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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.

From cabin fever to cabin beaver

Posted on April 21, 2020October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

Virtual cycling is a new age form of exercise and Zwift is one of its leading providers.

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.

Retro tech back in the game

Posted on November 21, 2019October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

Nostalgia for old-school products, from arcade games to turntables, is fuelling a retro revival.

Handle the Galaxy Fold with care

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

After an embarrassing start, Samsung has released its foldable screen smartphone in Australia.

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.

Japan leads the 8K TV charge

Posted on September 26, 2019October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

Incredible advances in visual and audio broadcast technology are on our doorstep.

AI colours 1916 & 1947 matches

Posted on August 17, 2019October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

A war time 1916 men’s Aussie rules match and 1947 women’s game have been “colourised” using machine learning.

Artificial tongue outs fake Whisky

Posted on August 6, 2019October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

Scottish scientists have developed an artificial tongue that distinguishes Scotch Whisky from inferior counterfeits.

Snooping on Google reveals stream of data from our phones

Posted on August 2, 2019October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

Meet Chuck and Diane, two Android smartphones loaded with software that feed you the information they feed the tech giant.

Reviewers tear strips off Samsung

Posted on April 23, 2019October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

It’s been dubbed ‘peelgate’, the reports of early units of Samsung’s Fold disintegrating in the hands of reviewers.

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.

Canva valued at $1bn with a billion subscribers

Posted on March 23, 2019October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

In five years, Canva chief Melanie Perkins, 31, has turned her start-up graphics design software company into a venture worth $1.4bn.

Warehouse VR a big success

Posted on February 12, 2019October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

Gallivanting around a 200-square-metre VR experience has morphed into a lucrative international business for Melbourne-headquartered Zero Latency.

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.

Cars will communicate in a driverless future

Posted on January 12, 2019October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

Car-to-car communication is one of the tools the industry is developing to convince us about the safety of driverless cars.

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.

Fancy Stargate shopping?

Posted on August 16, 2018October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

Going through Stargate portals between worlds is something you associate with sci-fi movies rather than supermarket shopping.

Every move you make

Posted on May 25, 2018October 4, 2025 by Chris Griffith

Google may go past seeing what we buy to swaying our choices.

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