Gear·Internet Nest, mesh and forget May 24, 2024 Pat Pilcher Desirous of blinding-fast internet speed and no blind spots in your home? PAT PILCHER thinks Googleโs new Nest Wi-Fi Pro might be the answer. Read More
Thought Piece Chromecast with Google TV – a pint-sized powerhouse June 15, 2022 Pat Pilcher PAT PILCHER's old streaming TV box went to heaven but thankfully, he found a dongle that does a perfect job in 4K. Read on Read More
Fitness Gear·Thought Piece Fitbit Charge 5 REVIEW December 20, 2021 Pat Pilcher The new Fitbit fitness tracker does more and does it better according to the increasingly sweaty gadget guru PAT PILCHER. Read More
Thought Piece Google Nest Wireless Doorbell REVIEW November 2, 2021 Pat Pilcher A digital doorbell with all the bells and whistles might seem a step too far for some, but PAT PILCHER reckons Google's Nest is Read More
Gear·Product News·Smartphones·Thought Piece Seismic shift in smartphone market predicted May 11, 2021 Pat Pilcher Chinese operating system Harmony OS is rumoured to replace Google on popular brands. PAT PILCHER is on the case. Read More
Internet Google vs the Aussies – fright or flight? January 24, 2021 Pat Pilcher There's a shit-fight happening across the Tasman and Web search giant is threatening to pull out of Australia. PAT PILCHER explains. Read More
Gear·Smartphones·Thought Piece Huawei Gets Over Google Ban July 15, 2020 Pat Pilcher PAT PILCHER checks out Huawei's loophole-busting app and declares the embattled Chinese company winner of the first round of political bans. Read More
Gear·News·Smartphones·Thought Piece Trump, Google And Huawei โ What Does It All Mean? May 26, 2019 Pat Pilcher PAT PILCHER smells a rat in the coverage of the Trump/Huawei debacle, and looks to the facts to explain the likely outcome. Read More
How To Get Amazon Prime Video On An Android TV March 27, 2019 Pat Pilcher How To Get Amazon Prime Video On An Android TV Read More
Sound and Vision Casting It All To The Big(ger) Screen With New Chromecast November 19, 2018 Pat Pilcher It's one the least-hyped pieces of hardware recently launched by Google, but does the latest Chromecast's low profile mean it isnโt a good buy? Read More
Gear·Smartphones Google Smarty Pants AI: Good Or Grim? May 17, 2018 Pat Pilcher Googleโs new AI offering can masquerade as a human caller. But is that good, or bad, asks PAT PILCHER. And what are the ramifications? Read More
Fitness Gear RIP Android Wear, Hello Wear OS April 5, 2018 Pat Pilcher Googleโs getting lapped in the smartwatch arena. PAT PILCHER takes the giant ย to task for its lack of innovation with its Android Wear smartwatches Read More
Life·News Government Favours Global Tech Giants In No-tax Deals August 18, 2017 Pat Pilcher PAT PILCHER is angry about international tech companies who get away with paying virtually no tax in New Zealand, and are wierdly given preferential Read More
Gear·Internet·Smartphones·Thought Piece Dumb All Over July 18, 2017 Pat Pilcher Are gadgets making us gullible? Are smartphones making us stupid? Is Google turning our brains to noodles? Long-time technology observer PAT PILCHER on the Read More
Life The Cheese Grater July 4, 2017 Andrew Johnstone ANDREW JOHNSTONE explains why he keeps his cheese grater under the bed. Read More
News·Thought Piece Google under increasing political pressure June 18, 2012 Pat Pilcher Google says thereโs been a big increase in requests from governments to remove politically sensitive content from search results, writes Pat Pilcher Read More