Your forever earbuds: Technics’ superb AZ80
The new Technics AZ80 earbuds exude quality, but as PAT PILCHER discovers, they've got all the bases covered with this leading-class product.
1001 Albums You Must Die Before You Hear: Pornhub’s lamentable long play
MATT KELLY actually listens to the Pornhub XXXmas Album all the way through and instantly regrets it with all his heart.
Samsung’s Galaxy A54 is a mid-range phone with premium features
There's no middle-of-range phone on earth that's 100 percent premium in every way, but PAT PILCHER writes that A54 is better value than most.
Kiwi audio ingenuity: Tex Tone’s Classic Mini Speakers
Our audiophile expert ANDY BAKER soaks in the sonic vibrations emitting from Kiwi rock music icon Tex Houston's new baby-sized speakers.
Intel’s NUC 12 Pro: Good things come in small packages
PAT PILCHER checks out a diminutive "Next Unit of Computing" box of goodness that's so clever he gives it Witchdoctor's top rating.
Love will tear us apart: Close is a real tearjerker
GARY STEEL cries like a baby through an award-winning film that explores the crumbling relationship between two 13-year-old besties.
Audiophile streaming bliss: Bluesound Node N130 Streamer reviewed
Looking for a music streamer that does everything you need it to do and is genuinely hi-res? PAT PILCHER is wooed by BlueSound's latest.
Sony’s WH-CH520: Budget-friendly headphones with a clever twist
Though their sound won't please audiophiles PAT PILCHER is impressed with the overall quality and features of these nicely priced headphones.
Huawei’s FreeBuds 5i: unbeatable at this price point?
PAT PILCHER auditions the latest earbuds from Huawei and declares them a winner at their very reasonable price point.
Star Wars-influenced gaming headset is a real winner
Sci-fi nerd PAT PILCHER discovers that Logitech's Mandalorian-themed new gaming headset is much more than a mere gimmick.
Sky Pod is good but not great
Seasoned Sky water PAT PILCHER really, really wanted to like the affordable new Sky Pod but found that its issues were deal-breakers.
1001 Albums You Must Die Before You Hear – William Shatner
MATT KELLY for once is completely taken with an album from the original Star Trek actor that's at least as great as it is
National’s farmer-appeasing policies could be catastrophic
PAT PILCHER takes a squiz at National's newly-announced rural policies and finds them both anti-animal welfare and anti-environment.
Here’s a flipping wonder from Oppo
The first of Oppo's foldable phones available on the NZ market is an easy 10/10 rating writes a wildly enthusiastic PAT PILCHER.
PSB Alpha iQ Streaming Powered Speakers: Small but mighty
On the hunt for a pair of small streaming speakers? PAT PILCHER recommends these highly practical and great-sounding beauts
Space waltzing back in time
Musings on a week of listening, watching and the rest of it. This week GARY STEEL reads a couple of entertaining Kiwi music books.
The knows no bounds world of Ryuichi Sakamoto
Ryuichi Sakamoto died a few days ago, though the world only learnt about it today. GARY STEEL with a personal appreciation.
HyperX Stinger 2 gaming ‘phones: boom-boom for buck
PAT PILCHER reviews a pair of nicely priced gaming headphones that are pleasingly light on fiddly features and great all-round.
1001 Albums You Must Die Before You Hear – Le Tigre’s political folly
MATT KELLY actually likes Le Tigre but this pro-Hilary Clinton single is badder than bad: it's actually terrible.
GoPro Hero 11 Black Mini: A Pint Sized Power-House
If you want a GoPro that's of a more diminutive size then the Mini might just do the trick, but PAT PILCHER points out
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