Hardware

DJI is a leader in media creation and their latest products RS4 series of products offer a lightweight commercial-level stabiliser for DSLR and Mirrorless cameras. The products now feature a quick release and the ability to mount your camera in either horizontal or vertical shooting. While many new sports action cameras (and mobile phones) are adding image stablisation, our larger cameras are well behind...

Michael Tamblyn the CEO of Rakuten Kobo was visiting Sydney recently and sat down for a chat with techAU's Neerav Bhatt to chat about the company's long awaited launch of colour eReaders. Tamblyn explained that during the first few years of the Covid pandemic having a product that was instantly deliverable to the home and wasn't impacted by physical supply chains allowed Kobo to introduce...

Routers are responsible for providing internet to our homes and for the most part, they are a piece of electronics that is utilitarian, you plug it in, it works and your happy. That hasn't stopped D-Link and others from spending a lot of time, effort and money on the design of their routers and I'm not sure that's something we car about. For many...

During the last 10 months I've been using a GoPro Hero 10 as a dashcam in the electric cars that I test and to help me learn how to make short time lapse videos. Over thousands of kilometres of driving I've noted down the pros and cons of using a GoPro as a dashcam as well as how well the official Suction Cup mount works.   A...

The social network X, is headed to your TV, with owner Elon Musk confirming the news on the platform this afternoon. Fortune also has an exclusive article with details about the launch of the streaming video app. The TV app is said to look and feel very familiar (read: a YouTube clone) and will be available on some Smart TVs as soon as next...

Foxtel has released *a lot* of boxes over the years for satellite, cable and streaming. Will it's newest effort Hubbl last a long time or fail? The launch price is $99 though it's rumoured this will rise by $20 - $30 after a few months. Some early buyers report being offered a bonus free voucher for 2 months Kayo. After setting it up and watching a...

I attended a briefing at Foxtel's Sydney HQ today to get to see their new Hubbl combined hardware and software product, which aims to aggregate global and local TV/movie apps through one interface and ensure easy streaming, searching and watching of content on free to air catchup apps, VOD, pay TV and subscription services like Netflix. Upon launching the following global and local streaming apps will...

The Ecovacs DEEBOT NEO robot vacuum will be on special buy sale at ALDI stores for $399 (half the RRP) while stocks last from 6 March 2024. The DEEBOT NEO’s ability to both vacuum and mop at the same time depending on the surface makes it a potentially good option for those looking to try a robot vacuum for the first time or add a...