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Monitor buying guide: Get the right screen for your needs and budget
Score a sharp display without breaking the bank with our guide to what to really look for in monitors, laptop, tablet, and smartphone displays. Human...

Microsoft Ocean Plastic Mouse Review: Is a green mouse any good?
When it comes time to replace your computer mouse, outside gaming circles most of us look for value for money. Not to say that gamers...

The Geeks2U Valentine’s Day Gift Guide for Tech Lovers
Are you stumped on what to get your partner this Valentine’s Day? We’ve got you covered. Here are our Geeks recommendations for the best presents...

One device to charge them all: Satechi 108W Pro USB-C PD Review
Most of us don’t think much about our laptop’s power supply, right up until the moment that disaster strikes, and blue smoke starts pouring out...

6 tips to make the most of wireless charging
Many phones, some headphones and plenty of other gadgets no longer require a wire connected to a power point to get power to your device....

Google Nest Cam Review: Can Google bring its smarts to home security?
Security cameras used to be the stuff of warehouses and businesses only. Very few homes bothered setting up cameras and recording decks and endless wiring....

Is a smart doorbell a smart buy?
The humble doorbell has come a long way. Oddly enough my next door neighbours do indeed still have an actual bell that you can ring,...

Apple’s Spring Loaded event provides upgrades and just a few new products
Apple is rather good at creating marketing hype – as well as tech products that a lot of people really do adore – and it...

Does it make sense to subscribe for printer ink?
With many of us working from home through 2020 and 2021, and the increasing needs for families to print items such as school assignments and...

Google Nest Hub 2nd Generation Review
Google recently updated the smaller of its two smart displays, the Google Nest Hub, with a 2nd generation model that doesn’t change much visually if...

At CES 2021, Razer shifts from gaming to health with the world’s smartest mask
Every year since 1967, the US Consumer Electronics Show, or CES for short shows off the latest in technological innovations and products that manufacturers are...

Which smart speaker should you buy?
We’ve had speakers in our homes for many years now, but the advent of the “smart” speaker is a relatively new phenomenon. If you’re wondering...

Nuki Smart Lock 2.0 & Arlo Essential Spotlight Camera: Gadgets to keep your home safe
In recent years there’s been a glut of smart home devices with a strong focus on what amounts to self-managed security. Where once you might...

How long should tech products get updates for?
It’s one of those “how long is a piece of string” questions in one sense, but I’m sure most of us have been through the...

Are smartphone cameras reaching their peak?
I’m old enough to remember the days when you’d buy a roll of film, put it into a camera and take pictures that you never...

Will foldable smartphones replace tablets and laptops?
We’re at an interesting point in smartphone history, with more than a decade of production between iOS and Android handsets. Purists may well note that...

Google sees AI as the future of hardware
At its recent “Made By Google” event, Google unveiled a range of new smartphones, new home smart speakers, a new laptop, standalone camera and new...

Has the time come to switch to SSD?
You probably don’t think that much about the storage inside your laptop or desktop, excluding those times when you start running out and your computer...

Apple’s iPod range is almost defunct
While Apple has a history as a computer company that dates all the way back to the 1970s and the original Apple I computer and...

Talkative smarthome speakers are the next battleground for control of our digital lives
With Apple unveiling the Siri-powered HomePod smart speaker, it’s ready to take on Google and Amazon for pride of place on our kitchen benches. As...

How can I tell if my gadgets are safe?
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) recently issued a general warning around the use of electronic gadgets inflight after an incident where a passenger’s headphones...

Computers continue to shrink, but you’ve got to be keen to use them
It’s an oft-used adage that over time, technology devices shrink remarkably. The very first computers were the size of entire rooms and, while revolutionary for...