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Seamus Byrne

Founder and Head of Content at Byteside. Brings two decades of experience covering tech, digital culture, and their impacts on society.

Technology

Hyundai offers up an amazing vehicle concept to do whatever you damn well need it to

Extreme medical assistant? Urban taxi? 21st Century mini AT-AT? It's all there in the Hyundai Elevant concept vehicle that blends typical cruising modes with

Hyundai offers up an amazing vehicle concept to do whatever you damn well need it to
Gear

Yes, the Razer Raptor PC monitor is sexy, but nothing is sexier than its cable management

Pretty pictures? Smooth refresh rates? Fancy Chroma lighting? Yes, yes. All those things and more are in Razer's first desktop monitor release. But when you

Yes, the Razer Raptor PC monitor is sexy, but nothing is sexier than its cable management
Business

The world just got its first Babel Fish thanks to Google Assistant's real-time Interpreter Mode

With 27 supported languages out of the gate, Google just made the world a little bit smaller with the arrival of real-time translation of conversations. OK

The world just got its first Babel Fish thanks to Google Assistant's real-time Interpreter Mode
Culture

Jordan Peele's sci-fi 'Weird City' YouTube Original series has a really weird trailer

Jordan Peele is trying to replace Charlie Brooker as our modern anthology hero du jour. In the process, we're getting his sci-fi anthology series, Weird

Jordan Peele's sci-fi 'Weird City' YouTube Original series has a really weird trailer
Culture

Gorgeous Marvel 'First Ten Years' hero and villain prints a worthy momento of this killer film sequence

We're closing in on the end of the first 'era' of Marvel Studios movies, with Avengers: Endgame exactly 100 sleeps away (yes, I'm counting). And now artist

Gorgeous Marvel 'First Ten Years' hero and villain prints a worthy momento of this killer film sequence
Games

Valve's Artifact CCG looking like a relic all too soon

Steam stats on how active Artifact's player base is suggests Valve's Dota 2 spin-off CCG Artifact could already be on its way to the dust heap.

Valve's Artifact CCG looking like a relic all too soon
Media

LG's rollable OLED TV is a stunning update to how we think about televisions

It's been a long time since a TV appeared at CES that genuinely got anyone excited. We've seen some clever new bezels, even frames, added to change how TVs

LG's rollable OLED TV is a stunning update to how we think about televisions
New Realities

HTC adds eye tracking to VR with its Vive Pro Eye headset

The Vive Pro still feels like a pretty recent upgrade from HTC, but they're not letting that stop them from an upgrade. The HTC Pro Eye adds internal eye

HTC adds eye tracking to VR with its Vive Pro Eye headset
Big Ideas

How well can a real city planner play SimCity 2000?

Part education lesson in real city planning, part critique of what's wrong with the game. And next time I play I'll remember to stick to 6x6 grids for sure.

How well can a real city planner play SimCity 2000?
Technology

Samsung DeX: can your smartphone replace your desktop?

One device for everything. Can it be done yet? Will it ever really happen? It's such a perennial question as we continue to iterate through the smartphone

Samsung DeX: can your smartphone replace your desktop?
Games

Here's to the filthy casuals and the prosumers!

Another Hearthstone focused episode as Rastakhan's Rumble launches! Decks we're lusting after, experiments we're planning, and what we're hoping for from the

Here's to the filthy casuals and the prosumers!
Games

Hearthstone Creative Director Ben Thompson visits The Scrapyard!

Look who it is!

Hearthstone Creative Director Ben Thompson visits The Scrapyard!
Games

All things Overwatch - OWL S2, Contenders S3, OWWC, and bargains galore!

Genome is back to help dive deep into all things Overwatch, and we explore all the recent big events - Overwatch World Cup, new OWL teams (and their colour

All things Overwatch - OWL S2, Contenders S3, OWWC, and bargains galore!
Computers

Is one super wide screen better than two?

This week I spend some quality time with a Kogan 49-inch 32:9 SuperUltraWidescreen monitor and decide whether or not one really, really big screen is better

Is one super wide screen better than two?
The Scrapyard

How WoW helped my career - a personal story

A short episode while I'm travelling for work, so I'm sharing a personal tale of the role World of Warcraft played in helping me to lock down a career in tech

How WoW helped my career - a personal story
Games

Blizzcon wrap featuring Lucio-Ohs and Diablo-uh-ohs!

It's our post-Blizzcon wrap up, with a fast and loose exploration of all the big news from the show.

Blizzcon wrap featuring Lucio-Ohs and Diablo-uh-ohs!
Games

Chris Charla from ID@Xbox on why indie games matter

Seamus Byrne speaks with Chris Charla, Director of the ID@Xbox program, that helps independent game developers sell their games on Xbox One. Plus some

Chris Charla from ID@Xbox on why indie games matter
Games

A milky shoey for Blizzcon brekkie?

It's a final round before Blizzcon 2018, exploring the ways you can watch the big event, and when to tune in for the Aussie esports action. Plus a last blast

A milky shoey for Blizzcon brekkie?
Games

The Hearth before the BlizzCon Storm (WoW, that was bad)

One week to go before BlizzCon! Last week we covered off the state of Overwatch, Starcraft and Diablo in the lead up. This week we cover off the rest of the

The Hearth before the BlizzCon Storm (WoW, that was bad)
The Scrapyard

We can almost taste Blizzcon!

The biggest event on the annual Blizzard games calendar, Blizzcon, is right around the corner. So to kick off The Scrapyard, we're taking a close look at all

We can almost taste Blizzcon!