At CES, Samsung has unveiled a new concept UHD TV with a screen that can be set to curved or flat at the press of a button. Bend… (Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET) Samsung hit the CES ground running with a range of 4K ultra-high-definition LED TVs — the first, apparently, in the world — but the …
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Samsung has unveiled its first range of curved ultra-high-definition televisions at CES. The 105-inch curved UHD TV. (Credit: Reuben Lee/CNET) Curved is all the rage, and Samsung is well on top of it. The company has just unveiled its new range of curved 4K TVs, the first to hit the market. Included in the range is a new 110-inch version …
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The second generation of the Pebble E Ink smartwatch is about to arrive, with the announcement of the US$249 Steel and the impending arrival of the Pebble appstore. Pebble is still the record holder for the most-funded ever Kickstarter campaign and, although its launch was hit with some unexpected problems — such as delays from the massive number of preorders …
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Apple has agreed, under a court-enforceable order from the ACCC, to increase its consumer guarantee period from 12 months to two years. (iPhone Dead End image by magic_quote, CC BY 2.0) If your 13-month-old iPhone just broke, you now have recourse: the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has ordered Apple to revise its warranty period in compliance with the …
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Sony has announced a new flash drive with a micro USB on one side and full-sized USB on the other for easy smartphone storage expansion and file transferral. (Credit: Sony) The Nexus 5 is one heck of a smartphone, but like many it’s missing something we feel is key: expandable memory. Sony has unveiled what could be a neat solution. …
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A new stylus seeking funding on YouTube employs a pressure-sensitive barrel that allows users to squeeze to fine-tune line thickness to razor precision. (Credit: Jon Atherton) A talented artist can do wonderful things with a touchscreen tablet and a good stylus — and one Brisbane-based developer wants to make it better yet. Jon Atherton — creator of the AppTag “laser …
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Shipping on the Kickstarter-funded, magnet-barrelled Polar Pen has been delayed by Health Canada, which has classified the pen as a “dangerous magnet set”. (Credit: Andrew Gardner) The Polar Pen — a pen-stylus hybrid housed in a barrel of tubular neodymium magnets — blasted past its CA$14,000 Kickstarter funding goal last month, bringing in a whopping CA$817,164. It was due to …
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Telstra is the first Australian carrier to announce that it will be stocking the Google Nexus 5, available for pre-order now. (Screenshot by Michelle Starr/CNET Australia) The Google Nexus 5 is finally coming to Australia, with Telstra first off the rank to announce that it will be carrying the phone, available in Telstra stores from 26 November. The 4G Nexus …
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Want to stand out in the Kindle crowd? You can design your own Origami or flat Kindle case from the Amazon website. (Credit: Amazon) Amazon’s Kindle cases come in a variety of colours, but if you wanted to get more fancy, you had to find another case elsewhere. Amazon has now launched custom Kindle cases, allowing you to put a …
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Amazon has finally launched a website in the Australian domain, with prices in Australian dollars, as well as an Australian version of the Amazon Appstore. (Credit: Amazon) We’ve been able to buy Kindle e-readers in brick-and-mortar stores for some time. Now, Amazon has officially arrived down under, with a local shop for local people. The Australian Amazon Kindle store is …
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