I’m now addicted to these re-useable Nite Ize Gear Tie twist ties
I, like a lot of you have a lot of cables floating around. Some come with those velcro tags which let you bundle the cables up, but as often as not they don't come with anything. At CES I...
With Google Assistant, IFTTT and Belkin’s WeMo, I’ve automated my garage door
The smart home has been often promised and typically half delivered, few products exist that deliver you "the package", and to be honest that's still the case today. However, with the right combination of pieces, you can get close,...
SHIELD Portable 2 Makes Its Way Through The FCC
Even though Nvidia don't have plans to bring any of their SHIELD products to Australia there are many Australians who manage to get their hands on them. The original SHIELD Portable was a bit of a flop unfortunately...
1 House, 2 Google Homes and an Australian Google Account — Google Home Australian...
Ever since the rumours of a Google Now-style assistant being built into a speaker started to emerge prior to Google IO 2016, I've been excited about the idea of getting Google in a box in my house. When the...
Fitbit introduces the Fitstar Personal Trainer App
Fitbit, a name synonymous with fitbands, have been around a long time and have built a reputation for being one of, if not the best fitbands available. When I reviewed their latest fitband, the Charge 2, I found...
Smarter will make your dumb fridge clever with Fridgecam
At CES one of the new categories of smart appliance included fridges, some with screens and embedded OS's but also some with a camera inside to show whats in your fridge. We're all not inclined to buy a new...
BlueAnt Pump Soul Wireless Sports Headphones — Review
Australian headphone maker BlueAnt has caught our eye of late, delivering solid products at competitive prices in what has become a huge market. Consumers are spoilt for choice, so companies are specialising their products to attract customers, and BlueAnt's...
Google Assistant may be updated for continuous conversations, as demoed on Android TV [Video]
Having used Google Assistant via voice on both my Pixel XL and now my 2 Google Homes devices, one thing more than anything else drives me Bonkers, and that's having to say "Ok Google" over and over and over...
Lenovo will be bringing their Alexa powered Smart Assistant to Australia ‘Soon’
Lenovo, like many other companies this year at CES have launched products which are using Amazon's exciting voice assistant technology Alexa. The Lenovo Smart Assistant announced this week is slated for launch in the US in May, but it's...
Google Assistant is making its way to Android TV
Android TV is making some strong inroads into the market and with the announcement that Google Assistant will be making its way onto the platform soon, Google is hoping that this foothold will increase.
As with anything Android based, there...
Alcatel announces A3 XL large-format smartphone, to launch soon in Australia, alongside TCL smartband...
Alcatel (and its parent company TCL) have made a number of announcements overnight at CES 2017, including a brand-new tablet destined for Australia soon, a European-designed smartband and home monitoring kit.
The Alcatel A3 XL 6-inch phablet, shown above, will...
Sony announce their 2017 Bravia TV’s Android TV still along for the ride
Alongside their Chomecast built-in AV gear, they announced today, Sony also announced their latest and greatest in TVs, and the electronics giant has thankfully stuck with Android TV. If we cut down the models to just what we're going...
NVIDIA is bringing Google Assistant to your TV, plus a new Shield Console and...
NVIDIA has gained a reputation for just wowing us with their announcements, and this year's CES press conference is no exception. Their charismatic CEO Jen-Hsun Huang took to the stage and made announcement after announcement, first the biggies, for...
Sony announces new AV gear with Chromecast built-in at CES, some for Australia
One of the things we've been most looking forward to is news of more Chromecast built-in devices along with Google Home multi-cast compatibility, as expected Sony has delivered on that desire. At their CES press event today they have...
Ring adds a video connected smart Floodlight to their range to provide additional security...
Makers of the Ring Video Doorbell which recently launched in Australia have today announced their new Ring Floodlight Cam at CES.
The Ring Floodlight Cam is similar in scope to the Video Doorbell but connects instead to a Floodlight, allowing...