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Drinking From Kogan’s Automatic Espresso Machine

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12:30PM January 25, 2011 | Nick Broughall

It was a bit of a surprise when Ruslan Kogan decided to enter the home appliance market late last year. But there’s something appealing about a $449 automatic espresso machine, so despite a lack of true barista skills, we got one in to caffeinate ourselves over the past month. The good news is that it works pretty well! More »


Mobile

Lightning Review: Isaiah Mustafa’s Windows Phone 7 Walkthrough

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12:44PM October 22, 2010 | Nick Broughall

The other night Mr Old Spice Guy himself, Isaiah Mustafa, gave me a run through of Windows Phone 7. Here’s what I thought of his performance. More »


Lightning Review: Kogan Internet DAB+ Radio

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5:03PM September 10, 2010 | Nick Broughall

There aren’t too many people out there who’d want a dedicated DAB+ radio that did nothing other than receive digital radio broadcasts. But a combo device like Kogan’s that supports Internet and FM radio, plus has an iPod dock built in and streams your music collection over Wi-Fi? That’s a product people might want to buy… More »


Lightning Review: Uniden Wireless Charger

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11:42AM March 26, 2010 | Nick Broughall

Lightning Review: Olin Wireless Nintendo DS Lite Charger

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10:00AM December 21, 2009 | Nick Broughall

The Gadget: The Olin wireless Nintendo DS Lite charger. More »


Cameras

Lightning Review: JVC PICSIO Video Camera

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1:30PM November 12, 2009 | Nick Broughall

Compact HD video cameras are all the rage at the moment, and JVC’s entry, the PICSIO GC-FM1, promises 1080p recording, image stabilisation and 8MP still photos from a small, shiny device. More »


Lightning Review: Livespeakr iPod Dock

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11:12AM September 11, 2009 | Nick Broughall

The Gadget: The Livespeakr iPod/iPhone dock, which twists and contorts to support your device in either portrait or landscape mode. More »


Lightning Review: Jamo A405HCS5 Home Theatre Speakers

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10:30AM August 12, 2009 | Nick Broughall

The Gadget: Jamo’s A405HCS5 5.1 home theatre speaker system. More »


Software

iDisk iPhone App Lightning Review: Halfway There

5:20AM July 31, 2009 | Matt Buchanan

Apple’s free iDisk app has potential to make that $US60 a year for MobileMe even more worthwhile, but for now it’s little more than a fancy file viewer with mediocre management capabilities. More »


Lightning Review: Dexim AV Dock

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2:25PM July 6, 2009 | Nick Broughall

The Gadget: The Dexim AV Dock, which lets you watch videos stored on your iPod or iPhone on a TV. More »