Computer Speaker News

What's so good about a small IQ?

Saturday October 17, 2009
It's the Toyota micro car that answers many of today's tricky questions €” but Australian customers may never get to drive it, writes JEZ SPINKS.

Head to head Subaru Impreza 2.0R Hatch V Suzuki SX4 AWD

Saturday July 18, 2009
Off-road looks, roof rails, climate control air-con, trip computer, eight-speaker single-CD audio, 16-inch steel wheels, switchable all-wheel-drive, no cruise control.

Court Orders That Need An Expiry Date

Saturday November 15, 2008
The last time my editor sent me to the local courts in Liverpool Street, I heard no more than muffled grunts from the distant magistrate via a tinny little speaker next to useless for conveying his words to the straining reporters down the back.

The Man Who Fell To Earth

Friday October 31, 2008
Nine years after he was arrested on cocaine charges, former solicitor Andrew Fraser has reinvented himself as a public speaker and bestselling author, writes Peter Wilmoth.

Naked Eye

Sunday October 19, 2008
TIM GARTRELL was a normal bloke in an abnormal job, Labor elder John Faulkner said of the ALP's departing top strategist at a swish function in Canberra on Thursday night. Faulkner - a po-faced senator who transforms into a witting and entertaining after-dinner speaker - placed the outgoing national secretary in Labor's history books as one of its best strategists and advisers. Faulkner reckoned Gartrell was an oddity in the Labor Party - he knew less about sport than any man, woman or child in ...

Speak And Ye Shall Find

Monday September 29, 2008
Finding a high-quality sound system for your computer isn't as simple as you might think, as Dan Kaufman reports. JBL SPOT Price $199.95 Rating 3 www.jbl.com BOSE COMPUTER MUSICMONITOR Price $499 Rating 5 www.bose.com.au HARMON KARDON SOUNDSTICKS II Price $299.95 Rating 4 www.harmankardon.com CREATIVE I-TRIGUE 3400 Price $149.95 Rating 2.5 www.au.creative.com

Man In A Million Has Pride Of Place

Saturday August 16, 2008
THE best and most memorable moment of the Olympics so far? I thought it came during the stupendous opening ceremony, right at the end of the section in which seemingly 10,000 Chinese were in those pop-up boxes - though none of us was sure if they were computer driven or had humans inside. I loved the moment when, just before they all popped up, one bloke couldn't wait and came out a second before everyone else, looked around, and popped back down. Oh, the humanity! It was the imperfection that ...

Moveable Feast

Thursday May 15, 2008
Mike Wilcox puts some mini MP3 players through their paces. Apple iPod Shuffle (2GB) $89 apple.com.au 3/5.5 Creative Zen Stone Plus with speaker (2GB) $119.95 creative.com 3/5 SanDisk Sansa Express (2GB) $110 sandisk.com.au 3/5.5 Samsung YP-U3 (2GB) $119 www.samsung.com.au 3/5

Poll Result An Each-way Win For Market

Sunday November 18, 2007
SURELY there has to be some way of making money out of this election, apart from passing Go and collecting your tax cut, child-care rebate, home savings tax break and a computer for the kids.

Republicans Cry Foul Over Sex Scandal

Saturday October 7, 2006
DENNIS HASTERT, the besieged Republican Speaker of the US House of Representatives, has accepted responsibility for the scandal involving the disgraced former congressman Mark Foley, who sent sexually explicit emails to young interns.

Liberals Jostle To Tidy Up The House

Friday October 15, 2004
The plum job of Speaker has become the hottest Coalition contest since the election. At least five Liberal MPs are considering putting up their hands.

Military Keyed Up For Computer Weapons Training

Saturday August 9, 2003
IT IS combat training for generation X. The latest military technology installed at Williamtown RAAF base has exchanged live bullets and bombs for the air-conditioned comfort of an indoor computer shooting system.

Walking That Fine Line Between Anger And Doormat-dom

Monday March 10, 2003
I've decided he's a geek. A computer nerd of the worst kind. A man of node and mouse, who's loaded but probably still lives at home with his dad.

Computer Society Heads Down The Coast

Tuesday March 4, 2003
New technology will go under the microscope at next month's Australian Computer Society conference, writes Jenny Sinclair.

Space - Still A Frontier

Tuesday June 11, 2002
Q How much disk space do I really have? When I right-click on the C: drive icon and select Properties, it says that I have used 8.6GB on my computer. But when I go into C: drive, highlight everything in it, and then click on Properties, it indicates that I have used up only 5.6GB. How do I tell h

Children's Bedrooms No Place For Tv Or Computers, Expert Warns

Thursday March 21, 2002
Young children should not be allowed to have a television or computer in their bedroom, a media expert said yesterday.

Repetez Apres Moi

Saturday March 2, 2002
Let your computer teach you French, writes Rose Vines.

What Are You Lookin' At?

Saturday January 13, 2001
Smart minds are working on the gadgets of the future - but when will they develop a kick-proof computer?

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