It’s been over 50 years since Bruce Gyngell appeared on the tube in a tux and made that gallant, unassuming announcement: “Good evening, and welcome to television”. Since then the medium has delivered such momentous gems as the moon landing, the Whitlam dismissal, the bogan wedding of Scott and Charlene, and a Big Brother turkey …

Some years ago, owning a flatscreen TV endowed one with a certain status. It sent a message to anyone who might gaze upon it: “My owner is cashed up to the gills, and premium entertainment hardware is a lounge room priority”. Now that the price of plasmas and LCDs has plummeted, flat TVs no longer have that elusive cachet. How …

Tech expos can be a pretty blokey affair, but there is always one guaranteed source of female representation: the promotional models. Variously known as promo girls or booth babes — and rarely addressed by name (or indeed using words) — these hard-working, high-heel wearing women saunter the floors of your average tech event in an effort to entice punters to …

commentary It’s been a few weeks since I last poured scorn upon Channel Ten. Since then, The Biggest Loser has returned to our screens and browsers, February — the month in which Ten’s new site will launch — has hit, and I’ve sat down for a good long chat with Damian Smith, general manager of digital media at Ten. Prior …