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Google reveals new super intelligent home security
The tech giant says its latest home cameras and doorbells can tell the difference between familiar faces, cars, animals or packages arriving at your door.
Covid vaccine certificates come to your phone
Digital Covid vaccination certificates can now be stored straight to your iPhone, Apple watch or Android phone — but with one big privacy disclaimer.
Screen size matters, and so does affordability
Quality has improved over recent years and this year TCL offers very good TV screen quality with new Mini LED technology.
NHK 8K TV gives the Olympics a boost
The Japanese public is watching the Olympic Games at a resolution of up to 16 times that of HD telecasts in Australia.
AI assists great photography
Artificial intelligence has become a much talked about feature in photography.
NUCs deliver when working at home
High-end Intel NUC computers make worthy desktops when working at home.
It’s time to upgrade the home office
In 2019, working from home felt like a treat, in 2021 it is now the norm. Most choose a safer way of working in their own home office.
Returnal is one mighty games challenge
Returnal casts you as astronaut Selene, an interplanetary scout who has crash-landed on the planet Atropos.
Atari’s back with some 1980s classics
More than 20 years after its last home console, Atari is back with a vengeance, returning to living rooms everywhere with its new Atari VCS.
Screen quality to enthuse gamers
LG has been the trailblazer with its OLED TV sets. OLED, or organic LED TVs, have crystals that emit their own light.
Lego channels the creator in us all
Lego Builder’s Journey starts with a Lego beach where you get the hang of the controls by building sandcastles.
These brands look to replace Huawei
Huawei’s fall has left space in the Australian market for other phone brands to thrive.
The phone that’s also a microscope
The Oppo Find X3 Pro 5G‘s microlens turns your phone into a portable microscope. That’s a wonderful thing, but it can be a case of too much information.
Samsung flips out with new foldable phones
The interest in emerging foldable and flip phones was subdued during the pandemic, but now momentum is building afresh.
Think you’re a clean freak? Try this Dyson
I used to think I was a clean and tidy chap, until my Dyson V15 Detect cleaner arrived.
Windows 11 not for all
It’s becoming increasingly obvious that many Windows 10 computers will be incapable of running the new Windows 11.
Let the fun Olympics begin
The official Tokyo 2020 Olympics video game offers fun filled adventures in an arcade game format with crowds cheering on.
Canon EOS R6 perfect for wildlife photographers
The Canon R6 mirrorless camera and its lens are a match made in heaven for wildlife photographers.
Microsoft unveils ‘brainy’ new Windows 11
Microsoft used human brain scans to help evaluate design elements of its new Windows 11 operating system, which was unveiled overnight.
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