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Meta Ray-Ban Display review: are smart glasses with a screen finally useful in Australia?

Meta's first smart glasses with a built-in screen and a Neural Band wrist controller are the most genuinely futuristic thing I have worn in 12 years. They also are not officially sold in Australia, cost about $A1,400 to land, and are not the right pair for most readers.

Pip Sanderson11 min read
Black Sony over-ear noise cancelling headphones photographed on a clean white surface
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Sony WH-1000XM6 review: still the best noise-cancelling headphones for Australia?

Sony's sixth-generation flagship lands in Australia at $A699.95 with a new QN3 chip, 12 microphones and a folding hinge. After three weeks, two long-haul flights and a lot of tram time, here is the verdict.

Pip Sanderson10 min read
Apple AirPods Pro earbuds in their charging case on a dark surface
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AirPods Pro 3 review: hearing aid mode and live translation tested in Australia

Pip Sanderson tests Apple's AirPods Pro 3 around Melbourne for a month: TGA-cleared Hearing Aid mode, live translation in 10 languages, and a $30 lift on the Pro 2. The short answer is yes, with caveats.

Pip Sanderson11 min read
Google Pixel smartphone in Obsidian black on a clean light surface, camera bar visible, similar in design to the Pixel 10 Pro XL reviewed
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Google Pixel 10 Pro XL review: the AI camera phone for Australians

Three weeks with Google's biggest Pixel: Tensor G5, Magic Editor, Pro Res Zoom and Gemini all baked in. At $A1,999 for 256GB, it is the AI camera phone Australians should look at first this year.

Pip Sanderson11 min read
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iPhone 17 Pro Max review: is Apple's biggest phone worth $A2,199 in Australia?

Apple's 6.9-inch flagship returns to a heat-forged aluminium unibody, runs the new A19 Pro chip and pushes battery life past a day and a half. At $A2,199 for 256GB at JB Hi-Fi and Apple Australia, the iPhone 17 Pro Max is the best big phone Apple has made.

Pip Sanderson12 min read