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• 3D comes to the iPod, iPhone
  NZ Herald, 9 November
  NEW YORK - Hasbro is betting that iPod and iPhone users want 3D viewing on the go.
  The second-largest US toy maker is set to unveil to investors on a handheld device called My3D that attaches to the two Apple iDevices. It promises three-dimensional content that offers a 360-degree experience in gaming, virtual travel experiences and entertainment content. It's aimed at both children and adults.
• How chips are made
  TVNZ Breakfast video, 10 November
  The humble potato chip is a staple snack for people around the world. In NZ we consume around 40 million packs of chips every year. See how they are made at Bluebird's Manukau factory
  Discussion starters:
  • Food processing technology: operating parameters; quality control
• New player in the animation industry
  TV3 Campbell Live video, 12 November
  New Zealand's reputation as a major player in the international film and television industry took another leap forward with the opening of Auckland-based company Oktobor Animation.
  Discussion starters:
  • Computer generated animation
• Student's multifunctional garments on show
  NZ Herald, 13 November
  Wearable and multifunctional is the concept behind design student Lisa Holmes' exhibit Fully Furnished.
  The exhibition, part of the work by Massey University graduating design students in the BLOW 2010 creative arts festival in Wellington, gives audiences the chance to work out how the wearable garments, made from furniture upholstery, form part of a couch.
  "Clothes should be more than wearable and should be multi-functional," said Ms Holmes, 21.
• Magazine boost for Jetpack
  TV3 News video, 16 November
  A Christchurch invention has hit the cover of Time magazine after being picked as one of the 50 best inventions of 2010.
  Discussion starters:
  • Turning comic book fantasy into reality
• Laser-based camera can see around corners
  Physorg.com, 17 November
  Researchers from MIT have developed a camera that can capture images of a scene that is not in its direct line of sight. The camera is equipped with a femtosecond laser, which fires extremely short bursts of light that can reflect off one object (such as a door or mirror) and then a second object before reflecting back to the first object and being captured by the camera. Algorithms can then use this information to reconstruct the hidden scene.
• Tools measure impact of cancer drugs
  NZ Herald, 18 November
  The next breakthrough in cancer treatment drugs could be helped by Timaru biotechnology company Symansis.
  Symansis makes biochemical tools to assist cancer drug researchers assess what effect new drug compounds are having on cells.
• Gadget checks driver safety
  Stuff.co.nz, 20 November
  A gadget that checks the safety of drivers and vehicles has won a Christchurch teenage inventor a national technology award.
  Homeschool pupil Reuben Posthuma, 16, of St Albans, won his age-group category at the 2010 ETITO Bright Sparks Awards for young inventors with his device that verifies the driver's licence before it will allow the engine to start. The Driver Minder also wirelessly checks a specially-designed website to see if the car's warrant and registration are current and uses GPS to display the car's speed and the area's speed limit.
• Top award for firm that put GPS on farmers' maps
  Manawatu Standard, 20 November
  In only five years, WMC Technology has grown its farming services business to export globally - and now it is Manawatu Business of the Year.
  At the black-tie awards dinner at the Awapuni Racecourse last night, the firm was on the podium three times, also taking home the innovation in the Manawatu and ACC workplace safety categories.
  Director George Ricketts said the night was "awesome".
  The company, established in 2005 and now with six fulltime staff, has two trading divisions: Farm mapping service Wheresmycows.com and Precision Irrigation.
• Alcatel lab showcases broadband technology
  NZ Herald, 22 November
  Franco-American technology giant Alcatel-Lucent has lifted the lid on its broadband technology laboratory as telecommunications equipment suppliers jostle to provide equipment for the Government's $1 billion broadband scheme.
  Based in the company's Wellington offices, the ultra-fast broadband laboratory aims to test technology solutions for existing clients, such as Telecom, and showcase its equipment to prospective customers.
• 'Ubice': Nokia builds a touchscreen made of ice (w/ Video)
  Physorg.com, 23 November
  Nokia researchers in Finland have created a massive touchscreen display from a wall made of blocks of ice, dubbed ubiquitous ice or "Ubice."
  Scientists at the Nokia Research Center in Tampere in Finland projected images on a wall made of blocks of ice 25 cm thick and 50 cm square, and used near-infrared projectors and cameras to determine the position and movements of the hands of users, who saw what looked like flames or colored lights in the ice.
• Open source feats to be proud of
  NZ Herald, 24 November
  When Rob O'Callahan moved home to New Zealand five years ago, there was a feeling of pride in this country's small open source community at his achievements.
  Like many of our top computer science students, O'Callahan had gone overseas to further his education.
• Sky readies for internet TV assault
  NZ Herald, 25 November
  The way Kiwis watch TV shows is about to undergo a fundamental and dramatic change.
  Sky TV is making its long-awaited pay into the online space with a combination of television shows and movies.
• iPhone proposal makes a game of love
  Dominion Post, 25 November
  An Australian man has made the ultimate high-tech marriage proposal, treating his girlfriend to an 11-hour treasure hunt using a custom-built iPhone app he designed himself.
  Sydney man Sahba Idelkhani, a computer security engineer, decided to combine his girlfriend's love of adventure games with his own "geeky" interests to create the iPhone app that took three months to build at a cost of $1500.
• Richard Branson to launch iPad magazine
  NZ Herald, 25 November
  SAN FRANCISCO - British tycoon Richard Branson will unveil a digital magazine tailored for viewing on Apple's popular iPad tablet computers, according to press conference invitations.
  Word of Branson's plans to publish "Project" for delivery on iPads came shortly after Australian-born media mogul Rupert Murdoch hinted that his News Corp empire will soon publish a digital newspaper for the hot Apple gadgets.