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iRobot Roomba 980 robot vacuum cleaner review

A little luxury that’s become part of the family

Star Wars Death Star Bluetooth levitating rotating speaker review

The most attractive-sounding product of the year is a great stocking-filler

LED Lenser P7R Professional Torch review

Perfect for nocturnal Pokemon hunting and more important things too

Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch

An overpriced companion device that fails to excel at any particular function

Withings Pulse activity tracker (preview)

The Withings Pulse is a small activity tracker that can measure your heart rate

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Best weird, wonderful, amazing, innovative, dumbass things at Computex 2017

One of our favourite things at Computex is the mental weirdness that exemplifies technological evolution.

15 Weirdest Gadgets of the Year

Here are some of the most unique (read: weird and useless) inventions of this year…

The best Japan Robot, gadget and car expo gallery

PC World headed on over to Japan for CEATEC. Here’s a quick round-up of some of the cool and odd things we got to see and try. Expect robots. Of all sizes and persuasions!

Introducing Roving Rachel our techie travel writer

Rachel likes travelling to obscure places and party places alike. She needs her tech to get about and communicate whether its exploring caves, diving with Whale Sharks, rallying across Eastern Europe, partying at South American carnivals, eating insects in Asia, cavorting in fountains in Europe or relaxing in hot mud in South America.

News about gadgets

Mingis on Tech: Self-driving cars, wireless charging -- and Wi-Fi lightbulbs?

Here's why the self-driving car of your dreams is a mirage, at least for the foreseeable future. But an iPhone that charges wirelessly? That might actually happen this year.

News Mar 02
War of the Worlds Episode 4: Oculus Gloves, Android Wear 2.0, Samsung's new battery troubles, and more

Can a new interface tool boost interest in Oculus? Will Android Wear 2.0 get people excited for wearables? Jason Cross and Gordon Ung tackle these and other tech topics.

News Feb 16
Tokyo wants to make Olympic medals from old smartphones

Japan will kick off a drive this week to collect old smartphones and other portable gadgets so that they can be turned into medals for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics.

News Feb 14
Stay on target! Hands-on with Propel's new Star Wars Battle Quads

Eject Red 6! Now you can relive the Battle of Yavin with these collectible fighting Star Wars drones.

News Dec 03
Mingis on Tech: From superfast SSDs to Bluetooth locks and solar shingles

It looks like Apple has the fastest laptop on the market, solar shingles will electrify the market in 2017 and there's lots of holiday shopping options for gadget geeks.

News Nov 03

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Features about gadgets

Where to find the best Australian tech deals for EOFY 2021

2021 EOFY presents lots of opportunity to tech-overhaul your life, with excellent deals to be found on laptops, smartphones, headphones and gadgets.

Features Jun 15
Editor's Choice Awards 2018, Part One - Gadgets

2018 brought with a torrent of new gadgets for us to play with and review - and who doesn’t love a good gadget?

Features Dec 10
Editors' Choice Awards 2017, Part One - Gadgets

Everyone likes a good gadget. Something small and cutting-edge that fits nicely into your pocket or a gap in your lifestyle that you didn’t necessarily realise needed to be filled. Something that catches your eye and goes onto provide a convenience t...

Features Dec 18
Best weird, wonderful, amazing, innovative, dumbass things at Computex 2017

One of our favourite things at Computex is the mental weirdness that exemplifies technological evolution.

Features Jun 05
Japan's pop culture, anime-friendly, J-Pop shrine, Kanda Myojin

Tokyo is home to many fascinating temples and shrines however if you want to visit a shrine with a difference head on over to Akihabara’s Kando Myojin Shrine. Not only is it one of the Shinto religion’s most important temples - and stunningly beautif...

Features Feb 15