Stories by Patrick - Page 7

Western Digital's EX4100 NAS offers user-friendly storage and sharing capabilities for homes and small businesses.

Green Mountain Grill sports a Wi-Fi access point and is iPhone controlled. It's an improbable combo, but in use it worked well.

Sony's Smart Watch 3 entices with built-in GPS and a sporty look, catering to the active and stylish with its versatile design.

Ignoring such a public outcry could be seen as a balsy move, or it could highlight just how out of touch with tech mediaworks execs are.

The first crop of Android wear smartwatches were somewhat underwhelming. Since then all things design-wise with Android wear seems to have improved...

Around the world, Governments have introduced laws to encourage people to move to more energy efficient lighting, but Kiwis aren't getting it.

The Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter is a useful gadget that wirelessly beams content to your telly from a Windows phone or Surface Pro.

Strike Alpha's latest phone cradle is a driver's best mate – safe, sturdy, and signal-boosting!.

The Parrot brand is probably best known for its hands free car kits and drones, but I’d say their wireless headphones could soon be bigger than huge.

Google Fi shakes up the industry, potentially outsmarting Apple with its seamless network-switching and cost-effective data plans.

Looking for a solidly built ultrabook light enough to throw into a bag but can handle most game titles? You’d be hard pressed to go past the UX303.

The hardware may be state of the art, the software well designed, but the meat-ware (that’s us) is more often than not both stupid and forgetful.

BitTorrent may be best known for peer-to-peer protocols, but that could be about to change thanks to Maelstrom, a new browser BitTorrent have just put.

Apple's new 12 MacBook redefines portability with its ultra-slim build, set to inspire 2015's tech designs.

Religion aside, I quickly became attached to the BookBook. Where protective cases are a necessary evil, the BookBook ticks all the right boxes.

Samsung generate truckloads of hype when launching new Galaxy devices, but I'd wager that even they weren’t prepared for sheer amount of hype...

Aussie-kiwi dollar parity may be great news for travellers heading across the ditch, but it also raises some big questions about the long term state.

The S6 feels iPhone 6-like. I’m hoping that lawsuits don’t start flying. They’re a distraction from the innovation that the market needs.

Wouldn’t it be a prudent move to attempt to understand why people are seeking alternatives over broadcast TV?.

British TV networks may soon clash with ISPs in court, but with viewers already streaming, will lawsuits turn the tide or just be futile?.

The folks at Samsung knew they needed to lift their game to maintain their position in the market. The first sign of this was the Galaxy Alpha.

The L-355 is a bold move for Epson, completely doing away with costly cartridges. Instead it uses tanks which can be refilled using ink bottles.

The only certainty with the personal computing market is change. Pat Pilcher's review on the Asus TF103C Convertible Tablet.

Amidst all the hype surrounding Samsung Galaxy S6 and HTC’s One M9 launch, some may have missed that Sony launched the Xperia E4, its latest mid-range.