Author: Stephen Fenech

When it comes to security cameras, the more area you can cover the better and the Uniden App Cam Pano can give you a 170-degree field of view – it’s actually two cameras in one. Uniden’s App Cam Pano has two lenses so it can cover a larger area but stitches the feeds together and presents you with one widescreen video or image. For our review we installed the Pano on our back deck overlooking our yard along with the included solar panel. When we’re not home we like to observe our two dalmatians – Ziggy and Logan – if…

Australian consumer electronics company Laser has unveiled and a new in-car touch screen display which allows drivers to enjoy the complete Apple CarPlay an Android Auto experience. The Navigh8r 7-inch Portable Wireless Touchscreen is priced at $169 and brings Apple’s CarPlay and Android Auto to vehicles which previously didn’t support these interfaces. The device offers convenient and safe access to your smartphone while you’re driving including navigation and music streaming apps. While more recent vehicles already support CarPlay and Android Auto, drivers with older vehicles and many second hand car buyers now have an easy plug and play way to…

When is a speaker also a work of art? Answer: When it’s the new Pantheon Obsidian that is a much a feast for the eyes as it impressive to the ears. How many speakers have you heard of that are individually hand-crafted and named after a stone that’s formed when lava cools. The minimalistic style and sculptured shape are striking – and this is even before we’ve even turned it on. It is unlike any other speaker on the market – in looks, style and quality. And the best thing is Pantheone is a 100 per cent award-winning Australian company…

Red light, Max! This week on The Best Movies You’ve Never Seen podcast we’re watching Collateral starring Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx and directed by Michael Mann. Collateral tells the story of Max a cab driver who picks up a passenger named Vincent who wants him to drive him around Los Angeles all night so he can close a real estate deal, but he soon discovers he’s involved in something far more dangerous. Stephen watched Collateral in the cinema and has rewatched it multiple times – and Trevor – living up to the name of the podcast – has never…

Samsung has released an impressive new Galaxy A05s smartphone priced under $250 which offers a notable line-up of features and an upgraded camera system. This new product demonstrates that customers don’t have to break the bank to buy a decent smartphone especially at a time like this with rising interest rates and cost of living pressures. Parents might also see the device as an ideal first smartphone for their child. The Galaxy A05s has a slick design with a 6.7-inch Infinity-U display with FHD+ resolution (1080 x 2400) and fast reactive 90Hz refresh rate to make viewing high definition content…

It’s taken 36 hours, but Optus has finally issued an explanation for what caused Australia’s biggest outage that cut off more than 10 million customers across the country. Optus released a statement at 4.57pm which included an apology from Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin and news that post-paid consumer and small business customers will have access to 200GB of extra data from Monday November 13 until the end of the year. Eligible pre-paid customers will also be given unlimited data on weekends until the end of 2023. So this means there will no monetary compensation for the thousands of small…

Listen to Episode 608 of the Two Blokes Talking Tech podcast with Tech Guide editor Stephen Fenech and EFTM’s Trevor Long as they take a deep dive into the Optus outage. Stephen and Trevor go through the whole drama – Australia’s biggest outage, the effects on customers and businesses and talk about what the future holds for Optus. Also on the show, the technology behind the new Beatles song, a quick look at the new Space Black M3 MacBook Pro and much, much more. You can listen to the show right here on Tech Guide site using the audio player…

Fetch TV has added Apple TV+ to its platform to expand the content offering for customers which brings free-to-air TV and premium channels together with the most popular streaming services. Apple TV+ offers some of the most popular TV shows including Ted Lasso, Morning Wars, Silo, Foundation and Hijack along with award-winning films including Greyhound starring Tom Hanks, Palmer starring Justin Timberlake the Oscar Best Picture Coda. Customers can subscribe to Apple TV+ through the Apple TV app for $12.99 a month after a free 7-day trial. They can then log in to their Apple TV+ account on the Fetch…

More than 10 million Australians have been cut off after a nationwide outage of the Optus mobile and broadband network that brought customers and businesses across the country to a standstill. At the time of writing, the network has been offline for more 8 hours after the outage began around 3am. Optus has made limited generic statements about the fact there is an outage but has told us little else. It is likely to be the largest outage ever with customers being affected in every major capitol city – Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth – across mobile and broadband.…

Take a listen to Episode 575 of the top-rating Tech Guide podcast hosted by Stephen Fenech for your chance to win a copy of Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One starring Tom Cruise on stunning 4K disc Stay updated and educated with the latest tech news and products. This week: Australians are worried they’ll be scammed this Christmas, NBN improves its fixed wireless network, Apple’s new M3 MacBook Pros and iMac, we review the DJI Inspire 3 professional drone and the travel adapter to meet all your needs. In the Tech Guide Help Desk we talk about how you can…

