Jul 12, 2010
This week on The Gadget Grill, we’re looking at toys and their stories. Okay, that’s probably not quite right. What we are looking at is how Australians are changing their habits with video games, something that is happening as families begin to gather around the Wii instead of the board game that used to occupy after dinner time. We’re also...
Jul 5, 2010
While July 4th might normally be a time for celebration (at least in America), tonight’s show was all about the real life dangers of online dating. We got to talking with internet security group McAfee recently about a story that affected at least one Australian looking for love online in a bad way. There’s also a bunch of news including a flying car...
Jun 28, 2010
Normally we reject as many annoying acronyms as possible, but we can’t get past the usefulness of EOFYS, or the “End Of Financial Year Sales”. Saying that, we promise to never say it again here at the Grill. On this show, however, we have to reference it because right now is the perfect time to get the most value out of a new PC purchase. To...
Jun 22, 2010
This week on the Grill, we took a look at a survey that shows families are looking at the Internet a little different from what they might think. It appears that parents are growing with the web and learning to respond to their children differently. We’ve also got a vuvuzela in the studio to annoy the living bits out of you as well as a Winter-y theme to...
Jan 14, 2010
Every year, the Consumer Electronics Show showcases the newest, coolest, and quite possibly the best gadgets the world will see for the next year. From computing to televisions to random bits and pieces you never dreamed of, it’s all there. On this show, we’ll tell you all about them and even go in-depth with this whole 3D thing that’s making...
Jan 5, 2010
What actually is happening on the Internet? If everything is changing, will file distribution change too? On this show, we’re talking about the future of downloading on the web. Between FTP, torrent, and the new file-sharing networks like RapidShare, we’ll look at what the future of downloading files. Plus we take a look at a new Blu-ray player and...