Reviews

We put the hottest gadgets and the latest technology through its paces. Need to know what’s hot and what’s not? Find out here.

Review: Fujifilm FinePix X10

Review: Fujifilm FinePix X10

Fujifilm has been indulging a recent obsession with retro-ism. First there was the sublime Fujifilm X100 with [...]

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Review: Sony NEX-5N

Review: Sony NEX-5N

Sony may not have been first to the compact system camera party, but its NEX range of swappable lens snappers is mightily impressive – and that’s [...]

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Review: Samsung NX200 digital camera

Review: Samsung NX200 digital camera

Samsung’s previous NX series models have been chunkier and heavier than models from the likes of Sony and Panasonic, but the new NX200 changes that [...]

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Review: Motorola RAZR

Review: Motorola RAZR

Motorola’s original RAZR defied convention with its impossibly thin form factor and laser-etched keys. Fast forward seven years and Moto’s [...]

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Review: Nokia Lumia 800

Review: Nokia Lumia 800

If anything can mount a challenge to the iPhone/Android status quo, it’ll be this joint effort from Microsoft and Nokia. Nokia is [...]

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Review: Motorola Xoom 2

Review: Motorola Xoom 2

The roster of Honeycomb-wielding tablets has significantly increased since Motorola’s original Xoom entered the tablet arena back in March, with fierce competition [...]

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Review: Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9

Review: Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9

Where Apple spent years carefully giving birth to a single iPad, Samsung’s Galaxy Tab family is expanding with all the thought and [...]

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Review: Amazon Kindle Fire

Review: Amazon Kindle Fire

With its combination of seamless Amazon shopping and recession-friendly pricing, the Kindle Fire is destined to be stuffed into millions of American [...]

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Review: Sonos Play:3

Review: Sonos Play:3

Wireless audio has come of age in 2011, with new AirPlay-equipped docks and micro systems appearing on a seemingly daily basis. Sonos, [...]

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Review: Nikon Coolpix P7100

Review: Nikon Coolpix P7100

The Nikon Coolpix P7100 is the new flagship compact from the Japanese company: a no-compromise snapper aimed at the sort of seasoned [...]

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Review: Apple iPhone 4S

Review: Apple iPhone 4S

Let’s not pull any proverbials here – the iPhone 4S did not arrive as we imagined. But despite that, the phone Apple introduced to awed gasps in 2007 has [...]

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Review: Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Arc S

Review: Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Arc S

The Xperia Arc was a highlight in Sony Ericsson’s portfolio this year: a super-slim, über-stylish handset with a high-resolution display. So, the news that it’s now [...]

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Review: Sony Tablet S

Review: Sony Tablet S

The shelves in your Jumbos and SharafDGs are full up with near identical Android tablets. And Google’s Ice Cream Sandwich revision to its OS is just around [...]

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Review: B&W Zeppelin Air

Review: B&W Zeppelin Air

The weighty, well-built Zeppelin has had a slight rejig, but it remains unmistakable. The original premium iPod dock is now one of [...]

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Review: Nikon D5100 DSLR

Review: Nikon D5100 DSLR

In DSLR terms, a US$1,200 price tag puts the D5100 in the middle-market. It’s expensive enough to have some gravitas, to stand [...]

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Sony Vaio Z laptop review

Sony Vaio Z laptop review

Thin is, most definitely, in. But with MacBook Airs, Intel ultrabooks and second generation tablets to contend with, it’s not enough for [...]

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Review: Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray

Review: Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray

Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Ray looks for all the world like a miniaturised Arc and, for the most part, that’s exactly what it is, although the Ray [...]

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Review: Acer Aspire S3

Review: Acer Aspire S3

Acer Aspire S3 – the first Ultrabook
The MacBook Air may be the reigning champ in the razor-thin laptop stakes, but what if [...]

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Review: Acer Iconia Tab A100 7in tablet

Review: Acer Iconia Tab A100 7in tablet

When you can spend as little as US$200 or over US$800 on a tablet, deciding how much cash to splash isn’t easy. [...]

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Review: Philips PicoPix PPX 1430

Review: Philips PicoPix PPX 1430

Do you need a pico projector? Probably not, unless you’re contractually obliged to deliver the same Powerpoint presentation on the state of the rubber hosing [...]

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Review: Asus Lamborghini VX7

Review: Asus Lamborghini VX7

Would you drive a car because it had an Apple logo on it? Then perhaps you’re the kind of person who’d be interested in a laptop with with the famous fighting bull of [...]

