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Foursquare Time Machine: check in and check it out

Scott Fitzgerald — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 03:19:11 +0000

Foursquare. Do you use the app? If yes, then you might like to go and have a look at the new Foursquare Time Machine. You can access it by visiting the Foursquare Time Machine link vi... Read more -->

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BlackBerry Z10 – new phone, new OS, new chance?

Scott Fitzgerald — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 16:05:39 +0000

BlackBerry is on something of a comeback in 2013, and its first showpiece for the year is the Z10 smartphone. The Z10 has a 4.2 inch touchscreen, and runs on the new BlackBerry 10 operating system. It should also be noted that this is an all touchscreen phone - by this I mean that the keyboard is als... Read more -->

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Sony’s new 4K Ultra HD TVs here in July

Scott Fitzgerald — Tue, 28 May 2013 10:06:40 +0000

Sony has tonight shown off its new 4K Ultra HD TVs, due in stores in July. The TVs, the Sony X-Series, will be available in 55- and 65-inch screen sizes. The resolution of these backlit LED TVs is 3840 x 2160, four times that of full HD TV. Sony will bundle in an 8-pack of... Read more -->

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Toshiba Kira goes for the top end of computer town

Scott Fitzgerald — Wed, 08 May 2013 05:28:00 +0000

I like it when companies put a little more care into the design and build of products. Toshiba's Kira (a Japanese word meaning 'shining light') ultrabook computer is one such device, and at this morning's Australian 2013 launch of consumer computers it was star of the show. Read more -->

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LG Curved OLED TV – Ewan McGregor swears by it!

Scott Fitzgerald — Wed, 01 May 2013 14:15:50 +0000

LG today showed off its 2013 home entertainment range, along with its new brand ambassador, actor Ewan McGregor. Apart from the Dorian-Gray-like McGregor, and the Sydney Harbour mansion at which the launch was held, the star of the show was the upcoming LG Curved OLED TV. ... Read more -->

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Belkin brings a Thunderstorm of sound to the iPad

Scott Fitzgerald — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:26:49 +0000

It's been available for a couple of months in the US, and now the Belkin Thunderstorm Handheld Home Theater has struck ground in Australia. The Belkin Thunderstorm is a speaker dock system that fits around the iPad. Those speakers, and the free downloadable Thunder app, offer a big improvement over the iPad's native speakers for your portable music, gaming and video pleasure. All the audio design in the Thunderstorm has been carried out by US firm Audifi. "Belkin tapped us to engineer the sound performance of the Thunderstorm Handheld Home Theater from the ins... Read more -->

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Sonos Playbar – make your TV a cinema AND music venue

Scott Fitzgerald — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 05:18:08 +0000

The Sonos system already had an excellent and easy-to-setup music system for the home, now it is adding your TV into the sound mix with the new Sonos Playbar. Commonly referred to as a soundbar, it's new for Sonos, but it is not a new product area, but one that has been around since about 2005. Inside the Sonos Playbar are nine speakers - six mid-woofers, and three tweeters - with circuitry inside to have the array of speakers work to approximate surround sound. Indeed, with the... Read more -->

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Cocoon 1 mobile room – for modern bubble boys and gals

Scott Fitzgerald — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 04:08:08 +0000

Find yourself in your own home feeling like you can't get away from it all? Rather than taking on some extreme - and extremely uncomfortable and non-ergonomic - re-imagining of the broom closet, perhaps you could go the way of the very 1960s looking Cocoon 1 mobile room... Read more -->

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YotaPhone: the two-screen smartphone

Scott Fitzgerald — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 11:22:52 +0000

Right now could be said to be the time of the big phone, with models such as the Samsung No... Read more -->

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Sony Xperia Z: tougher than your average smartphone

Scott Fitzgerald — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 11:21:52 +0000

The Sony Xperia Z should make a few waves in the smartphone world when it lands in Australia in March. Technically, it's pretty impressive. Its operating system is Google Android 4.1 (aka Jelly Bean - and apparently you might be able to upgrade to Android 4.2 s... Read more -->

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Smarter Socks – get them before they get you!

