Web: www.google.com/glass/start/ Price: Not yet available Google Glass – the spectacles‑mounted computing device – is a reality. Google has started shipping Glass to the lucky few thousand in its testing program. The rest of us will... read more

New flagship Android phones Samsung isn’t the only phone maker that’s been busy, with other new high-end Android models being released. High-end these days means a big, full HD screen (at least 4.7 inches with 1920 x 1080-pixel... read more

From A$469, www.google.com.au/nexus/10/ Having shaken up the tablet market with its cheaper Nexus 7, Google is now going higher-end with Nexus 10. Like its 7-inch tablet, the Nexus 10 offers impressive specifications for the price, including a... read more

The US Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is held in Las Vegas every January, showcasing the latest products and prototypes from technology companies big and small. It’s the world’s largest consumer technology show and this year’s... read more

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer admits that sales of the Surface tablet have been modest, but that may change with the Surface Pro – which may have been released by the time you read this. While the first Surface model uses the stripped-down... read more

From A$269, http://bit.ly/gopro-hero3 Keen photographers like the new breed of compact digital SLRs, but for action photos the GoPro Hero 3 is a popular choice. Light, wearable and waterproof, the Hero 3 has wi-fi and will be controllable via... read more

Fancy the new iPhone 5? How about Samsung’s sought-after Galaxy S3? There’s no denying the latest high-end smartphones are tempting, but they can set you back A$800 or more to buy outright. Even a sub-A$200 smartphone can do... read more

  Apple’s stranglehold on the tablet market may be coming under pressure on two fronts: at the bottom end from Google’s A$249 Nexus 7 (see below) and at the top end from Microsoft’s Surface. Built around Microsoft’s... read more

Price: A$825www.samsung.com/au/galaxy-s3/ As product launches go, it would have done Apple proud – except this time it was Samsung releasing its Galaxy S III smartphone. Why all the fanfare? Well, Samsung has set a market record for the... read more

http://bit.ly/intel-ivy-bridge As the dominant computer chip maker, when Intel launches a new range of processors it’s big news. The latest is Intel’s third-generation Core chips – codenamed Ivy Bridge – which promise big... read more

There’s no denying the appeal of ultrabooks, but do these ultra‑slim laptops offer more than good looks? To answer that, it’s important to understand an ultrabook is still a genuine notebook computer. Most don’t include a DVD... read more

Price: A$549, www.dyson.com.au Dyson’s bladeless fan has been adapted to a heating device. Using aerofoil technology that simulates an aircraft wing, the Hot+Cool draws in surrounding air and accelerates it out as a jet of heated air,... read more

Price: A$899, www.sony.com.au The HMZ-T 1 Personal 3D Viewer simulates the experience of watching a 750-inch screen viewed from a distance of 20 metres, delivering high-definition (720p) stereoscopic video in a very pure form. When properly... read more

Price: A$1899, www.hp.com.au/spectre A masterful work of industrial design, HP’s newest ultrabook is only 20mm thin, weighs just 1.8kg and has scratch-resistant Gorilla glass on its lid, palm rest and 14-inch display. Together with a 128GB... read more

A$299, www.microsoft.com.au Microsoft’s Kinect motion and voice control technology finally makes it to the home PC market. Using an RGB camera and a depth sensor that can perceive multiple objects in a 3D space, the Kinect allows users to... read more

www.belkin.com/au Like a power point timer, a WeMo is plugged between an electrical device and a wall outlet. The difference is WeMo devices are controlled through a home’s wi-fi network through an app on the user’s smartphone. Imagine... read more

A$1999, www.sony.com.au Sony’s DEV-5 digital recording binoculars are a birdwatcher’s dream come true, offering the latest in video technology and optics combined with quiet performance. The binoculars have separate G lens optics for... read more

The Nikon V1 is a latecomer to the “mirrorless” SLR-style cameras that pair a compact body with interchangeable lenses. Nikon hopes the V1 will reinvent the way people think about photography. Key to this is its Smart Photo Selector... read more

Signal strength will be an issue of the past with products like the D-Link DIR-645, a wireless N router designed to deliver uninterrupted network coverage despite the presence of concrete walls or other common obstacles. What distinguishes it from... read more

The best of two worlds from Samsung – the performance of a desktop PC and the convenience of a tablet. Powered by an Intel Core i5 CPU with 4GB of RAM and a 64GB SSD, the Slate runs Windows 7 easily. Its 12.9mm-thick, 860g chassis frames an... read more

It’s a good time to be looking for a camera now that several makers have slashed their prices in Australia. Olympus seems to have led the move with its A$999 price tag for its E-P3 micro four‑thirds compact system camera (CSC).  That... read more

It might not be the iPhone 5 the experts expected, but Apple’s iPhone 4S is an appealing update. Its dual-core A5 processor plus 512MB of RAM improves multi-tasking and graphics performance. The iOS5 operating system includes a notificationc... read more

If you want anonymity while downloading or the ability to pretend you’re accessing a service from another country, the personal VPN (virtual private network) from WiTopia worth a look. For A$39.99 a year you get a basic service, or if... read more

If you want the fastest mobile data speeds in Australia, you’re going to love Telstra’s 4G USB modem. The brilliantly engineered device allows Windows and Mac computers to roam Telstra’s1800MHz 4G LT E network. Slide the cover... read more

The so-called “pico projector” – a handheld projector you can team with a portable device – is beginning to catch on, and Epson has advanced the category substantially with its A$1199 MegaPlex MG850HD portable dock and dual... read more