David Ramli - Author - Good Gear Guide

Stories by David Ramli

Article | 20/08/2008 HP Pavilion DV5-1010TX_01

When it comes to the cut-throat notebook market, aesthetics can often make or break a sale. With this in mind it’s no surprise that laptop makers expe...

Article | 20/08/2008 Acer's hot new gaming PC: the Predator G7700

Acer has launched a funky-looking gaming PC

Article | 14/08/2008 Sony VAIO VGN-FW17GU

The mysterious absence of the latest features and slow performance have been recurrent qualms in our previous reviews of Sony laptops. With the FW ser...

Article | 14/08/2008 A sneak peak at Sony’s latest executive notebook

During a low-key function in Sydney, Sony unveiled its latest notebook -- the Sony Vaio VGN-Z17GN.

Article | 13/08/2008 The Icon A5 -- a flying car?

Now people with a spare $160,000 can choose to buy the Icon A5 -- a two-seater aeroplane that can land and take off from land and water despite having...

Article | 13/08/2008 Emprex Cheetah 9051H

When it comes to keyboards, gamers want a unit that has all the necessary keys in a convenient location -- as well as something that looks good. While...

Article | 8/08/2008 Virgin brings quasi-astronauts one step closer to space

Virgin Galactic showed off its newest carrier aircraft, the WhiteKnightTwo, to media and pre-booked passengers at the Mojave Air and Space Port north ...

Article | 7/08/2008 Dell Studio 17 (1735)

Dell's new Studio 17 is a stylish leviathan of a notebook that's geared towards home users, with an emphasis on multimedia. It's well designed and has...

Article | 6/08/2008 Cuil.com: A Google-killer?

A group of former Google engineers have banded together to form what they hope will be a new superpower in Internet search engines.

Article | 4/08/2008 Scary robots: Now with empathy!

Have you ever loved your robot and wished it could love you back? Now a team in the UK has combined puppetry, sensors, robotic actuators and 'emotions...

Article | 1/08/2008 NEC Versa P9210-2500DR

Despite recent drops in notebook sales growth, laptop sales continue to outstrip desktops thanks to their versatility and increasingly powerful hardwa...

Article | 31/07/2008 Pioneer DreamBook Light IL1

Since the runaway success of the Asus Eee PC 701 4G, notebook makers have been tripping over themselves trying to cash-in on the popularity of ultrapo...

Article | 28/07/2008 Pioneer Dreambook Tough V10

It's fairly ugly and it's often difficult to use, but if you need your data to survive a drop from a table then the Pioneer Dreambook Tough V10 is a u...

Article | 24/07/2008 Toshiba's next-gen notebooks

Yesterday Toshiba unveiled its new line-up of consumer and business notebooks, with an ultramobile prototype stealing the show.

Article | 23/07/2008 In pictures: Metal Slug 7

Everyone's favourite farcical shooter is set to hit the Nintendo DS -- let the hilarious mayhem commence!