Games
Niantic and Nintendo want Aussies to help test the new Pikmin AR game
Pssst! We were the first to get Pokemon Go, and now the augmented reality Pikmin game is going to test here before the rest of the world too!
Seamus Byrne
Founder and Head of Content at Byteside. Brings two decades of experience covering tech, digital culture, and their impacts on society.
AI and avoiding digital phrenology
Giving AI too much credit is a big issue that needs to be considered in the mix of how we improve the ethical structures around its use. If it isn’t as good as we’re told it is, why is it allowed to play such a big role in parts of our lives?
Technology
HyperX Quadcast S review: crazy good for something with screamy RGBs
Don't be fooled by its gamercore RGB styles. This microphone is serious – a great choice, just use it with care to get it working just right.
Bits (podcast) and pieces
My new Bits podcast is now four weeks old. If you haven’t checked it out yet, please do! I’m feeling more in touch with the daily tech news world just by making it. I hope listeners feel the same. Eight headlines every morning of the week in under
Networks
D-Link COVR AX1800 review: Wi-Fi 6 mesh networking is easy now
Wi-Fi 6 mesh networking is now easy to get working nicely, and the COVR's extra Ethernet ports on every unit are a boost over competitors.
Security
YubiKey 5C NFC kills the last excuse for not getting serious about security
The Yubikey 5C NFC is the ideal combo that lets your added peace of mind work with practically every modern device.
Technology
Sonos Roam review: the most Sonos experience yet
The Sonos Roam feels like the Sonos equivalent of an overnight sensation (thanks to 16 years of hard work). Buy one. You won't regret it.
Culture
Five times Peter Dutton did shit that would make a GTA scriptwriter blush
Minister Dutton wants to blame games for why there's so much toxic masculinity out there. Here's a bunch of times he was more toxic than GTA.
So polished it's lifeless
The past few weeks watching PM Morrison flounder has been a textbook lesson in how media training has gone so terribly wrong in corporations and politics. The effort to be so good at only ever saying the thing you’re prepared to say – to “never accept the premise of the
Games
Blizzard Arcade Collection trivia giveaway on Twitter Spaces
This Friday at 12.30pm AEDT we're holding a live trivia quiz giveaway session on Twitter Spaces testing your Blizzard games IQ!
Technology
Interview: talking Sonos with Ryan Richards, Director of Product Marketing
With the Sonos Roam portable speaker launching soon, we speak to the Director of Global Product Marketing at Sonos, Ryan Richards.
New Realities
Enhance and augment
In the latest Byteside podcast we talk imaging technologies and interfaces, from Adobe's latest enhancement tech to AR and VR interfaces.