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Music
1000 Mobile Phones And 2000 Text Messages Playing Tchaikovsky
9:20AM Jesus Diaz | I don’t know what is crazier: This video of Tchaikovsky’s 1812 overture played with 1000 mobile phones and 2000 messages, or the videos showing how the whole thing was made. More »
Robots
The Future Of Tourism Is…Robot Sex?
8:00PM Danny Allen | At Australia’s Tourism Futures conference, futurologist Ian Yeoman (of New Zealand’s University of Wellington) forecast artificial resorts with robot staff, and yep, even robot prostitutes could become a reality. More »
Games
11:22AM Nick Broughall | If you’ve ever complained about Xbox Live here in Australia, spare a thought for our trans-Tasman neighbours. Last week, David over at Kotaku looked into a rumour that after the mid-June update to Xbox Live, some New Zealand gamers were unable to download content. Turns out that it’s every NZ gamer with an under-18 account, and they can no longer even download a demo of a G-rated game while Microsoft tries to restrict access to mature content. More »
Microsoft Hates New Zealand Kids, Locks Them Out Of Xbox Live
11:22AM Nick Broughall | If you’ve ever complained about Xbox Live here in Australia, spare a thought for our trans-Tasman neighbours. Last week, David over at Kotaku looked into a rumour that after the mid-June update to Xbox Live, some New Zealand gamers were unable to download content. Turns out that it’s every NZ gamer with an under-18 account, and they can no longer even download a demo of a G-rated game while Microsoft tries to restrict access to mature content. More »
Online
Rejected Man Hides Engagement Ring for Twitter Treasure Hunt
11:12PM Jesus Diaz | This diamond engagement ring is now hidden, patiently waiting for treasure hunters as its owner—29-year-old rejected man Anthony Gardiner—gets ready to tell clues about its location via Twitter. More »
Online
Toddler Buys Industrial Excavator Online, ‘Doesn’t Even Like Tractors’
12:00PM Wilson Rothman | A 3-year-old New Zealand girl, bored in the early hours of the morning, hopped on her parents’ computer and, via auto-logins, managed to buy a used mechanical excavation machine for around $US15,000. More »
Online
Nothing to See Here, Please Drive Thru
12:50AM Jesus Diaz | It must be a sad thing when Google thinks your city is not even worth taking the covers off the cameras mounted in a Street View car. More »
Music
Update: Dude Returns MP3 Player Loaded With Army Secrets, World War III With New Zealand Averted
7:40AM John Mahoney | Remember that dude who bought a second-hand MP3 player, only to find it full of U.S. Army enlistment records and mission briefings? It is now safely back in the Pentagon’s hands. More »
Online
10:12AM Nick Broughall | Considering the massive success that Street View has had here in Australia (not to mention the controversy), the fact that Stuff.co.nz is reporting that Street View is likely to be launching for our Eastern neighbours across the pond tomorrow is great news. Not just because it means we can scope out our ski trips in advance, but because we like seeing any form of technology land over there in NZ.
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Street View To Launch In NZ Tomorrow?
10:12AM Nick Broughall | Considering the massive success that Street View has had here in Australia (not to mention the controversy), the fact that Stuff.co.nz is reporting that Street View is likely to be launching for our Eastern neighbours across the pond tomorrow is great news. Not just because it means we can scope out our ski trips in advance, but because we like seeing any form of technology land over there in NZ.
[Stuff.co.nz] More »
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