Author: Stephen Fenech

It’s 10 years since the first Apple Watch and it has come a long way. The Apple Watch Series 10 is the culmination of a decade of improvement and the device has become an indispensable part of life for millions of users. Tech Guide has been using Apple Watch Series 10 for a couple of weeks. It is thinner and lighter but also now includes the largest display of any Apple Watch. At just 9.7mm you can notice the lower profile when it’s on your wrist and that larger display at 46mm (it’s also available in 42mm) means you can…

PlayStation 5 owners love their consoles and want to play whenever they can – even if they are not in front of the console at home. This is now possible with the PlayStation Portal Remote Player for PS5. The device looks like the PlayStation DualSense controller has been cut in half and connected to each side of an 8-inch tablet. The LCD screen has 1080p resolution and frame rate of 60fps so it looks great and games plays super smoothly. The great thing about the design is that all the controls you know and are familiar with are still right…

Leading smart home security brand Arlo has kicked off a brand new promotion – they’re giving away a car – the MG3 Excite – before the end of the year. And all you need to do to enter is purchase an Arlo product before December 31 and upload an image of your receipt to go into the running to win. And the more Arlo products you purchase the more entries you will have in the draw. There will also be regular weekly prizes culminating in the grand prize draw at the end of the year for the impressive MG3 Excite.…

Amazon has launched new smart home security brand Blink in Australia and New Zealand with a range of security cameras that can be used inside and out. The Blink products and accessories will be available exclusively through Bunnings Warehouse and on amazon.com.au/blinkau. The range includes the Blink Outdoor 4 – a wireless outdoor camera- and the Blink Mini 2 – a plug in indoor and outdoor camera. Research shows that more than 80 per cent of Australians want to invest in their home security annually. The new Blink cameras start at $69 and can easily connect to your home’s wi-fi…

More Australians will consider purchasing an EV as we learn more about them with nearly half of those in the market for a new vehicle eager to increase their knowledge, according to new research released by NRMA Insurance. The report, Changing Gears: The Road Ahead for EV Adoption in Australia, revealed 20 per cent of Australians considering purchasing a vehicle within the next 5 years are considering an EV. And among drivers more familiar with EVs, that number jumps to 32 per cent. According to the research, 26 per cent of Australians feel they have enough knowledge about EVs to…

It’s time to get serious about your consumer technology by listening to Episode 614 of the top-rating Tech Guide podcast hosted by editor Stephen Fenech so you can stay updated and educated. On this week’s show: Meta unveils its new Orion prototype AR glasses, Samsung release a new smartphone and tablet with Galaxy AI onboard and one in six Australians have had their credit card information stolen – how you can protect yourself. In the Tech Guide reviews – we take the DJI Neo selfie drone for a spin, how you can turn your Echo speakers into wi-fi extenders and…

Netgear has expanded its family of Wi-Fi 7 mesh and standalone routers with the new Orbi 770 Tri-Band Mesh System and Nighthawk RS600 and RS200 which can offer multi-gig speeds in your home at a more affordable price. Wi-Fi 7 is 2.4 times faster than Wi-Fi 6 to offer enhanced performance across the modern home to handle high quality video streaming, faster speeds for online gaming with near-zero latency, multiple connected smart home devices, the capacity for AI-driven computing and AR and VR experiences. “Wi-Fi 7 represents a monumental leap forward in wireless technology, and adoption has quickly picked up…

Punch it into gear and listen to the latest episode of the popular show Two Blokes Talking Electric Cars – The EV Podcast – with Tech Guide editor Stephen Fenech and EFTM’s Trevor Long. This week we talk about Tesla opening its 100th Supercharger site in Australia – where is it? We also chat with Tesla Model Y owner who runs a car service in Far North Queensland – he actually gave Stephen a ride in Cairn from his hotel to the airport – and we ask him about the charging infrastructure and the challenges of running an EV that…

One in 6 Australians have had their credit card skimmed in the past year, according to alarming new research from comparison site Finder. From a survey of 1,049 Australians, Finder found 17 per cent had their credit or debit card number stolen in the past 12 months and used by somebody else. That equates to 3.6 million people across the country. Card skimming can occur in several ways with criminals using unsecure public networks, card skimming machines, card skimmers attached to ATMs and via scam calls, texts and emails. But despite the high number of people being caught out, Finder…

DJI has created some amazing drones over the years and they keep getting smaller while the video and image quality increases and they get easier to fly – the DJI Neo is a great example of that. This is the smallest and lightest unit the company has ever produced and it is so simple to fly anyone can do it. It literally fits in the palm of your hand. Weighing in at just 135g, the DJI Neo packs in all the features we know and love from DJI including a great camera and an amazing gimbal for rock steady videos.…

