melbourne
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What Melbourne’s Largest Pokemon Go Walk Was Like
I’m typing this while standing on a tram that’s going down Swanston Street — one of Melbourne’s main streets. There are five people playing the game near me. The two nearest to me are chatting away about their highest CP Pokemon, when we hear a loud thud. Someone has dropped their phone — it falls…
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Bang & Olufsen’s New Flagship Store In Melbourne Is A Sensory Experience
Melbourne’s heritage-listed Cavendish House is the new home for Australia’s flagship Bang & Olufsen home entertainment store. The store, opening today, has an interactive, motorised speaker wall that flips out each of B&O’s high-end audio components as you’re listening, and a pair of pneumatic pedestals that gives the viewer a tour of the company’s super-luxury…
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Experience Australia’s Four Seasons In This Beautiful Melbourne Timelapse
There’s an old saying — go to Melbourne if you want to experience all four seasons in one day. It’s not literally true, of course, though you can get close by simply watching this excellent timelapse from photographer Alexander Chin, which maps the city’s seasons, side by side, in a single video.
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New York May Copy Melbourne And Give Trees Their Own Email Addresses
It’s virtually impossible to get by in today’s modern world without digital communication. Perhaps that’s why a New York City politician wants to follow Melbourne and give 200 trees around the city their own email addresses.