend to take it for granted. But just how are they created? More …
Google has long been famed for its employee perks – from free food and haircuts to valet service – and futuristic offices. And its London offices now resemble a space station thanks to a recent refurbishment. More …
Anais Ardid can't live without Google – or coffee. More …
Mind-reading a possibility, junk mail a priority and the use of facial and retina scans to access information – according to IBM, in five years not only will all of this be possible but it will also be the social norm. More …
Twelve talented artists from around New Zealand and the globe are heading to Asia on their own dime to work with refugees and migrants on the Thai/Burma border on creative projects. More …
The Department of Conservation (DOC) has agreed to a bus tunnel linking Mt Aspiring and Fiordland National Park – despite conflicts with the DOC’s general policy on building roads through Mt Aspiring. More …
A network of farmers, engineers and volunteers has banded together to create an ‘open source ecology’. More …
Chimerical Conundrums might sound like something out of a science journal, but in fact it's a collection by fashion designer Fiona Clements. More …
The Tintin experience just got even better for fans – HarperCollins Publishers, Weta and Moulinsart have collaborated on an app to let viewers immerse themselves into Hergé's rich fictional world. More …