Author: Stephen Fenech

Whether you’re a fan of Lego or not you will be amazed at this incredible build by Lego designers. It’s a 1:1 scale Toyota GR Supra that’s made entirely of Lego bricks. The incredible life-sized car model was made with 477,303 bricks. And you can also drive it! It is powered buy an electro engine but the life-size Lego car can only reach a maximum speed of 28km/h. It is now on display at Legoland Japan resort. The car is packed with realistic details inside and out including every exterior panel and the seats and dashboard. The project took more than…

Hisense has launched its new 120-inch Laser Cinema in Australia to take the home cinema experience to a whole new level. Going to a public cinema is just not possible for many Australians right now thanks to the COVID restrictions and lockdowns. But with the new Hisense 120-inch Laser Cinema (120L5FSET) you can bring the big screen experience home. This is a short throw projector that’s positioned just 35cm from your wall and that beams onto to the included 120-inch screen that can be mounted on your wall. Priced at $7,999, the 120-inch Hisense Laser Cinema has 4K Ultra HD…

An autographed Steve Jobs letter, a bomber jacket worn by the Apple co-founder and an Apple-1 computer are among some rare Apple memorabilia that is going under the hammer. One of the items is a typed reply to a letter asking for Steve’s Job autograph. They are being auctioned in Boston alongside an Apple 1 computer, a Jobs-signed Apple II reference manual, Steve Jobs’ personally owned bomber jacket, an autographed Macworld magazine, a signed framed 128K motherboard and an Apple Lisa computer. The auctions will end on August 20 (Sydney time). The letter on the Apple Computer Inc letterhead from…

Tech and home insurance are usually not something talked about together but a new start-up called Honey Insurance is changing all that by giving customers smart home sensors to help keep them safe and prevent avoidable incidents. This smarter cover approach has a number of benefits. Having smart sensors offering appropriate notifications helps home owners minimise risks and stay safer. For example, a smart smoke detector can help you avert disaster, another sensor could provide a heads up about a potentially damaging water leak and motion sensors can detect intruders. And the result are less claims which lead to cheaper…

The iPad has become quite versatile product around the home and it’s become even more versatile thanks to the new HoverBar Duo which can position the screen so can use it hands-free anywhere in your home. And with the current lockdown situation it has become more useful whether you’re using the iPad for a video meeting or home schooling, following a recipe in the kitchen, staying productive or sitting back and watching a movie. The HoverBar Duo from TwleveSouth is an adjustable iPad stand that can hold the device in landscape or portrait mode. It can handle all sizes of…

Tune in to Episode 499 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 stories and products. This week, the new Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3 foldable smartphones and Galaxy Watch 4 series, Paramount Plus streaming service launches, TCL NXTWEAR G smart glass that are like a wearable cinema, the thin Espresso displays and the JBL Live Pro+ noise cancelling earphones. Click on the Two Blokes Talking Tech link at the top of the page and you’ll be able…

Leading smart home security brand Arlo has announced a new premium AI-based subscription service called Arlo Secure which offers support for unlimited cameras in your home. This new plan includes support for an unlimited number of household cameras with AI object detection and smarter notifications which makes it easier for Arlo customers to take action and maximise their security. “The unveil of the Arlo Secure represent Arlo’s commitment to customer feedback and delivering complete peace of mind,” says Brad Little, Vice President & Managing Director – APAC. “Our users wanted easy-to-understand subscription options to help them protect their homes without…

We’ve just launched a brand podcast – The Best Movies You’ve Never Seen – with Tech Guide editor and movie buff Stephen Fenech and EFTM’s Trevor Long who will be watching the greatest movies ever made for the very first time. We’re kicking off with one of the greatest movies of all time – The Godfather – and we’ll be featuring a hit movie every week that Stephen has seen several times but that Trevor has never seen before. The Best Movies You’ve Never Seen podcast is supported by Fetch which has more than 9,500 movies to buy or rent…

Kayo Sports, Australia’s popular sport streaming service, is now available on the PlayStation platform to allow subscribers to stream more of their favourite live sports via the Kayo app. Australians with the PlayStation 4 or PlayStation 5 will be able to access the Kayo app through the TV and Video section on their consoles. PlayStation users with a Kayo Sports subscription will be able to stream more than 50 live and on-demand sports via the app including an impressive line-up of domestic and international sports aggregated from the world’s best sporting channels including Fox Sports beIN Sports and ESPN. “Kayo…

Samsung has introduced a new range of smartwatches at its Galaxy Unpacked virtual event – the Galaxy Watch 4 and the Galaxy Watch 4 Classic – which has improved hardware and software to provide an all-new wearable experience. These are the first smartwatches running the new Wear OS powered by Samsung and built jointly with Google. Both of the new devices are equipped with One UI watch – Samsung’s latest intuitive wearable interface. “The Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 4 Classic have been revamped inside and out,” says Garry McGregor, Vice President, mobile division, Samsung Electronics Australia. “The two…

