Google announces the official launch of Assistant integration on Sonos speakers
It's here, the day long promised to Sonos users by Google and Sonos alike, official support for the Google Assistant. Users with a Sonos One or Sonos Beam will have direct access to the Google Assistant and all other...
Sonos is finally ready to say hello to the Google Assistant
After a few false starts and missed deadlines, Sonos finally appears to be ready to roll out Google Assistant on their smart speakers.
Shipping initially with Amazon's Alexa voice assistant, Sonos One and Sonos Beam will be able to enable...
IO 2019: Google finally lets you stop an alarm with one word
If you've ever struggled to turn off your Google Home alarm in the mornings then this one's for you.
Announced at Google IO this morning, you can now finally silence a Google Home alarm by saying "Stop" instead of having...
IO 2019: Google details new features for Google Assistant, and whats to come in...
Google Assistant was a key focus of Google's IO keynote this morning, as you would expect now that it has become core to so many of their services. This morning they talked about the next generation of Google Assistant,...
Anki to close its doors on the toy robot business it only recently built...
The US startup responsible for bringing us the adorable toy robots Cozmo and Vector has decided to call it a day. Anki has announced overnight that it will let its 200 employees go on Wednesday, with the CEO confirming...
Starting today “OK Google, tell me a story” will work on your Android phone...
Prior to now you have been able to ask your Assistant on your Google Home device to tell you a story but its functionality has not extended to the Assistant on smartphones until now.
In the US it is National...
Google wants to put Voice Assistant buttons on your keyboards and accessories
With Voice Assistants becoming more prevalent in both numbers and interfaces that they support, we're filing this under the 'oh I can't believe it wasn't already a thing' category.
According to some code commits found in Chromium there will soon...
Facebook supposedly working on a voice assistant, likely to be a terrible idea
According to a report from CNBC in the US, Facebook is coming up with a new way for us to dislike the service, working on a voice assistant. Facebook isn't afraid of trying new things, but this one could...
Google brings a gentle sleep and wake feature to Google Home devices
From today, Google Home users with Philips Hue lights will be able to use a new gentle sleep and wake feature designed to help you get more sleep and feel more rested.
Using the new feature, users can set a...
Put Google Assistant in any Car with Anker Roav Bolt, we may even see...
Earlier this year Anker announced its Google Assistant Powered 12V accessory socket USB Charger/ voice assistant module the Roav Bolt. The Bolt plugs into your 12v socket in your car and gives you 2 USB power outlets and Voice...
Major TicTocTrack Watch Security Flaws Discovered
Australian security researcher Troy Hunt has just reported major security flaws in the popular TicTocTrack Watch used by Australian parents to track their children.
Hunt and Ken Munro from Pen Test Partners discovered that the TicTocTrack Watch was simply a...
Google Home devices no longer repeat what they’re doing, at least in Assistant Routines
One of the most annoying quirks of Google Home devices is their incessant need to repeat what the instructions they've just been given. Amazon's Alexa doesn't do this - thank goodness - but Google's Assistant still does, and it...
Amazon Echo Link and Echo Link Amp bring streaming music to your existing audio...
Amazon are getting serious about the Aussie market bringing more and more equipment from the Alexa range of devices to our market. The Echo Link and Echo Link Amp have both started sales here in Australia.
Both bring Alexa functionality...
Access your G Suite calendar with Google Assistant – Integration with G Suite accounts...
For those of you with a G Suite account, you'd be well versed in the idiosyncrasy of Google's paid offering. Up front, you'd think oh, Google has a paid productivity service it must be better right?
Well if what you're...
Amazon Echo Input Australian Review: Buy an Echo Dot Instead
The Amazon Echo Input is the smallest Echo device you can buy, designed to be portable and fit in places where an Echo Dot or other larger Echo speakers wouldn't be appropriate.
The catch is that reduced size means the...