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Podcast: EFTM #067

Posted by Trevor Long | Jun 19, 2019 | Tech

We’ve read your reviews – thanks! Please join the Man Cave on Facebook! – now...

Power your devices with the Goal Zero 100PD

Posted by Chris Bowen | Jun 19, 2019 | Tech

There can be nothing more inconvenient than running out of juice when it comes to phones, laptops...

NSW Digital Drivers Licence – What it looks like

Posted by Trevor Long | Jun 19, 2019 | Tech

We’re almost there, we’re very close to the digital future where carrying a wallet is...

Uber Couch Food thanks to BP

Posted by Chris Bowen | Jun 17, 2019 | Tech

Occasionally we order via Uber Eats here at EFTM HQ. But it wasn’t until today that our...

Bose SoundLink Micro review

Posted by Chris Bowen | Jun 17, 2019 | Tech

If you have a toddler, say aged about two, can I make a suggestion? When it comes to bath or...

Should we have the right to scoot?

Posted by Chris Bowen | Jun 13, 2019 | Tech

You may have heard of Lime, the company behind electric scooters you can literally find anyway via...

Google officially outs Pixel 4 design with square camera bump

Posted by Daniel Tyson | Jun 13, 2019 | Tech

In a surprise move this morning, Google has outed the design for the upcoming Pixel 4 smartphone...

OPPO is now offering four months of YouTube Music Premium to new and existing customers

Posted by John Abood | Jun 12, 2019 | Tech

This article could be a simple news piece about the latest deal for OPPO customers and/or...

Uber Air coming to the Skies of Melbourne: Testing from 2020 – Book your ride in 2023

Posted by Trevor Long | Jun 12, 2019 | Tech

At their third annual “Uber Elevate” summit in Washington DC – tech startup and...

Gaming News – E3 2019: Microsoft announce a new Xbox and more!

Posted by John Abood | Jun 10, 2019 | Tech

The all-encompassing powerhouse that is Microsoft have wrapped up their E3 conference for 2019 and...

BlackBerry KEY2 Review: More impressive than you think

Posted by Trevor Long | Jun 9, 2019 | Tech

It’s almost two years since the Blackberry returned to shelves in Australia with the KEYone...

LG V50 5G Dual Screen Review: Beautiful Phone, Great Camera – not sure about the Dual-Screen

Posted by Trevor Long | Jun 8, 2019 | Tech

I first saw this device in Barcelona at Mobile World Congress and it’s a headline grabber....

Amazon Go – All you need to know in 60 seconds

Posted by Trevor Long | Jun 8, 2019 | Tech

I’ve written about Amazon Go before, having visited one of their San Francisco stores...

Google Maps AR Review: Changing the way we get around

Posted by Trevor Long | Jun 7, 2019 | Tech

The thing about most technology is that when it’s announced it rarely hits the spot for the...

JURA Z6 automatic coffee machine review

Posted by Chris Bowen | Jun 7, 2019 | Tech

Look I’m just putting it out there, but I’ve become a certified coffee snob. Just the other day...

Inside Google’s billion dollar airport – complete with WWII Blimp Hangars

Posted by Trevor Long | Jun 7, 2019 | Tech

There’s this spectacular looking structure on the drive between San Francisco and San Jose...

Focal launch $14,999 40th anniversary speaker

Posted by Chris Bowen | Jun 7, 2019 | Tech

Focal is a very high-end French sound brand that specialises in High-Fidelity products. Recently I...

Facebook testing Avatars: A Bitmoji alternative

Posted by Trevor Long | Jun 7, 2019 | Tech

You may not have noticed yet, but they’re about to take over your Facebook Comments –...

Touring Silicon Valley’s Tech HQs

Posted by Trevor Long | Jun 7, 2019 | Tech

If you’re a bit of a nerd and/or you are fascinated by the biggest names in technology like...

Charge your phone wirelessly – FAST!

Posted by Chris Bowen | Jun 6, 2019 | Tech

Charging your smartphone via a wireless pad can be slow, so if you require a quicker top up it’s...

Apple’s ARKit 3 brings Augmented Reality to life

Posted by Trevor Long | Jun 5, 2019 | Tech

When Apple first launched ARKit – their developer framework for Augmented Reality – it...

Podcast: Two Blokes Talking Tech #391

Posted by Trevor Long | Jun 5, 2019 | Tech

There’s lots of news to cover from Apple’s annual developers conference so the blokes...

Australians would prefer a landline over a mobile – survey says

Posted by Chris Bowen | Jun 5, 2019 | Tech

Did you know that Australians are spending too much time on their mobiles and tablets? Well yes,...

Max out your hygiene and attraction levels with the new Lynx ‘Xbox’ range

Posted by John Abood | Jun 5, 2019 | Lifestyle, Tech

Alright nerds, huddle up… we have to talk hygiene. The stereotypes are rampant among the...

Plantronics Backbeat Go 410 Review: A technological addiction

Posted by John Abood | Jun 5, 2019 | Tech

How often do you find yourself absolutely and entirely relying on a piece of tech? Since getting...

