Your 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 MorePosted by Trevor Long | Feb 10, 2012 | Tech
My Radio show this week was full of fantastic calls, so this week I’ve brought them to you...
Read MorePosted by Damian Francis | Feb 9, 2012 | Tech
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 MorePosted by Nick Broughall | Feb 8, 2012 | Tech
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 MorePosted by Trevor Long | Feb 7, 2012 | Tech
This week on Triple M Breakfast with the Grill Team, Trev took along his iCade to show the boys...
Read MorePosted by Damian Francis | Feb 7, 2012 | Tech
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 MorePosted by Nick Broughall | Feb 7, 2012 | Tech
You may not realise, but gadget manufacturers generally put their products through hell before...
Read MorePosted by Trevor Long | Feb 6, 2012 | Tech
Sure, you can have a big screen TV and all the wireless connectivity you want in your man cave,...
Read MorePosted by Nick Broughall | Feb 6, 2012 | Tech
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 MorePosted by Nick Broughall | Feb 3, 2012 | Tech
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 MorePosted by Nick Broughall | Feb 3, 2012 | Tech
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 MorePosted by Nick Broughall | Feb 3, 2012 | Tech
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 MorePosted by Nick Broughall | Feb 2, 2012 | Tech
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 MorePosted by Trevor Long | Feb 1, 2012 | Tech
The name Samsung Galaxy Tab is now pretty well set in history as the tablet Apple tried to stop....
Read MorePosted by Trevor Long | Feb 1, 2012 | Tech
How do you ensure you don’t get Billshock from your kids mobile Phones? I talk to Rolf...
Read MorePosted by Damian Francis | Feb 1, 2012 | Tech
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 MorePosted by Nick Broughall | Jan 30, 2012 | Tech
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 MorePosted by Trevor Long | Jan 27, 2012 | Tech
Of course no-one beleives that feature films are made quickly and rushed into cinemas, but have...
Read MorePosted by Trevor Long | Jan 25, 2012 | Tech
Your calls this week on networking your home, ebooks and HTC phones, plus we talk to one of the...
Read MorePosted by Damian Francis | Jan 25, 2012 | Tech
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 MorePosted by Damian Francis | Jan 24, 2012 | Tech
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 MorePosted by Trevor Long | Jan 24, 2012 | Tech
Here’s something you probably didn’t know about the HTC Velocity 4G phone launched...
Read MorePosted by Damian Francis | Jan 23, 2012 | Tech
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 MorePosted by Damian Francis | Jan 20, 2012 | Tech
Free to download from the App Store, Time’s new Populist app will completely ruin your weekends...
Read MorePosted by Damian Francis | Jan 19, 2012 | Tech
The man behind Skype, Janus Friis, has launched his next brilliant idea in Australia. It’s called...
Read MorePosted by Trevor Long | Jan 18, 2012 | Tech
Why Wikipedia was unavailable for 24 hours and why the internet can’t be FREE, CES Wrap, my...
Read MorePosted by Damian Francis | Jan 16, 2012 | Tech
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 MorePosted by Trevor Long | Jan 13, 2012 | Tech
A full wrap of the first days of CES 2012 – Live from Las Vegas thanks to Intel. Plus, I...
Read MorePosted by Trevor Long | Jan 13, 2012 | Tech
I can remember buying my first scanner for my computer. It was a Mustek. It was difficult...
Read MorePosted by Trevor Long | Jan 13, 2012 | Tech
Sometimes a new technology makes you double back, re-check and ask the question –...
Read MorePosted by Trevor Long | Jan 13, 2012 | Tech
We’ve seen a lot of iAccessories here at CES this week, including a gazillion iPad and...
Read MorePosted by Trevor Long | Jan 12, 2012 | Tech
At CES in Las Vegas there are some traditional technologies on display, but it’s the things...
Read MorePosted by Trevor Long | Jan 12, 2012 | Tech
Intel CEO Paul Otellini took to the stage in Las Vegas last night, not for a comedy or Cirque du...
Read MorePosted by Trevor Long | Jan 10, 2012 | Tech
You know, CES as a show can be hit and miss – some booths in the exhibition are very, very,...
Read MorePosted by Trevor Long | Jan 10, 2012 | Tech
Did you know Intel have shipped 150,000,000 Sandy Bridge processors? A stunning number which not...
Read MorePosted by Trevor Long | Jan 10, 2012 | Tech
LG kicked off the announcements for 2012 at the Consumer Electronics Show with some innovative TVs...
Read MorePosted by Trevor Long | Jan 5, 2012 | Tech
Now and then we get a real glimpse into what’s to come in the consumer electronics space and...
Read MorePosted by Trevor Long | Jan 4, 2012 | Tech
Jays have produced some really nice earphones in the last year, the flat tangle free a-JAYS range...
Read MorePosted by Trevor Long | Jan 4, 2012 | Tech
The worlds biggest electronics show is next week – CES in Las Vegas, Your Tech Life will be...
Read MorePosted by Trevor Long | Jan 4, 2012 | Tech
What is the best video game of all time? That’s what we asked when we had the opportunity to...
Read MorePosted by Nick Broughall | Jan 3, 2012 | Tech
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 MorePosted by Trevor Long | Dec 28, 2011 | Tech
Thank you for an amazing 2011, this week I look back at 2011, some thoughts on 2012, plus I...
Read MorePosted by Trevor Long | Dec 21, 2011 | Tech
This week we have calls about PVR’s, Digital Radio, PC Speed issues plus we talk about the...
Read MorePosted by Damian Francis | Dec 19, 2011 | Tech
Cooking up an amazing tech-based idea that needs some help and love from Silicon Valley? Doubt you’ll be able to get a work visa for the USA? Worry no more, entrepreneur Max Marty has the solution for you. Max Marty, CEO of...
Read MorePosted by Damian Francis | Dec 16, 2011 | Tech
Tech fans will be loving the news that QANTAS is joining the growing number of airlines testing...
Read MorePosted by Trevor Long | Dec 15, 2011 | Tech
Have you ever wondered how the big TV networks monitor all their programs, channels and different...
Read MorePosted by Trevor Long | Dec 15, 2011 | Tech
The latest in the ever popular SIMS franchise of games is now available for iPad for free....
Read MorePosted by Trevor Long | Dec 14, 2011 | Tech
Want to fire missiles remotely from your iPhone or iPad? Dream Cheeky iLaunch Thunder, SBS ON...
Read MorePosted by Trevor Long | Dec 14, 2011 | Tech
A week after the launch of the updated Xbox 360 dashboard featuring the new ‘metro’...
Read MorePosted by Trevor Long | Dec 13, 2011 | Tech
Haven’t you always wanted to remotely control nerf style missiles from your iPhone/iPad or...
Read MorePosted by Damian Francis | Dec 13, 2011 | Tech
Google has come under fire yet again for making secret US Military air bases and projects easily...
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