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Sphero, Disney to let you use the force with BB-8 this year

Leigh D. StarkJanuary 8, 2016

When robotics company released Sphero near the end of last year, it was practically a dream come true for any sci-fi nerd who wanted their very own Star Wars robot, but the droid will get even better this year....

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Review: Curvalicious: Samsung OLED TV reviewed

Thomas BartlettNovember 13, 2013

In its first OLED model, Samsung delivers a cutting-edge visual experience from a single TV that, with its clever Multi-View feature, can also provide two entirely separate and very high quality viewing experiences....

Nintendo aims to revitalise gaming with Wii U

Staff writersJune 6, 2012

Around this time last year, Nintendo announced its great plans to revolutionise video gaming and refresh the motion gaming sensation that is the Wii. With 2012 being the year it gets released, the company is now letting us see what we're really in for....

Samsung’s new line-up of TVs is smart and shiny

Leigh D. StarkApril 19, 2012

Panasonic announced a bunch of new TVs and home theatre gear a week ago, and now it's Samsung's turn, with the company talking up features that provide more streaming content and offering free home installation on its premium Series 7 and 8 models....

Is Microsoft looking to bring Kinect to laptops?

Leigh D. StarkJanuary 31, 2012

With a new emphasis on Windows motion-control, rumours are swirling that laptop computers could be the next devices to support Microsoft's motion technology....

Microsoft to bring the power of Kinect to Windows

Leigh D. StarkJanuary 11, 2012

Ever since the Xbox Kinect was released, researchers have been using the technology - hacking it - to make it do more. And now Microsoft aims to give people the...

Samsung ups the entertainment ante: upgradeable TVs, motion control, Super OLED

Leigh D. StarkJanuary 10, 2012

Over in Las Vegas, Samsung took the stage today to make some big announcements in the field of home theatre and entertainment, with some new ideas added to Samsung's lineup....

What we think of the Sony PlayStation Move

Leigh D. StarkSeptember 17, 2010

While Sony has long had motion controls in the PlayStation 3, the thrill of motion gaming similar to that of the Nintendo Wii was absent from Sony's high defini...

Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Kinect gets an early hands-on treatment

Leigh D. StarkSeptember 3, 2010

This week we went hands-on with Microsoft's Kinect, a motion gaming solution previewed just over a year ago as ‘Project Natal’ and scheduled to arrive l...

Microsoft’s Kinect gets priced for Australia

Leigh D. StarkJuly 22, 2010

If the Nintendo Wii and Sony Move are anything to go by, the future of gaming is heading towards total immersion. Microsoft's answer to this is in the form of t...