Houston, we have a problem! This week on The Best Movies You’ve Never Seen podcast we’re watching Apollo 13 starring Tom Hanks and directed by Ron Howard. Apollo 13 tells the true story of a lunar mission captained by Jim Lovell in 1970 that suffers a critical failure and turns a journey to the moon into a fight for survival. Stephen saw Apollo 13 in the cinema and has rewatched it numerous times while Trevor has actually seen it before but he admits his memory is so poor it is like he’s watching it for the first time. We go…

Get with the strength and listen to Episode 652 of Two Blokes Talking Tech with Tech Guide editor Stephen Fenech and EFTM’s Trevor Long as they go through the week’s biggest tech stories and product releases. On this week’s show, Hubbl service hits a roadblock, the Google TV Streamer is out now, does iOS support RCS yet, our thoughts on the new Apple AirPods 4, the price war and supermarket investigation by the ACCC and a whole new way to shoot our podcast. You can listen or the watch show right here on Tech Guide site using the audio player…

Australian company Rode has released an all-new video production console that will empower video podcasters, broadcasters and content creators with live video switching and recording capabilities. Rode’s new Rodecaster Video has the potential to do to video production what the Rodecaster Pro did for podcasting – make it easier and at the same time make it even more powerful and versatile. Rode has brought together an impressive set of features that have never been seen in the same product. And while it offers video production even more flexibility and control, the Rodecaster Video also prioritises audio quality as well. Whether…

Samsung has doubled down on its AI-powered mobile devices with the release of the Galaxy S24 FE smartphone and the Galaxy Tab S10 Series tablets – and both come loaded with Galaxy AI. The Samsung Galaxy S24 FE (FE is short for Fan Edition) and the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10+ and S10 Ultra will be go on sale on October 10. The devices will include Galaxy AI which will enable users to enjoy a number of capabilities including Circle to Search, live translations during calls, re-writing text and adjusting the tone, summarising web pages and editing images. SAMSUNG GALAXY S24…

Meta has unveiled Orion – its first pair of AR (augmented reality) glasses – the result of more than five years of research and development. Meta has also launched a more affordable version of the Meta Quest – the Quest 3S – a more affordable high resolution full colour mixed reality headset. Orion is a product prototype which will be accessible only for Meta employees and selected users outside the company to allow the development team to work towards creating the consumer version of the AR glasses in the near future. They were unveiled at the Meta Connect 2024 event…

Google has just released the Google TV streamer – a brand new product that combines the features of the popular Chromecast with a smart home hub to control all your connected devices. Priced at $159, the Google TV Streamer brings all your favourite streaming services together so you can watch your content in high quality up to 4K HDR with Dolby vision and Dolby Atmos audio. The device has 32GB storage which means you can install all your favourite streaming apps, so you’ll never miss your favourite TV shows or the latest movies. Under the hood, the Google TV Streamer…

Amazon’s Echo devices already offer a shortcut to our music and Alexa but now they can be used to improve the wi-fi in your home. Customers with eero routers will now be able to transform their Echo devices into eero mesh wi-fi extenders. If you have compatible Echo products these can add up to 92 square metres of coverage to the current eero network and support speeds of up to 100Mbps for 10 or fewer connected devices in the 5Ghz band. This added connectivity means users can browse more freely as well as stream 4K content, make HD video calls…

Press play on Episode 613 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 reviews. On this week’s show: We share our reviews of the iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Pro and the AirPods 4. We’ll also tell you about the Optus 5G standalone network, DJI has launched the Osmo Action 5 Pro and Logitech has a new go-anywhere speaker. In the Tech Guide Help Desk we talk about the importance of running software updates. You can listen to the Tech Guide podcast right here…

We’re all leading busy lives – especially families – and trying to stay organised can be a challenge but the new Skylight Calendar might just the solution to help you get organised. Skylight Calendar has a 15-inch display and looks like a digital photo frame which can be either wall mounted or set up on a stand. Now, instead of the paper calendars attached to the fridge with a magnet or a white board that someone accidentally erased, the Skylight Calendar can bring everyone’s schedule into line and place it in the same calendar for everyone to see. The Skylight…

Buckle up and take a listen to the latest episode of the popular show Two Blokes Talking Electric Cars – The EV Podcast. Stephen Fenech is back with Trevor Long fresh and ready to go after a European break and he’s got some observations about EV’s in Italy from his trip. We talk to a man who loves his Kia so much he started a Kia car club! A two EV owner with a Tesla and a GWM Ora – why buy the Ora? And we speak to a man who owns two second hand Teslas and knows the roads…