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Google Instant: Search revolution or baseless hype?
The moment Google unveiled its novelty technology Instant Search it inspired a young Stanford student Feross Aboukhadijeh to create an Instant search experience for Youtube. He posted his work on Hacker News and, within 24 hours, Feross received a tweet directly from Youtube CEO Chad Hurley asking “Are you ready to leave school?”
Electric cars ready to go mainstream
Better Place, an ambitious, venture capital backed company, is building electric car infrastructures targeting major cities around the world. The idea is simple yet constitutes a radical departure from conventional wisdom – instead of stretching the technological limits of a battery’s life, Better Place is constructing a network of battery swap stations that will allow electric cars to replace its depleted battery for a new one in less than 60 seconds.
Aircrafts three generations beyond will save 70% fuel and fly at subsonic speed
A NASA aircraft design competition — known as “N+3” to denote three generations beyond today’s commercial fleet — has produced the blueprint of an aircraft that will save 70% fuel, produce less noise and less pollution while travelling at subsonic speed.
New Coca-Cola fountain mixes 100 different drinks on the spot
Last week, Coca-Cola North America announced a new self-serve drink fountain, Coca-Cola Freestyle, that will offer over 100 flavours in one place. All flavours are mixed freshly on the spot, and many of them have never been seen on the market before.
Google Invests in app that will predict the future
Google’s latest move to invest in Recorded Future – a startup claiming to be able to predict the future – is generating a buzz across the mainstream media. Can this be the killer app everybody has been waiting for?
Australian companies’ payment behaviour reveals unnerving pattern: Is our economy really recovering?
According to the latest trade payments analysis by Dun & Bradstreet (D&B), the payment terms of Australian firms have risen for the third consecutive quarter.
PM Kevin Rudd names first 21 projects to be backed by $9.6 million Commercialisation Australia fund
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd last week named the first 21 Australian ideas to receive Commercialisation Australia support totalling $9.6 million. The first 21 ideas consisted of a diverse range of innovative projects from around the country, including treatments for disease, advanced materials, cutting-edge electronics, new online services, and a host of other innovations in agriculture, the media, manufacturing and beyond.
Solar-Gem named a finalist in 2010 Australian International Design Awards
Solar-Gem, a Sydney-based company that provides affordable off-grid energy solutions based on clean solar power systems, has been named a finalist in the 2010 Australian International Design Awards.
Kirsten Black, Halo Headphones
Kirsten Black started her entrepreneurial career developing her innovative Halo Headphones, which feature specially designed high fidelity speakers that can be inserted into a comfortable headband. If you’re sick of headphones dropping out of your ears or the wires flicking on the side of your face, perhaps give this new Australian innovation a try.
Students locked up (again) until they build 6 web startups from scratch
If you find the idea of SxSW’s recent Startup Bus intriguing, here’s a similar version closer to home. 30 university students were locked up over a weekend to produce six web-based businesses. The quality of their new web startups were “on par” with those created by professional entrepreneurs.
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9 things a 9 month-old can teach you about online marketing [VIDEO]
This morning, I sat down with my 9-month old son, Julian, to feed him breakfast. This is one of the jobs allocated to me as a first-time, new father. Remembering the arduous steps required to complete yesterday morning’s meal (and the day before that), and contemplating how bizarre it is that I must work so hard to provide him something that will make him stronger and healthier and happier, I began to think about online marketing. Yes, the brain works in mysterious ways. (And I am kind of sleep deprived.)
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