Gadgets
YubiKey 5 review: do you need a USB dongle to keep your accounts safe?
More secure than getting authentication keys sent to your phone via SMS, the YubiKey becomes more appealing the more likely you are to be targeted by hackers.
- by Adam Turner
Latest
What to do with those pointless little gadgets you got for Christmas
Here’s a list of less-than-useful tech gifts that were doing the rounds last year, and what to do if a well-meaning relative gave you one.
- by Alice Clarke
Home tech
Sensibo Sky review: connect your old air conditioner to the internet
Giving your dumb air conditioner a smart makeover, Sensibo Sky is an easy and affordable way to bring your home into the modern age this summer.
- by Adam Turner
Bushfires
The apps you need to stay safe this summer
Here is your cheat sheet of tech, apps and practical advice to be prepared for the worst of what summer has to offer, while enjoying the best.
- by Alice Clarke
Crime
A glitter bomb video was shared by millions. But some of it was staged
The NASA engineer who constructed a glitter shooting, fart-smell-spraying device to get back at porch pirates has admitted at least some of the video was partially staged.
- by Amy B Wang & Cleve R. Wootson Jr
Crime
Thieves stole a package from an engineer - so he created a trap using glitter and fart spray
After having two packages stolen, a former NASA engineer who runs a popular YouTube channel started thinking about how he could apprehend the thieves.
- by Amy B Wang
Personal translator device brings us a step closer to Star Trek
Working offline so you don't have to rely on Google, ili is like a speaking travel dictionary and phrase book.
- by Cynthia Karena
Opinion
Opinion
I was a gadget grinch ... until I got a smart speaker
Maybe these smart devices aren’t destroying humanity completely.
- by Danny Katz
Budget tech gift guide: five options between $40 and $200
Here are some options for tech-minded folks that won't break the bank.
- by Tim Biggs
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
Gadgets
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