Time. It’s something you can use but not own, and spend but never keep. It is very, very precious as there are never any refunds on what you spend your allotment of time on – so make every second count. Of course, this also makes time a far too rare and valuable commodity to waste […]
The Beatles, Elmore Leonard and Hush Puppies; they all spent a period of time cooling their heels in the wilderness before they made it big – a period long enough to pump out 23 novels in Elmore’s case – but all eventually got ‘discovered’ by an adoring public. The rest is history as all have […]
There are some things in life that are easy; like wasting money on cheap unreliable hardware solutions that can only disappoint – and some things that are not so easy; like the installation of natural stone. No, dismiss that thought from your mind right now – it is never easy! Anyone who has ever tried […]
Apparently 82% of New Zealanders are open to having a home robot doing all the chores around the house. So statistically speaking, you’re interested in what I have to share with you today. Presumably the other 18% of you prefer to lead a less comfortable life. We’ve covered the Deebot vacuums before and been rather […]
Here and there dotted about this wondrous Earth we live on are magical places. Freakish regions with a unique climate and terroir that combine to produce something that no other district on the face of the planet can even come close to replicating. For example; Yakutia in Siberia offers up more diamonds than any other […]
Lying at the end of a 15-kilometre 4WD track, visiting the abandoned gold-mining village of Macetown is as much about the journey as the destination. The road to the historic mining village of Macetown is made for four-wheel driving. Rough, winding and rugged, it crosses the Arrow River an unforgettable 23 times, which prompts a […]
I’d always wondered what a robotic vacuum cleaner would be like. I could see the application would be an awesome way to cut out one of the jobs we all hate and free up quite a lot of time. I’d also heard that they were prone to falling down stairs and getting entangled in anything […]
Zegna’s new collection reflects their newly rebranded visual identity “our road”. The road in question is a real place, winding through the mountains of northern Italy crossing Oasi Zegna the free access natural territory of Piedmont. The collection gently assesses what a contemporary style should look and feel like: functional and individual, comfortable yet not […]
ECOVACS ROBOTICS, the market leader in service robotics (not to be confused with Boston Dynamics, the market leader in nightmare robotics) has just had a major new drop in New Zealand, introducing our corner of the world to the new DEEBOT X1 OMNI. Let’s take a look at the features this piece of tech is […]
Where there’s a will; there’s a way. Steve Jobs loved computers but didn’t want to have to go all the way into the ‘computer room’ to write his programs – so he focused on bringing the computer over to his desk. He achieved that goal by inventing his mass-produced desktop Apple II. Benjamin Franklin as […]
Imagine a future where with nothing but a thought, you could turn up the radio, open your windows, or change the lighting. We kind of forget that Brain interfaces aren’t actually science fiction anymore. There are setups that allow for basic utility within VR gaming, and the tech is already being used as a viable […]
Internationally-acclaimed, Pritzker award-winning architect, Renzo Piano and Daniel Goldberg, the Founder/Creative Director of State of Craft, have recently reunited with Lendlease to work on the next big residencies to hit Sydney Harbour. Called One Sydney Harbour, the luxury apartments will sit atop the new Residencies Two and be accessed from a private lift in the […]
You’ve got to give it to the Brits, when they get something right, they really get it right! For example; the Aston Martin is not just a luxury sports car – it is THE icon of luxury sports. Similarly, Bowmore isn’t just a single malt whisky distillery, it is THE single malt whisky distillery, its […]
AlUla in Saudi Arabia is one of the most significant archaeological regions in the world. Its red sandstone canyons bear the ancient traces inscribed by the members of multiple civilisations who habited the area going back 7,000 years. It is also home to the largest conserved site of the Nabataeans south of Petra in Jordan, […]
Why slum it by parking your multi-million dollar super-yacht next to a mediterranean beach when you can just have the beach included in your floating mansion? Well this is exactly the plexing issue that was concerning the Italian superyacht company, Tecnomar, who went to the drawing board and after a lot of planning, dreaming and […]
It was during a lecture in university, when Matt Nash was studying marketing, when he looked around the room and realised that he was sitting amongst all of the future competition for ground level marketing positions when he graduated. It was then that Matt decided to take his marketing knowledge to create his own pathway. […]
Clear the roads, one of the world’s best known Formula One racing names, McLaren, have unveiled and debuted their latest series roadster. Fellow kiwi, Bruce McLaren founded the car team, McLaren all the way back in the 60’s and they’ve set up base in Woking, UK. Their latest ride certainly tales the steering wheel as […]
Ferrari, founded in 1939, is a car brand that always releases supreme luxury cars. At the 2019 Geneva Motor Show, they launched their twin-turbocharged F8 Tributo coupe and, only a couple of months later, announced their latest creation in the form of a Spider. Their new 2020 Ferrari F8 Spider convertible is going to be […]
