Now playing: Watch this: Track how drunk you are constantly with this Apple Watch… 1:07 Wearables have been counting our steps and tracking our heart rates, but finally, here comes a wrist strap to constantly track your blood alcohol level. From BACtrack, makers of a range of smartphone integrated portable breathalysers, the BACtrack Skyn has …

Good design is hard. But more and more we all have to do it. Whether it’s a nice Facebook banner, a clever profile pic, an eye-catching Instagram post or some well polished ideas for a work presentation, we all want something more than the terrible basic options offered up by Powerpoint. Enter Canva. The 5-year-old Australian startup is all about …

“Everyone told me I was crazy.” This is a pretty standard line from entrepreneurs and founders in the tech industry. But when Judd Armstrong, founder of wireless headphone company Jaybird, says it I believe him more than most. He’s Australian, from the Gold Coast, and has a casual, no nonsense attitude that frames him as not being too worried about …

What’s a home PC really for these days? Once upon a time the answer to that question was “everything”. It was the only computer in our lives. Before you buy another one, it’s a good idea to know what you really need — today, a Network Attached Storage box, or NAS, might be the better way to go. Wireless devices …

Now playing: Watch this: iPhone 7 launch leaves some fans disappointed 1:32 For some, Apple launch day didn’t bring the usual joy and excitement. The iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus officially went on sale as the clock ticked over to Friday morning in time zones around the world. The first big moment fell to Australia, with Sydney’s George St. …

“The NBN network is available in your area.” So sayeth the NBN website. But tell that to the ISPs… It’s been two months since the National Broadband Network website told me my area was ready for service. Two months of calling ISPs who tell me there’s nothing they can do yet to connect me to the local node. They don’t …

What do you really need from a computer processor? AMD is thinking you want to “work faster, play longer” with its newest range of processors. AMD has launched its 7th Generation A-Series APUs at Computex in Taiwan, claiming that it’s gaining ground on rival Intel, and that this year it is delivering a lot more power at lower price points. …

Keep swiping that credit card, folks. The latest VR headset announcement comes with yet another price caveat with today’s PlayStation VR price announcement not telling quite the whole story. That $399 US price tag — it’s AU$550 in Australia and £349 in the UK — won’t do anything unless you also own a PlayStation Camera, priced at $59, AU$75 or …

Samsung wants mobile gaming to feel as much like desktop gaming as possible, and with the Galaxy S7 it’s pushing to deliver on that mission. But there’s saying “we take games seriously” and then there’s delivering meaningful features that make a real difference to what people want to do when playing games. The good news is that in the Galaxy …

This story is part of CES 2016. Our editors bring you complete CES 2016 coverage and scour the showroom floor for the hottest new tech gadgets around. On show at CES 2016, the Samsung-backed TipTalk is a clever new “smart strap” for traditional watches, adding fitness tracking, notifications and calling features to any watch. Its greatest trick? Letting you take …