Author: Stephen Fenech

Brother Australia has launched five new A3 multifunction inkjet printers with features to suit modern businesses as well as hybrid working conditions. The devices offer the ability to print and scan from anywhere via the brother mobile connect app. The new models include the MFC-J6940DW, MFC-J6740DW, MFC-J6540DW, MFC-J5740DW and MFC-J5340DW and start at $299. And they are the fastest in their class with first page out time of 4.4 seconds and print speeds of up to 28 pages per minute. the units are available with both single and dual paper trays which can handle paper up to A3 size. the…

It’s one thing to clean but you want to clean hygienically while also saving time as well and that’s exactly what the Samsung Bespoke Jet Pro Extra Stick Vacuum can achieve. The Samsung Bespoke is an advanced cleaning system that can look after all the carpets and hard floors at your place as well as clean up pet hair if you have a dog or cat. Part of the package, apart from the Jet Stick itself, is a charging station that also doubles as a cleaning station. The Samsung Jet Stick has a five-layer filtration system with a metal mesh…

Electrification – that’s the term car companies are using to describe their road map to produce more electric vehicles in the future including BMW, one of the biggest and most respected car companies in the world. And BMW has been on this road for some time and today offers a line up to cater for all kinds of drivers as well as its most loyal customers. BMW has not set a date to completely cut over to EVs – the company is still producing internal combustion engine vehicles, hybrid models and, of course, fully electric vehicles. The company’s approach is…

Apple Watch Series 8 will be unveiled in a couple of months and one rumoured feature will be a new body temperature sensor that can tell if you’re running a fever. According to Bloomberg, the Apple Watch Series 8 will alert you if you have an elevated body temperature, but it won’t give you an exact temperature reading – instead it will provide a notification that you’re warmer than usual and advise you to use a thermometer or see a doctor. A normal body temperature is 36-37 degrees Celsius. The most common causers for an elevated body temperature could be…

Snakes! Why did it have to be snakes? This week on The Best Movies You’ve Never Seen podcast we’re watching Raiders of the Lost Ark starring Harrison Ford and directed by Steven Spielberg. Raiders tells the story of Indiana Jones – an archaeologist in search of the rarest antiquities – who is asked to locate the sacred Ark of the Covenant before the Germans find it and deliver it to Hitler. Stephen saw this at the movies and has re-watched many, many times but, despite the movie being out there for more than 40 years, Trevor has never seen it.…

Catch up with the Two Blokes Talking Tech – Stephen Fenech (Tech Guide editor) and Trevor Long (EFTM) – for Episode 541 of the popular podcast as they discuss the week’s biggest tech stories and product announcements. On this week’s show: LG’s new smart washing machine that can handle the detergent for you, Samsung’s fine for its Galaxy smartphone advertising, the M2 13-inch MacBook Pro, the new F1 game and our review of the Arlo Go 2. You can listen to the show right here on the Tech Guide site using the audio player below. Click on the Two Blokes…

The Uniden XTRAK 50 is a popular UHF handheld radio but now you can turn it into a fully functional in-vehicle radio with the release of the Uniden ACCX50 car kit. Whether you are off-roading with a 4WD, driving a work vehicle or running a fleet of cars, the waterproof XTRAK 50 can now be used inside your vehicle hands-free with the installation of the Uniden ACCX50 car kit. This opens up even more flexibility with the radio now being able to be used not only on its own but also between vehicles. The accessory kit includes an Australian-first one-touch…

Philips has launched a go-anywhere projector – the PicoPix Max TV – which can beam a 120-inch picture to watch your movies and sport and enjoy your games on a grander scale. The new all-in-one standalone entertainment device Is powered by the Android TV operating system and has speakers on board to provide 2.1 channel audio. The Philips PicoPix Max TV provides a 1080p True Full HD resolution image through four channel LEDs and a TI DLP cinema technology chip that can be viewed at up to 120 inches. The onboard operating system gives viewers access to Netflix, Amazon Prime…

It’s been 15 years since the original iPhone went on sale and became one of the biggest consumer technology products of all time. Put simply, it revolutionised the way we use our mobile devices. Apple co-founder Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone during a legendary keynote in San Francisco on January 9, 2007 and went on sale on June 29, 2007. Since then, more than 2.2 billion iPhones have been sold worldwide. But in 2007 the original iPhone was only available in the US and then later in the UK. In 2007, customers began lining up outside Apple’s Fifth Avenue store…

Bowers & Wilkins has unveiled the new Px7 S2 noise cancelling wireless headphones which promise to deliver even higher quality audio through an all-new acoustic platform. Bowers & Wilkins, the respected British audio brand, has delivered an impressive replacement for the award winning PX7 that follows the company’s audio engineering philosophy. Design-wise, the Px7 S2 has an all-new profile and construction and has been designed for comfortable wear for extended periods. It has a slimmer overall shape and lighter than the previous model with luxuriously soft earpads an improved memory foam to enclose and cushion your ears for supreme comfort.…

