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Google's move into e-books could be explosive

E-books may have been a niche technology so far, but Google Inc.'s entry into the market could burst the online business wide open.

Protect yourself from ambulatory gadget fixation syndrome

"Hey. Hey. Hey! hey! hey! Look up. Look up. Look up." That's me walking to work on a busy city street, about to get into a head-on with someone whose full attention is on the smart phone or Kindle they're holding close to their face while walking, pa...

A peek at technology, Star Trek style

In the Star Trek movie, the Romulan enemy Nero produces a mug shot of Spock in the hopes of finding him. But it's not just any mug shot. It's the 3-D floating hologram kind, thrown into the air like a ball before halting in mid-air before its onlooke...

Budget ebook reader debuts

Move over, Kindle, a new e-book reader is in town -- and it's coming from a newcomer to the consumer electronics universe. Britain-based Interead is the first company beyond heavyweights Amazon and Sony to offer both a hardware reader and a sales pip...

The 10 best movies to show off your home theatre

After you're lucky enough to pull together the moola to buy the components of a great home theater, you know you'll want to demonstrate its finer points to your buddies.

Star Trek tech we use today (almost)

For the past four decades, Star Trek has been influencing and predicting new gadgets and technologies. How close are we to Trek-inspired phasers, tricorders, and invisibility cloaks?

The new Kindle DX is bigger, but is it better?

If the excitement leading up to the introduction of the Kindle DX is any indication, you'd think Amazon would have the e-book market wrapped up and ready to deliver with a tidy pink bow.

Unconventional gift ideas for Mother's Day

Bath robes, gift hampers, chocolates, slippers, Sex & the City box sets -- if you've bought all these things for your mum on previous Mother's Days, you're probably running out of conventional gift ideas. But there's no reason to panic just yet. Ther...

A look at the new Foxtel.com.au

New Foxtel Web site offers full-screen video clips, remote recording and a comprehensive electronic program guide

LG's 2009 plasma television range

New LG plasma televisions include internal hard drives for recording TV shows.

The top 10 coolest projectors

The 10 most interesting projectors available.

7 free apps and services for sharing and managing music

Boost your audio experience with the free MixTape.me, Mojo, SharePod, and TuneUp, among other downloads and services -- whether you use iTunes or not.