Samsung has just unveiled the latest products in its foldable smartphones – the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 and the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip – which are sturdier and designed to deliver enhanced productivity and entertainment experiences. The Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3 will go on sale in Australia on September 10 and will be priced from $2,499 and $1,499 respectively. Announced at the Galaxy Unpacked virtual event, the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3 are both 5G compatible and offer significant improvements and enhancements over the previous models. Both news devices have…

Paramount plus has become the latest streaming service to launch in Australia with a wealth of new content to access through your mobile devices and televisions. The service launched today across Australia and is backed by the CBS network, the parent company of the 10 Network, as well as the Paramount Studio. The new platform will also replace the existing 10 All Access streaming service. When it launched in the US it replaced the CBS All Access service. Paramount Plus will be priced at $8.99 per month, making it cheaper than other streaming services including Netflix, Stan and Disney Plus.…

From Friday (August 13, 2021) listeners will no longer be able to hear the Nine Radio stations including 2GB, 3AW, 4BC and 6PR on the popular TuneIn Radio app – but there are still many ways you can listen. Of course, listeners can still hear these stations on an AM/FM radio and a DAB+ (digital) radio. These Nine Radio stations around Australia will no longer be available on TuneIn Radio app after August 13, 2021. But the good news is there are still many ways listeners can stream 2GB, 3AW, 4BC and 6PR on a smartphone, on a tablet and…

Do yourself a big favour and tune in to Episode 463 of the top-rating Tech Guide podcast, hosted by editor Stephen Fenech, so you can stay updated an educated about the latest consumer tech news and reviews. On this week’s show: straight out of the X Files – did a Uniden security camera pick up a UFO, Google has expanded its range of Nest cameras and introduces a video doorbell and how does Australia compare when it comes to paying for mobile data. In the Tech Guide reviews we take a look at the TCL NXTWEAR G smart glasses which…

LG Electronics Australia has launched an all-new campaign – Rediscover Good – to remind customers, despite the events of the last 18 months including bushfires, floods and COVID-19, of the good in their life. It is LG’s first local brand campaign in more than a decade and more than 21 years after the company’s globally recognised “Life’s Good” slogan was coined. LG’s says Life and Good have different meanings today than when they were first used at the turn of the century. And the past 18 months has also presented its challenges which is why the company made the decision…

The NBN has proven to be the backbone of the nation that kept Australians connected and productive in the last 18 months during the COVID pandemic – and that’s been proven with a 21 per cent increase in revenue year on year. The NBN generated revenue of $4.6 billion in FY21, an increase of 21 per cent year on year. More than 933,000 residential and business premises were also connected to the NBN in the last 12 months taking the total to the end of June 2021 to more than 8.2 million premises. The NBN says it is also making…

There are lots of choices when it comes to wireless earphones that you hope sound good but new NuraTrue earphones can actually examine your ears and personalise the sound just for you. We all hear sound differently so wireless earphones are not really a one size first all type of product. Sure there are earphones that sound good to many people but what about earphones that can adapt to how you hear music and make the sound even better. That’s exactly what you get from Nurasound’s latest product – the NuraTrue wireless earphones. As part of the set-up customers use…

Imagine being able to watch your content on a 140-inch display whenever and wherever you want. With the new TCL NXTWEAR G Smart Glasses that’s exactly what you can do. This new wearable cinema from TCL connects to any device with a USB port and allows you to mirror the screen on to the mini OLED full high definition displays inside the glasses. TCL has a long history in the display business and its technology can be found in its TVs and smartphones and now it had brought that heritage and innovation to the NXTWEAR G Smart Glasses. The mini…

Break the boredom of lockdown with Episode 498 of the popular Two Blokes Talking Tech podcast with Tech Guide editor Stephen Fenech and EFTM’s Trevor Long as they go through the week’s biggest tech news and products. On this week’s show, Telstra makes all payphones free, Google unveils the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro, an AirTag takes a trip, Oppo unveils under screen camera technology, how Australia fares in terms of mobile data value and Dyson’s new hair attachment that offers a salon style finish. Click on the Two Blokes Talking Tech link at the top of the page…

We’ve seen tiny holes in smartphone screens for a few years now to accommodate the front-facing camera but now Oppo has unveiled new under screen camera technology which will allow the camera to work through the display. Despite the camera being under the display, the resulting images are still high quality while maintaining the integrity and quality of the entire screen. The demand for larger displays without increasing the size of the device is what forced companies to create the hole punch for the camera. But now with this development, it will free Oppo’s designers and engineers to create the…