COMMENT:We shouldn't forget that big companies are critical players in the innovation game.

Work-wearables are computers worn on the body that help get the job done.

An Auckland exhibition combining art and cutting-edge innovation has proven an eye-opening exercise for two Kiwi film-makers.

Is this stuff safe? What can't it do? All your questions, answered.

What the aerospace industry can teach outdoors enthusiasts.

COMMENT: Don't suffer "bad Wi-Fi".

San Francisco has picked a fight with Airbnb that it probably can't win.

Kiwi tech company StretchSense has secured its first major international investor from listed Japanese firm Start Today.

WATCH: NASA has tested rocket boosters that it hopes will power its new rocket to fly to Mars.

The Pentagon looks to the lessons of Silicon Valley to regain technological superiority.

A peek inside the secret innovation lab at British drinks giant Diageo.

Creating the world's largest moving robots to transport iron ore across the vast Australian Outback is proving more complex than expected.

COMMENT: Nobody needs a self-balancing board that's propelled by an electric motor.

A New Zealand company has developed technology that promises to deliver real-time data for farmers - from the sky.

New Zealand's primary sector needs to innovate and reinvent itself if it is to thrive, KMPG says.

Australian schoolgirl Anvitha Vijay was singled out by Tim Cook as one of the brightest app developers in the world.

Executives announce a raft of new features at the company's annual developer's conference.

America's Six Flags has revamped its ride Superman: Ride of Steel- it is one of many VR coasters opening this year.

Artificial intelligence is making it possible to create new songs in just seconds.

Why the killer robots may still be a ways off, and other ideas from the lab

Ever wanted to play games while you go for that evening run? Now you can.

New Zealanders have great ideas but the commercialisation of them was "near zero", says Israeli entrepreneur Isaac Bentwich.

Researchers are currently creating a "nervous system" that would mimic a pain response in robots.

Alan Gibbs is behind a London luxury cab that can drive on roads and jet across the Thames.

Hip-hop dancers, military marchers and daredevils in winged suits are bringing China's Internet titans into the world of virtual reality.

WATCH: Uber transformed the backseat of nine of its cars into a mini Dragon's Den on Wednesday.

Google is turning to artificial intelligence to make sure people keep using its search engine.

We're adventurous in personal lives - is it time to start taking more business risk?

COMMENT: PwC partner Andy Symons what an innovation ecosystem can look like.