Stories by Keith Shaw

Olympic venues via Google Earth

Get the Google-eyed view of the main Beijing Olympic sites

Is the PS3 finally the world's best console?

Sony launched the PlayStation 3 (PS3) a year and a half ago, but Nintendo and Microsoft, with the Wii and Xbox 360 respectively, appear to have the bragging rights in the console market.

Can you stop the iPhone now, IT?

One of my initial thoughts after hearing about the iPhone 3G was, "Hmmm, I wonder how the enterprise is going to keep this device out of the office." Last year, the checklist of reasons why IT shouldn't support it was pretty long, but Apple appears t...

Aerosmith gets its own Guitar Hero game

Aerosmith becomes video game guitar heroes

Everyone's got iPhone and Android envy

Two notable trends emerged from last week's <a href="http://www.mobileworldcongress.com">Mobile World Congress</a> 2008 show in Barcelona (no, I didn't get to go). First, manufacturers are coming out with iPhone-like touch-screen devices, and second,...

Review: HP MediaSmart Server

The scoop: HP MediaSmart Server, by HP, starts at US$600 (AU$687) (costs vary depending on storage capacity chosen).

Apple at MacWorld: No home runs, but solid hits

January is the best time of the year for gadget nuts: During the first week we get the madness of the Consumer Electronics Show, and that's closely followed by MacWorld, at which Steve Jobs and crew get up and try to outshine CES and gather all of th...

Hottest gadgets from MacWorld 2008

Quick looks at the coolest new devices for the Apple fans in your life.

CES - Another batch of gadgets

Just when you've figured out the settings on your latest smart phone, digital camera or GPS device from last holiday, along comes this week's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas with a whole new batch of electronic goodies to get you ready f...

Pleo: The robot you'll love

<b>The scoop:</b> Pleo, by Ugobe, about US$350

Nokia impresses with latest Internet Tablet

<b>The scoop:</b> N800 Internet Tablet, by Nokia, about US$400.

CTIA - Cool Tools

Cell phones and other flashy wireless devices took center stage at the CTIA Wireless 2007 show, but there was still plenty of cool stuff for enterprises and business users. Here's

Zing challenges iPod

Even cool guys like me can't get the scoop on everything before a Demo show; there are some latecomers that show up and knock 'em out of the park with the "ooh" factor. That's why we go to the show -- to make sure we find out about them. Here's two m...

Look before you click

Like several other Internet Explorer toolbars, the Viewpoint bar is a plug-in that helps you quickly search for items on the Web using Yahoo as a search engine.

Archos Pocket Video Recorder

The AV420 combines the features of a digital audio player such as Apple Computer's iPod, video recorder features such as the TiVo's, and a large handheld hard drive for storing digital photos and other files. The device comes with a docking station t...