One robot rolls, the other reaches far into corners: hot off the heels of Mova’s Z70 Ultra robot with a roller mop, the brand is back with the V70 Ultra Complete, its flagship device with extendable arms.
Extending brushes and mops are used by some robot vacuums to get right into tight spaces, but it’s uncommon to see a robot with both in one unit. That’s likely the inspiration behind the ‘Complete’ part of the Mova V70 Ultra Complete, a robot with multiple extendable components.
Most obvious is its wide-reaching mop arm. Equipped with a spinning mop pad that can apply 15N of pressure, the arm extends to reach out 17cm, while a separate brush arm reaches up to 12cm. Both are designed to clean floors and sweep out dust close to walls, furniture, and other objects robots typically struggle to clean.
Mova’s latest robot uses two arms to reach further into edges and corners. Image: Mova.
Priced at $3,299 in Australia, it’s clear that the Mova V70 Ultra Complete is a high-end appliance. But it’s not solely relying on a couple of arms to do all the heavy lifting.
From a vacuuming standpoint, the robot is one of the most powerful on paper, reaching a 42,000Pa peak suction power. Its included docking station may reduce costs over time, using a bagless design, meaning one less ongoing expense.
Like most premium robot vacuums, the Mova V70 Ultra Complete’s docking station also washes and dries the mops (both the extendable one and the other that remains fixed) between cleaning runs.
Mova also positions its top-of-the-line robot as one capable of moving efficiently through Australian homes, able to clear thresholds and bumps up to 9cm tall.
Out now in Australia, the Mova V70 Ultra Complete is available via Mova’s online store, Amazon, and Harvey Norman. It adds to Mova’s growing local presence, following the recent launch of the N1 window cleaner and a major sponsorship deal with the Essendon AFLW team.
Known for its TVs, projectors and home entertainment systems, Hisense is now in the business of headphones, launching the open-ear HiClips buds in Australia.
Hisense’s $199 wireless clip-on buds adopt a similar design to a form factor that has gradually been gathering steam locally. Australia has also seen recent launches of new Shokz OpenDots and Motorola’s Moto Buds Loop earbuds, with open-ear audio growing in popularity. Less invasive than in-ear headphones while letting you hear what’s happening around you, open-ear formats tend to be popular among runners, cyclists, and outdoorsy types.
“At Hisense, we believe great technology should enhance everyday life, not disconnect us from it,” said Kevin Ke, Managing Director of Hisense ANZ. “HiClips has been purpose-built around that philosophy, combining premium sound with an open-ear design that allows Australians to stay connected to both their content and the world around them.”
Image: Hisense.
Each HiClips bud weighs a svelte 5.5g, with its exterior covered in a soft silicone designed to adapt to different ear shapes. Hisense hasn’t publicly confirmed the driver technology powering the buds, with the product website claiming a “powerful, precise internal speaker design for clearer sound”.
While it’s sometimes tricky to tell which bud goes in which ear at a glance, Hisense’s solution is gyro-sensing technology. Each HiClips bud automatically detects how you put them on your ears and adjusts the audio accordingly.
According to Hisense, the buds last up to 36 hours with the included charging case. Individually, you should get up to 8.5 hours per bud before popping them back in the case.
The HiClips also support wireless connectivity between two devices. So, you can pair them with your phone and a laptop, for example, and quickly switch between them as needed. More customisation, like adjusting settings and gesture control options, is housed in Hisense’s ConnectLife smart home app.
Aussies will be able to get the HiClips from Hisense’s website in four different colours: Vitality Orange, Cloud White, Graphite Blue and Midnight Black.
Apple recently announced its device protection program is getting another tier in Australia, with the local launch of AppleCare One. Aimed at covering multiple devices under the one subscription, is it worth the money?
Distinct from the newly launched Apple Upgrade program in the US, AppleCare One is a new layer to the company’s AppleCare+ device protection subscription service. Launching in Australia on 4 August, the service includes coverage for up to three Apple devices for $29.99 per month.
Sharing the same ‘One’ branding as the Apple One software bundle, the new service includes the same cover as AppleCare+, albeit for multiple devices. Subscribers can access same-day repairs, replacement devices at a lower cost than without a subscription. Battery replacements, if the capacity is below 80 per cent, are free.
Notably, with AppleCare One’s Australian launch, Apple also confirmed that iPads and Apple Watches will be covered for theft or loss under an individual AppleCare+ subscription if the owner chooses the higher-priced tier. Previously, Australians could only access theft and loss cover for iPhones. Other Apple devices, like Macs and AirPods, aren’t covered for theft and loss.
