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Calling all parents: Let’s opt out of the teenage smartphone revolution
Constant access to the internet and social media is harming kids, so let’s keep mobiles out of their hands.
- by Jacqui Wan
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Frequent fryers: Why I refuse to join the air fryer club
Once an appliance has been around for 20 years, maybe 30, I may be willing to consider its purchase.
- by Richard Glover
Analysis
Analysis
Sonos reinvents its speakers for the future, with some limitations
Sonos’ new line of Era Wi-Fi speakers is impressive, but it shows how keeping up with rivals has become a lot more complicated.
- by Tim Biggs
Analysis
Apple
Take two: Why Apple’s new HomePod has a better chance of success
Apple’s HomePod is back, and looking nearly identical to the device the company removed from shelves in 2021. But this one is different.
- by Tim Biggs
How to upgrade your home office for 2023
Playing it smart with your home office accessories can provide a comfy and effective work space that you can mostly pack away at the end of the day.
- by Tim Biggs
Why Taylor Swift is wrong about the cassette tape
Some past technologies deserve revival, but not every piece of old technology was a boon.
- by Richard Glover
Opinion
Opinion
Who’s afraid of the metaverse? A reality Christmas might be scarier, but I’ll brave it
This virtual-reality jogger is running out of puff for her low-contact life.
- by Cherie Gilmour
Withered bunch of flowers for $325 delivered a day late for funeral
Choice has announced the winners of its Shonky Awards, which includes a florist, an airline and a pet loan provider.
- by Anna Patty
TV tech war heats up after strong pandemic sales
The next phase of the TV technology war is about to kick off, with South Korean giants - Samsung and LG – squaring off against each other.
- by Tim Biggs
The 3D printer was supposed to be everywhere by now, so where is it?
The home 3D printing revolution may have failed to fire, but the technology is doing big things behind the scenes.
- by Tim Biggs