Review: Lenovo ThinkCentre Edge 91z Is The Smartphone Of All-In-One PCs Whether it’s business or pleasure, the 91z covers all the bases of sleek design with impressive performance at a competitive price point of $1,000 and up. With the right blend of optional extras, there’s a hidden value to be unlocked in this powerful All-In-One PC.
Review: Asus' Desirable ZenBook Is A Bother To Use I previously called Asus' ZenBook "the most charismatic Ultrabook yet." Now, I explore its hardware and software to find out if its beauty stems beyond its skin.
Review: Should Apple Be Scared Of Samsung's Galaxy 10.1? Samsung's infamous Galaxy Tab 10.1 will finally be hitting shop shelves just in time for Christmas. But after months of sitting on the sideline, does it still have enough performance to knock Apple's iPad off the top-spot?
Review: We Ran Over The ioSafe Rugged Portable With A Car – Is It Indestructible Storage? It’s been touted as the most resilient piece of hardware since metal-coated sliced bread from its crowd-stopping appearance at CES with its waterproof, crush-resistant, shock-proof and chemical-safe build, so we decided to put it to the test. We beat it, dropped it – even ran it over with a car – but did it survive?
Review: Is Kensington’s Orbit Trackball A Mouse Killer? Kensington’s Orbit Wireless Mobile Trackball is just one device in the long lineage of trackballs but houses a handful of added perks to make it a worthy opponent to the conventional mouse.
Review: nKliq Cooling Pad Transforms Your Netbook Into A Home Workstation The nKliq netbook cooling station stands as more of a cosmetic touch to the home office set up for a netbook – a convenient placemat for your netbook while you aren’t out and about – than an essential computing tool. It’s not often that you need to cool an overworked mini-laptop, but this netbook-specific station throws in enough add-ons to make it a worthy buy.
FIRST REVIEW: Why The Toshiba Tablet Is The Best Honeycomb Device Yet The tablet market may have slumped 34% in the last quarter but it has not stopped vendors like Toshiba launching a new 10” Android AT100 Honeycomb tablet that offers a lot more than a hardware casing and a bog standard Google Honeycomb OS.
REVIEW: Acer Is Not An Apple & Its Iconia A500 Tablet Reveals Why When JT Wang, Acer's chairman and temporary CEO stood up recently and said that he wanted the Taiwanese company to be “more like Apple” and that Acer was a serious competitor in the tablet market I decided to take a look at the new Acer A500 Iconia tablet to see how close the device came to the iPad 2.
BlackBerry PlayBook: Professional-Grade Tablet Contender Or Another Imitation? It’s been a while since our first look of Research In Motion’s contender in the newly-sprouting tablet market, and since then we’ve get acquainted with the quaint device and feel out the kinks. In our hands we’ve held the Wi-Fi-only 16GB model.
REVIEW: Toshiba All In One PC Is Going To Be Hard To Beat The recent announcement by Toshiba to launch a brand new all in one touch screen PC in Australia is not surprising, but what is surprising is the sheer quality and performance of the device, from the sleek speakers hidden under the device but exposed enough to deliver great sound, to the easy swivel screen to the simple but stylish finish.
Acer Iconia Tab W500: An Icon In The Making? It has been panned by some, and lauded by others. But does the 10.1 inch Windows powered Iconia Tab W500 have what it takes to stand out from the increasingly crowded space that is the tablet market?
Review: Is The Asus Eee Pad Transformer A Netbook Killer On The Loose? Is this the netbook killer that the tablet market has been predicting, or is the tablet frenzy much ado about nothing? The Android Honeycomb slider will soon be joined by a Window 7 powered Eee slate and Android slider, but let's take a first look at the Asus EeePad Transformer with dock in tow.
Review: HP Muscles In On Brother With A Heavyweight A3 Printer HP is dipping its toe into the all-in-one printer market for larger prints, trying to jostle Brother from an area in which it previously had sole occupancy. So is the market large enough for a new entrant, and does HP's A3+ offering cut the mustard?
Review: Can Toshiba's Fusion Powered Netbook Punch Above Its Weight? Toshiba looks to have turbo charged the graphics capability of its NB520 Netbook with AMD's new Fusion processors. Now with extended battery life and an HDMI output, how does it stack up against other budget netbooks?
Review: Top End Lenovo 17inch ThinkPad LED Backlit Display Quality is always going to cost you, and while Lenovo's 17in ThinkPad W701 is not cheap, it does have some features that are well worth the extra money, including an RGB-LED backlit, 1,920 x 1,200 main display and secondary slide-out screen, integrated HueyPro colorimeter and built-in Wacom graphics tablet.
