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Smart toys gift guide: five ways to educate and entertain with tech

Smart toys gift guide: five ways to educate and entertain with tech

Here are five toys you can give the children in your life this Christmas to help develop the skills they need to take on the world.

  • by Alice Clarke

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Motiv smart ring review: tiny activity tracker doesn't miss a beat
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Motiv smart ring review: tiny activity tracker doesn't miss a beat

Comfortable and hardy enough to wear while sleeping, swimming in the ocean or lifting weights, this smart ring is a great alternative to wrist-based trackers.

  • by Krishan Sharma
Telstra's $129 Android tablet is surprisingly usable

Telstra's $129 Android tablet is surprisingly usable

It's not for everyone, but Telstra's latest budget tablet punches above its weight thanks to Google's lightweight Android Go.

  • by Adam Turner
The very best headphones for exercising

The very best headphones for exercising

We take more than a dozen sets of wireless earbuds out on the track to find out which can keep up.

  • by Alice Clarke
TicPods Free review: AirPods for everybody

TicPods Free review: AirPods for everybody

With a design similar to Apple's but also noise cancelling, Android compatibility and a lower price, the TicPods are an excellent alternative.

  • by Tim Biggs
Avengers Hero Kit teaches kids to code with Marvel superheroes

Avengers Hero Kit teaches kids to code with Marvel superheroes

It's a big ask at $249, but LittleBits' latest creation is a complex teaching tool that's also a really fun interactive toy.

  • by Alice Clarke
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Tech to help you run: what the experts use

Tech to help you run: what the experts use

What's useful, and what's just hype? And how much tech is too much when you're running?

  • by Alice Clarke
Zungle's smart sunglasses are not incredibly bright

Zungle's smart sunglasses are not incredibly bright

Chunky sunglasses with bone conduction speakers built in, the V2 Viper is a good idea but not very easy to recommend.

  • by Adam Turner
Jabra's Elite 65t are truly comfortable 'truly wireless' earbuds
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Jabra's Elite 65t are truly comfortable 'truly wireless' earbuds

With great battery life, sound superior to Apple's AirPods and a light, comfy design, these are wireless buds you could actually wear for hours.

  • by Peter Wells
Anki Vector review: cute home robot's a good pet, not a great help
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Anki Vector review: cute home robot's a good pet, not a great help

With more personality than brains, Vector can recognise your face and voice and he rolls around the home.

  • by Cynthia Karena
Apple sets date to unveil major iPad and MacBook overhauls
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Apple sets date to unveil major iPad and MacBook overhauls

Apple will hold a product announcement in New York on October 30, likely to unveil new iPads and Mac computers.