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TV Takeback

Tens of thousands of old televisions have been collected at TV recycling depots around the country as New Zealanders respond to the Government’s TV TakeBack programme – an initiative designed to prevent valuable resources heading to our landfills.

Tokyo Facials At A Snail’s Pace

Lie back, relax and prepare to be slimed – a beauty salon in Tokyo uses live snails to revitalise skin.

Flying drone delivers sushi in London

A flying sushi service tray known as the “itray” delivers food at a “Yo! Sushi” restaurant in London.

Technologists see apps as the answer to third world problems

App developers there believe they have the answer to poverty-related problems. Smartphone technology, they say, can improve quality of life for the millions affected.

Mobile phone celebrates 40 years

There are currently five billion mobile phone users worldwide. But what does the future hold for this modern life necessity?

GPS Brings New Clarity To City Driving

Spanish researchers are developing a low cost GPS, designed to overcome the so-called “canyon effect” of inner-city driving, and offering a 90% improvement over any competing technology currently available to consumers.

Kids and technology

Electronic devices are the most popular mode of recreation for kids these days – they spend more time in front of the TV then at school. Dr Sonja Walker explains how this can be detrimental to children’s ability to develop socially and emotionally.

Iranians launch monkey into space

Iran has launched a live monkey into space, seeking to show off missile systems that have alarmed the West because the technology could potentially be used to deliver a nuclear warhead.

Tapping into our brains

Marvin Oka is a world renowned leader in behavioural technology. He joins us to discuss his latest research and gives his tips for how to tap into our different brains.

Facebook’s Big Reveal

Facebook unveils a new feature to help its users search for people and places within their social networks.

Paper-thin computer debuts at CES

The word’s first flexible computer made of paper has been unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

Metallic bra supports Japanese women

Triumph International Japan unveiled its newest concept bra in Tokyo, created to show support for the rise of Japanese women on the world stage and at home.

Creating the MiNDFOOD App

Art director Jacqui Triggs talks us through the process of creating the MiNDFOOD App and what readers can expect to see.

Seniors ready to take over Facebook

A “Facebook for Seniors” class in New York introduces the social media site to elderly students eager to learn new ways to keep in touch with family and friends.

MiNDFOOD Radio featuring Rhondda Stewart, Lyndey Milan & more

This week, professional counsellor Rhondda Stewart teaches us how to untap our inner super-learner, and our food director Michelle McHugh shares her favourite winter lamb shank recipes.

The future of skincare

Christine Snow, national education manager for True Solutions, is back to discuss the future of beauty treatments with us, and the new skin technologies we must know about.

Facebook could soon be open to kids under 13

Although Facebook is not open to children under the age of 13, more than 7.5 million kids still have active accounts by lying about their age, prompting the social media giant to trial new ways to allow minors to log on.

Paralysis patient tastes freedom with thought control technology

Groundbreaking new research is allowing quadriplegics to control objects with a robotic arm and the power of their thoughts. A study involving a brain-computer interface shows that people who have lost the use of their limbs can use their mind to function

Orangutans go ape over iPads

Orangutans at the Jungle Island Zoo in Florida are learning to use iPads to identify object like body parts and food.

Printable house presents new paradigm in eco-architecture

Danish architects are building a digitally fabricated house printed from a computer file – a new concept they say minimizes waste and simplifies the building process.

New technique brings cancer screening into sharper focus

A new imaging technique called photo-acoustic tomography combines the properties of light and sound to give doctors a powerful tool to detect cancer earlier than ever before. Its developers say the technique can also be performed without radiation.

Cycle Your Way to Cellulite Loss

If losing up to 30 centimetres from your lower body in just four weeks without the need for surgery sounds too good to be true, think again. Hypoxi promises exactly that. Here, Lizzy Wood puts it to the test.

Technology of the heart

His Holiness the Karmapa talks about how he was discovered to be the reincarnation of a revered figure in Tibetan Buddhism. In telling his story, he urges us to work on not just technology and design, but that of the heart, MiNDFOOD reports.

Apple introduces the iPad

Aiming to bridge the gap between smartphones and laptops, Apple releases the highly-anticipated iPad, MiNDFOOD reports.

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