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Doesn't need to be short throw if the viewing distance is 3m. Good optics and zoom are important.

Single origin are better, but don't seem to have reduced in price.

Finally got to the "Installing" stage - it was so much easier when you just had to get the tape volume right

Sharp mid-sized microwave for $98 However most of the bargain weren't - massively overpriced down to moderately overpriced and claiming to…

Bump up to a 5950x in the same board with the same memory - then in 2027 look at a Zen 6 in an AM5 with new RAM The extra processing power…

Officeworks have the Lenovo Idea Tab 11 8/128GB for $248 in their Black Friday sale. JB HiFi similarly. Pen, microSD, and something of a…

In general Australia suffers from qualificationitus - the idea that a piece of paper is somehow required to be an 'expert' on something. In…

There is a clear case to break up Luxottica and not allow any further monopoly building.

Idiotic marketing term for stuff that's not a booth, but instead involves some lumps of hardware that should be interactive, out in the way.

Most of them would likely do this. Certainly Tuya bulbs could be configured to switch colour, delay, switch colour, delay, etc. - which…

Aim for $500 for the phone. No more is needed unless you want to play games on them - and the handhelds have that market really. That way I…

You can get a cheap 1080p projector with Android for $100 from Amazon. Will do the usual streaming in the projector. In a bedroom, where…

Here's the bit I don't understand. The movie industry said that the DVD release used to be a significant revenue source, often ensuring…

People are beginning to realise that the cloud is a poor place to source your data from. The prices are still high, you don't end up…

Sounds like they will need to offer full refunds, at least in Australia. Consumer has the right to not have support arbitrarily pulled.

Zero GST. It's a regressive mess that cannot be justified since its paid from already taxed income only. Generally Flat Income/Corporation…

Powertoys - FancyZones & Find My Mouse help you both keep the windows under control, and find the pointer in the 4K vastness

Which is the higher designation? I'd put them at the level of bodgers - it's the thing holding me back, the inability of them to do the job…

$1198 now I guess they are having 'lowest price guarantee'. fight with someone. Still could be lower given previous deal prices.

What is it with all these "six months at a sane price, then it jumps to silly prices"? It needs a minimum of 12 months validity to be worth…

Its a 4050

Not much, same tech, but I'd be looking for a Strix Point laptop if possible. Drop in replacement, and significantly more capable. Kraken…

Note 8840HS = Hawk Point = rebadged 7840U = 8 x Zen4 cores Have I mentioned how much I hate AMD laptop numbering systems?

Would have expected a Strix Halo at a lower price and higher performance. I guess that that hasn't hit the market yet.

Any ads = Free Its about time all the companies understand this. Together with that their current quality would max out at $10pm.. Frankly…

Got a bunch, but the only issue was on one switching high current, eventually.

Or https://www.kmart.com.au/product/travel-tech-organiser-case-43285549/ which I have and works to keep thumb drives etc, all in one place.

Indeed, these were targeted at 50% price cuts. The MSRP seems to have dropped from $2200 to $1700 recently (as its going EoL for C5). As…

This doubled in price a few years ago, for no readily understandable reason. Take their idea of 'discount' with a bag of salt.

$10 Find a 32x32 one for $10 ....