Computing

Kinect Is Going To Watch How You Browse, Not Just What You Buy

There are endless metrics a store has access to when it comes to when, what and who is buying merchandise. But, surprisingly, there’s not a heck of a lot of data on why a customer decides not to buy something. So Fujitsu is hoping its new Kinect-based research tool provides more insight into how customers browse, and why they may decide against a purchase.


IBM’s Watson Supercomputer Got A Job At An Australian Bank

The world’s most advanced thinking supercomputer has wiped the floor with the world’s greatest Jeopardy! champions, IBM’s Watson wanted a new challenge, so now it will be advising people how to invest their money over at ANZ Bank.


Watch Leap Motion Turn A Windows 8 Rig Into A Futuristic Dream Machine

We’ve already seen what the Leap Motion can do in apps that support it, but it stands to make your everyday OS-level boredom into a futuristic gesture-controlled wonderland too. This new video shows exactly what kind of applications you can look forward to on your Windows 8 machine, at it seems at least as cool as touch.


Microsoft Surface Pro Review: Too Much Future?

The Microsoft Surface was the biggest new tech of 2012. Its first iteration — Surface RT, a confusingly named and marketed tablet-with-a-keyboard — bombed. Pretty hard. So why believe in the full-powered Surface Pro? Simple. It’s a braver and more divergent take on the laptop-tablet convergence than anyone else has risked so far.


Surface Pro Finally Gets Australian Price And Release Date

So now that the whole world has had its way with the Surface Pro tablet, Microsoft is finally gearing up to release the tablet in Australia. We have the pricing and release dates right here. When can you get your mits on it?


What Does An Australian Mass Murderer Want In His Cell?

No, it’s not the start of a joke, nor is the answer a file, a small spoon or a poster of Rita Hayworth. What Australian mass murderer Julian Knight wants in his cell right now is access to a computer and a PlayStation gaming console.


Razer Edge Review: So Heavy, So Expensive, So Awesome

A gaming laptop in a tablet. It’s a thought experiment that raises a whole host of questions: Is that even possible? Can it possibly be good? Would anyone even want it if it were? How much does it cost? The Razer Edge’s answers translate roughly to “Yes!”, “Sort of”, “Maybe?” and “Erm, you better sit down.”