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When Irene's not finding reasons to go globetrotting, with a camera almost permanently fixed to her face, she's reading up on all the latest gizmos and gadgets or trying her hand at adventure sports.
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The cake is a Pi Pulse
Technically, it should be a different kind of baked treat, but we still wouldn't say no to a slice of this Pi cake pan.
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Friday App Wrap feature
We cut through the dross to find you the most useful, new and updated apps each week.
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Navigation apps may be free, but portable GPS units still rule feature
Many smartphones offer free sat nav applications, but we're still buying dedicated nav devices by the container load. We take a look into the issues around their use, and compare free and paid apps against against GPS units.
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HR Giger counter Pulse
Someone's finally done it — a Geiger counter styled after the art of HR Giger is in the world.
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Anonymous sets sights on TrapWire news
Anonymous has decided to take its campaigns offline, with a protest centred on messing up security cameras.
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Terms of Service; Didn't Read Pulse
A new website aims to clean up website terms of service to make them easier to understand.
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µTorrent adds opt-out ads news
After an overwhelmingly negative response to its update that will add featured torrents, µTorrent has decided to give users a way to opt out.
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Does this lightning bolt make my escape key faster? Pulse
A company in the US has created sets of custom keyboard keys that will give your rig just that extra smidgen of panache.
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EyeRing: a point-and-speak camera for the visually impaired news
The EyeRing consists of a finger-mounted camera that translates a picture into words for the visually impaired.
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TomTom Go Live 2050 Review
If you're planning on driving across Europe and North America, the 35-map World edition of the Go Live 2050 is possibly the GPS bargain of the year. If not, there are better specified and better value sat nav units on the market.
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Powerboard solutions for big plugs photo gallery
One of our biggest tech bugbears is AC adapter chargers that don't play nicely with powerboards.
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Sony shines the spotlight on Vita news
Sony dropped lots of PlayStation Vita news, highlighting many new features and games coming soon.
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Buy a Nokia Lumia, get Purity HD headphones free news
In the lead-up to its Windows Phone 8 announcement, Nokia is offering a free pair of Purity HD headphones with Lumia purchases in Australia.
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TARDIS engagement ring: love that transcends time and space Pulse
It's super-geeky, but this TARDIS engagement ring is super-romantic, too.
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Kogan Agora Smart TV Dongle Review
If you're familiar with Android, you'll feel at home with an Agora Dongle in your living room. Just be sure you don't want an Apple TV first.
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The Legend of Zelda: Fistful of Rupees Pulse
What if The Legend of Zelda was a western? That's the premise behind this wonderful mashup short film from The Game Station.
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Next SimCity will be on Mac OS X, beta now playable news
The fifth version of SimCity will be made available for both Windows and Mac users from 2013, according to EA.
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TomTom Go Live 825 Review
There's nothing intrinsically wrong with the TomTom Go Live 825, but where it falls down is on the question of value.
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Play Diablo III for free with the new Starter Edition news
Blizzard has just announced a Starter Edition for Diablo III, which lets you play a limited version of the game for free.
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Quick tip: updating laptop AMD hybrid graphics drivers How To
Got a laptop with AMD discrete graphics, and Intel integrated for saving battery? Vendor isn't providing updated drivers? AMD shrugging and pointing in another direction? Thank goodness for third party drivers.
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Meet Polaroid's new digital instant Z2300 camera news
Polaroid releases a new digital instant camera that spits out prints on demand.
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Top 5 camera phones Buyers Guide
We look past the megapixels and the marketing fluff to bring you the five best smartphone cameras, based on our personal experience with them.
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Australian Government pays less for tech news
The Australian Government has volume-sourcing deals with Microsoft and other providers, meaning that it pays less than 50 per cent of the cost with which Australian consumers are slugged, the IT pricing inquiry has heard.
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Hack Attack: make an articulating camera screen news
Here's how to make a tilting camera screen with just a mirror and a door hinge.
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Downtown dinosaur Pulse
Nothing will liven up your Melbourne shopping trip more than a Utahraptor out for a stroll.
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Portal gun made with a 3D printer Pulse
Want a Portal gun? One fan couldn't get the official replica, so she built her own out of 3D-printed parts.
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Tips for better, longer laptop battery life How To
Need to squeeze a little more juice out of your laptop? Here are our hints to help you in your quest.
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Etsy: you can sell human teeth, but no bones Pulse
Online marketplace Etsy has updated its list of what you can and can't sell on the site. On the good-to-go list: human teeth. On the prohibited list: human bones.
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Huawei Ascend G300 Review
Like other entry-level Huawei handsets before it, the G300 is excellent value for money. What it lacks in polish, it makes up for with its decent features and hardware.
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