Australian Review: Amazon Echo Show 15 goes two steps forward, one step back
Until now every new model Amazon Echo Show has been better than the others in all aspects, screen size, speaker output and all around features.
The Echo Show 15 is something different. While it's by far the biggest screen Echo...
Review: Amazon Echo Buds 2nd gen disappoint with poor fit
Debuting on Amazon Australia for $149 a few weeks ago, the Echo Buds 2nd generation model were potentially a great value for money basic pair of earbuds.
However, barely effective noise cancelling and poor fit means they are not useful...
Australian Review: eero Pro 6 is a set and forget Wi-Fi mesh internet system
Amazon's Wi-Fi division eero has been selling their new top model eero Pro 6 in Australia for a few weeks now and I've been testing it out in my house in real life as our Wi-Fi network.
Compared to their...
Australian Review: Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max enables voice controlled streaming apps on...
The Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max is a clunky name for fast, slick TV streaming device.
The Max signifies that it is improved from the previous Fire TV Stick 4K because the new model has Wi-Fi 6 support, a...
Australian Review – Amazon Echo Show 8 (2nd Generation)
Amazon's new Echo Show 8 (2nd gen) is slightly faster to use and has a much better camera than the original Echo Show 8 1st Gen. Otherwise the hardware is the same.
If you haven't used a smart display before...
Amazon Echo Show 5 (2nd Generation) Review — A perfect smart companion for small...
It was the middle of May that we were officially told that the new generation of Echo Show devices was coming to Australia. Since then we’ve seen the retail release and had a bit of time with both...
Reviews: eero 6 Wi-Fi Mesh Network keeping your smart home and Wi-Fi connected
With our homes becoming smart(er) and also our work from home offices, having a strong Wi-Fi network is pretty important and whilst stock standard normal Wi-Fi units we get through our telco’s can do some of the work they...
Echo Show 10 (3rd Gen) Review — The must have to start or boost...
Smart technology is a market that is growing rapidly and, in reality, is going to keep doing so for some time. One of the major competitors in smart technology and smart home control is Alexa through the Amazon...
Review: Amazon Echo Dot with Clock — the smaller Echo just got better
Yesterday we reviewed the Amazon Echo thoroughly because that fourth generation was a large change from the third generation but the Echo Dot is but a small change from the third generation. The biggest change has come in...
Australian Review: Amazon Eero mesh wi-fi 3 pack
A few weeks ago Amazon launched their eero brand mesh Wi-Fi systems in Australia. eero is a mesh Wi-Fi system that replaces your existing Wi-Fi router and aims to extend Wi-Fi coverage seamlessly throughout your home, with setup taking...
Ausdroid review: Ring Indoor Cam — tiny camera with a large feature set
Ring is one of the more well known companies in the world of security cameras. They started off with their doorbells and the huge success they had there led to them moving into the dedicated security camera space where...
Hands On: Kobo’s Nia e-Reader confronts the base level Kindle with the guts of...
In Australia we only have two choices of ebook reader manufacturers: Rakuten's Kobo and Amazon's Kindle.
Amazon has a few more famous authors you can buy but you can only buy books from Amazon and they don't work with Australian...
Review: Amazon Echo Show 8, Amazon’s best smart display so far
No matter which flavour of digital assistant you prefer you have to admit that Amazon were not just first to the party but set the bar extremely high with their smart displays. Since then others have come at them...
Echo Studio Australian Review – Finally a Great Sounding Alexa Speaker
The launch of the new Echo Studio speaker by Amazon gives Australians a strong new contender to compare and contrast with other in home mains powered smart speaker options such as Sonos, Google, Bose etc.
Until recently Australians who wanted...
Amazon Echo Link and Echo Amp review — Adding streaming to your existing home...
The streaming speaker market is becoming flooded -- there’s Google Home, Home Mini, Home Hub, various Chromecast options, various brands of speaker with Google Assistant built-i, and that’s before you get to the Amazon Echo range with Alexa built...