Crystal ball-gazing
NZTech CEO Graeme Muller's prediction for New Zealand's future: Digital learning, smarter homes and medical drones
Digital learning skills, smarter homes and medical drone deliveries will be major tech developments that will significantly impact the lives of people living in the Land of the Long White Cloud this year – or so says NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller. Does he have a point?
Taking flight
Callaghan Innovation alumni first NZ business accepted into leading US tech accelerator
Dotterel, which was runner-up in Callaghan Innovation’s inaugural C-Prize Challenge for its work in suppressing the noise of drone propellers, is the first New Zealand company to be signed by leading US technology accelerator Techstars.
Life saving, not ending
Chainsaw drones can kill, so UC is instead developing drones that save lives
Could swarms of drones be the next big breakthrough that saves lives? That's what a group of University of Canterbury researchers is betting on.
Buzz buzz buzz
Coming soon to Te Papa: Drone races
Tickets are selling fast for the world’s first drone race to be held at a national museum.
Cool conservation
Drones, floating water monitors and disease tracking apps: Three innovations that could change conservation
Three Kiwi innovations are getting $75,000 from the World Wildlife Fund to help out with conservation.
Agritech
Five technologies changing agriculture
From driverless tractors to drones, new technology is changing the way we farm. These five innovations are at the leading edge of all that.
Dronez
Domino's will use drones to deliver pizzas in NZ! Here are five other things they're used for ...
Today, Dominos announced its partnership with drone delivery company Flirtey to trial its drone pizza delivery service in Auckland, apparently "the first commercial drone delivery service in the world". “New Zealand has the most forward-thinking aviation regulations in the world, and with our new partnership with the leader in pizza delivery worldwide, Domino’s, we are uniquely positioned to bring the same revolutionary drone delivery service to customers globally," Flirtey CEO Matt Sweeny said in a press release. “We are getting closer to the time where you can push a button on your smartphone and have Domino's delivered by drone to your home.” Dominos and Flirtey showed off with a test flight today but you'll have to wait for the Civil Aviation Authority to approve the trial before you'll be able to get a slice of droned delivered pizza. So, while we wait for the slow wheels of bureaucracy to turn, we re-heat our look at some non-pizza-related uses of drones from last year. Enjoy.
Architecture/Design
The art of visualisation
Architecture and design are reaching new heights with the development of visualisation technology, making concepts all the more real.
Technology
5 things that prove the future is here and it’s f**king terrifying
We’re a pretty progressive bunch here at Idealog. If it’s new, clever tech, we’re pretty much down with it and are happy to cover it here. But just because we love technology, doesn’t mean we’re quite ready to sign off on anything.
