About Leigh :) Stark, Founder & Editor

The founder and editor of Pickr, Leigh is responsible for most of what goes on the site. An experienced reviewer and journalist since 2007, his work aims to be detailed and to always go above and beyond for the story. His latest articles and reviews are below.

Nothing Phone 3a Pro reviewed: a phone that stands out

April 4, 2025

At $849, you wouldn't expect a challenger brand like Nothing to really hit hard with an offering that stood out. But the Phone 3a Pro is built to do just that.

9 min read

Nintendo’s second coming of the Switch hits June for $700

April 3, 2025

The next Nintendo portable should last a few years, but it won't be inexpensive. The Switch 2 is officially priced and dated for Australia and the world.

3 min read

Journey turns your water bottle into a trackable iPhone stand

April 3, 2025

Losing your water bottle is a thing that happens at the gym or even when your kids just take them. But Australia's Journey has an answer in the form of magnets and tracking.

2 min read

Samsung’s The Frame art joins its regular QLED TVs

April 2, 2025

You won't need to own a specialised "The Frame" TV to run art on your screens this year. You just need a new Samsung telly.

2 min read

Apple brings lossless audio to AirPods Max, but only the USB-C model

April 1, 2025

If you're someone who loves the sound of lossless on Apple Music and has the AirPods Max, you may be in luck shortly.

2 min read

Asus Zenbook S 14 OLED reviewed: slim and sturdy

April 1, 2025

A premium laptop in almost every sense of the word, the Zenbook S 14 OLED brings high quality specs and materials to a pricey package.

7 min read

Amazon Music gets audiobook access

March 31, 2025

Audible is all about audiobooks and Spotify has them, too, but Amazon's take on a music service is about to get a few good reads, as well.

1 min read

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Pickr wins Best Independent at Australia’s IT Journalism Awards

March 31, 2025

Australia's only ad-free technology news and reviews site just picked up one of the best accolades in the country: a nod at the nation's IT journalism awards

1 min read

Apple adds indigenous names to Australian, New Zealand maps

March 27, 2025

Knowing where to go using your iPhone or iPad will also mean knowing a bit of local history in our neck of the woods.

1 min read

EPOS readies Adapt E1 wireless ANC buds for work, play

March 27, 2025

Depending on how you work, you might have a pair of earphones for work and a pair for everything else. The latest from EPOS aims to kill two birds with the one truly wireless stone.

2 min read

Who is Leigh :) Stark?

Editor of Pickr and Host of The Wrap, Leigh Stark at CES 2020 in Las Vegas

One of Australia’s award-winning technology journalists working out of Sydney, Leigh Stark has been writing about technology for over 15 years, covering phones, computers, cameras, headphones, speakers, and more.

Stylising his middle initial with an emoticon, he aims to present tech in a way that makes it easy for everyone.

While he founded Pickr in 2016, Stark’s work has been seen in other publications including the Australian Financial Review, Popular Science, GadgetGuy, and many more.

Since then, he’s won an IT Journalism Award for his work on Pickr, as well as several commendations and nominations, and was one of the main finalists for technology podcasters at the Australian Podcast Awards.

Meanwhile, listen out for his voice on radio via ABC Brisbane, ABC Canberra, 3AW, and 6PR with his face also seen on TV’s Nine. For more on this, check out Leigh Stark’s most recent media appearances.