Weekend DIY: Dye your old Apple MacBook awesome colours
Looking for something interesting to do on the weekend? Something that will make you feel handy?...
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Your Tech Life – #126 – Webcast (15 February 2012)
I figure it’s time to put the cards on the table regarding the next iPad, so this week I...
Read MoreThe Apple iPad 3 – rumours, speculation and a general nonsense
Let’s be clear from the start, no-one writing in newspapers, online or anywhere other than...
Read MoreEFTM Goes Hands On With Spec Ops: The Line
For gamers with long memories, the Spec Ops series of games in the late 90s were middle of the road military simulators. Now, after a decade of Call of Duty and Battlefield games, 2K Games is reviving the franchise, and after a...
Read MorePlane Finder gives you real time plane tracking, cuts down on airport parking costs
Almost everyone has a story of waiting at the airport for a plane to arrive, and probably paying...
Read MoreBelkin cooks up some kitchen iPad accessories
One of the first things any new iPad user does is experiment with the tablet as a recipe book in the kitchen. Until they get food all over the touchscreen, that is. Fortunately, Belkin just released a trio of peripherals to try...
Read MoreThe best February video games
Only six weeks into 2012 and already it’s shaping up to be a massive year for video games. If you’re wondering what to spend your money on this month, we’re here to help! Here are this month’s hottest...
Read MoreSony renting out 3D gear for free
Remember 3D? It was meant to be the next big thing in televisions, but ended up being a great big ball of disappointment thanks to a tragic lack of content. Sony is trying to change that though, announcing that it will offer...
Read MoreYour Tech Life – #125 – Webcast (8 February 2012)
My Radio show this week was full of fantastic calls, so this week I’ve brought them to you...
Read MoreGrand Slam Tennis 2 by EA
Yesterday EA launched the new Grand Slam Tennis 2 videogame in Sydney with the help of Australian Wimbledon champion Pat Cash. Hoping to cash (sorry) in on some of the Australian Open hype, EFTM stole a copy from EA to take home...
Read MoreQuickflix coming to these Samsung gadgets soon
It has only been a few months since Quickflix launched its video on demand streaming subscription service, but already it’s expanding at an exponential rate. Today, Samsung announced the service would be coming not only to...
Read MoreRadio: Triple M Grill Team – Retro Gaming
This week on Triple M Breakfast with the Grill Team, Trev took along his iCade to show the boys...
Read MoreNever buy maps again with new Garmin nüvi 2000 / 3000 range
In an industry first satellite navigation producer Garmin has launched a range of products that comes with free lifetime map upgrades, meaning you’ll always have the most up-to-date maps available so long as you can download...
Read MoreWatch RIM punish its BlackBerry smartphones
You may not realise, but gadget manufacturers generally put their products through hell before...
Read MoreiCade, Arcade80s and more classic arcade gaming for your Man Cave
Sure, you can have a big screen TV and all the wireless connectivity you want in your man cave,...
Read MoreAmazon Kindle Touch Now Available For Aussies
Given some of the frustrations we had with the fourth generation Kindle, it’s great news to know that Amazon has just announced its touchscreen e-ink reader, the Kindle Touch, is available to order in Australia. Available...
Read MoreEFTM Review: Amazon’s 4th Generation Kindle
In the age of Lolcats, Facebook and amazingly immersive video games, the good old-fashioned book has become a bit of a minnow in the fight for our downtime. The fourth generation Kindle from Amazon is doing its best to change...
Read MoreNokia Lumia 800 Priced At $699
If you saw the news a few days ago that the first Nokia Windows phone, the Lumia 800 was landing in March and thought to yourself: “I wonder how much that will cost?”, Nokia has answered your question with a...
Read MoreEasily mount an iPad to a car headrest with the Wallee Headrest
One of the most impressive iPad accessories we’ve seen in the past couple of years is the Wallee mounting system from Melbourne company StudioProper. It’s latest bracket is designed to let you quickly and easily...
Read MoreCook and charge your phone while camping with the BioLite
Forget massive extra batteries or inefficient solar chargers for keeping your gadgets powered while camping. Real men use fire, courtesy of the brilliant BioLite camp stove. The BioLite is a small, wood powered stove which...
Read MoreSamsung hopes size doesn’t matter with the Galaxy Tab 7.7-inch
The name Samsung Galaxy Tab is now pretty well set in history as the tablet Apple tried to stop....
Read MoreYour Tech Life – #124 – Webcast (1 February 2012)
How do you ensure you don’t get Billshock from your kids mobile Phones? I talk to Rolf...
Read MoreSmart Digital launches the HandiTheatre blow up projector screen
They possibly could not have picked a worse summer (for Sydney residents anyway), but Smart Digital has none the less released the blow up projector screen, perfect for open air movies in your own backyard. The HandiTheatre is a...