AppleCare+ versus AppleCare One
Individually, covering an iPhone with AppleCare+ starts at $14.49 per month, inclusive of theft and loss protection. An iPad starts at $8.99 per month, while an Apple Watch costs at least $5.99 per month. All up, that’s a monthly cost of $29.47, slightly less than Apple’s new plan.
That’s the starting price of AppleCare+, however. Full cover for an iPhone 17 Pro costs $20.49 per month, for example. You can save a bit of money by forgoing the theft and loss cover, though, which brings the iPhone 17 Pro coverage down to $15.99, while a base iPhone 17 costs $11.49 to cover.
As you’d expect, the more recent and more premium the device, the higher the cost. Without the theft coverage, AppleCare+ costs $6.49 per month for an iPad A16 model, while the monthly cost for a 13-inch iPad Pro M4 increases to $14.99.
Image: Apple.
You can see how much the repairs and device replacement plans cost for each device via Apple’s website, which lists the price of various models.
Another important disclaimer is that service fees apply to any repairs and replacement claims. They’re cheaper with an AppleCare subscription than without, but there’s still a cost involved.
Without coverage, the cost increases and varies per model. Based on Apple’s support site, the current iPhone 17 repair costs (without AppleCare) are as follows:
Battery service: $169
Back glass damage: $269
Rear camera damage: $275
Screen damage: $549
Screen and back glass damage: $699
Other damage: $1,029
Is Apple’s new bundle worth the cost?
As for whether AppleCare One is worth the price, it depends on which devices you have. For Apple’s lower-end iPhones, iPads, and Watches, separate AppleCare+ subscriptions might be more cost-effective.
But if you have the latest and greatest devices, the value of a bundled subscription is more obvious. To use the most extreme example, AppleCare+ with theft and loss coverage for an iPhone 17 Pro Max costs $20.49 per month. Adding $14.99 monthly coverage for a 13-inch iPad Pro M4 already brings the combined cost to $35.48. To go one step further and include a 16-inch MacBook Pro (roughly $20.83 per month), the monthly coverage for all three devices works out to be $56.31.
Apple also offers additional devices beyond AppleCare One’s three-device limit for $8.99 per month for each additional device.
Any device protection program hinges entirely on your needs, though. If you don’t encounter cracked screens or lost devices, and keep liquids well away from your tech, save the money and put it towards something else.
But for accident-prone folks who routinely visit the phone repair shop, there might be merit in a bundled protection plan.
‘What’s old is new again’ feels like an increasingly common philosophy with modern technology. This time, it’s HP harkening back to the 80s with the EliteBoard G1a, a PC built entirely within a portable keyboard from factor.
Although HP’s PC-keyboard hybrid is primarily aimed at enterprise and business use, it’s an interesting design experiment that the company stresses is not meant to replace laptops.
“What we see is that a lot of employees still have, if they have a laptop, they take it to work, they plug it in and treat it as a desktop,” said Neil Westhof, Director Personal Systems, HP Australia & New Zealand. “So what we tried to look at is not to address the mobility factor of that, but address the inefficiency of that type of setup.”
The EliteBoard is much smaller than PCs of old. Image: Chris Button.
But enthusiast-level, the EliteBoard G1a is not. It runs on the AMD Ryzen AI 300 chipset with an integrated Radeon 800M GPU, supporting up to 2TB of storage and 64GB of DDR5 RAM. In Australia, HP’s PC starts at $2,685, although it’s not available as a consumer-level product — only via enterprise sales at this stage.
First look at the HP EliteBoard G1a
HP’s keyboard PC feels nice to type on and ships with a Bluetooth-paired mouse out of the box. The only thing the EliteBoard G1a needs that’s not included is a monitor.
This is where HP’s enterprise vision becomes clearer: the PC can plug into a docking station via USB-C to access external displays, storage, and other peripherals. It’s not as immediately mobile as a laptop, due to requiring something to plug into at any given workstation, but its roughly 700g weight lends itself to easy transport.
Image: Chris Button.
At HP’s launch event, the company showed several potential use cases for the keyboard PC, ranging from office hotdesking, medical stations that could be wheeled between rooms, to hotel kiosks, potentially bypassing other small form factors, like mini PCs.
Also built into the EliteBoard G1a is a set of speakers and a microphone, with the option of a built-in battery that lasts up to four hours when plugged directly into a display, rather than a powered docking station.
