I was live in studio in Melbourne in the lovely 3AW studios earlier today while my cohost Clinton Maynard broadcast from the local 2UE studios. This week we chatted about the Pax Gaming convention in downtown Melbourne, how to cook a steak, the Microsoft Hololens, Tango update for selected Android phones, the evolution of soundbars, and we […]
Live on 2UE Talking Lifestyle, 30th October 2016
I was live in studio on 2UE earlier today with my cohost Clinton Maynard, and this week we chatted about fitness tracking, technology in education, the Microsoft Surface Studio, heartrate tracking in caps, and we talk with Dr Lan Snell from UTS Business School. Enjoy, and I’ll be back on air on the 6th November! Until […]
Windows 8 Release Date Getting Closer with Consumer Preview Launch
This Wednesday in Barcelona, Microsoft will be releasing their Consumer Preview of Windows 8, giving users a taste of what the latest version of Windows will be offering. Although an exact Windows 8 release date hasn’t been announced, the timing of the beta version, as it is more commonly known, does indicate a possible release […]
Nokia Lumia 800 Windows Mobile Phone in Action
While at the CES this year we had a quick play with the Nokia Lumia 800 Windows mobile phone. Even in that short period of time, we were very impressed with the mobile operating system that Microsoft had developed, and were eager to get a unit for an in-depth look. The Lumia 800 will be […]
Consumer Electronics Show Las Vegas – Reflections on CES 2012
The International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas has come and gone, and left behind a buzz of excitement and expectation for products and platforms that we will begin to see later on this year. A week after returning to Sydney, and with a couple more videos to upload, I thought I’d look back on […]
Ritchie’s Room at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES)!
The 2012 CES is only a few days away and we just wanted to shout out to all our readers that we will be updating this site has much as possible with news from the 2012 tech launch event. We expect to see and share with you some great new releases including the latest Ultrabooks, […]
Consumer Electronics Show 2012 – Looking into the Tech Crystal Ball
For the past year, we’ve had a great time sharing, discussing and responding to you, our readers around the big stories of 2011. Tablets, Ultrabooks, Media Players, iDevices and other categories like photography and home appliances have all had their interesting issues and product releases. So […]
Signs of Things to Come?
Although I haven’t posted a blog in a couple of weeks, I have been watching and considering a lot of the news coming out of the IT sector. In the last couple of weeks a few key events have been reported which in isolation are newsworthy, but when looked at as a group, point to […]
Microsoft Office 2010 – Creating Compelling Content
As a buyer in a retail company, I’m glued to my LCD screen for a large portion of my day. Reading and replying to emails, analysing stock and sales, and creating presentations are all part and parcel of a typical day, in addition to seeing account managers, ordering stock and briefing advertisements. We were lucky […]