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Fitmodo: Under Armour39 Performance Tracker Review
I know what you’re thinking and no, this is not another sportswear company entering the wearable tech arena to cash in on all of you suckers. This is different, and that’s a good thing. It’s not an activity tracker, like a FuelBand or Fitbit, but an electronic performance aide that tells you how hard you’re working when you’re working it out.
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.
Fitbit Flex Review: Peer Pressure Sucks
Fitbit’s One is arguably one of the best activity trackers available today, and yet less than seven months since it hit the street, Fitbit has decided that a stripped-down version worn on the wrist was something the market has been clamouring for. Back in ’77, Bert Lance first uttered the immortal phrase “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” There’s a reason we still say it today.
M3X Triton Review: A Svelt Tactical LED Torch
D-batteries haven’t been in your stereo since the late 1980s, so why are they still in your torch? It’s the 21st century, our batteries are smaller and our bulbs are brighter. So stop lugging around that unwieldy hunk of aluminium (no matter how tough it makes you feel) and pick up this 1000-lumen submersible spotlight.
Iron Man 3 Review: More Human, Less Soul
The third Iron Man could have been one of two movies. It could have gone on a light and self-referential victory lap of the Ocean’s Thirteen variety. Or it could have decided that after two outings — one great, the other basically good enough — we had enough foundation with the characters to really dig in. Either might have worked, but it tried to be both. And didn’t quite pull it off.
Sony Xperia ZL Review: Behind The Curve Everywhere It Counts
Sony’s Xperia Z and ZL, were the two most exciting smartphones at this past January’s Consumer Electronics Show. But that feels like years ago now, and with the HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S4 now on the scene, it takes a lot more to be a top-tier device.
Oculus Rift Australian Hands-On: Someone Get Me A Bucket
Your fearless editor is today nursing a bucket and some herbal tea, because yesterday I went a round with the Oculus Rift gaming headset. Sure, it’s a whole lot of future that you can strap to your goddamn head, but it might just be too much future, too fast and now I need a lie-down.
HP ENVY x2 Gizmodo Reader Review: Melissa Lawton, Not-For-Profit Sector Executive Officer
Melissa Lawton is a Queensland professional working with The Fitzroy Basin Elders Committee Inc., a voluntary coalition of Aboriginal Elders and Traditional Owners collectively committed to improving the natural and cultural environment of Central Queensland. She’s one of three winners in our recent HP ENVY x2 competition and has enjoyed her new HP Windows 8 convertible for a week now. This is her road test experience…