Repairability and modularity are part of HP’s push to distinguish its new PC from the ubiquity of laptops. It doesn’t take much time or effort to open up the keyboard, letting you upgrade or replace components as needed.
It’s an officially licensed replica developed using the real Revuelto’s CAD data, along with lots of thoughtful touches.
Made with premium materials and carbon fibre magnetic shift paddles, this wheel feels like a genuine piece of Lamborghini engineering. Even from a quick look and feel, I’m very keen to try the Moza Lamborghini Revuelto wheel with the rest of my sim gear. Time to get behind a Revuelto in Forza Horizon!
As the weather gets colder and our joints start to ache, our thoughts turn to ways to get warm. Now, excluding jumping on a plane and heading to the tropics, we look for gadgets that will warm our world. In my case, a box arrived that months before, in the heat of summer, I agreed to take a look at. Inside were two pink kidney-sized USB-powered devices that turned out to be Stoons hand warmers.
I wrote this article while in chilly Tasmania. It was 6:30 AM, and the temperature was 4 degrees outside. I would soon brave the elements and walk for 60 minutes. But on this occasion, I had a secret weapon: the Stoons hand warmers from Stoov. Unlike the hand warmers you see in supermarkets or at your local chemist, which are chemical, single-use, the Stoons are battery-powered.
Power indicator. Image: Angus Jones.
How do the Stoons hand warmers work?
The Stoons hand warmers are rechargeable, battery-operated, conductive heat devices that reach 58 degrees Celsius to warm your hands. The hand warmers are charged via USB-C, and both will charge in under 5.5 hours with a 15W charger (not supplied). The two hand warmers magnetically hold together for charging, with only one of the warmers having a USB socket. This same socket can also be used as a power outlet to charge your smartphone.
Stoons button. Image: Angus Jones.
The Stoons have three power levels, which can be selected by pressing a single button once to activate; subsequent presses cycle through the three levels. They vibrate at a different frequency with each button press to indicate which setting you are on. The approximate temperatures at each level are 38, 45 and 54 degrees. Respectively, the battery will last up to 10, 7 and 5 hours. At the lowest level, you could go all night with a bit of extra warmth.
Those worried about falling asleep with the heater on don’t need to be concerned, as safety power protocols, overheat protection, and auto-off function are built into the units to give you peace of mind.
Each Stoon measures approximately 10 x 4 cm and is ergonomically designed to fit in the palm of your hand. A handy fabric storage bag is included, as is a USB-C to USB-C charging cable, and each Stoon has a wrist strap so you can let go without having to pocket them. But that’s not a bad idea either.
Stoons box contents. Image: Angus Jones.
As much as you might want to, immediately turning the Stoons to the highest heat level makes them quickly too warm. The mid-level is the sweet spot, and the low level is more around your body temperature. A handy feature is that the Stoons will turn off when you magnetically connect them, which saves you from turning off the two power switches individually.
Back from my walk, the temperature rose to 5 degrees. It’s 18 in the room where I typed this story, but my fingers darted across the keyboard with ease, still glowing from holding the Stoons for an hour. The Stoons are available on the Stoov website for $109 and come with a 30-day money-back guarantee.
With every major brand now launching its new TV range in Australia, we’re currently flat out testing the latest and greatest technology. RGB LED is emerging as a strong competitor to OLED in terms of colour accuracy and picture quality, so it’s an exciting time for TV enthusiasts. While we’re still working our way through some of the major 2026 releases, we’ve updated our recommendations for the best TV in Australia across a range of different categories.
Buying a new TV can be confusing, with all manner of acronyms and buzzwords to decipher. Using our tips, you’ll know exactly what to look for when visiting the shops.
GadgetGuy tests the locally available TV models in Australia, meaning we review what you can buy off the shelf. Sometimes, TVs share similar model numbers to overseas products, which can be confusing when reading reviews from international publications. Differences between Australian and international TVs can be subtle or drastically different. That’s why it’s so important to test and provide local information so you can make an informed decision.
These are the TVs we’ve tested and recommend across different categories and budgets. An OLED doesn’t always suit everyone’s needs, for example, so a Mini LED might be a better choice. Where possible, we recommend multiple models per category, just in case you find one on sale when the other isn’t.
Read on for a glossary of common TV technologies, including RGB LED, OLED, Mini LED, and LED, to help you find the best TV available in Australia.
