Tech & Innovation
News, opinions and advice on technology development and the state of innovation.
Nabo-Australia’s first neighbourhood social network that launched with a $2.25m investment
Australians no longer have an excuse not to know their neighbours’ names.
Sadly, more than half (58 per cent) of Australians never connect with...
What were the dumbest mobile phone products in 2010? Ovum reveals the ‘winners’ of...
A service that employs a real person to call you each day to tell you how awesome you are -- and charges $45 a month for this 'feel good' moment -- was the forehead-slapping winner of Ovum's annual Wireless Turkey Awards.
This tech startup helps you discover other like-minded people with machine learning
Australian fintech pioneers Jay Stockwell and Cameron Slabosz have launched a new app that uses a combination of psychometrics and artificial intelligence to create an “Affinity Score” that predicts the like-mindedness between people.
Melbourne startup No Yelling takes cash out of driving lessons with exclusive PayPal integration
In direct partnership with Paypal Here Australia, No Yelling released the market-first application to receive cashless payments and track lesson credits.
I’m sick of Marketing Secrets (The problem with SME marketing)
I am bombarded daily by email, direct mail and print advertisements that are all promising to reveal the secrets of… well just about everything. ‘Zero budget marketing secrets’; ‘Free media exposure secrets’; ‘Sales secrets for those that hate cold calling’: the list goes on. They’re dragging us all down.
“Let’s stay in touch” takes on a whole new meaning. Remote tactile communication is...
Imagine a bracelet that let's you stay in touch with someone, literally!
Tactilu is just that. It's a bracelet that allows two people to touch,...
How two Aussies revived a California tech start-up that had failed after pulling off...
Brydge started life in 2012 as a typical California start-up but ended up being re-launched by two Aussies after failing after a successful Kickstarter
Aussie HR tech startup Mentorloop set to launch in the U.K. as it spearheads...
Australia’s leading mentoring software platform Mentorloop recently announced plans to set up an office in the U.K., following a 12-month period of strong business growth.
Abracadabra! This tech start-up has cast a magic spell on a cult fashion brand
What do you think would happen if sleek technology joined hands with high fashion? I for one imagine humanoid robots pulling off a perfect...
Can you codify the way innovators think? Simon says, Yes.
In an attempt to determine how great thinkers achieve their great outcomes, British marketing consultant Simon Sinek believes that he has stumbled upon a simple method to codify the way innovators think. He calls it the Golden Circle. In this presentation from TEDx Puget Sound, Sinek shows why it pays to be cynical.
Slingshot continues to drive disruption with Australia’s first HR-tech start-up accelerator
Human Capital represents a completely new venture for Slingshot, which typically partners with one corporate business to create a tailored, industry-specific accelerator program.
A new global online consulting platform is changing how we give and receive advice
Gilvah.com, an international online consulting platform that connects professionals to their global audience and vice versa, has recently launched.
Palmer Higgs launches the first online eBookstore with Digital Rights Management in Australia
With technology changing the publishing landscape and with eBook sales increasing in Australia every year, Palmer Higgs has launched Australia's first online eBookstore with Digital Rights Management to attract buyers and protect the rights of Australian authors.
Got big ideas in health? This health-tech accelerator is returning for its second year
HCF Catalyst is accepting applications from health entrepreneurs, experts and specialists to participate in a 12-week structured program to develop compelling business models and secure the traction, viability and investment needed to succeed.
Do you really understand online marketing? It's about more than having a pretty website.
If you are serious about growing your business through online marketing, Anthill is pleased to announce that it has extended the run of its...
Got a financial or health cover solution that appeals to millennials? CUA wants to...
People with innovative solutions that resonate with millennials are invited by Australia’s largest credit union, CUA, to participate in a hackathon from 18-20 August.
Freaky 'Face Bank' teaches children frugality and fear
Take this "Face Bank", which gobbles down each coin with ghoulish realism. The original model had eyes, but (perhaps moved by reports that it was inspiring night terrors in children) the makers updated it last year, removing the eyes and adding a nose, Easter Island style.
Are you a great clean energy start-up? Origin wants you for its new global...
Origin is searching for clean energy start-ups to join this unique accelerator program that will be hosted in Australia, Europe and USA and will connect start-ups with utilities that have more than 73 million customers in over 40 countries.
Rolltop – the laptop computer of the future
With all the chatter about the wave of soon-to-be-released tablet computers, and with the newspaper industry foraging around for a viable digital replacement for paper, it's good to remind ourselves that this is just the beginning. Pretty soon we could be rolling up our laptop and tucking it under our arm like a yoga mat. Check out this conceptual "Rolltop" from www.orkin-design.de.
Australia’s tech community has welcomed Prime Minister Turnbull and his cabinet appointments
The Aussie tech community has welcomed Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s new business leadership as well placed to support the growth of Aussie start-ups
