A massive leak of surveillance data held by China’s government has exposed Australian travellers to identity theft.
Author Archive: Chris Griffith
Be creative with video interviews
There’s an easy way to shoot professional-looking video interviews of people for journalism, documentaries, or for fun.
Facebook faces backlash after blocking legitimate news sources in Australia
Facebook should’ve heeded the lessons of the likes of Yahoo and AOL before it spitefully booted real news from its echo chamber.
Mt Gox casts shadow over bitcoin
The 2014 bankruptcy of bitcoin’s biggest exchange is set to haunt the cryptocurrency.
Australia’s geekiest politician
His greatest success could be his QR code check-in system during the pandemic.
Trapped in a Google vortex
Google’s threat to block its search engine in Australia reminds us how increasingly powerful and assertive big tech is.
Samsung S21 flagship is Ultra capable
Samsung has gone full bore to ensure its flagship Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G scorches all the competition in 2021.
Apple Fitness+ beats lockdown blues
It’s New Year’s resolution time and getting fit after being in lockdown, stressed and mostly at home is more important than ever.
Calling time on the COVIDSafe app
The COVIDSafe app has delivered an abject lesson that with computer solutions, complexity isn’t better than simplicity.
Gravity defying virtual reality
I try free roam virtual reality at Zero Latency VR’s new Sydney centre.
NeuroNode technology creator Control Bionics to list on ASX
A cutting-edge Australian-US tech firm in the disabilities sector will list on the ASX.
Time for a new piece of Pi
The little credit-card sized Raspberry Pi computer is back in its fourth iteration.
M1 chip jet propels Apple’s MacBook Pro
Apple has delivered power in its new 13-inch MacBook Pro equivalent to a premium model costing $1000 more.
NSW mandating QR codes is a game changer
The decision by NSW to mandate QR codes at venues and centralise the collection of check-in data is a major new step in using digital contact tracing.
Gilmour, Griffith to launch satellites
Gold Coast firm Gilmour Space and Griffith University have signed a five-year deal to locally develop and launch low earth orbit satellites.
PlayStation 5 first hands-on
Chris Griffith plays Astro’s Playroom at the first Australian session with Sony’s coming PlayStation 5 games console.
Victa’s robot cuts your grass
If a robot mower cuts your grass, do you still deserve a ritualist beer at the end for its hard work?
The Zwift steering factor
Welcome to the world of a daredevil form of cycling where you steer your real bike in a virtual world.
GoPro Hero9 Black is a vlogger’s dream.
A pandemic and reduced adventure travel hasn’t stopped GoPro further perfect its premium action camera.
Teach your phone camera new tricks
A $239 outlay can turn your smartphone camera into a cinematic powerhouse.