LG has unveiled its new ezDispense range of smart washing machines which includes several automated features to save you precious time when doing your laundry. The latest range of LG front load washing machines introduce a new pre-set auto dosing system. This new hero feature is called ezDispense which can detect the weight of each load and automatically release just the right amount of detergent. This means users won’t have to worry about using too little or too much detergent ever again. There are separate reservoirs in the ezDispense drawer for liquid detergent and softener which, when filled, have enough…

It’s time to get updated and educated about the latest consumer tech with Episode 508 of the top-rating Tech Guide podcast hosted by editor Stephen Fenech. On this week’s show: Did Apple just confirm its rumoured VR headset, our first impressions of the Tesla Model Y and our growing appetite for EVs and the app that can make it easier to take a sickie. In the Tech Guide reviews, we take a look at the Arlo Go 2 4G camera, we roadtest the M2 13-inch MacBook Pro and the Belkin product that can protect you from an expensive Apple Watch…

You may not have heard of Astell & Kern – but you’ll want to hear the new Astell & Kern UW100 true wireless earphones. These Astell & Kern UW100 earphones are playing in the same ballpark as Bose, Sony and Sennheiser in terms of audio quality. They offer embedded high performance 32-bit DAC (digital to analogue converter) and include a balanced armature driver, usually used in IEM (in-ear monitors), which manages to reproduce sound accurately. Astell & Kern do things a little differently from their well-known rivals. For example, the UW100 earphones’ 32-bit DAC chipset is not integrated with the…

While Apple doesn’t make a habit of commenting about future products, CEO Tim Cook in an interview with China Daily gave a strong hint the company is working on an AR/VR headset. The rumours about an Apple augmented reality and virtual reality device have been around for years and refuse to go away. Reports suggest the Apple headset would combine augmented reality with virtual reality. In his interview with China Daily, Cook said he was excited about the opportunities with augmented reality.  “I am incredibly excited about AR as you might know, and the critical thing to any technology including…

Arlo’s security cameras have always allowed us to keep an eye on our home or our business and now the Arlo Go 2 4G + Wi-Fi means we can take that convenience anywhere because the device can connect with a SIM card. Places like building sites, remote properties, boat moorings and holiday houses are just some of the places customers would =like to monitor but that lack of a wi-fi network at those locations means a typical security camera can’t be used. But the Arlo Go 2 isn’t your typical camera. The Arlo Go 2 has room for a SIM…

Put the bunny back in the box!! This week on The Best Movies You’ve Never Seen we’re watching the action film Con Air starring Nicolas Cage and John Malkovich. Con Air tells the story pf Cameron Poe – an Army Ranger imprisoned for manslaughter who is paroled and due to fly home to his wife on Con Air the same day the prisoners decide to take over the plane. Stephen watched this movie in the cinema and has re-watched it many times but Trevor is coming cold and had never watched a frame of Con Air – until now! We…

We think about screen protectors for our iPhones but what about for Apple Watch? Did you now replacing an Apple Watch display is likely to cost more than replacing an iPhone screen? But Belkin has come to the rescue. Belkin has just released its new Screenforce Tempered Glass 2-in-1 Treated Screen Protect and Bumper for Apple Watch. A screen repair for an Apple Watch Series 7 is around $400 – a huge price when you consider you can buy a new one for $599. Priced at $39.95, the Belkin Screenforce Tempered Glass protects the Apple Watch edge to edge and…

Movie Frenzy kicks off again today so you can enjoy the latest blockbusters and old favourites for less than $3 to rent or purchase for as little as $10 to build up your digital collection. Films like Ghostbusters Afterlife, Venom: Let There Be Carnage, Belfast and Marry Me are among more than 100 titles that have been discounted. There are movies to suit the whole family and across a number of genres like thrillers, action, horror and drama. They are available on several digital platforms including Apple TV, iTunes, Dendy Home Cinema, Fetch, Foxtel store, Google Play, Microsoft Store, Amazon…

Take a listen to Episode 540 of the Two Blokes Talking Tech podcast with Tech Guide editor Stephen Fenech and EFTM’s Trevor Long as they discuss the week’s biggest tech stories and product releases. On this week’s show, Trevor is in Vegas with Amazon, Optus MVNOs can now offer eSIM access for customers, PlayStation Plus plans launch in Australia, Sicky app, Star Wars edition LG OLED and how gadgets are holding their value. You can listen to the show right here on the Tech Guide site using the audio player below. Click on the Two Blokes Talking Tech link at…

PlayStation Australia today launched its new PlayStation Plus game subscription service to provide access to some of the latest games and classics from the PlayStation back catalogue. Users will be able to access the same features including online multiplayer access, discounts and cloud storage. But now they can also access up to 400 PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 games including feature titles from PlayStation Studios and third publishers. There are three tiers to PlayStation Plus – PlayStation Plus Essential, PlayStation Plus Extra and PlayStation Plus Deluxe. “The global launch of the all-new PlayStation Plus represents a massive evolution of our…