Culture
Orbital Reflector: space artwork to inspire us all
Trevor Paglen's Orbital Reflector is a satellite launch for purely artistic purposes, delivering a reflective object that we'll all see orbiting above us,
Technology
The now, the new, and the next
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Microsoft gets set to push Mixed Reality for Christmas season
VR is excellent, but the best experiences are still expensive. Microsoft has been touting the promise of its HoloLens technology, but it just hadn't entered
Technology
Cortana and Alexa becoming new BFFs
The partnership to allow Microsoft's Cortana and Amazon's Alexa to speak to each other is big for the companies involved, and big for progress around voice
Home
Screen recording and screen sharing coming in iOS 11
I haven't been following the new features all that closely, so this news peaked my interest. If you're into mobile gaming or streaming from mobile, these
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Augmented Reality will help you find your lost keys
I can imagine a world where augmented reality key finding technology becomes the 'killer app' for mainstream AR adoption. At least, as a demo that makes
New Realities
Microsoft's Mixed Reality platform will support SteamVR games
Big announcements this week as Microsoft's long hyped world of 'HoloLens' (which has been all hype, not much else) finally gets its shift into an ecosystem of
Big Ideas
Want to find STEM action near you? Check STARportal
The Australian government has launched STARportal as a resource for parents and kids to find cool STEM themed activities, camps, competitions and the rest.
Home
Maybe the greatest lamp ever designed
An incredibly advanced lamp, dubbed the Komorebi, delivering some of the most natural lighting effects I've ever seen. Stunning concept.
Culture
Lava lamps and data come together at CloudFlare San Francisco
Design, performance art and clever security infrastructure come together at CloudFlare San Francisco. A wall of lava lamps has been integrated into the office
Business
Delete your accounts, get real work done
I'm fascinated by these discussions. I love social media, I love my many points of digital connection, but I know some of it is pure noise. How do we get down
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Realising the promise of STEM education
Professor Jan Van Driel has written about the need to coordinate efforts to promote more kids to take up careers in the STEM (science, technology, engineering
Technology
Robots won't replace us because we still need 'that human touch'
So says Australia's Chief Scientist Alan Finkel in a new piece for The Conversation.