Month: June 2026
There are no strangers at my front door — but Ring’s Familiar Faces feature would be better if it weren’t tied to its Pro tier
While I prefer the term “thrifty,” some might call me cheap. I manage expenses pretty closely, which means I don’t typically sign up for subscription services on various smart home devices. But that’s the only way one could experience Ring’s still-in-beta Familiar Faces feature, and it is kind of a…
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Colour me thrilled — the Kindle Colorsoft has dropped below the AU$300 mark for Amazon’s Mid-Year Sale
I’ve tried nearly all the best ereaders available today, including Amazon‘s Kindle Colorsoft, which I’ve found hard to recommend over the Kobo Libra Colour or the Kobo Clara Colour on account of its AU$399 RRP. However, there’s now a AU$100 discount on the Colorsoft that makes it a fabulous colour…
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Amazon’s 2026 Mid-Year just kicked off — these are the best 75+ deals to shop on day 1 of this EOFY shopping extravaganza
Refresh Get notified of updates It’s sale season! What a time to be shopping! Not only are the EOFY 2026 sales going on at nearly every other Aussie retailer, but Amazon has kicked off its annual Mid-Year Sale to coincide and make your tax-time purchases even easier. While you have…
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I put the LG G6 and LG B6 OLED TVs side-by-side, and exploring the nuances of color depth and HDR brightness across the range makes me more certain than the LG C6 is the real star of 2026 — here’s how the flagship and budget OLED tech compares
All of LG’s 2026 OLED TVs have finally launched, and I’ve had the chance to test all three of its major models. The flagship LG G6 earned five stars, as did the mid-range LG C6. I’ve also tested the LG B6 and it’s a very good TV, although not without…
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AMD unveils the $329 Ryzen 7 7700X3D, brings back the 5800X3D for $349
AMD has some new gaming-focused chips for the economy we all live in. Source
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AMD’s new pitch: our old tech is so good you should just keep using it
But for desktop PC gamers, AMD has a different pitch. It’s relaunching three old components alongside a big new promise: you won’t need to buy a new motherboard until 2030. Today, AMD is promising it will keep supporting its AM5 desktop motherboard socket with new Ryzen processors through 2029, which…
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