 | | |  | When the email appeared in my inbox, I thought it was a joke. Smart socks? For $150? The concept sounded, well, the opposite of smart. | | Top stories Grace Huang and Mariko Yasu | Sony, which popularised portable music players with the Walkman, is seeking a US patent for "SmartWig" hairpieces that could help navigate roads, check blood pressure or flip through slides in a presentation. | BEN GRUBB 4:27pm | Competition watchdog turns spotlight onto fake online reviews, releasing a new set of guidelines and reminding companies it can fine them. | Christine Erickson 12:08pm | There is nothing worse than the cold winter wind mocking you as your gloved hand swipes the screen of your touch-sensitive mobile device and nothing happens. With the dropping temperature comes the frustrating inability to use your smartphone. | 6:12pm | Analog television signals have been switched off in Sydney and surrounding areas, with digital-only reception taking over. | Stan Schroeder | Apple has extended its Black Friday deals to Australia, but don't expect price reductions. | Amanda Marcotte 2:53pm | They're the words that Google has deemed too inappropriate for Android users to type and won't autocorrect. | COSIMA MARRINER | Police have described it as ''the No.1 social media problem involving teenagers'', but most parents would barely have heard of messaging app Kik before last week. | Andrew Purcell | Shadow, an application for iPhone that will be launched next month, is designed to capture dreams. | LIA TIMSON | Technology gadgets are on everyone's Christmas list these days. | Samantha Kelly | Microsoft has changed the default wording of a dynamic advertisement for its new Xbox One video game console, which suggested women would "rather knit" than watch their partner "slay zombies", following claims it was "sexist". | Grace Huang and Mariko Yasu | Hairpieces could help navigate roads, check blood pressure or flip through slides. | Will Oremus 4:22pm | "You'll Hate Windows 8," my former colleague Farhad Manjoo predicted last June. He was right. | Chris Suellentrop | I now have the brand-new Sony PlayStation 4 and Microsoft's even newer Xbox One under my television set, but I spent the weekend with the Nintendo Wii U instead. | Facebook's privacy settings have changed frequently it may be hard to discern what your profile looks like to other people. | Vanessa Desloires | Eager gamers counting on getting their hands on the new PlayStation 4 console on its Australian release date are likely to be disappointed. | Hayley Tsukayama | Pokemon X/Y | Michael D. Shear | The new version of Apple's word-processing software is simple to use, easy to learn and a breeze for sharing. | Matti Huuhtanen | Engineers who used to work for Nokia are hoping to grab a share of the lucrative and highly competitive smartphone market with a new handset, which is based on the former world No. 1 mobile phone maker's old software and is faintly reminiscent of its recent models. | Adam Turner | Connecting a television to the internet is easy using either of these gadgets. | ADAM TURNER | Until the industry gets its act together, it's pot luck - you may be happy, frustrated, slutted or illegal. | Hayley Tsukayama | Grand Theft Auto V | Tracey Wallace | Move over wristwatch, there's a new time-teller in town and it doesn't need a fancy "smart" interface to attract techies. | Samantha Murphy Kelly | Google has invited another round of developers to purchase Google Glass, which is not yet on the market. | Tim Johnson | The sons and daughters of Mexico's most renowned outlaws just can't refrain from posting photos of their lavish lifestyles online: Fat bundles of cash. Gold-plated assault rifles. Pet lions and tigers. Tricked-out dune buggies. | SIGHT AND SOUND | The Sennheisers win again, this time hands down, with the best sound and comfort. | Terry Lane | Photographer Nick Brandt's signature style is close-up, front-on portraits of animals. | MACMAN | Both the new Apple iPad Air and mini have appealing features but the Air has the edge. | Terry Lane | Alex Encel's entry into the business of music reproduction 55 years ago is legendary. | KATIE CINCOTTA | It's been the year of the smart watch as wearable technology landed squarely on the radar. | Reviewed by Terry Lane | There's so much to like about this unit that the poor black-and-white performance can be lived with. | | | Advertisement  Advertisement  Compare & Save | Find the best mobile phone plan | | |  | | | | | Security Reminder: Fairfax Media digital never requests personal or credit card information via email. Be wary of suspicious emails claiming to offer Fairfax Media digital services. You are receiving this email as a registered Fairfax Media digital member. Your username is: kwacijowo@gmail.com. Your email address is: kwacijowo@gmail.com. If you do not want to receive further announcements from Fairfax Media digital, please unsubscribe here. Fairfax Media Limited. ABN 15 008 663 161.
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