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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...

I recently had the chance to build the new 245-piece, 2023 McLaren Formula 1 Race Car from LEGO as part of their Speed Champions range. The build is targeted at those aged 9 and above and at 42, I guess I qualify, as a long-term F1 fan, I definitely qualify as the target audience here. In a 3-part timelapsed series, I capture the process of...

This weekend, Melbourne is playing host to the Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix 2024. To kick off the event in style, Aussie-own Red Bull Racing driver, Daniel Ricciardo cut some laps around the Albert Park Circuit. This drive was particularly of note as Danny Ric piloted the ridiculous 2,000hp SuperVan 4.2 from Ford Performance, an all-electric demonstrator. Ricciardo's internationally famous big smile was on...

This morning a brand new Hubbl Glass TV arrived in two boxes. The new TV is comes in two sizes, the 55 and 65" versions and having unboxed the 65-inch, I can tell you it's big, really big. Unboxing TVs is something I've done a lot of over the years and this experience was unlike any other. The first slightly confusing thing was the...

This week the latest streaming device Hubbl launched in Australia. Hubbl offers two hardware options, a set-top box to take over HDMI1, or a whole TV known as Hubbl glass. Having unboxed the STB this week, I've had a chance to spend some time with the experience and now have some suggestions for those who want in. Hubbl's goal reminds me a lot of Boxee...

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...