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Peter Wells

Peter Wells works at UNSW Australia and is a technology commentator in his spare time. He is an award-winning journalist who currently appears on the Daily Tech News Show.

A physical photo. What next?

HP sprocket printer: tiny picture, big fun

The HP Sprocket is about the size of a deck of cards, and can print photographs that are 5cm by 7.6cm, using purpose-built 'Zink' paper. The clever trick is there is no ink involved: the printer uses thermographic technology to create the images, making the unit clean and quiet to operate.

The tiny MacBook is finally giving its bigger siblings a run for their money.

MacBook chapter III just gets better

The third generation MacBook is the first in the line-up to tempt me away from a MacBook Pro, and the first to really feel like the successor to the MacBook Air, as an ultraportable computer without many compromises.

Built for serious athletes.

TomTom's smart watch is for runners only

There's a certain charm to the chunky design of the TomTom Spark Cardio + Music watch. It looks more like a Soviet era throwback than a modern smartwatch, with its utilitarian rubber band, monochrome screen and giant flat button below the display, there to navigate the equally sparse user interface.

Apple's HomePod attracted the biggest crowd at the WWDC hands-on area.

iPads and HomePods impress as Macs play catch up

After a marathon set of announcements this morning, Apple invited press into a hands-on area for a brief play with their new Macs, iPads and the much hyped HomePod, Apple's take on the multi-room speaker.