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Heatwave puts strain on Electricity grid

Heatwave puts strain on Electricity grid

Feeling the heat?  Well yes it’s summer so we can expect it to be hot, but with multiple days of plus 40 degree temperatures for Victoria this week you can bet air conditioning systems will be getting a workout.   This means additional strain on the electricity grid so how to energy suppliers cope with the demand and can people[Read More…]

Like racing games? Spend some time with Gran Turismo 6

Like racing games? Spend some time with Gran Turismo 6

When it comes to racing games, the ultimate title for Playstation is Gran Turismo. The franchise has just celebrated it’s 15th year with the launch of Gran Turismo 6 for Playstation 3 and Playstation 4 and it still delivers the most comprehensive and realistic driving experience you’ll find in a video game. GT6 now features a new game engine, over[Read More…]

LG Promises to make Smart TV simple

LG Promises to make Smart TV simple

Smart TV is about to get simple with new technology from LG.   If you think back to early Smart TV sets they were often frustrating and difficult to use, and while there’s definitely been some improvement in this area, LG has just unveiled a new Smart TV platform to be delivered this year. LG are confident that users will[Read More…]

XBox One and Playstation 4 sales figures revealed

XBox One and Playstation 4 sales figures revealed

It’s been quite a few years since we’ve had a real ‘console war’ leading up to Christmas, but that’s exactly what was happening last year with Microsoft’s XBox One and Sony’s Playstation 4 released within a week of each other in November. Both consoles reported good pre-order sales success, however for those who hadn’t pre-ordered PS4 stock was scarce with[Read More…]

Intel 3D camera to bring human senses to computers

Intel 3D camera to bring human senses to computers

At the Consumer electronics show in Las Vegas this week Intel unveiled their efforts to bring more human-like interaction senses to devices in 2014. The world-first and smallest Interegrated 3D depth and 2D camera is the start of a new line of products under the name Intel® RealSense™ technology and will help devices see more like the human eye does. The full[Read More…]