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.

Which is best: AirPods Pro 3 vs Bose QC Ultra Earbuds 2

October 28, 2025

The claim of "the world's best noise cancellation" is currently with two of 2025's top earphones, but which is best?

7 min read

Stay eyes-on with cats, dogs as Life360 adds Pet GPS

October 28, 2025

Unsure of where your dog or cat is, or maybe want to keep tabs on your turtle? It's time to turn to a pet-focused tracker.

3 min read

Samsung’s Micro RGB TVs arrive shortly for $43K

October 28, 2025

Our expectation of a 2026 arrival for Samsung's new Micro RGB technology is off, as the new TVs hit Australia earlier, provided you have the cash.

2 min read

Apple iPhone 17 reviewed: a compelling choice

October 27, 2025

Only a few hundred more than the iPhone 16e, the iPhone 17 makes the case for why spending a little more is worth it.

10 min read

Cameras
News

Leica brings an EVF to its manual M cameras

October 24, 2025

One of photography's oldest camera makers is getting with the times, and updating its classic camera with something truly modern: an EVF.

2 min read

Beats Powerbeats Fit reviewed: the same but smaller

October 23, 2025

Essentially the Beats Fit Pro 2, the Powerbeats Fit earbuds offer up a firm fit for exercise, alongside balanced sound and noise cancellation.

9 min read

Telstra finds old phones that can’t call triple zero (and their time is up)

October 23, 2025

Telstra has found a few phones struggle to connect to emergency with every network, meaning it's time to urgently replace those models.

4 min read

Samsung, Google team for a Vision Pro competitor in Galaxy XR

October 22, 2025

If $6K is too expensive for an augmented reality take on where computing is going, Google and Samsung are building something together.

4 min read

Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd-gen) reviewed: one of the best

October 22, 2025

There's not a lot of major difference between the first and second gen, but Bose's latest cans make difference where it counts, sounding better nearly everywhere.

9 min read

News
Online

What happened during the great AWS outage of 2025?

October 21, 2025

Apps stopped working and so did websites. Alexa was down and the internet seemed broken. Was it a disaster, and could it have been prevented?

6 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.