Rural broadband – safe hands win out
You don’t have to read between the lines to sense the bitter disappointment of wireless broadband provider Woosh Wireless, fibre network operator FX Networks and state-owned infrastructure player Kordia at missing out on a juicy Government contract to push high-speed internet services out to the rural sector. The press release today lamenting the Government’s decision […]
MoreI saw dead people
The Egyptians and other ancient civilisations used to bury their royalty in tombs encased deep within pyramids. It is sort of appropriate then that the modern ode to the Egyptian pyramids – the impressively triangular Luxor casino and hotel in Las Vegas has at its centre a room full of preserved dead people. I had […]
MoreScibloggers featured on Radio New Zealand
For the second year running, Radio New Zealand’s Summer Noelle programme hosted by Noelle McCarthy has featured interviews with Sciblogs contributors in its Science Spot series. Here are the interviews so far… (links to mp3 recordings for playback) Stick blogger Peter Kerr talks innovation Infectious Thoughts blogger Siouxsie Wiles on viruses and infectious diseases Shaken […]
MoreCES: Tablet hopefuls vie for attention
It was amazing how quickly Las Vegas emptied out over the weekend as the 160,000 visitors to the CES show headed home and relaxed holiday makers reclaimed the bars, restaurants and casinos of Sin City. The quiet tail end of the show gave me a chance to wander the halls of CES relatively unmolested – […]
MoreCES: NZ start-up takes out consumer electronics innovation award in Vegas
It was great to see New Zealand start-up Swiftpoint honoured at the CES show here in Vegas for the novel design of its pint-sized finger-controlled computer mouse. If only we had more companies lining up to showcase world-class tech products at a show like this.I bumped into a handful of kiwis at CES – most […]
MoreCES: Favourite gadgets of the show so far
Las Vegas: Some 20,000 products are being shown at CES this year. I spent a fairly chaotic day getting acquainted with a tiny fraction of them and here are my top five favourites so far… 1. The Parrot AR Drone This thing is amazing – its a carbon and plastic “quadricopter” that you can steer […]
MoreCES: Dual-screen laptop sees you tapping on glass
Las Vegas: One of the hottest gadgets revealed so far at CES is also one of the more unconventional – a laptop that switches laptop keyboard for a second LCD screen. Judging by the crowds milling around the Acer Iconia its a novel idea with appeal, althought as someone who has spent the last six […]
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