Scott Fitzgerald — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 10:53:41 +0000

Mark the Smarter Socks with Plus+ - the tech so nice they named it twice - as something for those who have almost everything. What makes these socks smart? They have a radio-frequency identification (RFID) chip inside. This chip, along with synching your RFID'd socks via Bluetooth with the Sock Sorter iPhone... Read more -->

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Spoutnik microwave oven – cooking in the round

Scott Fitzgerald — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 12:22:36 +0000

The microwave oven is the Volvo of the kitchen - they're good, but they're boxy.* Yes, they do the job well that they are built for, but generally it is an appliance that is devoid of much in the way of design.... Read more -->

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The Butler – wall-mounted storage for your iPhone and more

Scott Fitzgerald — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 02:49:49 +0000

If you're forgetful, or have an urge to be extremely organised, designer Curtis Micklish has something for you that he calls The Butler. It is a wall-mounted box, made from solid wa... Read more -->

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Autographer – a camera you wear, set, and almost forget

Scott Fitzgerald — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 11:07:03 +0000

The Autographer is a wearable digital camera, that automatically takes pictures throughout your day. Not so much watching Big Brother as being Big Brother. It can be worn clipped to your clothing, or hung around your neck. The... Read more -->

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Jolla’s Sailfish OS for smartphones and a whole lot more

Scott Fitzgerald — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 11:08:20 +0000

Jolla, the company formed by refugees from Nokia's jettisoned MeeGo operating system, has today shown off its new user interface, called Sailfish. The company chose Slush, a two-day event held in Helsinki for start-up companies, to show Sailfish to Information is a little thin on the ground, but in the press release, and in the video that is... Read more -->

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Hasselblad Lunar mirrorless system camera soon to splashdown

Scott Fitzgerald — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 09:42:21 +0000

Mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras, compact s... Read more -->

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Samsung Galaxy Camera – Dr Camera and Mr Smartphone

Scott Fitzgerald — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 11:26:41 +0000

Samsung have ranges of Galaxy smartphones, and Galaxy tablets. Now it has developed a Galaxy digital camera. This new Read more -->

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Marshall Hanwell – a stack of sound for your portable music player

Scott Fitzgerald — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 11:31:02 +0000

Marshall, one of THE names in guitar amps, has in the last few years begun to add its name to some audio products outside the rock and roll stage. There was the Read more -->

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Samsung Smart Classroom for Gold Coast School

Scott Fitzgerald — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 11:35:35 +0000

A.B Paterson College, a progressive private school on the Gold Coast, has today announced that it has been selected by Samsung to be the first school in Australia to be a part of its 'Lighthouse Program'. In a letter to parents, school principal Brian... Read more -->

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Microplane Meat Tenderizer: a little bit foodie, a little bit Trekkie

Scott Fitzgerald — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 11:25:58 +0000

Ever find yourself in the kitchen, mincing up the meat for a family dinner, and thinking to yourself, "I'd really like this part of meal prep to be a little more… Klingon"? Then look no further than the somewhat fearsome looking Read more -->

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Everybody know, this is Pono ware; Neil Young takes on Apple & iTunes

Scott Fitzgerald — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 14:24:28 +0000

Neil Young has for a long time been pernickety with the sound of recorded music. This is a man who can, it is said in the 2002 biography "Shaky", tell the exact amount of voltage going into his guitar. A man who for years resisted putting... Read more -->

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Logitech K760 wireless keyboard for Mac, iPad and iPhone

Scott Fitzgerald — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 00:59:48 +0000

It's wireless, and it's solar-powered, so right there the recently released Logitech K760 keyboard eliminates two potential annoyances. In fact if fully charged, and us... Read more -->

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New PlayStation 3 for late September

Scott Fitzgerald — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 06:02:16 +0000

For the second time since the release of the first PlayStation 3 in 2006, Sony has tinkered with the size and speed of the games and entertainment console, and has today announced a new PS3 to be available in later this month. Read more -->

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LIFX: Aussie inventor adds smarts to the light bulb

Scott Fitzgerald — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 05:56:48 +0000

The LIFX is another - brilliant - project being funded by the Kickstarte... Read more -->

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Fitbit One Wireless Activity Tracker & Sleep Tracker preview

Scott Fitzgerald — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:41:05 +0000

Fitbit is about to replace its Fitbit Ultra fitness device with the Read more -->

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iPhone 5 pricing on Australian carriers

Scott Fitzgerald — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 11:58:44 +0000

iPhone 5 pre-ordering is open for business, and the Australian carriers have begun to release details of... Read more -->

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2012 model iPod touch and iPod nano

Scott Fitzgerald — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 14:19:30 +0000

The iPhone 5 may have taken all the attention today, but Read more -->

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Apple iPhone 5 here on September 21

Scott Fitzgerald — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 20:29:24 +0000

The iPhone 5, and its new operating system, iOS6, was shown off by Apple today, in the usual place in San Francisco, with the usual fanfare. The iPhone 5 will go on sale in Australia, US, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and t... Read more -->

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Sony NEX-6 compact system camera preview

Scott Fitzgerald — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 09:47:50 +0000

Hot on the heels of the recent NEX-5R announcement, Read more -->

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Backyard office of desire – in.it studios

Scott Fitzgerald — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 11:29:40 +0000

TechStyles is written, thought about, planned, in a home office. And on an occasional train. But mostly at a home office. It doesn't look like the one in the picture above, but I'd very much like it to. It's a picture of one... Read more -->

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