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With the Wii MotionPlus, there’s now more than a few unique and interesting Wii games coming our way.

Thanks to iTunes, YouTube, Guitar Hero and the like, it’s possible for long-forgotten music to be revived in a big way - even if it had disappeared from the airwaves for a reason.

Last week we decamped to the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers expo at Darling Harbour for an afternoon so that we could have a look at the latest outside broadcast vans - the trucks that are responsible for bringing us sporting events, like horse racing.

Microsoft has begun taking submissions from developers to populate its upcoming App Market, sweetening the deal by announcing a competition to find the best apps and prizes for the winners.

There’s not enough margin in single downloads, so the music industry wants to find the next-gen album. Let’s hope it won’t force unwanted tracks on listeners.

The Nokia 6700 Classic is not a fancy-pants smartphone, but its high quality, 5-megapixel camera and brilliant screen help make this phone a front-runner in the mid-range market.

As long as you don’t want to make enlargements from full-sized images, the DSC-HX1 is an interesting, fully featured superzoom. Just beware of that exorbitant price.

Seven has made no secret of its expansion ambitions, but buying into pay-TV monolith Foxtel lends even greater clarity to the network’s long-term vision. With wireless distribution and solid content channels under its belt, can Seven bring IPTV into the mainstream?

Wii MotionPlus definitely provides some impressive moments in gaming; we just wish it was incorporated in the original Wii remote.

Ricoh will release the fifth and last function-enhancing firmware update for the GR DIGITAL II compact digital camera: • One press zoom ratio selection • One press zoom with ADJ lever • Playback mode dial option selection • Displayed-file memory in playback mode • Changing dial functions for manual exposure mode This new update will be available by August 5th…

Ricoh unveils the GR DIGITAL III, successor to the GR II released in 2007. The model III is equipped with a new 28mm F1.9 (F2.4 on the GR II) lens for faster shutter speeds and a new GR Engine III processor. Furthermore, the GR III comes with a 3.0 LCD monitor with VGA resolution, whereas the GR II offered a 2.7″ display with 230K pixels. 8. The new camera inherits all functions of the GR II with several usability functions added. As always, functional enhancements through firmware updates. US/EU information now available…

MSI’s GT725 is a bleeding fast laptop. There’s a number of design and software concerns, however, the price alone allows most of these to be forgiven. If you need a powerful desktop replacement, consider the GT725.

Confused about the term ISO? What does it stand for and what does it do on your digital camera? CNET Australia explains.

The Samsung PS50B850 is an attractively slim plasma TV that offers all the latest bells and whistles with good picture quality to boot.

If you’re itching for a holiday and have a few friends who want to tag along, then you should definitely drop by the Wii Sports Resort.

Good value when compared with entry-level portable nav units, but not quite as polished. Not in a hurry? Maybe wait for TomTom’s attempt first.

It’s called the Viewty Smart, but it’s definitely not a smartphone. Aside from the decent camera, there’s very little to recommend this high-priced mobile.

Twitter’s home page definitely gets some Zen cred by consisting of little more than a text field that asks, “What are you doing?” But that’s apparently about to change.

The Sony Alpha DSLR-A330 is a solid entry-level dSLR that will surely have its fans, but unless you really want Live View its cheaper sibling, the A230, is a better deal.

Classic 90’s point-and-click adventure title The Secret of Monkey Island finds it way to the Apple App Store.