Meet Australia’s youngest and brightest app developers @ WWDC 2019

Posted by Trevor Long | Jun 5, 2019 | Tech

Every year thousands and thousands of developers enter a lottery to score a ticket to...

Minecraft Earth Demo: It may be better than we thought

Posted by Trevor Long | Jun 5, 2019 | Tech

When Microsoft announced their new Augmented Reality game project Minecraft Earth all the thoughts...

1.4 million Aussies play puzzles each month!

Posted by Chris Bowen | Jun 4, 2019 | Tech

I’m sure at some stage we’ve all been told that playing some kind of mind-bending puzzle will put...

Uniden release 4K dash cam and portable jump start kit

Posted by Chris Bowen | Jun 4, 2019 | Tech

There are dozens of dash cams on the market but very few offer 4K resolution. Uniden has now added...

Reports of iTunes death have been greatly exaggerated – iTunes lives!

Posted by Trevor Long | Jun 4, 2019 | Tech

Talk about making mountains out of molehills – reports of iTunes death have been greatly...

iTunes changes, iPad gets its own Operating System – iPadOS – news from WWDC

Posted by Trevor Long | Jun 4, 2019 | Tech

The keynote at WWDC by Apple CEO Tim Cook is the biggest event of the year in terms of sheer...

Don’t fall for Tax Scams this end of financial year

Posted by Trevor Long | Jun 3, 2019 | Tech

New research from Norton LifeLock has revealed some worrying signs relating to tax-time scams...

JBL and Under Amour launch four new wireless sports headphones

Posted by Chris Bowen | Jun 3, 2019 | Tech

JBL and Under Amour have today announced four different sports wireless headphones. The Train,...

What’s coming at WWDC 2019: The end of iTunes but just relax…

Posted by Trevor Long | Jun 3, 2019 | Tech

This week about 6,000 app developers will descend upon San Jose for Apple’s annual Worldwide...

Understanding the emerging technologies revolutionising TV

Posted by Trevor Long | May 31, 2019 | Tech

You’re buying a new TV, and you are bamboozled by all the terms that describe the features...

Australian War Memorial to use VR for exhibits

Posted by Chris Bowen | May 31, 2019 | Tech

The Australian War Memorial has launched a 360-degree digital video and virtual reality experience...

Oppo goes 5G – Reno 5G hits Australia for $1,499 including bonus headphones

Posted by Trevor Long | May 30, 2019 | Tech

As the 5G race ramps up – and it’s literally just getting out of the blocks,...

EFTM Comments: Stop bagging the Sydney Metro!

Posted by Chris Bowen | May 30, 2019 | Tech

To those outside of the Sydney bubble this may either be totally irrelevant to you or a great...

Focal Stellia $4,499.00 headphones review – worth every cent

Posted by Chris Bowen | May 30, 2019 | Tech

It’s not every day you get to throw a set of $4,499.00 headphones on your noggin. But this week...

Amazon Echo Show 5 – a Small screen that does it all

Posted by Trevor Long | May 29, 2019 | Tech

We’re falling deeper in love with the smart screens coming to life from a range of brands,...

Podcast: Two Blokes Talking Tech #390

Posted by Trevor Long | May 29, 2019 | Tech

This week thanks to Netgear and Uniden, Stephen and Trevor talk through the tech news of the week,...

Bose Frames – wearable sound

Posted by Chris Bowen | May 29, 2019 | Tech

Bose are about to launch a revolutionary product called Bose Frames. These are basically...

EFTM Comments: Auto v Manual

Posted by Chris Bowen | May 29, 2019 | Tech

In between pumping out articles here at EFTM HQ myself and our Dictator Trevor Long often debate...

iPad Mini Review (2019): Ridiculous Power squeezed down in size

Posted by Trevor Long | May 29, 2019 | Tech

For three and a half years people buying the iPad Mini were getting the same bit of kit –...

Are you an X-Men fan? Time to upgrade to 4K

Posted by Chris Bowen | May 29, 2019 | Tech

X-Men fans take note, for a little while now there’s been a very, very good reason to upgrade to a...

New Toyota HiAce arrives and it has Apple CarPlay!

Posted by Chris Bowen | May 29, 2019 | Tech

Have a think about how many times you see a Toyota HiAce in traffic. They are absolutely prolific,...

The future of laptop computing: Intel’s Project Athena

Posted by Trevor Long | May 29, 2019 | Tech

I can remember when Intel created the term “Ultrabook” to define the thinest and most...

Arlo Doorbell Review: Perfect addition to an Arlo home

Posted by Trevor Long | May 29, 2019 | Tech

Security cameras have been booming as a consumer retail product in recent years, but there’s...

Lenovo Smart Clock review: Just the perfect bedside gadget

Posted by Trevor Long | May 29, 2019 | Tech

I really didn’t understand this product when it was announced – was it a Google Smart...

iPod Touch gets an update with more power for today’s cool stuff!

Posted by Trevor Long | May 29, 2019 | Tech

It’s a product that sits in the almost forgotten category of the Apple range, but in fact...

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