Archive for January, 2011

Review: Cyborg R.A.T. 7

Sunday, January 30th, 2011

Cyborg’s R.A.T. 7 is craziness embodied, and we love it. Customisable to the teeth, it’s only let down by a slightly unpolished software suite. It is an otherwise fantastic mouse; its unique features ensuring that it earns our Editors’ Choice award.

Carriers provide mobile locations to 000

Friday, January 28th, 2011

New regulations will see mobile carriers providing precise location information to emergency services to help locate people who can’t identify where they are.

Review: echochrome II

Thursday, January 27th, 2011

This elegantly presented, shadow-shifting puzzler puts the Move controller to ingenious good use.

Preview: Pagani Huayra

Thursday, January 27th, 2011

The latest Pagani cossets you in leather, and pampers you with touchscreen entertainment and navigation, as it thrusts you missile-like towards the horizon.

Review: Pac-Man Championship Edition DX

Thursday, January 27th, 2011

Pac-Man Championship Edition DX introduces a number of terrific new elements that make it a superb update of the arcade classic.

Review: BoB Lite

Thursday, January 27th, 2011

BoB’s little brother isn’t a speed demon, but it is simple to connect up and surprisingly powerful for such a cheap router.

Review: Disney Epic Mickey

Thursday, January 27th, 2011

Tedium and monotony overwhelm Mickey’s new adventure, smothering its clever use of the Disney license.

Feature: Friday App Wrap

Thursday, January 27th, 2011

We cut through the dross to find you the most useful new and updated apps this week.

Feature: Tale of two portables: Sony NGP vs. Nintendo 3DS

Thursday, January 27th, 2011

Let’s compare what we know about the Nintendo 3DS and Sony’s just-announced NGP, Next Generation Portable, or PSP2.

Review: Get Fit with Mel B

Thursday, January 27th, 2011

Get Fit With Mel B is a functional but unimaginative celebrity fitness video made interactive via the Kinect.

Review: World of Warcraft: Cataclysm

Thursday, January 27th, 2011

Cataclysm doesn’t improve World of Warcraft as dramatically as the free update that preceded it did, but it’s still a great expansion pack for anyone with high-level characters.

Reviews Roundup: Top smartphones for newbies

Thursday, January 27th, 2011

If you’re new to the world of smartphones and you’re looking for a gentle introduction to these powerful devices, here’s a list of handsets that should make your transition somewhat easier.

Preview: Sony PSP2

Thursday, January 27th, 2011

Codenamed the Next Generation Portable (NGP), the new handheld is set for release in northern summer of 2011 and will include features such as 3G, Wi-Fi, a rear touchpad, 5-inch OLED touchscreen and more.

Pulse: Follow the Yellow Brick Guide

Wednesday, January 26th, 2011

Ever wanted to have an informative and entertaining tour of the Hunter Valley, and other Australian tourism hotspots, without the pesky tour guide? Well, this new GPS device may be the answer.

Volkswagen XL1: sub-1L/100km efficiency

Wednesday, January 26th, 2011

Volkswagen’s quest to have a sub-1-litre car - that’s 1L/100km, not engine capacity - on sale is nearing fruition.

Preview: Ricoh CX5

Wednesday, January 26th, 2011

Ricoh maintains the status quo with its latest zoomy compact camera, the CX5.

Facebook lets users turn on encryption

Wednesday, January 26th, 2011

Facebook is now offering users the ability to use encryption to protect their accounts from being compromised when they are interacting with the site, something security experts have been seeking for a while.

Pulse: Smile! It’s the emoticon keypad :-)

Wednesday, January 26th, 2011

Here’s a keypad that could make it faster and easier to fill your correspondence with digital representations of your emotional state.

Preview: Olympus TG-610

Wednesday, January 26th, 2011

Olympus is well known for the rugged nature of its Tough camera series, and the TG-610 follows in the same manner but with a bit of a twist for Australian buyers.

Review: Kogan Elite 32-inch LED TV with PVR

Wednesday, January 26th, 2011

It’s a pity that the two selling points of the Kogan Elite 32-inch TV - 100Hz and the PVR - are so poorly executed, as without them this would be a decent television.