In This Issue

FEATURES/REVIEWS

BLU-RAY GUIDE

The latest and best Blu-ray players to bring HD movies home.

FLUSHED WITH SUCCESS

Toilets may not be top of your dinner conversation list, but the humble toilet is increasingly becoming a fashion accessory.

HOT AND BOTHERED WITH HEATERS

With winter here, thoughts turn to hot chocolate, burning logs and bear rugs. We take a look at some stylish new heaters for your home.

MODERN HOME DESIGN

Branko Miletic talks to Carolyn Piggot from Clarendon Homes about the new wave of digital additions to new home builds.

PERSONAL VIDEO RECORDERS

Tech guru Adam Turner test drives all the top digital TV recorders to sort the winners from some surprising big-brand losers.

DIGITAL WIRELESS HEADPHONES

Sennheiser cracks the last link to set your home music free!

THE ULTIMATE HOME PHONE?

B&O’s BeoCom 2 — best phone available, penis substitute, or both? APPLE iPAD Apple’s tablet is out to change the way we receive information in the home, and could revolutionise home automation control.

eBOOK READERS

With the arrival of the iPad, what role now for black-and-white eReaders? We look at Amazon’s Kindle and BeBook’s Neo.

NEWS & IDEAS

SMARTNET NEWS

The latest and smartest new home entertainment products out on the market are showcased in this issue.

PRODUCT NEWS

The latest in home AV, personal entertainment and high-tech gadgetry for you to play with.

GREEN MATTERS

GREEN NEWS

The latest environmental news for your home.

DOWNLOAD DAMAGE

Want to know how much searches and downloading cost the environment? Reading this may change your online habits...

THE BRAVE NEW WORLD OF POWER SAVING

Editor Branko Miletic talks to Clipsal marketing supremo Simon Wehr on the future for power saving in the home, new ideas and new inventions.

HOME INSTALLS HIGH-FIBRE SMART HOME

Who would have thought that Canberra had so much style? Not to mention Australia’s ­first installation using Crestron’s DigitalMedia ­ fibre backbone, allowing full-HD video distribution around the home.

REGULAR COLUMNS

DOWNLOADING

Adam Turner points to an internet awash with media.

GAME REVIEW

Red Dead Redemption — miracle world, or random ride?

DVD REVIEWS

Martin Fripp reviews Avatar, The Hurt Locker and more!

CD REVIEWS

Jez Ford checks out new Gorillaz and old Hendrix.

BLU-RAY REVIEWS

2012 and Forrest Gump get the full-HD treatment.