Lenovo 'upscales' movies, games into VR experience

Lenovo showed off new software at CES 2017 called Entertainment Hub, which can "upscale" regular movies and video games into a VR experience.

Automotive hyberbole at CES 2017

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Car technology is a relatively new addition to CES, but in the last few years automotive companies have slowly been taking over the giant North Hall. In 2017, the takeover was complete.

Robots, TVs and 'hearables' at CES 2017

For years CES has being dominated by technology for the active: fitness trackers, wearables, VR, and Drones. In 2017 they're still all here — drones especially — but most of the buzz is centred around the home.

Everything Samsung announced at CES

Clearer TVs that can masquerade as framed pictures, multitasking washing machines, voice activated fridges and more from the South Korean tech giant.

Little 3SIXT will go full circle

The new Sports Action Camera from Aussie makers 3SIXT (360, geddit?) is a GoPro-esque thing that sells for $99.

The year in smartphones

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The year in smartphones was dominated by two huge controversies from the two biggest players. It was the year the Samsung Note 7 tanked, and Apple's headphone jack disappeared.

Google's Home is where the heart is

Google's latest gadget is an always on, always listening little speaker called Home. It's a cute design, a friendly little blob of a thing that looks like a half finished cartoon character. It's also not available in Australia, if you want one you'll need to have one shipped to you from the US.

Why we still need satnav

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Now we've all got map thingies on our smartphones, why hasn't the stand-alone GPS unit ceased to be necessary?

Review: 2016 MacBook Pro with Touch Bar

It might not be the impossible machine some enthusiasts were hoping for, but the new MacBook Pro is a worthy upgrade.