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Through the looking glass: smartglasses face scrutiny
57+ min ago (1108+ words) Samsung and Google have announced plans to release their own smartglasses within months, and Meta promoting the launch of its second-generation devices. (Source: Getty) The backlash is more obvious than the cameras they put on your face: smartglasses have plenty…...
What are the rules around power banks on planes, and why?
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1238+ words) Airline passengers are being warned not to pack power banks in their hold luggage during the holiday travel period. By Amor Abdelkader for The Conversation Devices with rechargeable batteries, like mobile phones, laptops, tablets, and smartwatches can be plugged into…...
Eject disc: PlayStation to phase out games on physical format
3+ week, 2+ day ago (577+ words) The PlayStation logo appears at the Paris Games Week in Paris in 2017. (Source: Associated Press) PlayStation video games will no longer be released on discs from January 2028, Sony has announced. In a blog post yesterday, Sony's global content communications director,…...
Lock it in: Govt wants local NZ apps on TV screens by default
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1437+ words) A person struggles with their smart TV (file image). (Source: istock.com) The Government has announced it wants TVNZ+, Sky's ThreeNow and other local streaming apps front and centre on all TVs sold locally — and it intends to force electronics…...
Phones across NZ to receive emergency alert test
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (755+ words) New Zealanders should expect their phones to blare an unmistakable alarm this Sunday as the annual test of the emergency mobile alert system is sent out. The test will be broadcast to all capable phones and SIM-connected devices between 6pm and…...
Nvidia bets on AI PCs with new 'superchip' powering Windows laptops
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (874+ words) Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivers a speech during the Computex 2026 exhibition in Taipei, Taiwan, Monday, June 1, 2026. (Source: Associated Press) Nvidia today unveiled new powerful chips that would bring advanced artificial intelligence functions into laptops and desktop computers, with the new…...
Drone show fail at Sydney light spectacular brings safety risk
2+ mon, 14+ hour ago (671+ words) The opening night of Sydney's Vivid Festival. (Source: Getty) Nearly 100 drones have fallen into a famous harbour during a light show, forcing some future events to be cancelled due to safety risks. Sydney's Vivid Festival had promised to light up…...
Beijing clamps down on drones with sales banned citywide
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (596+ words) Beijing, the Chinese capital city, is banning all drones within city limits. The city's government passed a series of ordinances in late March banning drone sales and flights, although users have long been blocked from flying drones within the city....
Why your dusty old gadgets could be worth more than you think
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (793+ words) Gadgets from the '90s and 2000s are making a comeback and fetching record prices in the second-hand market. (Source: 1News) Digital cameras, GameBoys and other gadgets from the 1990s and early 2000s are climbing in both demand and price on the second-hand market as Gen…...
The six ways your smartwatch is lying to you
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (1253+ words) Can you rely on what your smartwatch tells you? (Source: istock.com) You check your smartwatch after a run. Your fitness score has dropped. You’ve burnt hardly any calories. Your recovery score is really low. It’s telling you to take…...