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In my experience, smart home tech has ultimately ended up being underwhelming. Sure I can tell my smart speaker to turn off my lights, but I can also flick a switch, easy enough. Maybe Apple's renewed focus on the smart home will change that perception. The company has announced a new smart home hub called the HomeView, alongside updates to the HomePod and Apple TV 4K. All the new products are built around the improved Siri AI that made its way to us in the most recent version of iOS.

Smartphone cameras are good enough now that you can create really engaging social media videos without too much thought. The biggest challenge is trying to capture high quality audio. While wireless microphones are all the rage, Sony has taken a slightly different approach with its ECM-AX10. It's the world's first Eclipsa Audio-certified mic for smartphones, and it's designed to help you capture spatial audio on your phone.

Now that I've spent a bit of time with a dash cam installed in my car, I don't think I'd ever want to hit the road without one. While I haven't had any issues myself, just having that safety net if something were to happen is worth it. Navman has the research to back it up as well. According to a new survey commissioned by the company, almost half (48%) of Gen Z drivers have found it difficult to prove they weren't at fault after a car accident. That's more than any other age group.

OPPO's next flagship smartphone is coming, and it's going to lean pretty heavily on the camera. The company has confirmed that it will announce the Find X10 Series at an event in Spain on 21 October, built to be a "Hasselblad True-to-Life Camera". OPPO is claiming two firsts here. The Find X10 Pro Max uses a triple 200MP camera system, putting 200MP sensors on the ultra-wide, main and telephoto cameras. The regular Find X10 gets a dual 200MP setup, also co-developed with Hasselblad.

Last month Motorola announced it had signed a multi-year partnership with Bang & Olufsen to bring B&O's audio expertise to its lineup of products. My first question on hearing the news was whether this would replace the ongoing partnership Moto has had with Bose for the past couple of years. So I asked. And the answer is no. From Motorola: "Motorola remains committed to all our partnerships, including Bose.

2026 WEARABLES TESTED IN AUSTRALIA VITUREWearables VITURE Pro 2 An impressive 146-inch private screen at 63 grams, built for movies first. Virtual screen 146 inches Display Sony Micro-OLED Field of view 50° Weight 63g TVs in 2026 get pretty big. 130 inches is entirely possible, though you'll pay a lot of money for the experience. But thanks to physics, sometimes to get a bigger screen, you actually need to go smaller.

2026 WEARABLES TESTED IN AUSTRALIA SamsungSmartwatch Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra2 Slimmer, brighter and easier to wear overnight than the original, held back by a two-hour charge and Android-only support. Display 1.5″ Super AMOLED, 5,000 nits Battery life Up to 60 hours Water resistance 10 ATM, IP69K Weight 61.5g The original Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra was a beast of a smartwatch. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, but it’s not always a good thing either.

Amazon's Kindle Colorsoft Scribe is comfortably the best eReader I've ever used, but it costs a fortune. So it's good to see the company keeping its more affordable models up to date, with refreshes across the Kindle, Kindle Paperwhite and Kindle Colorsoft lineups. All three get a thinner, lighter body and a flush-front display, with no raised border around the screen. Amazon says its reverse stack display construction is a first for e-readers.

The never-ending rollout of robot vacuum improvements continues, with Dreame expanding its range of robot vacuums in Australia with features like steam mopping, dual-jointed extendable arms and the ability to climb steps up to 10 cm in height. Four models make up the launch. The Aqua20 Ultra Roller and X60 Ultra Extreme lead the range, with the L60 Ultra and L60 Ultra AE sitting below them on price. We first saw these vacuums announced at IFA, and now we have all the Australian details.

2026 HOME THEATRE TESTED IN AUSTRALIA TCLSoundbars TCL A65K A slim, affordable Atmos soundbar that suits small rooms, but surround is modest. Channels 3.1.2, 9 drivers Power 460W Depth 50mm Connectivity eARC, Bluetooth 5.3, USB My preference for big screen TVs is to have them wall mounted, but sometimes that’s not always possible. You never really know what a TV stand is going to look like until you open the box, though.