REVIEW: HP Mono Laser Jet The market for multifunction printers in particular, mono models has become very competitive. We take a look at the new HP LaserJet ProM1536dnf to see just how well it stacks up.
iPad2 Handset Makes Making Telephone Calls Easy Australian distributor Conexus is now selling Native Union’s Moshi Moshi line of phone handsets which have been described as one of the "coolest" of iPhone attach devices. The device which can be used with the new iPad 2 eliminates the dork look when holding an iPad up to your ear.
Review: New Lexmark S815 MFP Design Icon or Good Printer? Laser printers are in big demand and as sizes shrink and functions grow, Lexmark has gone one step further with a printer that is very much a design statement for the desk. But the big question is does the S815 stack up as a good all round printer?
Review: Clickfree Wireless Backup For Storing Precious Files If you have a lot of important files stored on a PC or notebook, then backing up is a must in order to keep them safe. However, despite the availability of backup software on portable hard drives, there are still a lot of people who don’t do it because it is ‘difficult’ and time consuming. Clickfree’s Wireless Backup simplifies data backup and is able to connect and automatically back up data wirelessly.
$899 Medion Notebook Packed With New Features Medion has been delivering value notebooks for the longest time and it is no surprise that their new 15.6-inch notebook packs a lot of features for $899. If you are in the market for something portable, then go to your nearest Aldi store next week.
FIRST REVIEW: Worlds Fastest 35Mbps Wireless Modem Does wireless broadband stack up, and if so where does Australia stand going forward as the politicians squabble over who should rule us and whether fibre or wireless is the future?
Clickfree Offers Backup Without The Fuss If you want to keep backup files of your photos, videos, and other important files stored on multiple computers but have no idea how, then Clickfree’s new backup drive may be the perfect solution for you.
Review: Samsung N220 With Optus Mobile Broadband The Samsung N220 is a netbook that is exclusively available to Optus users. Its built-in 3G quad-band module allows you connect to the Internet wirelessly, while its 6-cell battery provides enough juice to last half a day.
Acer 18.4-inch Notebook A Multimedia Monster Forget about bringing the Acer 8943G anywhere, this 18.4-incher is designed to replace your desktop and provide you with a great personal home theatre experience anytime.
An HP Mini Netbook That Keeps On Going The HP Mini 5102 is a netbook that comes with a 10-inch touchscreen, a long-lasting battery life, and features that can simplify some tasks. The only problem is that it takes a long time to set this netbook up.
3G Wireless Router Shrinks In Size The NetComm MyZone is a credit card-sized 3G router that allows up to 10 users to connect to the Internet wirelessly. It is thin, small, mobile, and can last for up to six hours.
AOC Monitor Provides Wide Viewing Angles The AOC IF23 is aimed at professional graphic artists or enthusiasts who want a bright and crisp display that has wide viewing angles.
Lenovo X100e For Business Travellers Aimed at business users, the Lenovo ThinkPad X100 is an ultraportable and affordable notebook that has more grunt than your average netbook.
Powerful Fujitsu Notebook Good For Home Office The Fujitsu E780 is a solid notebook that can replace your desktop with its bright and crisp screen, good speaker output, and powerful specifications.
HP Notebook A Multimedia Powerhouse The new HP Pavilion dv7 promises faster running programs, noteworthy graphics, quality audio, and even has enough hard drive space to store your music, videos, photos, and games. Just make sure you are prepared to lug a notebook that weighs 3.52kg.
Olin Wireless Charger Very Limited Following our review on the new Uniden Power Pad last week, we were curious to see how the new Olin Wireless Charger For iPhone would compare.
$799 Medion PC Faster Than Ever Before At SmartHouse we go through a lot of PC related gear. So when Intel recently introduced their new i3, i5, and i7 processors, I was intrigued as to how effective this technology would be on a simple desktop PC.
New Samsung LED Notebook Delivers The Samsung R580 is a stylish notebook that uses the latest hardware, comes with a lot of support-based software, and will last for hours with its battery-saving features.
Lenovo ThinkPad Edge An Affordable Option The Lenovo ThinkPad Edge is aimed at business users who want a notebook that is portable, easy to use and affordable. For $999, this 13-incher offers good performance, various connectivity options, and has features that will help you preserve important data files.
$799 Medion Notebook Perfect For The Home Office Aldi and Medion have started 2010 with a bang as they launch a 17.3-inch notebook that is perfect for home offices. It can handle office applications without slowing down and can even entertain you with its large screen and loud speakers.
Crest Powerdock Charges Four Devices If you play with your PSP while on the train, listen to your iPod in the office, and use your mobile to call your friends, then there is a possibility that you have to charge them all at the same time. Instead of plugging three chargers at the same time, why not use a single dock that can charge up to four devices at once?