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Do yourself a massive favour – tune in and listen to Episode 478 of the top-rating Tech Guide podcast, hosted by editor Stephen Fenech, so you can stay updated and educated about the latest consumer tech news and product reviews. On this week’s show, an eye-opening cyber attack report from Norton – and gamers are the target, ASUS has unveiled a range of laptops designed with the creator in mind and a peek inside the first Amazon robotic fulfilment centre of the southern hemisphere. In the Tech Guide reviews we fire up the Traeger Ironwood 885 smoker grill, we take…

 Arlo, one of the leading internet-connected camera brands, has announced its Black Friday Deals which will be available until November 29 with up to 20 per cent discount on some of its most popular products. Australian consumers can enjoy savings all week across the range of Arlo’s home security devices. The deals are available on Arlo’s direct-to-consumer website across the award-winning and best-selling cameras from the top of the range Arlo Ultra 2, alongside the Arlo Pro 4 and the Arlo Essential indoor camera. There will savings across Arlo products so Australians can find an Arlo home security camera or cameras…

The Black Friday deals are already available so it’s a great time to look for a bargain on a number of tech products or get a jump on your Christmas shopping. Shoppers can find huge discounts on products from the biggest tech brands and we’ve rounded up the best deals for you. AMAZON Customers can find incredible savings and discounts across every category, including electronics, homewares, beauty, toys, fashion Amazon Devices, and many more with tens of thousands of products at discounted prices across Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Amazon is offering some serious bargains with its Echo products including…

For many people looking for a TV right now, the attitude is go big or go home. And the latest technology is making that a reality with higher quality than ever before, customers are getting a stunning home entertainment experience. One of those technologies in the new Samsung range of big-screen TVs is Neo QLED. Neo QLED is QLED on steroids. Samsung’s Quantum Dot technology is the foundation of QLED TV which is a new way for the screen to display dynamic and accurate colour. The backlight, of course, plays a big part in the picture quality. And with Neo QLED…

We love BBQ, we love eating ribs and brisket but never thought we would be able to make it for ourselves, but the Traeger Ironwood 885 grill has changed all that. We’ve always been a big fan of the show BBQ Pitmasters and marvelled at their skills as they prepared award-winning BBQ pork, beef and chicken. And now we’ve been able to try our hand at becoming a BBQ Pitmaster ourselves. What makes things a whole lot easier is the technology built into the grill. Traeger’s WiFIRE technology means you can connect the grill to your home wireless network and…

You’re going to need a bigger boat!! This week on the Best Movies You’ve Never Seen – we’re watching the 1975 blockbuster Jaws directed by the master Steven Spielberg. A great white shark has staked a claim off the holiday town Amity Island and the new police chief and the mayor are at odds on how to handle the situation. Stephen Fenech has seen this movie 50 times and takes first time watcher Trevor Long through the memorable scenes and share some interesting behind the scenes tidbits about the production, trivia, plot holes and other things you did not know…

Start your weekend with Episode 513 of the popular Two Blokes Talking Tech podcast with Tech Guide editor Stephen Fenech and EFTM’s Trevor Long as they discuss the week’s biggest stories. This week: Google invests $1bn in Australia for the Digital Future Initiative, Amazon’s robotic fulfilment centre nears completion, Vodafone switches on even more 5G, ASUS launches its new range of laptops with creators in mind, our verdicts on the Polestar 2 and the future of EVs and TCL’s X925 Mini LED 8K Google TV. You can listen to the show right here on the Tech Guide site using the…

Rode Microphones has released the AI-Micro – an ultra-compact dual channel interface that can be used for recording high quality audio to a mobile device or computer. The small product has two auto sensing inputs for connecting virtually any microphone with a 3.5mm output and has an onboard high-powered headphone output for crystal clear low latency audio monitoring and playback. And it can be connected to both iOS and Android devices and computers with the included cables. This portable solution now offers journalist and content creators the ability to record high quality audio anywhere and on any device. The device…

A Norton special report has revealed more than 40 per cent of gamers have experienced some sort of cyber-attack but that hasn’t discouraged them – 70 per cent said they would rather spend time gaming than go out on a date. The Norton Cyber Safety Insights special report about gaming and cybercrime has provided a comprehensive snapshot of Australian gamers. Most Australian gamers surveyed said they’d rather spend time gaming then participate in a number of social events including attending a sporting event or concert (70 per cent), attending a friend or family’s birthday party (59 per cent) and even…

ASUS has taken the wraps off its impressive line-up of new laptops – ProArt Studiobook, Zenbook Pro Duo and Vivobook Pro – which have been specifically designed with creators in mind. The company also launched the Creator Xchange, a creative online digital platform and community dedicated to open source sharing to encourage the free flow of ideas. These new laptops deliver stunning performance and features to suit all levels of creators – pro, prosumer and amateur. ASUS says we are all creators at heart and these new products are designed to encourage and unleash creativity and remove all barriers between…

