Nikon Announces D610 – New Full Frame Body
Nikon Australia have just announced the D610 body. Essentially an upgrade to the year-old D600, the new body offers an upgraded shutter in an economical full frame body. This will be a camera well suited to those who already understand how to use a camera, and who want to get...
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Oct
2013
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Huawei Ascend Mate – Roadtest
In keeping with today’s trends towards making our mobile phones bigger and bigger, Huawei recently introduced their Ascend Mate into the Australian marketplace. This is large phone – that’s the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and the Samsung Galaxy S4 with it in the photo – and as you can see,...
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Jun
2013
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Samsung Galaxy S4 – Unboxing and First Impressions
Last week I took delivery of a new Samsung Galaxy S4 mobile phone. This is a phone that, if Samsung has its way, will out iPhone the iPhone. First impressions are quite positive: it has a nice metal band around the edge, and feels quite thin, even though it’s not...
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May
2013
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Jawbone Up – Review
I’ve now been using the Jawbone Up for a couple of weeks. In terms of overall usage, there’s probably not too many devices that are easier to use than this: you just make sure the battery is charged (a full charge should last about ten days) and pop it onto...
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May
2013
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Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Review
For the last couple of months, I’ve been very fortunate to have been using the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 mobile phone. I was very impressed with the original Galaxy Note last year, and its successor does not disappoint. This phone comes with Android 4.1 (jelly Bean) installed. First of all...
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May
2013
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Installing The Magellan Cyclo 100
Before you can use the Magellan Cyclo 100, it needs to be installed onto your bike. This is a very easy task, and the Cyclo 100 comes with everything that you need to complete this task. The “everything” means that there’s a mount that you install onto the bike using...
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May
2013
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Ahem …. Fitness.
I’ve never been a fit person. I’ve found that the process of getting fit – you know, having to partake of exercise and that sort of stuff – to be boring. Intensely so. However, here I am, 61 years young, overweight, type 2 diabetic, three stents in my heart arteries,...
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May
2013
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Wirelessly and automatically save, organise and share photos and videos with Eye-Fi
Sydney, Australia, 29 May 2012: Eye-Fi, the maker of the world’s first wireless SDHC memory card, has today announced the Australian launch of its wireless X2 series. Featuring built-in WiFi, Eye-Fi memory cards simplify photo and video upload, sharing, organisation and back-up. An Eye-Fi card is used like a regular...
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May
2012
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HTC One XL – Updated Pricing
Pricing and Pre-Orders Customers can pre-order HTC One XL from today for shipping of approved orders from 1 June. Pre-orders can be placed by heading to www.telstra.com/htcone. The first 300 customers who pre-order their HTC One XL online will receive a set of Beats™ Solo™ High Performance On-Ear Headphones with...
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May
2012
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HTC One XL Smartphone Coming Exclusively To Telstra
29 May 2012 — Telstra customers will soon get their hands on one of the most advanced smartphones to launch in 2012 – the super-thin and ultra-fast 4G powered HTC One XL. HTC One XL is available exclusively to Telstra customers and arrives in-store on 5 June or can be...
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May
2012
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Transcend
High performance multi-card reader with SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Sydney, Australia, August 8, 2011 – Transcend Information, Inc. (Transcend®), a worldwide leader in storage and multimedia products today launched the RDF8 – USB 3.0 multi-card reader. Utilising SuperSpeed USB 3.0, t he Transcend RDF8 supports the latest ultra high speed card formats including SDHC UHS-1, SDXC UHS-1, UDMA6/UDMA7 CF and MSXC cards. Photography and film fanatics can now effortlessly copy high-resolution uncompressed images or 1080p full HD video files from memory card to computer. Equipped with the next-generation SuperSpeed USB 3.0 connection interface, the RDF8 delivers transfer speeds up to 10x...
New USB flash drive with USB 3.0 delivers rapid data transfer rates Sydney, Australia, August 4, 2011 – Transcend Information, Inc. (Transcend®), a worldwide leader in storage and multimedia products today announced the new JetFlash 700 USB flash drive to its USB 3.0 product portfolio. With a sleek and sturdy exterior, the JetFlash 700 offers accelerated data transfer rates, making it an ideal entry-level USB 3.0 peripheral for users that demand stylish semblance with top technology. Employing the next-generation USB 3.0 specification and speed, the JetFlash 700 makes for effortless access to rich digital content. Equipped with SuperSpeed USB 3.0,...
Sydney, Australia, July 14, 2011 – Transcend Information, Inc. (Transcend®), a worldwide leader in memory and storage products, today introduced a new addition to its SSD family – the SSD18C3 1.8” USB 3.0 portable solid-state drive (SSD). Combining the benefits of USB 3.0 with all the performance and durability advantages of solid-state technology, the SSD18C3 provides unparalleled speed and stability that conventional portable hard drives cannot match. The SSD18C3 features Turbo mode to boost data transfer speeds, a One Touch auto-backup button to backup and synchronise data instantly, and Transcend’s exclusive JetFlash Elite software for productive data management, all housed...
Sydney, Australia, June 28, 2011 – Transcend Information, Inc. (Transcend®), a worldwide leader in storage and multimedia products today announced the launch of its Ultimate Class 10 SDHC cards. Part of Transcend’s “Ultimate” line of powerful high-speed memory cards, the new Class 10 SDHC cards easily outperform current Class 6 cards, with enhanced transfer speeds of 20MB/s and massive storage capacity of up to 32GB. Ultra-fast write speed As high-tech gadgets become increasingly advanced with ever-improving video and audio quality, memory card write speed plays an important role in taking high-megapixel pictures and shooting high-definition videos. Featuring the top-of-the-line Class...