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Article | 24/07/2009 Android's next stop: high-tech remotes for your home

Get ready for more Google in your life. A slew of household gadgets based on the company's Android operating system will debut within the next five mo...

Article | 18/07/2009 Video player's DVD-copying feature may run afoul of MPAA

The latest release of the VLC media player is a huge hit, racking up nearly 8.6 million downloads since the 1.0 release last week, according to the ma...

Article | 10/07/2009 Open-source media player VLC hits the big time

For several years, the free, third-party media player of choice for many video connoisseurs was the open-source VLC media player. It worked on multipl...

Article | 2/07/2009 Sony Walkman turns 30: memories of an iconic gadget

The Sony Walkman turns 30 today, amazing as much for the passage of time as it is for the fact that the Walkman brand persists today in digital audio ...

Article | 13/06/2009 Digital TV: Promise vs. Reality

Today about 1700 television stations across the United States will make the switch from analog to digital signals. The switch follows a year of heavy ...

Article | 12/06/2009 Best tech bargains of the week

We’ll show you how to pick up a bargain this week, including a great deal on a Nokia smartphone, an HP netbook for under $500 and a 200Hz 40in Sony Br...

Article | 2/06/2009 Google's move into e-books could be explosive

E-books may have been a niche technology so far, but Google Inc.'s entry into the market could burst the online business wide open.

Article | 16/05/2009 A peek at technology, Star Trek style

In the Star Trek movie, the Romulan enemy Nero produces a mug shot of Spock in the hopes of finding him. But it's not just any mug shot. It's the 3-D ...

Article | 15/05/2009 May's hot Japanese gadgets

May has brought a clutch of graphics-oriented gadgets from East Asia's electronics powerhouses including a couple of products featuring Toshiba's Spur...

Article | 15/05/2009 Budget ebook reader debuts

Move over, Kindle, a new e-book reader is in town -- and it's coming from a newcomer to the consumer electronics universe. Britain-based Interead is t...

Article | 12/05/2009 The 10 best movies to show off your home theatre

After you're lucky enough to pull together the moola to buy the components of a great home theater, you know you'll want to demonstrate its finer poin...

Article | 7/05/2009 Star Trek tech we use today (almost)

For the past four decades, Star Trek has been influencing and predicting new gadgets and technologies. How close are we to Trek-inspired phasers, tric...

Article | 7/05/2009 The new Kindle DX is bigger, but is it better?

If the excitement leading up to the introduction of the Kindle DX is any indication, you'd think Amazon would have the e-book market wrapped up and re...

Article | 4/05/2009 Unconventional gift ideas for Mother's Day

Bath robes, gift hampers, chocolates, slippers, Sex & the City box sets -- if you've bought all these things for your mum on previous Mother's Days, y...

Article | 22/04/2009 A look at the new Foxtel.com.au

New Foxtel Web site offers full-screen video clips, remote recording and a comprehensive electronic program guide

Article | 15/04/2009 The top 10 coolest projectors

The 10 most interesting projectors available.

Article | 7/04/2009 7 free apps and services for sharing and managing music

Boost your audio experience with the free MixTape.me, Mojo, SharePod, and TuneUp, among other downloads and services -- whether you use iTunes or not.

Article | 31/03/2009 The Geneva Model L Walnut: a wooden iPod dock!

The latest version of the Geneva Model L -- an iPod dock that combines exceptional sound quality with sublime style -- has a walnut finish that sets i...

Article | 31/03/2009 First look: LG's 200Hz LCD television

We take a look at the LG LH50: the company's first 200Hz television.

Article | 31/03/2009 LG’s Blu-ray home theatre system: the HB954WA

The LG HB954WA integrates a Blu-ray disc player with a 5.1 channel speaker system and amplifier.