Amazon has provided a glimpse inside its massive robotics fulfilment centre in western Sydney, the largest warehouse ever built in Australia, which is due to open early next year. The Amazon robotics facility, the first in the southern hemisphere, is at Kemps Creek and will become Amazon’s second fulfilment centre in western Sydney and the sixth in Australia. This will help increase Amazon’s capacity to process orders from around the country. The facility spans 200,000 square metres across four levels which is the equivalent of 24 rugby league fields. More than 4000 workers have been employed during the construction and…

The new Bose QuietComfort 45 headphones have been a long time coming – but it was definitely worth the wait. The QC45s have improved noise cancellation and now have even longer battery life. The previous model – the QC35 – were the signature Bose headphones for anyone who travelled frequently and wanted to enjoy superior audio. On our travels over the years, it wasn’t uncommon to see several passengers wearing them. But the Bose QC45 are now here – and they are miles better. The design of the headphones has been tweaked to give them a sleeker and more modern…

If you want to become an expert on the latest tech then you need to listen to Episode 477 of the top-rating Tech Guide podcast, hosted by editor Stephen Fenech. On this week’s show: we get behind the wheel of the Polestar electric car months before its Australian release, NBN survey shows we’re prepared for a hybrid holiday this summer and who is the tech billionaire who’s bought a major share of the South Sydney Rabbitohs rugby league team? In the Tech Guide reviews we look at the new TCL 75-inch X925 8K TV, Arlo unveils the security camera that…

Hisense has announced that the Disney+ streaming service will be available on its latest VIDAA U5 smart TVs to access even more content including some of the biggest TV and movie franchises. Disney+ is home to shows from Disney Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, The Simpsons and National Geographic in Australia and New Zealand. The service is now available on the Hisense A7G smart TVs with the VIDAA U5 operating system. The integration with Disney+ means Hisense customers can find content for any occasion a family night-in or binging your favourite series. The wider range of Hisense TVs with VIDAA U5…

Google Australia today announced it will be pledging $1 billion in the Digital Future Initiative to boost Australia’s infrastructure and research and help build the nation’s digital economy well into the future. Prime Minister Scott Morrison was at Google Australia’s expanded Sydney headquarters to launch the Digital Future Initiative along with Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Google Australia and New Zealand Managing Director Mel Silva. This initiative has been two decades in the making following Google’s work in Australia where investments have been made in building a foundation for a robust digital economy, facilitating cutting edge research and partnering with…

BlueAnt turned plenty of heads when it released the X5 party speaker, but it has grabbed our attention once again with its latest X4 which might be smaller but still packs quite a punch. The Australian company says the X4, priced at $299, is pound-for-pound the best speaker it has created. The X4 has 50W of power and is the latest in the X Series of portable speakers and is built to be the life of the party at your next picnic, barbecue, at the beach, by the pool and its equally at home indoors as well. The X4 has…

Australian tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes has purchased a major share of the South Sydney Rabbitohs Rugby League Football Club joining existing shareholders Russell Crowe and James Packer. South Sydney has been informed by Blackcourt League Investments Pty Limited that Cannon-Brookes completed the purchase of a third share of Blackcourt – the same level of investment held by Oscar-winning actor Russell Crowe and Australian billionaire James Packer. Blackcourt, since the restructuring of the Rabbitohs in June 2006, owns 75 per cent of the Rabbitohs with the South Sydney Members Rugby League Football Club Ltd owning the remaining 25 per cent of…

If you’re shopping for a new TV right now there’s a lot of new features to learn about including 8K resolution, mini-LED backlighting, HDR10+ and variable refresh rates – and one product where you will find all of these is the TCL 75-inch X925 Mini LED 8K Google TV. The X925 is an 8K TV with a resolution of 7680 x 4320 – that’s four times the resolution of 4K Ultra HD so you’ll see a whole new level of clarity. And the TCL TV has got you covered not only on the picture quality side, it also sounds amazing…

Big Bada Boom! This week on The Best Movies You’ve Never Seen were watching sci-fi cult favourite The Fifth Element starring Bruce Willis and Milla Jovovich and directed by Luc Besson. Set in the 23rd century, it tells the colourful story of disgraced Special Forces officer, now cab driver, Korbin Dallas (Willis) and his mission to find and return four sacred stones and save the world after supreme being LeeLoo (Jovovich) literally crashes into his life. Stephen and Trevor take you through memorable scenes, shared interesting tidbits about the production and tell you many things you probably didn’t know about…

Take a listen to Episode 512 of the popular Two Blokes Talking Tech podcast with Tech Guide editor Stephen Fenech and EFTM’s Trevor Long as they discuss the week’s biggest tech news. On this week’s show, big time of year for games, Laser’s SmartHome range hits Big W stores, Instagram plant a tree pet pic mystery, NBN expands fibre, dealing with screen time and it’s also National Recycling Week. 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 the top of the…