Is the Xbox One the One?
Microsoft’s next generation console has officially been unveiled. Can it win over the hordes of fans and critics alike? This is it. After months of speculation and debate, the new Xbox has been revealed. Not the Xbox 720. Not the Xbox Infinity. It is simply the Xbox One. The Xbox One. (Image from...
Through the Looking Glass
Is the Now ready for the Future? Google’s futuristic piece of eyewear allows users to record, connect, and share their experiences with the world straight from the users point of view. With the recent release of the Explorer Edition of Google Glass that shipped in April, we’ve taken one step closer to the future....
Jill Meagher’s story: social media in action
Last weekend, another young life was prematurely and unnecessarily taken away. What truly motivated Jill Meagher’s killer to spontaneously snatch the 29-year-old woman from a street in Melbourne’s north, we will likely never know. What is clear, however, is that Ms Meagher’s story has resonated with Melburnians in a profound way. As of 1pm Friday...
Keep it in Hollywood, doomsdayers!
As the winter solstice quickly approaches, heralding the southern hemisphere’s shortest day of 2012, so does the year’s midpoint. In light of this, it wouldn’t be unfitting to reflect upon a particularly rampant urban myth that in the past decade has thrived on the imagination and fear of millions. You know, the one that says...
Pinterest: the new juggernaut of social media
A drop of Twitter A hint of Facebook A dash of Tumblr Mix them all together and voila…Pinterest! Pinterest is the brainchild of Internet entrepreneur Ben Silbermann and is one of the fastest growing social media sites the world has ever seen. Launched in March 2010, Pinterest has seen its monthly visitors grow over 866 per cent, currently boasting upwards of...
It’s a hospital, not a gallery
Innovative, sure, but excellent? Perhaps not. The Australian Interior Design Awards announced the Royal Children’s Hospital was the winner of the 2012 Premier’s Award for Interior Design Excellence and Innovation. At the cost of $1 billion, and the work of over 100 architects, Billard Leece Partnership and Bates Smart designed the hospital to be aesthetically...
IKEA vs. Instagram: ready, steady, battle!
Today, there is Instagram. Tomorrow, a lonely hipster’s dream may very well come true. Hot off the press from Milan Design Week 2012, it appears that Swedish home furnishings giant IKEA is unexpectedly planning a foray into the world of…budget digital imaging. Gizmodo Italy have revealed images of IKEA’s newest economical contraption – a digital...
5 apps for a Melburnian: the sequel
Were you ‘appy with our first instalment of reviews? Did you think they were absolutely app-tastic? Yes? Well you’re in luck! Let us present you with part two of 5 Apps for a Melburnian; another five potentially useful (maybe one not-so-useful) applications for your trusty iPhone, courtesy of your adoring friends at Melbourne RiffRaff Sci + Tech. Dropbox...
Kickstarter: the future of e-commerce?
Supply and demand: it’s a concept that is fairly easy to grasp, despite the tedious economic system that it descends from. If something exists, and people want it bad enough, then it becomes a commodity of financial worth. There is a problem though. In America, the automobile industry is being propped up by government funds....
5 Apps for a Melburnian
It is without a doubt the age of the smartphone – those pocket-sized, portable computers that essentially run our day-to-day lives. It even seems hard to think of a time before their omnipresent existence. With this in mind, RiffRaff Science + Technology thought it would be timely to string together a little list of smartphone...
Better digital distribution means less scratch protection
Let me begin by saying that personally, I like digital distribution for video games. The reduced cost and ease of access means that it’s probably the most effective method of purchasing and playing a diverse range of titles. That been said, there is still a long way to go before digital distribution services are truly...
Farmers fighting for the environment
There is a common misconception is that modern farmers are producing the carbon dioxide that is emitted from their farms – key word being ‘producing’. Well for those of you who have been deceived, here is a quick natural science lesson: within the soil of the earth is roughly 2000 billion tonnes of carbon in...
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