ifa 2013

  • Samsung Galaxy Gear Australian Hands-On: The Maxwell Smart-Watch

    Luke Hopewell

    Samsung has gone all in for this year’s IFA tech fair in Berlin, Germany, releasing not one, but three great new mobile devices, including the long-awaited Galaxy Gear smartwatch. We’ve been hands (wrists?) on with the newest smartwatch on the wearable scene, and it’s straight-up gorgeous. Calling all Maxwell Smart-wannabes!

  • What The Hell Is A Sonic Chair And Why Do I Love It So Much?

    lukehopewell

    Imagine, if you will, the geekiest chair imaginable. It’d have to be comfortable and stylish like a regular chair, but come packed with cool tech to keep you entertained while you sat in it like speakers, a tablet dock and even virtual-reality goggles for watching stuff. Turns out, that chair is real: meet the Sonic…

  • Qualcomm Toq Hands-On: This Is Way Better Than The Galaxy Gear

    Qualcomm Toq Hands-On: This Is Way Better Than The Galaxy Gear

    Gizmodo International

    Disregarding my opinion that smartwatches (unless they’re the Pebble, or something as intuitive and elegantly-executed) can all be tossed in a skip and set on fire, I’m actually really impressed after a brief play with the Qualcomm Toq (pronounced “talk”, not “toc”). Dubbed “the anti-Galaxy Gear” (by us), such is the stripped-down nature of what’s…