A Wonderful Bunch of Watches

October 30th, 2009 | No comments
I’m not a watch collector. This is more due to a restriction of funds than a lack of intent. If I were a watch collector, I’d be hunting down some of Watchismo’s watches. The guy has a wonderful collection of [...]

NZ TiVo Coming with CASPA November 6th

October 29th, 2009 | 6 comments
Hybrid TV have announced the launch date and details for Tivo in New Zealand. Coming on the 6th of November 2009 the device adds “CASPA™ On-Demand” content along with Freeview recording. The catch is you can only get CASPA content [...]

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Review: Flip Mino HD vs JVC FM1

October 28th, 2009 | 19 comments
Pocket video cameras are the device du jour for the YouTube generation. Wired Magazine saw fit to write an entire article based on the little beasts. Forging against the trend of ultra hi-def 300x zoom handycams with capacious memory, these [...]

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Make Stuff With Mindkits

October 27th, 2009 | 27 comments
Jump down to the comments to see the latest entries, or add your own! Making things. It’s a bastion of New Zealand culture. We call it the “Number 8 Wire” mentality. Some would argue that the future of our economy relies [...]

Vodafone NZ Drops iPhone Price

October 23rd, 2009 | 7 comments
Vodafone NZ have just released some chunky price drops across the iPhone range. Basically $200 off all models if you sign up to an iPhone 80 plan or higher. Full details are on the Vodafone iPhone plan page, but here’s some [...]

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Video: Home Security Gadgets

October 21st, 2009 | 1 comment
Here’s the items covered on TVNZ Breakfast this morning. Feel free to ask any questions or post comments below. Click the image to watch the video: Item: Axis M1031W Wireless Camera Price: $559 + GST Rating: 4 / 5 Info: The Axis M1031W wireless surveillance camera is more [...]

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Re-mystifying RFID

October 18th, 2009 | 2 comments
Using a wand that lights up when an RFID tag is read, a team at the Oslo School of Architecture and Design have created a gorgeous set of animations that depict the “readable volume” of various types of RFID tags. Did [...]

Paid Applications Finally Available on NZ Android Market

October 16th, 2009 | 1 comment
Free applications from the Android Market have been available since at least day one of the HTC Magic release in New Zealand. Apparently local currency conversion has stopped paid applications up until now. Today, our dedicated Android forum member, Rob, has [...]

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Amazon Kindle Available Worldwide*

October 7th, 2009 | 23 comments
Apparently Vodafone NZ is in “deep discussion” with Amazon about carrying the Kindle in New Zealand. The last time someone said “deep discussion” was Telecom talking about bringing the iPhone to their XT network. We all know how well that [...]

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Video: Radio Control Roundup

October 7th, 2009 | 1 comment
Here’s the items covered on TVNZ Breakfast this morning. Feel free to ask any questions or post comments below. Click below to watch the video: Item: The i-Sobot Humanoid Robot Price: $490 Rating: 3 / 5 Info: The 16cm tall i-Sobot holds the Guiness world record as the [...]

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