Issue #63 - February 2014

Look at those eyes. Those troubled, paranoid eyes. But is it really paranoia when you know for sure they're watching you? Recent developments in biometrics and facial recognition tech could mean the whole idea of anonymity - and maybe even privacy - is obsolete. Let our exhaustive article be your guide to a disturbing future. Of course, that's not all...

We also check in on the future of flight. Concorde is gone but the dream of supersonic travel lives on. Could the next generation of Mach travellers be rich business types flying on smaller, chartered jets? You know, unlike the rich business types who flew on Concorder 100 at a time...

Then it's over to troubled Sochi for the Winter Olympics. We profile the amazing tech that will take athletes to the next level. The US team is sinking serious cash into everything from skis to snowsuits - do the Aussies even stand a chance?

Plus: the continuing search for a new Earth, a funky underwater spider-bot, badass billycarts ride again (it's an annual thing now!), and how real is robocop? Maybe more real than you think...

We also review a sick BMW, action cameras that aren't the GoPro, an insanely expensive PC monitor ($8800!), and our favourite USB speakers get a wirelessness upgrade.

ALL THIS IN ONE MAGAZINE CAN YOUR MIND CONCEIVE OF SUCH A THING?

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