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From earbuds to e-books: the best tech gifts for holidays 2024

Here are some of our favourite gift ideas for the tech-obsessed, or those who could do with a few more gadgets.

  • Tim Biggs and David Swan

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The bold Aussie start-up using AI to track your emotions

It was arguably the hottest company at Sydney’s recent SXSW event. But would you trust it?

  • David Swan
The Samsung Galaxy Ring will skip Australia when it launches on July 31.

Quirky wearables come full circle with Samsung’s ‘smart ring’

The Korean tech giant has unveiled a new line of folding phones, along with a ‘health ring’ designed to be worn at all times.

  • Tim Biggs and David Swan
Location tracking apps for children raise ethical and developmental questions.

Do kids have the right to consent? What to consider before tracking their location

More parents are using technology to track their children’s whereabouts. But their use raises a number of questions around ethics, privacy and development.

  • Lauren Ironmonger
Noland Arbaugh demonstrates how to control his game with thoughts using only the Neuralink brain-chip on Thursday.

Musk’s Neuralink brain chip allows paralysed patient to play chess

Noland Arbaugh, 29, was paralysed below the shoulder after a diving accident. He received his Neuralink brain implant in January.

Apple CEO Tim Cook has announced Vision Pro, an augmented- and virtual-reality headset that the company said was its most ambitious product ever.

Finally, a new Apple device really worth talking about

Apple’s new Vision Pro headset could be the game changer the company needs. Writing it off as some newfangled technology no one will use is like writing off the iPhone.

  • Dave Lee
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The Apple Watch Ultra 2.

The late-night email to Tim Cook that set the Apple Watch saga in motion

The dispute culminated this month in Apple having to pull its latest watches from the company’s US stores, hobbling a business that generates roughly $US17 billion in annual sales.

  • Mark Gurman
Google’s Pixel Watch 2 is a vast improvement from the original in features and battery life.

Apple, Pixel watches on even footing for their respective phones

Your choice of watch will largely depend on your choice of phone, but Android users now have an ideal Google-made option.

  • Tim Biggs
You can also use your custom image in a new feature called NameDrop, where you swap details by bumping phones.

What we think we know about the iPhone 15, Apple Watch Series 9

From new charging cables to completely redesigned software features, here’s what Apple might have in store when it unveils its newest devices.

  • Tim Biggs
Apple’s Vision Pro headset is launching next year, initially in the US only. But other countries will follow, Apple says.

Apple’s new headset should be cast into a volcano. Also, I really want one

Want to look like a killer cyborg with a nasal drip in ski goggles? Apple’s got the solution and it’s $5200. You’re welcome.

  • Dom Knight

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