Freeview launches set-top box
Freeview has launched a set-top box which delivers Australian free-to-air TV integrated with catch-up services.
Gadgets
The instant tailor is coming
You can now have your clothing measurements taken by a 3D scanner in Westfield centres. Next: instant clothes.
TV arch-rivals ahead of curve
The Korean arch-rivals are now spruiking even newer technologies that promise better colour accuracy and depth.
Apple patents reveal Watch’s buzz
Patents obtained by Apple show plans for its haptic engine go beyond an invisible buzz to the wrist as an Apple Watch notification.
Snapchat: a grown-up’s guide
Now even you, a fellow adult over the age of 25, can join without feeling like a chaperone at a One Direction concert.
Now that’s lazy
Great news for bone-idle dog owners: someone’s invented a machine that plays fetch with your pooch.
How to digitally disappear
The metadata attached to your phone calls and online activity is making you vulnerable. Here’s how to leave less of a trail.
Why you need a website
Unlike social media, websites are a permanent digital home for your life or business. And now anybody can build one.
Brains, beauty in Apple Watch
When my love affair with computer technology began decades ago, no one was interested in making the IBM System 360 beautiful.
Protection and performance
Protect your treasured iPhone 6 (or Samsung Galaxy) with a cover that makes it an even better accessory.
Dismiss innovation at your peril
Beware the nay-sayers. History reveals some of them were spectacularly wrong.
Extras a setback below the Surface
The third version of Microsoft’s Surface tablet isn’t a simple upgrade. It’s a change in direction.
Monitor bridges gap for rural women
A mouse-shaped wearable device might solve the tyranny of distance facing Australia’s rural women during pregnancy.
Lost and found
It’s touted as “the world’s first ‘unloseable’ umbrella”. So how does it work?
Clever clocks
Wearable tech has put the watch industry on its toes. At Baselworld, Bulgari’s smartwatch looked the smartest.
Watch out for an apps explosion
There are 3500 apps for the Apple Watch already. Here are 15 very useful Aussie ones.
Selfie storage
Having trouble storing a lifetime of family snaps? Here are the best online solutions.
LG unveils G4 flagship phone
LG has shunned cold steel, going for a big phone with a leather back for its 2015 flagship, the G4.
Recon ships its smart glasses
Vancouver-based Recon Instruments says it has started shipping its Recon Jet smart glasses globally.
Chinese move on smartphone market
This could be the year that Chinese manufacturers start to get serious about selling premium phones in the Australian market.
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