The Best Gadgets: Smart Home, TVs, Health Tech, Phones, Smartwatches
Everything you need to know about the best tech gadgets on the planet. Drones, headphones, TVs, Dyson, GoPro and more.
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Robot Company Will Pay $276k for Your Face — If It’s Friendly Enough
The company that reduced peak Arnold Schwarzenegger to a ghastly golem and brought us the friendly but dimwitted Times Square diarrhoea probe is offering $US200,000 (A$276,778) for your face. Forever. Plus, your voice for free. Ominously, according to the site, a robot version of the winning face should “start its activities” in 2023.
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The HyperX Alloy Origins Core Dumps the Bells and Whistles, and I Respect That
The HyperX Alloy Origins Core is a fairly standard mechanical keyboard for HyperX. The Core in its name, I assume, refers to its single-minded focus on core features. This is in line with the ethos projected by almost every HyperX product – gear that is sturdy and reliable, and eschews frills. It’s this willingness to…
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Apple Will Repair Faulty iPhone 12 and 12 Pro Speakers for Free
If you happen to own an iPhone 12 or 12 Pro and have recently experienced some annoying speaker issues, you may be in luck and eligible for a free Apple repair.
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How to Create and Scan QR Codes on Any Device
The QR code is having an extended moment, given that we’re all still wary of dealing with physical documents, touching surfaces, and generally interacting with the world at large. The switch to digital for everything from tickets to menus has been accelerated, and QR codes are a simple and convenient option for creating shortcuts to…