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Review: Panasonic Lumix GF3

Review: Panasonic Lumix GF3

Launched just six months after the GF2 (which we liked apart from its touchscreen interface), the GF3 will raise eyebrows if you’re [...]

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Review: BlackBerry Bold 9900

Review: BlackBerry Bold 9900

The latest BlackBerry at first glance looks like a throwback to the first Bold. It’s noticeably wider than the most recent models  [...]

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Review: Acer Aspire Ethos 8951G

Review: Acer Aspire Ethos 8951G

Anyone whose mouth moistened at the recent news of Intel’s $300m slush fund to help produce MacBook Air-style ‘ultrabooks’ can look away [...]

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Review: Soundfreaq Sound Step Recharge

Review: Soundfreaq Sound Step Recharge

Docks this size have a tendency to make the most powerful music sound like it’s being played by a rodent four-piece in [...]

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Review: Olympus PEN E-P3

Review: Olympus PEN E-P3

Of course the Olympus PEN E-P3 isn’t an SLR. We all know that but we have to call it something. This third [...]

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Sennheiser CX 680 Review

Sennheiser CX 680 Review

Standard headphones and running aren’t happy bedfellows. The motion shakes them from your lugs, which means either constantly replacing them (a big [...]

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Sennheiser CX310 by Originals review

Sennheiser CX310 by Originals review

It’s no secret that the headphones that come with portable players tend to be rather pants. Sure, some are better than others, [...]

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Review: Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-HX9V

Review: Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-HX9V

We have a new favourite point-and-shooter, and it’s this, the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX9V. We love it more than any compact camera ever, [...]

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Review: Pioneer DDJ-T1

Review: Pioneer DDJ-T1

Since the demise of vinyl, nothing has risen to claim the mantle previously held by the Technics 1210 turntable, but Pioneer has [...]

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Review: Canon EOS 1100D

Review: Canon EOS 1100D

Although the 1100D sits firmly at the bottom of Canon DSLR range, it’s still capable of knocking out well exposed, nicely saturated [...]

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Monster Beats Tour Review

Monster Beats Tour Review

Between taking his time to perfect a beat, Dr Dre spends working hours with Monster’s audio engineers. The fruits of their labours [...]

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Review: Samsung Chromebook Series 5

Review: Samsung Chromebook Series 5

Remember netbooks? They’re back, and called Chromebooks. They run Chrome OS – Google’s vision of a computer that works almost universally through [...]

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Sony HRD-TD10 review

Sony HRD-TD10 review

If you’re going to do 3D video properly you don’t want the left and right views to share the same lenses or [...]

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Review: Apple MacBook Air (2011)

Review: Apple MacBook Air (2011)

Apple’s original 2008 Macbook Air was like a human beatbox – a crowd-pleaser that quickly turned out to be, well, just plain [...]

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Review: Apple Mac Mini (2011)

Review: Apple Mac Mini (2011)

So farewell optical media (1982-2011). What joy you brought us, with your CDs and high definition videos. How you lit up students’ [...]

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Canon EOS 600D review

Canon EOS 600D review

Canon has had an admirably tight grip on the DSLR market ever since the phenomenally successful EOS 300D dived below the four-figure [...]

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Nokia X7 Review

Nokia X7 Review

Nokia’s latest touchscreen smartphone is a big sculpted piece of brushed metal with industrial detailing, topped with a pin-sharp, hi-res [...]

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Mac OS X Lion review

Mac OS X Lion review

Mac OS X Lion is heavily indebted to its iPhone and iPad counterpart, but can its bite match its roar? [...]

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Review: Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

Review: Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

This is what you get when Samsung engineers aren’t allowed to go home until they’ve built an iPad clone (allegedly). But there’s [...]

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Review: Nikon Coolpix S9100

Review: Nikon Coolpix S9100

The Nikon S9100 is skinnier than a wafer that’s been run over by a steamroller (well, nearly) but it packs a mighty [...]

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Review: Toshiba NB550D netbook

Review: Toshiba NB550D netbook

There’s just one important thing to know about Toshiba’s NB550D. Forget the lightweight, slimline build and 10 hour battery life [...]

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Review: HP TouchPad

Review: HP TouchPad

The new HP Touchpad is the closest thing to an iPad we’ve seen so far. The first rash of tablets were big [...]

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LG Optimus Pad review

LG Optimus Pad review

Until recently there was only one serious option if you wanted a full-size tablet, but with the arrival of the tablet-specific Android [...]

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