Gadgets
How to get rid of your old devices in an environmentally friendly way
Almost all e-waste ends up in landfill, but there are plenty of options for recycling as we wait for more sustainable technology.
- by Tim Biggs
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Virtual reality
HTC’s latest VR has one foot in a future that doesn’t quite exist yet
The modular VIVE XR Elite is an impressively small set of goggles that can work untethered or connected to a PC, and may become a defacto rival to Apple’s headset.
- by Tim Biggs
Google’s Bard AI launches Down Under as new Pixel phone, tablet announced
The tech giant unveiled a number of new gadgets to kick of its annual I/O conference, along with a look at where its chatbot is headed.
- by Tim Biggs
Hello, Rosie: Lonely parrots learn to video call their friends
The pet birds were trained to ring a bell and use their beaks to choose on a screen which of their feathered pals they wanted to contact.
- by Sarah Knapton
E-readers now not only replace your bookshelf, but your notebooks too
The Kobo Elipsa 2E is the first truly great e-notepad, letting you create whole pads of scribbling or mark up books and documents.
- by Tim Biggs
Apple working on adding touchscreens to Macs in major turnabout
Rivals are adding touchscreens to computers, putting pressure on Apple to do the same.
- by Mark Gurman
The best (and strangest) tech coming in 2023
From smelling in a virtual world to analysing your pee at home, technology at this year’s consumer electronics show is like a kaleidoscope of the new and strange.
- by Chris Velazco and Tatum Hunter
This robot vacuum takes photos as it cleans - but can you trust it with your data?
iRobot’s latest vacuum, which is also a mop, sucks up a lot of information along with the usual dirt and dust.
- by Tim Biggs
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PCs & laptops
What’s in an iPad? Apple’s six tablets explained
Apple’s most confusing lineup of tablets yet has scores of features across half a dozen distinct devices.
- by Tim Biggs
The dark Aussie game the world can’t get enough of
A cult game that combines the super cute with the darkly disturbing has become a global hit – and even its creator struggles to play it.
- by Bella Ann Sanchez
Apple unveils upgraded iPads, new set-top TV box
Apple introduced its first redesigned entry-level iPad in five years, as well as a new speedier Pro model and a TV set-top box
- by Mark Gurman