Author: Stephen Fenech

Two Blokes Talking Tech Episode 705 with Tech Guide’s Stephen Fenech and EFTM’s Trevor Long is coming to you live from San Francisco. Stephen and Trevor are guests of Amazon where they check out the robots helping out in the fulfilment centres and the AI-powered smart glasses set to help their delivery drivers. The Two Blokes also share their thoughts on Apple’s all new iPad Pro, MacBook Pro and Vision Pro – wait, Vision Pro? We discuss it in detail. Also on the show – new smart trackable luggage from July and the products to clean your screens and devices.…

Australian award winning telco SpinTel has sharpened it’s pencil on its NBN plants with its 500/50 plan reduced to $73 per month for the first six months. At a time when Australian households could use some value, SpinTel has arrived with this high speed plan which allows users to work, stream and play online all at the same time. The introductory period is 6 months with the plan returning to its regular price of $86.95 per month ongoing. The plan offers typical evening speeds at 500Mbps down and 42Mbps up. After the NBN rolled out its speed upgrades nationwide, the…

Tech Guide has taken an eyes-on look at Amazon’s new AI smart glasses that are designed to make it easier for delivery drivers to get your packages to your doorstep. The AI enhanced smart glasses look like regular glasses with a built-in camera and a display in the right lens that puts important information in your eye line. https://youtu.be/PpjFpp4bfGE?si=zzFS12yptwpqAxaa I had to wear a vest which is where the battery and controllers are located. These are connected by two cables to magnetic clips on the back of the glasses. The dial on the vest is the controller and the button.…

Amazon has combined AI with computer vision technology to develop a pair of smartglasses designed help navigate a fast and safe path to deliver orders to a customer’s doorstep even faster. Announced at Amazon’s Delivering the Future event in San Francisco, the glasses incorporate AI-powered sensing capabilities and computer vision which utilise the onboard cameras to create a hands-free solution to supply navigation details and potential hazards. As soon as the delivery associate safely parks at a delivery location, the glasses automatically activate and provide delivery information and instructions which can be seem in their eyeline instead of looking at…

Amazon has revealed new robotic arm technology that will make it easier and faster for frontline associates to pick, sort and package items to help get your delivery to your door even faster. The new technology is designed to help staff power through repetitive tasks, boost productivity and improve safety at the same time. As we enter the year’s busiest shopping period, Amazon has unveiled Blue Jay and Project Luna – two new AI-driven robotic arm systems to reduce physically demanding tasks and open new career paths for Amazon employees. “Our latest innovations are great examples of how we’re using…

The 14-inch MacBook Pro is already a powerful laptop but Apple has made it even more powerful with the addition of its brand new M5 chip which sets it apart in terms of speed, performance and power efficiency. Having this sort of power at your fingertips wherever you go will be a game changer for many users. Whether you’re a business professional or a student, a content creator or a coder, the 14-inch MacBook Pro with M5 let you work and play at your best. The new M5 silicon incorporates powerful Neural Accelerator’s in the GPU which can accelerate AI…

With the addition of the new M5 chip, Apple has made the iPad Pro more pro than ever before to give it an equal footing with laptop power and performance. The new Apple silicon includes a 10-core GPU and powerful new Neural Accelerator in each core to do things like speed up AI tasks from large language models and generative imagery.  What it also delivers is a faster CPU and wider unified memory bandwidth to offer faster speeds for the most complex tasks. The new iPad Pro with M5 is available in 11-inch and 13-inch and goes on sale today.…

It’s time to get updated and educated with Episode 667 of the top-rating Tech Guide podcast hosted by editor Stephen Fenech with the latest in consumer tech news and product reviews. On this week’s show, Apple has released a range of new products – iPad Pro, MacBook Pro and Vision Pro – all now come with its latest M5 chip. In the Tech Guide reviews, we take a look at the Apple Watch Ultra 3 smartwatch, Tineco has released new value floor cleaning products and Belkin’s new range of items for the new iPhone 17. In the Tech Guide Help…

JBL has announced a range of upgraded soundbars to offer an immersive surround sound experience when watching movies, playing games and listening to music. The new line-up includes the Bar 300, Bar 500, Bar 800, Bar 1000 and the flagship Bar 1300. All are available in black and white. The new JBL soundbars connect via HDMI eARC with 4K Dolby Vision passthrough regardless of the brand of your TV. All JBL’s soundbars can be set up with the JBL ONE app, customised with a precise equaliser and paired to your favourite music apps. In fact you can enjoy your music…

Grow your knowledge about EVs by pressing play on the latest episode of the Two Blokes Talking Electric Cars podcast – with Stephen Fenech and Trevor Long. This week, Stephen and Trevor talk to Aman Gaur from the Electric Vehicle Council about their annual State of EVs report. What’s selling, and what risks are there on the future of EVs in Australia. And how does Government policy influence sales If you’ve got a question about EVs or you want to be part of the show you can send us a text message or get in touch on WhatsApp on 0477…