Rode has just released the Signature Edition of its popular NT1 Studio Condenser microphone which – after sales of more than six million units worldwide since it was released 30 years ago – is the world’s most popular studio microphone. The new NT1 Signature Series offers the same high performance, durability and classic sound quality of the original NT1 and includes the original XLR-only design. This comes after the recent release of the Rode NT1 5th Generation which offered Dual Connect with both XLR and USB connectivity, 32-bit float digital input and onboard DSP. For the first time, the NT1…

Australians are deeply concerned about the security of their personal information according to the latest Norton Cyber Safety Insights report with seven out of 10 worried their details may be compromised this holiday season. As the holiday season approaches, Norton’s report is designed to help customers understand the dangers they may face during this period. More than 1000 Australians were interviewed for the report and more than half (55 per cent) are concerned about AI shopping scams while three in 10 (28 per cent) are uncertain about their ability to stay safe while shopping online. “As cybercriminals take advantage of…

If you’ve seen a movie lately which included an aerial shot or a tracking shot of a person or a vehicle – there’s a good chance that shot was captured with a professional film-making drone like the DJI Inspire 3. That shot which can capture a speeding car from behind, the side and then from the front could only be achieved with a drone. Until the recent release of DJI Inspire 3, filmmakers were using the DJI Inspire 2 which had a camera system with interchangeable lenses and the ability for one person to control the drone and its flight…

It’s a billionth our size and its beating us. This week on The Best Movies You’ve Never Seen podcast we’re watching Outbreak starring Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo and Morgan Freeman. Outbreak tells the story of a deadly virus coming to the US and infecting a small town with the race to find the host and a cure before more drastic measures are taken to kill the virus. Stephen saw this in the cinema and it also made it back into the Netflix Top 10 during the COVID pandemic in 2020 – 25 years after its release. Trevor is, of course,…

Get informed and entertained with Episode 607 of the Two Blokes Talking Tech with Tech Guide editor Stephen Fenech and EFTM’s Trevor Long as they go through the biggest tech news and products of the week. On this week’s show: we wrap up the announcements from the Apple event which saw the launch of the new M3-powered MacBook Pro and iMac, behind the scenes of the Apple Event which was shot on iPhone, Foxtel’s Hubbl – what is it, Telstra emergency roaming and Square goes tap to pay on iPhone. You can listen to the show right here on Tech…

More than 16,000 homes and businesses are enjoying even faster speeds thanks to the delivery of the first round of upgrades to the NBN Fixed Wireless network. The first areas to benefit from the completed fixed wireless upgrades are the South Coast of NSW and the Sunshine Coast in QLD. And more areas will follow in the coming months and into next year. In fact, by the end of 2024 there will be more than 750,000 homes and businesses around the country which will see remarkable improvements in speed and performance thanks to the NBN Fixed Wireless network. More than…

OneAdaptr has released new models in the OneWorld adapter series – the OneWorld135 and the OneWorld 30 – to meet all your charging needs when you’re travelling. The OneWorld adapters have three sliding switches on the side which expose plugs for the US, UK and Europe along with universal AC outlets and four or five USB ports. ONEWORLD 135 – $174 The new international OneWorld135 is a 135W adaptor that can charge up to five devices at once including laptops, tablets, smartphones and other USB-powered devices. It has enough power to charge two MacBook Pros at full speed at the…

Security and privacy are of utmost importance to customers and their online accounts and Norton has released improved versions of its Password Manager to create and remember strong passwords and AntiTrack so your emails can remain private. Norton’s new Enhanced Password Manager is available for free – or as part of a Norton 360 subscription – and it is more user friendly and more secure than ever before. All you need to do is remember your vault password, but Norton will also inform you if your vault password appears on the dark web. There is also new vault access recovery…

Apple had its streamed event to launch its M3 MacBook Pros and upgraded iMac yesterday but the tech giant did something it doesn’t normally do – it took us behind the scenes of the slick shoot where we discovered the whole thing was shot on the iPhone. https://youtu.be/V3dbG9pAi8I?si=SCUy-OIUAOnOL6r0 Apple’s events now consist of a brief in person introduction by CEO Tim Cook before they roll a high quality video to announce its new products and features. The production value of all these videos are top shelf and yesterday’s “Scary Fast” event was no exception. But what made it even more…

Sit back and press play on Episode 574 of the top-rating Tech Guide podcast hosted by editor Stephen Fenech as he keeps you updated and educated about the latest consumer tech news and reviews. On this week’s show: Foxtel launches new Hubbl platform that combines TV and streaming services, Samsung goes back to the future with the limited-edition Galaxy Z Flip5 Retro and Double Tap has now been enabled on the latest Apple Watch and Apple Watch Ultra. In the Tech Guide reviews, we take a look at the new Arlo Video Doorbell, Aspera Mobile has released a rugged, yet…