Campbell Simpson - Author - Good Gear Guide

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Article | 8/04/2013 Sonos PLAYBAR wireless soundbar

Sonos’s wireless home music systems have always been deserving of a place in your living room, bedroom, or study -- every one of the company’s Wi-Fi s...

Article | 4/04/2013 Introducing Vdio: the new TV and movie streaming service from Rdio

Popular music streaming service Rdio has quietly launched a complementary video streaming service for TV shows and movies, challenging established pla...

Article | 3/04/2013 BenQ RL2450H monitor

BenQ monitors generally sit at the low- to mid-point of the LCD market. They’re usually attractively priced, tending towards smaller sizes and simpler...

Article | 2/04/2013 SBS 2 re-launches with entire series streaming online

SBS has re-launched its SBS 2 digital TV multi-channel, alongside a unique service that will stream entire original series online as soon as the first...

Article | 28/03/2013 Gigabyte Radeon HD 7790 1GB OC graphics card

Choosing components when you’re building a new PC is a tricky business. Upgrading an existing PC, or building a new PC without buying top-of-the-line ...

Article | 27/03/2013 Sony Cyber-shot RX1 camera

Sony has less history in the camera market than most of its competitors -- it hasn’t been around as long as Olympus, and it doesn’t have the digital S...

Article | 26/03/2013 Police on the lookout for stolen Soniq TVs

Police are urging TV buyers to be wary of deals “too good to be true”, with 250 Soniq TVs still missing after a burglary in Sydney’s south-west a fort...

Article | 25/03/2013 Pentax MX-1 camera

In recent years, the compact digital camera market has catered more and more towards enthusiast photographers. With occasional and amateur photographe...

Article | 22/03/2013 Unboxing the Pentax MX-1

Pentax's MX-1 has held our interest since it was announced. We really like its retro styling, which is a throwback to the 1976 Pentax film SLR of the ...

Article | 22/03/2013 Snapshot: Canon EOS 100D digital SLR

The trend these days in digital cameras is smaller, smaller, smaller -- abandoning the tried-and-true formula of a digital SLR’s optical viewfinder an...

Article | 22/03/2013 BIG W recalls neck-snapping “crush hazard” TV

The ACCC and BIG W have issued a national recall for a 50-inch plasma TV made by Vivo. The Vivo PTV50HD plasma’s stand “may break unexpectedly”, dropp...

Article | 22/03/2013 Sample photos: Panasonic LUMIX TZ40

We had a chance to try out Panasonic's new TZ40 travel-zoom compact digital camera on Adelaide's Glenelg waterfront.

Article | 21/03/2013 Sample photos: Panasonic LUMIX FT5

We had an opportunity to test-drive Panasonic's new FT5 tough camera a few days ago, so we took it for a walk along the Adelaide waterfront.

Article | 21/03/2013 Panasonic launches new cameras, packed with wireless tech

Panasonic has launched a swathe of new LUMIX compact digital cameras, with various models featuring a confluence of integrated wireless technology, t...

Article | 21/03/2013 Panasonic bets big on Smart-talking TVs for 2013

In the brightening light of renewed competition from established Smart TV heavyweights Samsung and LG, Panasonic has unveiled its 2013 range of VIERA ...