WHOOSH! has released its products in Australia to help smartphone users to not only keep the devices they use multiple times every single day fingerprint and smudge free but also free of dirt and harmful bacteria. Research has proven that our mobile devices harbour more bacteria than a toilet seat. And we handle them and look at them hundreds of times a day which raises concerns for health and hygiene. We also carry them to our workplace, the gym, public transport and our homes. “Our research shows that smartphones and tablets are a dynamic microbial breeding ground,” says Dr Lotti…

Leading consumer electronics brand Belkin has released a range of products that can protect and charge the new iPhone 17 and iPhone Air range. These products includes cases, screen protectors and chargers that will fit and work with the iPhone 17, iPhone Air, iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max. SHEERFORCE CLEAR SERIES – $49.95 These case are available for iPhone 17 devices and iPhone Air and can handle up to a four metre drop. They also have anti-yellowing materials to prevent discoloration along with slightly raised edges to keep the phone’s cameras and screen protected. SHEERFORCE GRIP SERIES…

Still alive, baby? This week on The Best Movies You’ve Never Seen podcast we’re watching Mr and Mrs Smith starring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. Mr and Mrs Smith tells the story of a husband and wife team whose secretive jobs put them in each other’s sights. Stephen watched Mr and Mrs Smith in the theatre and has rewatched it a number of times while Trevor is gearing up for the first time. We go through the memorable scenes and share some interesting facts, behind the scenes tidbits, trivia, fact v fiction and other things you don’t know about the…

Apple has updated its Vision Pro with its powerful new M5 chip to improve performance, display rendering and battery life. The original Vision Pro released last year had an M2 chip so the new M5 version is a huge leap forward. And it’s available from the same $5,999 price when it goes on sale on October 22. The M5 Vision Pro will also ship with a new Dual Knit Band for added comfort. The new visionOS26 also adds new spatial apps and Apple Immersive content. “With the breakthrough performance of M5, the latest Apple Vision Pro delivers faster performance, sharper…

Get up close and listen to Episode 704 of Two Blokes Talking Tech with Stephen Fenech and Trevor Long as they go through the week’s biggest tech stories and product announcements. On this week’s show, Instagram is implementing changes to Teen accounts to limit content they shouldn’t see taking inspiration from movie rating systems. Meanwhile YouTube is taking kids mental health seriously – too little too late folks. And Teenagers are trying things to avoid the ban, none of which will actually work. Qantas takes legal action to block reporting on their stolen data – why? Plus a Breville Toaster…

The Apple Watch Ultra 3 takes all the features of the previous Apple Watches and makes them all better. Better battery life and a bigger screen and more durability. We’ve used every Apple Watch since the first in 2015 and have enjoyed every one but when we moved to first Apple Watch Ultra in 2022 there was no turning back. That’s how we felt with the Apple Watch Ultra 3 which was like the luxury SUV with all the bells and whistles and more space. The Apple Watch Series was the sedan version of that luxury car that’s a bit…

Apple has launched the latest version of the 14-inch MacBook Pro that’s powered by Apple’s latest M5 chip to drastically improve performance and battery life. The M5 chip makes the 14-inch MacBook Pro an even faster and more capable device for customers who demand speed and performance in their workflow. The new 14-inch MacBook Pro with M5 is available in silver and space black and goes on sale on October 22. Pre-orders start and it is priced from $2,499. The M5 chip offers up to 3.5x improvement in AI performance and up to 1.6x faster graphics thanks to the next…

Apple has unveiled its latest iPad Pro featuring M5 – the latest generation of Apple silicon which offers a noticeable speed bump in performance across the board. Available in 11-inch and 13-inch sizes, the iPad Pro with M5 provides incredible power and performance which can easily be used on the move by high end users. The new iPad Pro with M5 is available to pre-order today and goes on sale on October 22. Pricing starts at $1,699 for the 11-inch iPad Pro with M5 and $2,199 for the 13-inch iPad Pro with M5. The M5 chip offers a next generation…

Less than two months before the social media ban kicks in for Australians aged 16 and under, Instagram has rolled out new teen accounts which will be guided by a similar ratings system used for movies to serve up age appropriate content. The new teen accounts will have a PG-13 rating which means users will see similar content as would be seen in a PG-13 movie. Now if only Instagram thought of this years ago and was more concerned with offering age appropriate content instead of sharpening their algorithm to harvest more data then the Australian Government might not have…

Don’t be afraid – it’s time to press play on Episode 666 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: Google release AI Mode for search – but what does this mean for websites, Australians are spending more on streaming services and Uniden has released new Solo X2K cameras. In the Tech Guide reviews – we take a look at the TCL NXTPaper 11 Plus tablet, how good could a $369 laptop possibly be – we check…