Transformer’s a good performer on the go
ASUS’s new Transformer Pad reflects how tablets prices are dropping.
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Nest opens platform to developers
GOOGLE’S Nest Labs is opening its platform to outside developers, a big step by the thermostat and smoke-detector maker.
iMacs much more than Windows rivals
APPLE last week announced a new lower-priced iMac, available in Australia for $250 less than its predecessor.
MakerBot brings 3D printing home
WITH the Replicator Mini 3D printer, you can fashion ideas into tangible objects.
Game gun provides total recoil
VIDEO games that allow players to roam around with imaginary guns are about to become even more vivid with weapons that recoil like the real thing.
Can Apple crack the smartwatch code?
APPLE is ready to join Google, Samsung and a host of startups making smartwatches — but do consumers even like them?
Third time lucky for MS Surface device
MICROSOFT has made a horrible hash of trying to compete in the increasingly pervasive tablet world.
Socceroos can rule in this FIFA world
EA Sports’ 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil will let you do what the Aussies won’t: win the World Cup.
Projecting an image of quality
BENQ’S W1300 is a quality 1080p projector that includes 3D.
Putting Samsung fit gadgets to the test
SAMSUNG’S latest gadgets try to tap into people’s passions for tracking fitness activities.
How to use tech like a teenager
ENOUGH with the complaints that young people these days are glued to their phones. The question you should ask is: What do they know that you don’t?
Introducing the speaker that hears you
I’M in a relationship with a speaker. Ordinary sound systems just play music. This speaker listens to me.
Microsoft’s console cuts the cost
MICROSOFT’S cheapy version of the Xbox One games console goes on sale this week for a $100 less than when launched last year.
Samsung signals a Nook on our shores
IF you’re an Aussie owning a dedicated e-book reader, it’s almost certainly either an Amazon Kindle or a Kobo.
Solid Inspiron lacks wow factor
THERE is not much to separate it from many similar offerings.
We need meat in the Chromecast sandwich
GOOGLE must deliver in the land where content is king.
Weatherman gets in on the app act
THE Bureau of Meteorology is developing its own weather apps.
TV transformed by smart thinking
LG is upping the ante with a new look for its webOS smart TVs.
Spectre has the specs but it’ll cost
HP’s ultrabook is light, responsive, powerful and easy to use.
Navigation takes quantum leap
SCIENTISTS have come up with an alternative technology to the ordinary GPS which is immune to signal black spots.
Bit of a looker with price to match
THE Nokia 2520 is a well featured tablet but it’s too expensive and lacks apps you can expect on Android or Apple tablets.
Epson joins race for wearable computing
EPSON, best known for its printers and projectors, is pushing a pair of its own glasses, dubbed the Moverio BT-200.
Parrot Bebop offers a drone’s eye view
PARROT, the company behind the popular AR Drone quadcopters, announced a new toy on Sunday: the Bebop drone.
Film quality cut down to size
ULTRA-high definition is shedding its image as a niche technology.
Google muscles in on Office space
AFTER Microsoft in late March launched Office software for the Apple iPad, it didn’t take long for rival Google to reply.
Samsung has bent for curved TV
IS there a scientific basis to the proclaimed benefits of curved televisions? Or are we bent on bending TVs without reason?
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