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Article | 21/03/2013 Panasonic launches new cameras, packed with wireless tech

Panasonic has launched a swathe of new LUMIX compact digital cameras, with various models featuring a confluence of integrated wireless technology, t...

Article | 21/03/2013 Panasonic bets big on Smart-talking TVs for 2013

In the brightening light of renewed competition from established Smart TV heavyweights Samsung and LG, Panasonic has unveiled its 2013 range of VIERA ...

Article | 18/03/2013 Snapshot: Harman/Kardon AVR 370 amplifier

Harman/Kardon has a long and distinguished history of making excellent audio equipment -- whether it’s something as simple as a pair of computer speak...

Article | 18/03/2013 Snapshot: Lenovo ThinkPad T431s Ultrabook

Lenovo’s ThinkPad notebooks have been around since 1992, since the design was debuted by IBM. While they’ve become much, much faster, their designs ha...

Article | 15/03/2013 Snapshot: Archos GamePad tablet

There are a lot of different 7-inch tablets you can buy. Our current favourite is the Kobo Arc, which skirts a fine line between multipurpose tablet a...

Article | 15/03/2013 Samsung's Galaxy S4 has a next-gen video codec

As anyone could have predicted, Samsung’s Unpacked announcement this morning was for a new Galaxy S4 smartphone. What interested us most about the Gal...

Article | 14/03/2013 Foxtel announces Play -- no-contract streaming TV and movies for your phone, tablet, PC or TV

Foxtel has announced a new service that brings its cable TV channels and catch-up video to smartphones, tablets, PCs, Macs and games consoles. It will...

Article | 13/03/2013 Microsoft Surface Pro tablet

It’s no secret that we’ve been keenly waiting for the Surface Pro since it was first announced in June 2012. We know that it's coming to Australia, bu...

Article | 12/03/2013 Snapshot: Denon AH-D600 Music Maniac headphones

If you’ve got a collection of high-quality music files, or if you listen to your CDs through an expensive amplifier and source, or even if you’ve got ...

Article | 12/03/2013 Snapshot: Bowers & Wilkins AM-1 waterproof loudspeaker

Bowers & Wilkins has a new loudspeaker out, and it’s not designed to sit in your living room next to an expensive amplifier and turntable --it’s bette...

Article | 11/03/2013 Why $1300 is exactly how much you should pay for a TV

If you’re planning on buying a TV any time between now and June, there is one four-figure number you should be putting away in your piggy bank: $1300.

Article | 11/03/2013 More Aussies have Internet-ready TVs than tablets

Nielsen’s annual Australian Connected Consumers report reveals that a third of Australian households have a TV that can access the Internet -- slightl...

Article | 8/03/2013 Product snapshot: LIFX Wi-Fi home LED light-bulb

LED light-bulbs are the Next Big Thing. Compared to all current lighting technologies, they’re superior in nearly every way. The LIFX is a LED light-b...

Article | 8/03/2013 Product snapshot: Sony VAIO Tap 20 all-in-one tablet PC

If we had to pick two kinds of computers that have become incredibly popular in the last few years, we’d choose all-in-one PCs and tablets. All-in-one...

Article | 7/03/2013 Intel wants you for the Ultrabook Convertible Challenge

Chip-making giant Intel has announced today’s launch of its Convertible Challenge -- calling for Australians to suggest two ordinary household items t...