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Trump phone accused of being not ‘made in America’

Posted on June 26, 2025October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

A Trump related business could be breaching the “Made in America” policy.

Apple channels the Mars rover in iPhone 15 upgrade

Posted on September 13, 2023October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

A USB-C socket instead of Lightning, titanium pro models and a reprogrammable mute switch were among features announced by Apple at its overnight iPhone launch in Cupertino.

Rode releases a podcasting wizard

Posted on June 16, 2022October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

Rode’s RodeCaster Pro II lets everyday consumers create professional sounding audio podcasts and live broadcasts.

Mark Zuckerberg shows off new VR headsets, but do we buy his Metaverse?

Posted on June 15, 2022October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

Mark Zuckerberg has displayed prototype VR headsets that make the metaverse look as real as reality itself.

Hands on the Peloton Bike Plus

Posted on June 17, 2021October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

I’m pedalling furiously on a Peloton Bike Plus strategically stationed in front of a big window with a multimillion-dollar view of Sydney Harbour.

M1 chip jet propels Apple’s MacBook Pro

Posted on November 18, 2020October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

Apple has delivered power in its new 13-inch MacBook Pro equivalent to a premium model costing $1000 more.

PlayStation 5 first hands-on

Posted on October 28, 2020October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

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

Posted on October 20, 2020October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

If a robot mower cuts your grass, do you still deserve a ritualist beer at the end for its hard work?

Mavic Air 2 videos the skies

Posted on May 26, 2020October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

DJI’s latest foldable drone is tempting, as long as you have a place to fly it.

Electric scooters are on a roll

Posted on March 10, 2020October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

As a kid I had a simple rule: if it moved, I wanted to be on it.

The electric bike that you can ride … on water

Posted on February 25, 2020October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

The Hydrofoiler XE-1 is an electric bike that rides across water developed by Kiwi start-up Manta5.

Pedal power on a bike built for two

Posted on December 19, 2019October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

Journalists from The Australian take an electric tandem bike for a spin around the park.

Panasonic puts Technics back in the mix

Posted on November 14, 2019October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

The resurgence of vinyl has seen Panasonic revive a long gone hi-fi brand in Australia and lots of turntables.

Netgear streams art to our walls

Posted on April 16, 2019October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

The most breathtaking aspect of Meural is the choice of more than 30,000 digital artworks and photographs found in its library.

Robot cleans windows, slowly

Posted on January 22, 2019October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

My resolution for 2019 is to have gleaming robot-cleaned windows at home.

Meural to stream digital art into homes

Posted on October 9, 2018October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

Meural Canvas lets you view tens of thousands of digital artworks on a frame in your home.

Get on your e-bike

Posted on May 15, 2018October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

Riding up a hill on a regular pushbike normally is hard work. On this e-bike it’s easy despite the headwind and squalls of rain.

Get off-grid texts with goTenna

Posted on January 30, 2018October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

goTenna’s brilliant outdoor mesh network is in Australia.

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