New tech could let your TV automatically pause when it can tell you’re not watching it. PredictGaze.com (Screenshot by CNET Australia) PredictGaze is a start-up company in the US that specialises in innovative use of facial recognition when it comes to user interface and user metrics. Recently, the company spoke with GigaOm about its plans, …

The BDP-103AU from Oppo will replace the award winning flagship model, the BDP-93. The BDP-103AU. (Credit: Oppo) Similar to the BDP-93, the BDP-103AU will feature both wired and wireless networking capabilities, three USB ports and support for AVCHD, MKV video, high-resolution WAV and FLAC files, plus more. Other features include 4K up-scaling, 2D-to-3D conversion, 1080p 24Hz output, HDMI 1.4 with …

Until recently, I had been training quite hard for a specific event — it was team-based and we were meeting two or three times a week to train together, in addition to other gym-based activities. It was all very fun in that “am I actually having fun, because I can’t tell, maybe my body has just developed a Stockholm Syndrome …

It’s 10am — do you know where your children are? Bemilo is a new phone network designed to keep your children safe when they use their phone. Bemilo sets out to combat bullying and inappropriate behaviour targeting kids by giving parents more control over their littl’uns’ phones. A Bemilo SIM card pops into most phones and allows parents and guardians …

How’s this for honesty? Amazon took it upon itself to post a note today on its site listing the limitations of its newest e-reader, the Kindle Paperwhite. The Kindle Paperwhite has a light-up screen that lets you read in the dark, which previous Kindle e-readers lacked. That light, however, isn’t perfect. So to get in front of the complaints, Amazon …

Apple’s rumoured smaller iPad could be getting an airing in just over a fortnight, with the mystery tablet potentially going on sale as soon as late October, fresh reports suggest. Fortune says it’s spoken to a major Apple investor, who, while asking to remain anonymous, believes from ‘multiple sources’ than invites to an iPad mini launch event will be sent …

Most games on my iPhone keep my interest for awhile, but then they enter a state of sitting on my home screen until I remember to revisit them. If they sit long enough, I’ll delete them knowing I can always redownload if the urge strikes me. But there is one category of games I never stop playing. When I get …

The so-called “iPad Mini” is the Sasquatch of the gadget world. Rumored for years, the smaller iPad looms ever closer to reality, with rumors of an imminent announcement and release ramping up nearly every day. The gadget blogosphere, bolstered by a recent flurry of leaked photos and specs, seems to be taking the existence of the iPad Mini as an …

After months of waiting, the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update for the Samsung Galaxy S3 begins rolling out today. But wait, don’t rush through your menus just yet — so far it’s only started appearing in Eastern Europe. Samsung said the software, which only hit Poland today, will gradually be introduced into other markets with. “The availability and schedule of …

Sprint Nextel is slowly making some progress on the 4G LTE front. The carrier, which lags behind Verizon Wireless and AT&T with its LTE network, said today that it would expand into an additional 22 markets — including San Francisco — “in the coming months.” This follows the company’s commitment last month to roll out the service in 100 cities, …

LG’s first Nexus phone has been spied again, this time getting photographed from every conceivable angle, and even having its 8-megapixel camera tested. Russian-language site tech.onliner.by is to thank for this clear glimpse at the next Nexus, having obtained and photographed the yet-to-be-confirmed gadget in all manner of poses (including one next to a stuffed parrot, for some reason), revealing …

Forget about the Galaxy S3 Mini. The latest Samsung rumors are swirling around a Galaxy Premier device that will be one step up from a Galaxy Nexus, but below the global GS3 in the smartphone pecking order. Related stories Best Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 Cases TV in the Bathroom: Technically Doable but a Very Bad Idea Samsung TV Sale: …

Kids and iPads go together like chocolate and peanut butter. Unfortunately, kids are often covered in chocolate and peanut butter, meaning your very expensive tablet may end up the same way. Likewise, rugrats don’t have the best motor skills, so there’s a good chance your very expensive tablet will go crashing to the floor on more than one occasion. A …

O2’s network appears to be throwing a wobbly, with the oxygenated operator saying it’s having some trouble with its phone service. Update: O2 has said the issue affects around 10 per cent of its customers. The blue-hued operator says it has 16.3 million customers in the UK, so that’s around 1.63 million folks currently without service. The network promises to …

In the past week, CNET has reviewed three separate media devices, each costing $300, and one of them was a television. And guess what: the TV wasn’t terrible. The three products were the TCL L40FHDP60 ($309), the 3M Streaming Projector ($299), and the Apple iPod Touch ($299). Seeing them all together got me thinking: which one of these would I …