Apr 28, 2009

Everyone these days has a computer, and since our security is one of the most obvious things on our minds, we looked at backing your data up online this week. It’s always important to make sure your important files are backed up so you probably didn’t realise that the ISP you use to connect to the web has some space for you to use. We’ll talk...

Apr 21, 2009

In a move that will probably come as a surprise to absolutely no one and annoy all 10 or 15 people in Australia who bought one, makers of the robotic dinosaur toy Pleo – Ugobe – are looking like they are themselves going extinct. The robot which was originally designed to be a self-aware being has been long considered an overpriced toy by any in the...

Apr 21, 2009

As technology gets better, more compact, and a hell of a lot more powerful, developers & manufacturers will come up with ways to make computer parts smaller & more energy efficient. One of the developments in this area is in storage technology, so on this show we’re looking at Solid State Drives versus Hard Disk Drives. It’s likely that your...

Apr 21, 2009

As digital SLRs become more mainstream, so too does the need for lighter and more capable lenses. Both the Nikon D60 and D90 cameras have proven in sales that people want what Nikon are creating and the new 35mm F1.8 lens take the desire for a proper portrait angle & low light, merging them without any problems. While most people might be satisfied with...

Apr 15, 2009

In an attempt to strangle some of the control from Apple’s iPhone, LG have today announced the new LG KM900 Arena, a phone that borrows a few design elements here and there while giving users a unique control scheme that should set the stage for future LG handsets. Running off of an AMD chip and using Flash as the operating system, the Arena is an evolution as...