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A boring old room receives a makeover thanks to AR technology.

Kmart trick to change a whole room

The retailer has a new tool that lets you see how furniture and homewares will look at your place – without leaving the house.

The Powerhouse museum has collected lingerie, photographs of empty trains and designer masks for its new exhibition on COVID-19. Image supplied by The Powerhouse.

Sex toys, empty trains in COVID exhibition

Sex toys, designer scrubs and health messages written on junk car bonnets will be displayed in an exhibition showing how COVID-19 has impacted Australia.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 14, 2020: Bondi Beach Drive Thru Covid testing clinic in Sydney Australia, on SEPTEMBER 14 2020. Picture: NCA Newswire / Gaye Gerard

Study reveals big problem with face masks

Protective masks do not fit healthcare workers properly, particularly women and those of Asian descent, a new Australian study has found.

(FILES) In this file photo Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks on-stage during a product launch event at Apple's headquarters in Cupertino, California on September 10, 2019. - Apple said on September 3, 2020 it would give developers until next year to comply with a software change expected to stymie targeted advertising in iPhone and iPad apps. An update coming to Apple's iOS mobile software includes a requirement for apps to ask users' permission to collect and share device-identifying data used to make ads more relevant. (Photo by Josh Edelson / AFP)

Apple fans react to iPhone omission

Normally a big Apple event at this time of year would announce a new iPhone. Today the company didn’t, but customers think that’s great.

Virgil Abloh's take on the Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen.

Mercedes mocked over car design

The German car marker is famous for its sleek and often very expensive vehicles but its latest design concept has confused some fans.

Sydney Future Project 2040 for Sunday Telegraph. View of Badgerys creek, AEROTROPOLIS. MUST CREDIT 3D render created by Arterra Interactive

Chance to name new Australian city

Punters have been called on to help name Australia’s newest city, which is set to pop up around a new airport.

Researchers at MIT and Brigham and Women’s Hospital have designed a new face mask that they believe could stop viral particles as effectively as N95 masks. Unlike N95 masks, the new masks were designed to be easily sterilized and used many times. Picture: MIT

Face mask of the future revealed

Researchers have created a reusable face mask they believe could be as effective at stopping viral particles as the highly sought-after N95.

Sydney Metro construction work deep under the city has revealed a view of Sydney never seen before., , , , Workers have finished digging a 19 metre long escalator tunnel to create one of the entrances to the new Martin Place metro station., , , , Minister for Transport Andrew Constance said the milestone has exposed a view of Sydney Tower and the MLC Centre – from 19 metres deep under Martin Place. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Supplied

Metro works reveal iconic new view

Commuters leaving one of Sydney’s new underground train stations will be greeted with a fresh view of a city icon.

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New Apple headphones to be ‘smartest ever’

Tech giant Apple is rumoured to be working on “AirPods Studio”, set to be the “smartest ever” over-ear headphones, slated for release this year.

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Apple is reportedly working on a pair of “augmented reality 5G” glasses that look like normal spectacles.

Apple working on secret new product

The tech giant is reportedly working on a new product that would put augmented reality into a pair of glasses and may reveal details soon.

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Perfect place to escape virus

While many of us are isolating in our homes, for the ultra-rich there’s a luxurious escape hidden in a former Cold War bunker where you can wait out the pandemic in style.

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A mock up of the design to print your face on a surgical mask.

Reason behind strange new mask

A designer has unveiled a new mask that lets you continue using Face ID to unlock your iPhone or other device, but won’t make them yet.

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Award winning products at CES 2020

Never search, shop or cook again

An all-in-one system that can select recipes, order the ingredients and then cook it for you was among award-winning products at CES.

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The newly designed applicator should alleviate the concerns of some worried parents.

Wild reason why product redesigned

A company catering to PC enthusiasts has changed the design of one of its most vital products, but you won’t believe the reason why.

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Pub slammed for Dyson bathroom design

Pub slammed for Dyson bathroom design

A simple modification made to a piece of futuristic Dyson technology by a pub decorator has been criticised harshly on social media.

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Lora DiCarlo's award winning Ose massager is now on sale.

Controversial toy comes to market

This toy won an innovation award at a major tech show, which was taken away, then given back. Now you can finally buy it.

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48-hour test sparks breakthrough

Australia has always been a country of the great outdoors, but until recently some of us haven’t experienced it as much as others.

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The Sqweel toy, a previous winner of the design competition, has made its designer hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Racy invention to make you rich

It’s definitely not talked about as much as it’s done, but finding new ways for people to do it could end up bringing you a sizeable windfall.

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A concept illustration for Sidewalk Labs'

Google building futuristic ‘smart city’

A rundown and disused suburb is being transformed into a ‘smart city’ with the help of Google, but not everyone is pleased.

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Toy car. Picture: 7 News/Channel 7

Warning after toy car bursts into flames

A Queensland family captured the moment a toy car their young son had been playing in minutes before burst into flames on the footpath.

Picture: City of Tea Tree Gully

Council mocked for X-rated park design

An Adelaide council has been left red-faced after unveiling a design for a new skate park only to find a very rude mistake had been made.

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Skin-On Interfaces are devices that augment existing devices with realistic skin, (Marc Teyssier

Phone design will make your skin crawl

When you can’t tell where you end and your smartphone begins, what better way to show it than a case made out of artificial skin?

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Apple's MacOS Catalina software adds features including a new music app, complete voice control, and the ability to use an iPad as a second screen.

Read this before updating your Mac

A new version of MacOS is out today, but the update could cause some fatal problems for beloved apps and games.

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What Harbour Bridge could’ve looked like

Incredible new images have revealed what Sydney would look like today had some of the alternative Harbour Bridge designs been given the green light.

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STRANGER THINGS

Foxtel reveals deal with Netflix

Fierce competitors Foxtel and Netflix are now good friends, and it’s all good news for Australian viewers.

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Why death rowers choose electric chair

Why are US killers choosing to die by electric chair? Responsible for ghastly executions, ‘Old Sparky’ is back in fashion for a macabre reason.

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Google achieves another freakish feat

A Google super computer has been able to do something that’s never been done before, and it could have serious military applications.

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Aussie home product taking on Tesla

Home batteries for solar power is a booming industry tipped to be worth $850 billion, and this Aussie start-up has taken a gamble to get in on the action.

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TOPSHOT - The steeple collapses as smoke and flames engulf the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on April 15, 2019. - A huge fire swept through the roof of the famed Notre-Dame Cathedral in central Paris on April 15, 2019, sending flames and huge clouds of grey smoke billowing into the sky. The flames and smoke plumed from the spire and roof of the gothic cathedral, visited by millions of people a year. A spokesman for the cathedral told AFP that the wooden structure supporting the roof was being gutted by the blaze. (Photo by Geoffroy VAN DER HASSELT / AFP)

Ridiculous design for Notre Dame

Architects across the world are submitting design proposals for rebuilding Notre Dame, but there is one that is causing a bit of controversy.

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The futuristic design of flight

NASA engineers are working to re-imagine the optimal wing design for the future of flight that promises to reduce costs and increase performance.

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