ON THE COVER
iPAD DOWN UNDER
We love to touch it, and we have to hide it from our colleagues as we get hands on with the first iPads to reach our southern shores...
3D PHOTOGRAPHY
Fujifilm releases a 3D camera with a viewfinder that presents 3D without glasses. An expensive gimmick or a new way to create images? Full review plus a history of 3D imaging...
ASTON MARTIN V8 VANTAGE ROADSTER
Paul Burrows road tests this thoroughly English sports car and finds it makes friends very easily...
AMAZON KINDLE 2
Its book delivery system is incredibly fast, but the Kindle doesn’t much like delivering Australian authors to Australians...
THE LITTLE BITS
ED LINES - the Editor gets an iPad and starts losing sleep
CALL CENTRE - The HTC Desire really is the the best thing since the iPhone; we try Plantronic’s cool Bluetooth earwear; and Motorola brings MotoBlur social networking to Australia
GAMING CORNER - We play with a prebuild of Rockstar Games’ Red Dead Redemption; Metal Gear with 3D glasses and Nintendo 3D without glasses!
STAGING POSTS - Music-making kit including JamHub, a “silent rehearsal room” for up to 11 musicians; plus electronic accordions and Gibson’s free App
SUBSCRIBE & SAVE!- get Geare’s gadget joy delivered direct
THE BIG BITS
LOW VOLTAGE ROCK’N’ROLL
The beat goes on - prepare your paradiddles as Mike Wilcox compares drumming games and controllers across the major consoles...
BEST GAME EVER?
It’s 75 years since Parker Brothers brought Monopoly to the world. But who brought it to Parker Brothers?
COMPACT HI-FI
Systems and single-box solutions to bring BIG sound from small boxes
KAWASAKI 1400GTR
The addition of traction control, linked ABS-equipped brakes and more has made Kawasaki’s 2010- model 1400GTR one of the most exciting new bikes of the year
THE TESTS
PORTABLE DEVICES
- Apple iPad tablet computer
- Nokia N900 touchscreen mobile computer
- Blackberry Pearl 8120 smartphone
- powermonkey eXplorer solar-powered recharger
- Sony Walkman NWZ-A845 portable music/video player
- Amazon Kindle 2 eBook reader
AUDIOVISUAL
- ASUS BR-HD3 wireless HDMI transmission
- DevilSound V2.1 Snowflake USB DAC
- Bush BR20DAB digital radio
- studio beats by dr dre headphones
- Sennheiser OMX 980 portable earphones
- Epoz Aktimate Maxis media-streaming active speakers
- Sonos S5 ZonePlayer streaming music player
- Pure Sensia digital radio/media streamer
- Ravon i231A Nordic iPod-docking table-top radio
- Yamaha MCR-040 CD/DAB+ music system
- Bose SoundDock 10 iPod speaker dock
- Geneva Model L CD/radio/iPod speaker system
- Dali Stile 5.1-channel speaker package
- Focal Dome 5.1 5.1-channel speaker package
- Harman Kardon HS250BG 2.1-channel CD/DVD/iPod system
- Manley Laboratories iTube Stingray valve amplifier
- Sennheiser RS 180/170/160 digital wireless headphones
GAMING
- Nintendo DSi XL portable games console
- Guitar Hero World Tour music game
- Rock Band 2 music game
- Rock Revolution music game
- Ion Drum Rcoker drum controller
- Logitech Wireless drum controller
COMPUTING / SOFTWARE
- Mocal GPS iPhone App
- CoPilot Live GPS iPhone App
- Mobile Foxtel from Telstra mobile TV App for iPhone
- Digislide W3 wireless USB speaker
- TigerText stealth text iPhone App
- VidZone TV PS3 music video streaming
- Focal XS 2.1 desktop audio system
- Logitech Z520 desktop active speakers
AND THE REST...
- B&O BeoCom 2 home phone
- Oakley C SIX Carbon sunglasses
- Vinturi wine aerator wine improver
- DeLonghi Citiz & Milk capsule-based espresso machine
- KaiserBaas PhotoMaker USB slide scanner
- Fujifilm FinePix Real 3D W1 3D camera
- Clarion VZ509A incar multimedia station
- Aston Martin V8 Vantage Roadster sports car
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