Claudia Batten, tech entrepreneur, startup mentor, digital advisor and New Zealand booster knows things, wants things, predicts things, worries about things and improves things.
Flashback to 2003 and it was a very different world. Some homes were still on dial-up internet, a lot of webpages were ugly and
The tech industry (like most industries) is not very good at making predictions and also not good at looking backwards after the fact to see what
Idealog sits down with the pioneering businesswoman, philanthropist and head of the Sunshine Books publishing empire to find out just
Some say the circular economy can reshape our world. The idea is to maximise the lifecycles of all the materials we use, optimise their
There seems to be nothing disruption hasn’t affected lately. Add notetaking to that list, thanks to Kiwi company Kami – which has been attracting
In an ongoing series, Vend and OMG!Tech founder Vaughan Rowsell discusses how we can make New Zealand the innovation centre of the world. In
Ever wanted to open a cat cafe, but would rather not deal with kitty litter and furballs? Never fear: Dunedin-based games studio Runaway lets
While electric vehicles continue to steal the headlines, there is, in fact, another state-of-the-art motoring option that’s rapidly gaining steam. In part four of
The finalists for the Zino New Kiwis Challenge have been unveiled. Aside from being businesses led by people who’ve immigrated to Aotearoa, they’re also helping New
The future is here, or is it? Vodafone's new campaign by FCB takes a look at how far we've come and how far we
Idealog's Tech Issue is out now (get your copy here). Editor Elly Strang explains the thinking behind the issue's theme, 'New Heights' – and showcases some of
The cover of Idealog’s 2018 Tech Issue is a truly collaborative affair. It began as a brief from the Idealog team to create an artwork that represented
Stuff senior product manager of experience Justine Kotkin has just returned from the Ideas & Innovation Girls in Tech Catalyst Conference in San Francisco.
The man behind what’s been dubbed ‘the world’s most realistic VR’ is earning worldwide acclaim for his hyper-realistic VR cinematography. Now, Simon Che de
The first edition of M?ori business accelerator K?kiri has wrapped up. The challenge now for the entrepreneurs who took part: taking that momentum forward
Having a great idea for business is one thing, but bringing that idea to life? That’s where the hard work begins. A few months
Simon Bird, strategy director at media agency PHD, discusses what keeps him up at night as a part of a series in conjunction with Tech
Online grocery shopping, an Airbnb tyre service and trolleys that use artificial intelligence – as this feature from The Download explains, Amazon is having a big impact on
Skool Loop, a mobile application company designed to provide school staff with an alternative to arduous administrative procedures, and alert parents to when a
Savannah Peterson is the founder of US-based Savvy Millennial and made the 2016 Forbes 30 Under 30 list for Consumer Technology. She recently took a
We gave Brittany Teei a little longer than an elevator ride to pitch KidsCoin, an online educational platform that teaches children and their wider
Yes, yes, we all know the benefits of electric vehicles. They’re good for the environment, cheap to run and quiet as a mouse. But
As part of our Elevator Pitch series in partnership with Flick, we gave Amelia Diggle a little longer than an elevator ride to pitch
A young man from Morrinsville is making waves in the agritech world with the award-winning idea behind his company, Halter. The solar-powered, GPS-tracked collar self-herds
Fieldays 2018 has wrapped up for another year, marking the most successful year yet in the event's 50-year history. Here, executive director of Agritech New Zealand Peter Wren-Hilton