It used to be that OLED TVs had the best colour, contrast, and viewing angles, but struggled in brightly lit rooms. Historically, OLEDs didn’t produce very bright pictures due to the technology not using backlights. Over the years, TV brands have made big improvements, and the Samsung S95H is proof that OLEDs aren’t just for dim rooms anymore.
It’s even 30 per cent brighter than last year’s S95F model, which had already punched a hole through the ceiling of OLED brightness. This means you can throw open the curtains and let natural light in without worrying about it ruining your TV viewing.
Samsung’s anti-glare technology also comes in clutch here. Even in a bright room, the S95H doesn’t show any reflections. Instead, it diffuses light into a soft, barely perceptible glow that all but vanishes the moment you turn the TV on.
TVs may not be known for their sound quality, but this one punches above its relatively slender weight. A soundbar will sound the best, but the S95H’s eight built-in speakers perform surprisingly well, especially with dialogue clarity.
Samsung recently upgraded its TVs with Google Cast support, letting Android phones and tablets easily beam media to the bigger screen. It joins the existing AirPlay support, providing casting compatibility with a wide range of mobile devices.
Replete with plenty of HDMI 2.1 ports and a 165Hz refresh rate, the S95H is also an excellent gaming TV. As a result, you benefit from smooth gameplay, fast response times, and wide viewing angles OLED is known for.
LG continues to make fantastic OLED TVs, and the latest G6 model is proof. You can’t go too far wrong with the base-level B6 or the mid-range C6 either, but if you want the best of the best with the brightest picture output for bright rooms, the G6 is one of the best OLED TVs Australians can get.
Again, brightness is a big point of difference in modern OLED TVs. Gone are the days when you needed a dedicated dimly lit home theatre room to enjoy a movie; TVs like the LG G6 are all-day TVs for any type of content you can think of. This year’s model is more than 20 per cent brighter than 2025’s G5. Like Samsung, LG’s high-end OLED TVs were already bright, and now they go even further.
If you don’t like the matte anti-glare coating used by various TV brands, the LG G6 is an alternative worth considering. It uses a different polarisation technology designed to absorb light, retaining deep black levels while reducing glare.
There’s Dolby Vision support when watching compatible movies and TV shows, which provides great-looking HDR performance, including bright highlights and deep colours. LG’s 165Hz VRR support also lends nicely to gaming on modern consoles and PCs.
You aren’t left wanting with LG’s extensive app support via the G6’s webOS platform. All the popular streaming apps are compatible, like Netflix and Disney+, in addition to more niche services, including Dropout. Both Apple AirPlay and Google Cast are natively supported, too, so it’s easy to cast content from other devices.
We’re currently working on a full review of the LG G6, but our time with it so far has been impressive.
Sony’s first foray into RGB LED technology is a strong one, with the Bravia 7 II a great mid-range TV for Australian living rooms. Powered by RGB Mini LED backlights, the Bravia 7 II produces excellent colour levels, along with strong contrast and brightness, making it a well-rounded display for all uses.
It’s reasonably priced, even more so if you can find the Bravia 7 II on sale. Reflections are probably the only downside to this TV. Sony’s pricier Bravia 9 II gets an anti-reflective coating, something the more affordable model lacks. But if you mostly use your TV at night, or in a light-controlled room, this won’t be a problem.
If you’re coming from a Google TV and like the user experience, then the Bravia 7 II is worth a look. Based on the Google TV operating system, Sony’s mid-range RGB TV plays nicely with other Google smart devices, and even Apple gear, too. Both built-in Google Cast and Apple AirPlay come included, making this TV a streamlined multimedia hub.
Its barely-there bezel makes for an attractive design, looking at home on a TV cabinet or wall-mounted. Keep in mind that the panel is a bit thicker than some, largely a result of the burgeoning RGB LED technology.
Gamers get plenty out of the Bravia 7 II, too, with 4K at 120fps support. When paired with a game console, like the PS5 Pro, the TV automatically does the HDR tone mapping for you. If you’ve ever struggled to get the HDR looking right while playing a game, you’ll appreciate how helpful this feature is.
Best value TV in Australia
We’re currently testing a bunch of different TVs that are frontrunners for Australia’s best value TV. While we’ll have some more comprehensive analysis soon, here’s what we’re looking at and have heard good things about so far.
Hisense has a strong track record of making well-priced, well-rounded Mini LED TVs. Bright, good for Australian living rooms, and versatile, Hisense’s Mini LED TVs tend to excel at sports and gaming.
