LG spreads the Mini LED TV love further, debuts Micro RGB TV

LG has confirmed that its new TV using RGB backlighting technology will come to Australia as part of the company’s 2026 range, alongside the latest flagship OLED TVs.

Known as the ‘Micro RGB evo’ TV, it originally debuted at CES 2026. Seeing the TV in person, LG’s take on RGB TVs made quite the impression. Its reds looked particularly deep, showing a deeper colour spectrum than traditional LED technology.

RGB TVs are an emerging category that uses tiny LED backlights comprised of red, green, and blue colours. Previous iterations of LED TVs relied on white backlights, with the screen applying the colour. According to LG, the combination of coloured backlights and screen processing should mean more colours and more accurate colours.

LG’s Micro RGB TV turned heads at CES 2026. Image: LG.

Specific to the new LG Micro RGB TV, it spans the full 100 per cent range of BT.2020, DCI-P3, and Adobe RGB gamuts. The first two are commonly used in filmmaking, while Adobe’s colour space is often used for photo editing and graphic design. So, in theory, you could use LG’s TV to watch movies and as an accurate PC monitor.

Joining the Micro RGB TV are several updates to LG’s QNED range, including the use of Mini LED backlights all the way through to the budget-friendly QNED70B model. Mini LED is known for being one of the brightest TV technologies, making it suited for glare-filled living rooms.

Absent from the details of LG’s local TV launch was any mention of the brand’s NanoCell range. Last year, the NanoCell LED TVs received a colour upgrade, getting closer to the full DCI-P3 spectrum. At this stage, it appears that QNED is LG’s primary low-cost offering, with the 43-inch QNED70B model starting at $749, the same starting price as 2025’s NanoCell TV.

LG Micro RGB and QNED TV 2026 range prices

Starting from today, LG’s QNED TVs will be available through Australian retailers and LG’s online store. The Micro RGB TVs will arrive between May and June, starting with the biggest 100-inch size.

Here’s how much each TV costs in Australia, according to RRP:

Micro RGB evo (MRGB96)

• 75-inch: $7,999
• 86-inch: $9,999
• 100-inch: $19,999

QNED90B

• 115-inch: $24,999

QNED86B

• 50-inch: $1,399
• 55-inch: $1,699
• 65-inch: $1,999
• 75-inch: $2,799
• 86-inch: $3,999
• 100-inch: $7,999

QNED80B

• 43-inch: $999
• 50-inch: $1,199
• 55-inch: $1,399
• 65-inch: $1,699
• 75-inch: $2,299
• 86-inch: $3,499

QNED70B

• 43-inch: $749
• 50-inch: $899
• 55-inch: $999
• 65-inch: $1,299
• 75-inch: $1,699
• 86-inch: $2,499

HD LB655B

• 32-inch: $399

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Extremely thin and bright OLED LG TVs confirmed for Australia

OLED is once again the main focus of LG’s latest TVs, with the company confirming its extensive range of living room screens coming to Australia. This includes the extremely thin W6 Wallpaper TV, an OLED that attracted plenty of eyes during CES 2026 in January.

At 9.9mm thin, it’s quite the engineering feat. It also costs a premium, with the 83-inch model priced at $11,999 when it arrives in Australia this July.

For those who have the cash, the 4K W6 OLED TV is designed to take up as little space in homes as possible. To save on space, inputs don’t plug directly into the TV. Instead, they go into a wireless transmitter called the Zero Connect Box.

You can barely see the TV from the side. Image: LG.

It’s not LG’s first time using wireless transmission technology, but this particular implementation has received an upgrade. Not only is the box smaller and lighter, but it can also transmit further, up to five metres away from the TV. LG says the technology transfers audio and visuals at up to 15Gbps using 60GHz technology. Ultimately, it means that the W6 OLED supports high refresh rates in 4K quality, without needing a direct wired connection with the source.

LG expects the C6 OLED to be a winner

At such a lofty price, the W6 is aspirational, perhaps a sign of things to come. In the here and now, LG expects the C6 OLED to be one of its biggest sellers, as the C-series TVs have historically been.

As the successor to last year’s C5 OLED TV, one of 2025’s best TVs, the C6 derives most of its improvements from LG’s new Alpha 11 AI Processor Gen3, which the W6 and G6 models also use. In addition to the various upscaling features, the updated processor provides higher peak brightness levels.

For C6 OLED TVs 65 inches and smaller, LG claims 40 per cent brightness gains compared to the C5 model. Similarly, the next model up, the G6 OLED, supports a new ‘Brightness Booster Ultra’ feature, which is reportedly 21 per cent brighter than the G5 series.

The C-series OLEDs have been one of LG’s most popular TVs in recent years. Image: LG.

