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Iomega Ego vs Seagate FreeAgent Go portable hard drive 320 gb (Review)

You may think you don’t need a portable hard drive but I urge you to reconsider, many people keep only 1 copy of precious information like family photos on their laptop which can get lost or stolen or their home computer where the hard drive will eventually fail after a few years. This review compares [...]

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Samsung ST550 DUAL LCD digital camera (Review)

A few weeks ago I attended the launch for Samsung’s new ST550 compact digital camera. Despite it’s flaws this camera will be popular with 24 hour party people and teenagers who love to take dozens of self portraits of themselves and their friends.
I applaud Samsung’s attempt to innovate by offering a Dual LCD to make [...]

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Guide to Buying Notebook/Laptop Computer With Long Battery Life

Laptop/Notebook computers and their cheaper budget Netbook cousins may all look quite similar but one feature which varies a heck of a lot is the manufacturers claimed battery life which can be anywhere from 2 hours to 11 hours+

The best Notebook/Laptop computers should be able to pass the “acid test” of being used all day [...]

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Olympus PEN EP1 Micro 4/3rds Digital Camera (Review)

The Olympus Pen EP1 uses the new Micro 4/3rds camera standard designed by Olympus & Panasonic which aims to offer a physical camera size similar to a compact camera with better image quality and SLR-like versatility because it can use interchangeable lenses.

When Olympus lent me their PEN EP1 digital camera for review my first [...]

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Canon SX20is 20x Ultrazoom Digital Camera (Review)

I’ve had the Canon PowerShot SX20IS 12mp Ultrazoom digital camera on media loan for almost 2 months and I hate to have to return it to them today because it tries very hard to be SLR-like for 1/2 the price and its the best bridge camera (chunky compact camera wannabe SLR) I’ve tested for a [...]

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Billy Birmingham The 12th Man Cricket Commentary Impersonator

In October 2009 I was shocked to hear that Billy Birmingham aka The 12th Man was finally retiring from the game bringing his remarkable innings to a close. Sad news for his many fans, old and new
To mark the occasion he’s releasing a definitive “The Box Set” complete works of The [...]

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Panasonic TZ7 Ultrazoom Compact Digital Camera for Travellers (Review)

I’ve been testing a media loan Panasonic TZ7 (25-300mm 12x ultrazoom) compact digital camera for the last 2 months. The TZ in TZ7 stands for “Travellers Zoom” because this camera is aimed directly at the huge market of travelers who want a relatively small easy to use camera for their holidays but don’t want to [...]

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OXX Digital Vantage DAB+ Portable Digital Radio With Retro Styling (Review)

This is the 1st Australian review of the new OXX Digital Vantage DAB+ Digital Radio. At $149.95 RRP the Vantage has the benefits of being portable with a rubberised outdoor resistant finish at half the price of the more fully featured OXX Digital Classic model

One unexpected strength of the Vantage is being exceptionally good at [...]

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Laptop Buying Guide: Small Netbook, Medium Ultraportable or Large Desktop Replacement

I’ve had several people ask me recently for advice about buying a new laptop/notebook computer so I thought I’d create this general overall guide explaining the differences and pros/cons between Netbooks, Medium/Ultraportable notebooks and Desktop replacement laptop computers.
To start off whichever netbook/standard/desktop replacement notebook computer you decide to buy, I strongly suggest buying one with [...]

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Buyers Guide: USB 2.0 Flash Thumb Drives Not All The Same

You may think that all USB Flash Thumb Drives are the same and therefore buy the cheapest one from Ebay or a stall at your local computer market – YOU ARE MISTAKEN and this article will tell you why

As you can see in the photo above: USB Flash Thumb Drives vary in many ways: Price, [...]

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Windows 7 Review: Fast and Easy To Use

You may be wondering whether you should buy Windows 7 after its launch in late October 2009. Luckily for you I’ve been testing it for several months on my own Kogan Netbook Pro and 2 media loan laptops: the mid-level Lenovo X200 and high end Dell Studio 17 series

My basic advice boils down to this: [...]

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Pocket Video Cameras: Kodak ZX1 vs Flip Mino HD (Review Comparison)

I recently went on a 1 week holiday to Charlotte Pass Ski Resort in Australia’s Snowy Mountains and took a media loan Kodak ZX1 HD pocket video camera with me. Soon afterwards I was lent it’s competitor, the Flip Mino HD to review so I have compared them.

Although the unit has some shortcomings, Kodak’s weather [...]

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Kogan 32″ inch (81cm) 1080P Full HD LCD TV Inbuilt HD Tuner (1080P-32)

The Kogan 1080P-32 has the following inputs (2x HDMI, 1x D-sub (VGA), 2x Composite AV, 1x Component, 1x S-video, 1x Audio in, 1x Antenna in) and these Outputs (1x Optical Audio Out, 1x Headphone Jack, 1x Composite AV)

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Samsung F480 Touchscreen Camera phone (review)

It’s easy to forget that not everyone wants or can afford the latest fancy expensive smartphone from Apple, HTC, Blackberry etc. Which is why I asked 3 Mobile to lend me one of their popular mainstream phones, the Samsung F480 so I could review it.
Available from 3 Mobile for free on a $29 cap, [...]

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Lexar and Sandisk SDHC Card Reader Speed Tests (Review)

Camera cards are continuing to grow in size at an astounding rate. Today I can buy a 16GB SDHC card for the same price that I bought my first ever 1GB SD card.

I asked Sandisk & Lexar to send me fast SDHC camera card readers to see how much time they would take to empty [...]

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