If you’re already awake from checking out the LG CES press conference, you may as well hang around to check out what Panasonic has to say. (Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET) Panasonic has chosen a respectable 10am for its CES press conference, but that’s still the very crack of dawn here in Australia, kicking off at 5am …

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, …

British tech company Pure is expanding its range of wireless speakers at CES, adding the $299 Jongo T4 model to its existing lineup. Jongo speakers can stream music from an Apple phone or tablet, Android device, or a computer via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. The T4 is a 50-watt model and joins the big-daddy T6 — with 100W of power — …

Now playing: Watch this: First Look: Roku TV 1:32 LAS VEGAS — No one outside Cupertino knows if we’ll ever see an Apple Television, but we won’t have to wait long to see a Roku TV. Roku announced the Roku TV platform today at CES 2014, partnering with Chinese manufacturers Hisense and TCL to produce the first sets. Six models …

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 range of products prepped to …

LAS VEGAS — Someday physical set-top boxes will become things of the past. You’ll get cable and satellite TV through apps and your DVR recordings will be stored in the cloud. That’s not going to happen tomorrow, but Dish has announced that you can now watch its service on LG Smart TVs by simply launching the new Dish app that …

LAS VEGAS — This year’s Consumer Electronics Show will see dozens upon dozens of wearable technology products vie to become this year’s breakout device. And most — if not all — will be forgotten in the coming months. That’s because when all the booths are taken down, the convention lights are dimmed, and the last of the tech executives board …

How much would you sacrifice for cheap smartphone service? That’s a question a lot of consumers are asking themselves these days as they shop for a better deal on their wireless service. Some consumers don’t want to sacrifice anything. They want rock solid reliability, a wide selection of the hottest new phones and stellar customer service. But all those things …

Rega may have started out as an audiophile turntable company in 1973, but it now offers a full line of amplifiers, CD players, digital converters, phono cartridges, and speakers. They’re all good, but to me Rega has always set the standard for affordable turntables. Most companies venturing into that market owe a lot to Rega’s aesthetics and simple-is-better, functional design …

LG has announced its full lineup of 4K televisions for 2014 with 12 models including a monster 105-inch LCD and two curved OLED series. The lineup includes the two OLEDs — the EC9700 and EC9800 — and three series of LCD — the UB9800, UB9500, and UB8500–making it one of the largest offerings of Ultra HD displays yet. LG says …

Lenovo’s looking to extend its laptop dominance to Android devices, extending — or rather retracting — its range of Google-powered tablets to a new smart phone, the promising Vibe Z. The Vibe Z is a far cry from the company’s dismal IdeaTab from this time last year. Where that miserable bit of junk had an appalling screen and ancient Android, …

Why do humans get so passionate about something as relatively simple as a smart phone operating system? In the latest episode of Adventures in Tech, we enlist the help of a bonafide psychology pro to find out. Hit play on the video below to delve inside the murky depths of the human mind, and find out the stone-age group behaviour …

The Nomad ChargeKey aims to solve a common problem: There’s never a sync cable around when you need one. You know the routine: You’re killing time at the airport and suddenly realize that your iPhone battery is down to 6 percent. There are USB charging ports everywhere, but you don’t have a cord. As long as you have your keys, …

Corning says it’s time to take its chemically strengthened Gorilla Glass outside of the box. Related stories Samsung eyes 7.4 percent stake in Gorilla Glass maker Corning Hands-on with Corning’s bendable Willow Glass On Friday, the glass maker announced that it’s taking its best commercial success 3D, with a manufacturing process and plan that will make it easier for the …

Anki is infusing the toy cars for its real-world race track with even more video game flavor. A new update, released Friday, raises the customization list for its cars to 20 upgrades and adds new weapons, making its physical race track and software-fueled video game hybrid an even more complex media mashup. Some of the cooler additions: an Bond-esque electromagnetic …