At the more affordable end, the B6 model provides the pixel-level precision, colours and contrast of OLED, but without the high brightness levels. Its corresponding sizes are up to $700 cheaper than the C6 series, though. So, the trade-off largely comes from whether you need a bright TV or have a dim living room: LG claims the largest C6 TVs are as much as three times brighter than the B6 series.

To combat bright living rooms, LG hasn’t followed Samsung’s approach in relying on matte anti-glare screens. Instead, its premium displays employ a triple-polariser technology that absorbs ambient light. LG believes it’s the best middle-ground solution to tackle glare, with some matte screens seen as producing more of a dark grey than a deep black.

LG 2026 OLED TV prices

Most of LG’s new OLED TVs launch in Australia today, followed by several other models in the coming months. Here’s how much the range costs in Australia:

W6 OLED TV

• 77-inch: $9,499
• 83-inch: $11,999

G6 OLED TV

• 55-inch: $3,999
• 65-inch: $4,999
• 77-inch: $7,499
• 83-inch: $9,999
• 97-inch: $29,999

C6 OLED TV

• 42-inch: $1,999
• 48-inch: $2,399
• 55-inch: $2,999
• 65-inch: $3,999
• 77-inch: $5,499
• 83-inch: $7,499

B6 OLED TV

• 48-inch: $1,999 
• 55-inch: $2,499
• 65-inch: $3,299

Expect to see the full details and specs on LG’s website soon.

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Australia gets the Oppo Find N6, a powerful and sleek foldable

It’s been a while since Oppo released a foldable phone in Australia, but that drought is about to break. Overnight in Hong Kong, Oppo announced the Find N6, a book-like foldable that minimises the crease even further. And it’s coming to Australia.

Foldable phones tend to have a crease along the middle of the screen, aligned with where the internal folding mechanism sits. You can usually feel it when touching the screen, or see it when light catches the surface. With the Find N6, Oppo has used what it calls “Zero-Feel Crease” technology, which is barely noticeable. The company even goes as far as saying the phone remains flat after 600,000 folds.

Oppo has also entered a thickness arms race, claiming its new phone is 8.93mm thick when folded. Two of its main competitors, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Honor Magic V5, are 8.9mm and 8.8mm thick, respectively. When unfolded, Oppo’s phone has an 8.12-inch main display, with a 6.62-inch front screen accessible when folded.

Powering the Oppo Find N6 is Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset with 16GB of RAM and 512GB of built-in storage. It has one of the largest batteries of any foldable phone, squeezing in a 6,000mAh unit that supports 80W wired charging speeds.

Taking foldable photography to the next level

Many of the major Chinese phone brands are competing closely when it comes to camera systems. Oppo has teamed up with the renowned Swedish photography brand Hasselblad on its recent phones, while Xiaomi’s handsets employ technology from Leica.

On the back of the N6 is a 200MP Hasselblad main camera, which is joined by a 50MP ultra-wide camera plus a 50MP 3x telephoto sensor. Oppo says the combination of imaging technologies captures more light than the cameras on its previous foldable phones, helping produce more detailed and colourful photos.

Image: Oppo.

Adding to the hardware is a range of software features, like the Hasselblad Portrait Mode. It’s described as taking photos with “professional, DSLR-level bokeh”, providing a soft background that keeps the subject clearly in focus. There’s also Master Mode, which is a set of manual controls designed to mimic the look and feel of the Hasselblad X2D camera.

All three rear cameras also support 4K 60fps video recording in Dolby Vision, with the 200MP main camera capable of pushing the frame rate up to 120fps. Oppo’s foldable also supports Log video, giving you more editing flexibility.

Oppo Find N6 price and release date

In Australia, the Oppo Find N6 costs $3,299, making it one of the pricier foldables available locally. Pre-orders begin on 2 April through Oppo’s online store and JB Hi-Fi, followed by the launch on 16 April, when Vodafone will also stock the phone.

Stellar Titanium and Blossom Orange are the two colours the Find N6 comes in. As part of the phone’s titanium build, it’s rated up to IP59 dust and water resistance, which is impressive for a foldable.

Oppo also sells a separate stylus pen dubbed the ‘Oppo AI Pen’, which costs $199 locally. It natively supports various AI-powered features to assist with note-taking, while also housing a laser pointer when making presentations (or entertaining your cat).

Valens Quinn attended an event in Hong Kong as a guest of Oppo.

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Tineco’s slick wet-dry vacuums are up to $500 off via Amazon now

It’s the week for discounted appliances, courtesy of Amazon’s 2026 Big Smile Sale. First, we had price drops on Reolink smart home security gear, and now we have hundreds of dollars off Tineco wet-dry vacuums.

If you’re sick of vacuuming and mopping being two separate chores, a wet-dry vacuum might cure what ails you. Made for homes with predominantly tiled or hard floors, wet-dry vacuums do exactly what they say on the tin. Capable of sucking up debris, these appliances also clean up wet messes and stains by using a rotating mop roller.

