Chris Jager - Author - Good Gear Guide

Stories by Chris Jager

Article | 24/01/2008 Sony Ericsson W960i

The Sony Ericsson W960i marks yet another entry into the increasingly crowded 'touch screen' mobile phone market. With the Apple iPhone setting its si...

Article | 23/01/2008 Australia gamers miss out 'free game' download

A free online version of the PC game Battlefield Heroes is to be released by Electronic Arts (EA). Supported by adverts and micro payments, the game w...

Article | 23/01/2008 Canon HR10

The DVD camcorder is like a wounded beast that refuses to die. Despite having fallen from favour in the casual market (where 'HDD' is the new black), ...

Article | 22/01/2008 RIDER (2nd Edition)

On paper, the concept of a 'motorcycle GPS' seems fairly straightforward and simple -- after all, it's just identical technology applied to a pair of ...

Article | 18/01/2008 N95 8GB

As its name rather heavily implies, the Nokia N95 8GB is a nominal upgrade to the N95, sporting 8GB of internal memory rather than the 160MB found in ...

Article | 18/01/2008 Corel MediaOne Plus

Once upon a time, people used to fret about losing their photos and home movie collections in a raging house fire ("should we save the wedding album f...

Article | 15/01/2008 i-mate Ultimate 6150

Following in the tsunami-like wake of the Apple iPhone, i-mate has wisely opted to replace its ailing JASJAM smartphone with a new touch screen offeri...

Article | 14/01/2008 Canon X-M2

Reviewing a high-end camcorder from Canon is comparable to taking a Lamborghini Diablo for a 'test' drive -- critical opinion, however informed, is pr...

Article | 11/01/2008 Microsoft Lifecam NX-3000

These days, a webcam needs to be pretty damn special if it hopes to find permanent residence on your notebook. After all, most portable computers now ...

Article | 10/01/2008 NSC-GC1 Net-Sharing Cam

The proliferation of video-sharing Web sites has caused a steady stream of dedicated peripherals to enter the marketplace; each jostling for a prime p...

Article | 27/12/2007 LG Viewty KU990

If we had a dollar for every mobile phone that has masqueraded as a camera, we'd be rich enough to buy a top-of-the-range SLR. Year after year, the bi...

Article | 19/12/2007 Microsoft Lifecam VX-7000

When it comes to its hardware peripherals, Microsoft is a firm believer in enthusiastic overkill. The minions under Bill Gate's whip love nothing more...

Article | 18/12/2007 LG TU550

At the beginning of the year, LG released the TU500, a Next-G multimedia mobile phone designed specifically for superior network coverage and fast con...

Article | 17/12/2007 LG KP202

The KP202 is an ultra-budget offering from LG aimed at children, skint shoppers and technology-fearing Luddites who demand their mobile phone looks an...

Article | 14/12/2007 LingvoSoft Traveler's Suite 2008 English <-> Japanese Kanji Romaji for Windows

In years gone by, Australian overseas travellers typically employed two 'skills' when attempting to converse with the native population. The first and...