Joby have been making knobbly-but-nice mini camera tripods for a few years now. Their patent-pending leg design means you’re not restricted to standing your camera on a level surface. You can wrap one or more legs around a branch or [...]

The chaps at Blackbox have been kind enough to let me give away the C18 earphones I just reviewed. You know the drill by now: stick the bits in the form below, and you’re in to win. P.S. The spec page [...]

V Australia have recently joined the list of airlines (Singapore, Thales, Finnair) using Kiwi company Phitek‘s noise cancellation technology for their fleet. If you’re going to chose a noise cancellation product, wouldn’t it be a good plan to choose the one [...]

Just as New Zealand jumps on the TiVo bandwagon, Gizmodo is reporting on the inexorable decline of TiVo subscriptions in the USA. The drop is big enough to take TiVo right back to 2004: Even without this news, TiVo has a [...]

‘Twas the month before Christmas, and all through the web, not a packet was stirring, except for free TiVo on Telecom and free YouTube on Orcon. A while back, I wrote an impassioned post about net neutrality, why it matters, and [...]

The 2009 Mercedes E Class is Jeeves on wheels: an omniscient presence, hovering on the periphery, ready to appear with whatever I desired at precisely the moment I needed it. This scrupulously accurate robotic butler makes its unobtrusive omnipotence felt [...]

On Wednesday morning we covered a few geeky fishing gadgets on TVNZ Breakfast. Full details are below. Feel free to ask any questions or post comments. Click the image to watch the video: Item: Shimano Dendou Maru Electric Reel Price: $1199 Rating: 3 / 5 Info: If you’re [...]

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Stick around, this week is going to be a bit mad. On Tuesday I’m picking up the new E-Class Coupe from Mercedes for a test drive, and swapping it for the sedan on Friday. I’ll be writing a number of [...]

As promised, here’s the second in my series of 2009 Christmas present primers. Who doesn’t like radio controlled gadgets? With a controller in hand, you can become a racing driver, a helicopter pilot, or even a submariner; all in the comfort [...]

It’s November – I’m just as surprised as you are – and you’re starting to scramble for presents for the tech freak in your life. Relax, I’ve got your back. Below is the first in a series of Christmas gift [...]