Read MoreThe Lumia 800 Is Nokia’s First Windows Phone For Australia
Nokia unveiled its first Windows Phone 7 handsets all the way back in October last year. And now we know that one of those phones – the Lumia 800 – will be launching in Australia in March. Yay? Essentially a slightly...
Read MoreInside the world of Ron Howard’s new movie Rush via Twitter
Of course no-one beleives that feature films are made quickly and rushed into cinemas, but have...
Read MoreYour Tech Life – #123 – Webcast (25 January 2012)
Your calls this week on networking your home, ebooks and HTC phones, plus we talk to one of the...
Read MoreSony Personal 3D Viewer (HMZT1) – the Nintendo Virtual Boy all over again?
What was the Nintendo Virtual Boy? There’s a pretty good reason why you may not know. Or even if you do know, you never saw one. It looked kind of like the all new Sony Personal 3D Viewer… but cost less. The Nintendo...
Read MoreVictorinox 1 terabyte Swiss Army Knife USB stick
One that flew a little under the radar at CES 2012 but would likely be the dream of every man is this little gadget from Victorinox. That’s right, 1TB of flashy awesomeness is inside this fully functional Swiss Army Knife....
Read MoreHTC Velocity on Telstra – Lighting fast 3G when 4G isn’t available
Here’s something you probably didn’t know about the HTC Velocity 4G phone launched...
Read MoreThe man’s guide to the HTC Velocity 4G and Telstra’s 4G mobile network
Tonight smartphone manufacturer HTC launched the Velocity 4G mobile phone in partnership with Telstra and its new 4G network. With rumoured appearances from the Hoff and Miss Universe Australia, we cut the crap to give you the...
Read MoreTime Magazine’s Populist app will ruin your weekends
Free to download from the App Store, Time’s new Populist app will completely ruin your weekends...
Read MoreSkype mastermind Janus Friis launches Rdio in Australia
The man behind Skype, Janus Friis, has launched his next brilliant idea in Australia. It’s called...
Read MoreYour Tech Life – #122 – Webcast (18 January 2012)
Why Wikipedia was unavailable for 24 hours and why the internet can’t be FREE, CES Wrap, my...
Read MoreBang & Olufsen launch B&O Play and Beolit 12
Ultra-exclusive brand Bang & Olufsen has launched a playful new brand aimed at bringing its products and technology to the masses that are not quite in the ultra-exclusive set the parent brand positions itself in. The first...
Read MoreYour Tech Life – #121 – Webcast (12 January 2012)
A full wrap of the first days of CES 2012 – Live from Las Vegas thanks to Intel. Plus, I...
Read MoreMustek gives you the scanner for your iPad – something nobody needed, surely
I can remember buying my first scanner for my computer. It was a Mustek. It was difficult...
Read MoreWaterproof mobile phones – the future of communication?
Sometimes a new technology makes you double back, re-check and ask the question –...
Read MoreJot Pro – precision iPad stylus
We’ve seen a lot of iAccessories here at CES this week, including a gazillion iPad and...
Read MoreShopping in Augmented Reality – On Show
At CES in Las Vegas there are some traditional technologies on display, but it’s the things...
Read MoreIntel goes mobile with Motorola and Lenovo
Intel CEO Paul Otellini took to the stage in Las Vegas last night, not for a comedy or Cirque du...
Read MoreBe amazed – the iEraser is launched at CES 2012
You know, CES as a show can be hit and miss – some booths in the exhibition are very, very,...
Read More2012 word of the year will be ultrabook
Did you know Intel have shipped 150,000,000 Sandy Bridge processors? A stunning number which not...
Read MoreCES 2012 News: New LG Smart fridges include blast chillers
LG kicked off the announcements for 2012 at the Consumer Electronics Show with some innovative TVs...
Read MoreCES 2012: What we want to see
Now and then we get a real glimpse into what’s to come in the consumer electronics space and...
Read Morea-JAYS One+ – Android app controlled earphones.
Jays have produced some really nice earphones in the last year, the flat tangle free a-JAYS range...
Read MoreYour Tech Life – #120 – Webcast (4 Jan 2012)
The worlds biggest electronics show is next week – CES in Las Vegas, Your Tech Life will be...
Read MoreBest Game of all time? You’re the judge
What is the best video game of all time? That’s what we asked when we had the opportunity to...
Read MoreThis Mass Effect Monopoly is the most amazing Monopoly board ever made
Confession time: I’ve spent the past three months playing the first two Mass Effect games, becoming obsessed by the intricate detail and amazing universe that BioWare has created in its sci-fi RPG masterpiece. Obviously...
Read MoreYour Tech Life – #119 – Webcast (28 December 2011)
Thank you for an amazing 2011, this week I look back at 2011, some thoughts on 2012, plus I...
Read MoreYour Tech Life – #118 – Webcast (21 December 2011)
This week we have calls about PVR’s, Digital Radio, PC Speed issues plus we talk about the...
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