If you’re keen to see what LG has planned for 2014, you might want to set an alarm or stock up on coffee. LG’s new 105-inch curved UHD TV. (Credit: LG) That’s because LG’s press conference for CES 2014 will be taking place from 3am AEDT tomorrow morning, Tuesday 7 January. LG has a broad …
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Manufacturing large-sized OLED panels for TVs has proven to be a tricky proposition for most electronics manufacturers. (Credit: LG) Indeed, it was this manufacturing difficulty that contributed to the extensive delays in bringing OLED TVs to market, along with the premium price tag on the two models available in Australia. Just ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, …
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CES hasn’t officially begun yet, but the fun has already started. Here we sum up the most interesting tech news from today. South Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center is very much under construction today in preparation for the show opening later this week. (Credit: James Martin/CNET) Lenovo seemed to make the most of the pre-show period, revealing an …
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Distill an entire year of products, technologies and experiences into just five ‘best ofs’? Almost impossible, you might think. But nigh-impossible or not, it’s happening. So here are the five ‘things’ I feel had the biggest impact on my 2013. Much gun. Very sword. Such pirate. (Credit: Ubisoft) Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag In cognitive psychology you might hear people …
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Microsoft has made the rare move of removing a firmware update after a number of user complaints. (Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET) The Surface Pro 2 update had received a number of complaints from users mostly around the patch failing to install. Perhaps worse, those users who had managed to install the update now found their Pro 2 plagued with battery issues. …
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Foxtel has expanded the device compatibility for its Go service, which is now available on nine Samsung Galaxy devices, along with PC, Mac and compatible iOS products. (Screenshot by Nic Healey/CNET Australia) Foxtel has also made the app available via Google Play, but it can only be installed on the compatible Samsung smartphones and tablets. The full list of Samsung …
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Hot on the heels of adding Foxtel Play to its entertainment line up, LG now has Quickflix on its Smart TV range. (Credit: LG) The Australian video-on-demand service will be available on LG’s 2012 and 2013 range of Smart TVs. The Quickflix service is already available on Samsung, Panasonic and Sony smart TVs, as well as recently adding the PS4 …
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From a prismatic head-up display (HUD) to waveguide displays to direct retinal projection, we look at how Google Glass works now and it will in the future. Google Glass in action. (Credit: James Martin/CNET) The Google Glass Explorer Edition is now out in the wild, with the 2000 early adopters busily exploring the world of (and with) Google Glass. The …
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Since its late September launch, the Galaxy Note 3 has sold over 10 million units, making it a member of a surprisingly non-exclusive Samsung club. (Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET) Both the original Note and the Note II both sold over 10 million, but the Note 3 has done so in a shorter time period than its predecessors. It’s not too surprising, …
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Earlier this year, we took a look at how Google Glass actually displays an image and what technologies might be powering it in the future. The differences between waveguide and “traditional” smart glasses optics, according to Vuzix, along with the M2000AR. (Credit: Vuzix) One of the ones mentioned — and mentioned specifically by Google in its patent application for Glass …
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