The sequel to last year’s Hisense U7QAU TV, the U7SAU promises to be more of a good thing. Equipped with four HDMI 2.1 ports, a 165Hz refresh rate, and Dolby Vision IQ for automatic picture optimisation when watching compatible movies and TV shows, this is a strong contender for Australia’s best value TV.
Stay tuned for our full review of the Hisense U7SAU soon.
TCL isn’t following the crowd this year. While most other TV brands are dabbling in RGB LED technology, TCL is trying something different with its Mini LED range: Super Quantum Dot (SQD) technology.
TCL claims that its SQD-Mini LED TVs only need blue LEDs to reach 100 per cent of the wider BT.2020 colour range, which equates to a thinner and more energy-efficient panel. We’ve seen some of these TVs, including the C8L, in person, and they certainly looked impressive at first glance.
I’ve also seen several discounts already, so if the TCL C8L holds up in review conditions, expect it to be a good value TV throughout the year.
RGB LED vs OLED vs Mini LED vs LED: which TV to choose?
With so many buzzwords, acronyms, and tech-heavy jargon to sift through, choosing a TV isn’t easy. One of the biggest points of difference to look out for is a panel’s backlight technology. To help demystify things a bit, let’s explain three of the most prominent TV technologies currently available.
Starting with LED, or light emitting diode, TVs with this type of backlight tend to be the most affordable. They’re cheaper to manufacture and therefore get used in most entry-level models.
There tend to be two main types of LED TVs: edge-lit, and full-array. Edge-lit, as the phrase suggests, sees the LED backlights positioned around the edges of the display.
TVs like the LG QNED81 use this technology, which helps keep the cost down. It does mean you encounter blooming, where a halo-like effect appears around a bright subject against a dark background. Meanwhile, full-array LEDs are spread more evenly across the panel, producing a more consistently lit picture.
Mini LED
Mini LED is the next step up, and is currently the brightest mass-market TV technology. These TVs use thousands of rice-grain-sized backlights to produce an image. This creates a greater level of control based on the number of dimming zones a panel has.
Generally speaking, the more premium a TV is, the more dimming zones it’ll have, minimising blooming in the process. Mini LED’s brightness makes it the perfect option for living rooms with lots of natural light and glare, particularly during daytime viewing.
OLED
At the top end is OLED, short for organic light emitting diode. Unlike other technologies, OLED doesn’t rely on dimming zones or individual backlights. This is because it lights up on a per-pixel basis, producing the most precise image of any mainstream TV. There’s little to no blooming on an OLED TV because it can switch pixels on and off as needed.
The drawback is that OLED is more expensive than other types of TVs. It’s also not as bright as Mini LED, which can make things tricky in a well-lit room. Once upon a time, there were fears about OLED burn-in, or image retention issues, where visible image artifacts remained on the screen after prolonged use. These days, the technology has progressed to imperceptibly shift the lit pixels regularly, so it’s only a risk in extreme edge cases.
OLED TVs also consistently have the best contrast, colour representation, and viewing angle. If you want to watch something as the director intended, you’ll likely get the closest depiction on an OLED. On some other TVs, if you miss out on the best seat and watch from an angle, you’ll likely notice a loss of colour and distorted lighting. OLED, on the other hand, produces an almost identical picture no matter where you’re sitting.
With all that in mind, there’s no ‘correct’ TV to choose. Each one has its own set of benefits and drawbacks. Above all else, the two most important things to consider are price and what your main use will be. Keep these factors in mind, and you’ll be happy with whichever TV you pick.
RGB LED
Among the many TV technologies is one that several brands are pushing towards: RGB LED. It’s referred to by various names, depending on the brand. Samsung’s variant is “Micro RGB”, LG has “Micro RGB evo”, while Hisense opts for “RGB Mini LED”.
Each has its subtle differences, but the common ground is the use of coloured backlights. Traditional LED uses a series of white backlights, while RGB LED swaps them out for tiny red, green, and blue backlights.
Hisense recently took the RGB LED trend further, announcing a high-end TV that also includes a fourth, cyan-coloured, LED as part of its array. What TV makers hope to achieve with the emerging RGB technology is greater colour accuracy, so that the depicted imagery looks truer to life.
To add further confusion into the mix, Micro LED is a different technology altogether. Instead of using backlights, it employs coloured LED pixels, drawing similarities with OLED in terms of its pixel-level precision. However, consumer-level Micro LED is still in its infancy, with TVs costing in the tens of thousands of dollars.
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