From now until 22 March, Tineco has up to 56 per cent off its wet-dry vacuum range. Even though the Floor One S9 Artist Steam we’re so keen on isn’t among the discounted products, there’s some good stuff on sale.

One of the highlights is the steam-less version of the Floor One S9 Artist, which is $699, down from $1,199. It’s a stylish appliance with 22,000Pa of suction power, a self-cleaning system, and motorised wheels to make pushing it around easier.

The most affordable of Tineco’s Big Smile Sale range is the $399 Floor One Stretch S6, heavily discounted from its normal $899 price. It dials back the suction power a touch, but the cheaper wet-dry vacuum still has a hot water cleaning system, cutting back the time you need to spend on maintenance.

• Floor One Stretch S6: $399 (was $899)
• Floor One i7 Stretch Steam: $599 (was $999)
• Floor One S7 Artist: $579 (was $899)
• Pure One Station 5: $559 (was $799)
• Floor One S9 Artist: $699 (was $1,199)
• Floor One Switch S7 Stretch: $799 (was $1,199)

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Looks like Samsung’s TriFold phone won’t come to Australia at all

Maybe two folds were just one fold too many: Samsung has stopped production of the Galaxy Z TriFold, just months after it first hit the market, according to overseas reports.

As reported by South Korean publication The Dong-A Ilbo, high production costs led Samsung to stop making the TriFold, a phone with two folding mechanisms and three distinct sections. Apparently, the phone was reasonably popular, routinely selling out in small quantities, despite its US$2,899 price tag.

Samsung even showed the handset at CES 2026 in January, but it seemed that the company’s primary goal was to show off its foldable technology and not to produce a money-making machine.

Australia never got an official TriFold release, and now we never will. Once stock sells out overseas, the only way to get one will be to pay through the nose on eBay — or $8,999 from a Big W Market seller.

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Apple AirPods Max 2 boosts ANC, but keep the same design

Apple announced the AirPods Max 2 overnight, the brand’s first new set of over-ear headphones in more than five years.

Look at the headphones, and you’d be hard-pressed to identify any visual differences between them and the original model. That’s because the physical design is the same; Apple’s H2 processor, the same chip used by the AirPods Pro 3, is the main change.

With this updated processor in tow, Apple claims the AirPods Max 2 produce active noise cancellation (ANC) “up to 1.5x more effective than the previous generation”. The new headphones contain the same number of microphones (nine) as the previous model, so the improvements come from tweaked algorithms powered by the H2 chip.

Apple spruiks a “new high dynamic range amplifier” on the inside of the headphones, along with claims of “even cleaner audio”. Spatial Audio is also said to benefit from better instrument localisation, more accurate bass, and mids and highs that sound more natural.

Image: Apple.

Since the original AirPods Max launched, Apple has added more ANC modes to its in-ear AirPods that the over-ear model missed out on. Adaptive Audio is one of them, balancing noise cancellation and Transparency mode to adjust automatically to the sound around you. It comes to AirPods Max 2, along with Conversation Awareness, which lowers media playback volume when you start talking.

Apple also claims the headphones support “studio-quality audio recording” without an external microphone. Other smarts added by way of the H2 processor include isolating the wearer’s voice during calls and translating languages in real-time when paired with a recent iPhone.

Elsewhere, the AirPods Max 2 look the same as Apple’s headphones from 2020. The 20-hour battery life with ANC on remains, as does the 386.2-gram weight and the Smart Case that leaves the headband exposed.

Apple AirPods Max 2 release date and price

Pre-orders for the headphones open on 26 March, priced at $999 in Australia, $100 more than the launch price of the first iteration. Apple quietly increased the price of the first AirPods Max to $999 midway through last year, so the new model technically costs the same as the now-superseded headphones.

Like the first AirPods Max, the new model comes in five colours: Midnight, Starlight, Blue, Purple, and Orange.

Apple hasn’t set a specific release date for the AirPods Pro Max 2 yet. According to the company’s announcement, pre-orders will arrive “beginning early next month”, coinciding with availability in Apple Stores.

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Cheaper MacBook Neo makes a strong first impression

Putting the brain of an iPhone 16 Pro Max into a laptop might seem odd, but think about it, and Apple’s decision makes a lot of sense. Modern smartphones are basically pocket-sized computers anyway, so while the MacBook Neo might lack the power of its M-series siblings, it does more than enough for users with basic computing needs.

Having recently given Apple’s new budget laptop for a spin, I think the Neo could soon become the new student laptop of choice. Its shortcomings are well documented: only 8GB of memory, an upper limit of 512GB internal storage, and slower USB-C ports. But that likely won’t matter; the MacBook Neo is still well-constructed and powerful enough for what most students need.

It’s also one of Apple’s most repairable laptops in years, which bodes well for younger users. That colourful Citrus finish is also a lot of fun, certainly more so than the comparatively boring silver.

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