Samsung’s Bixby will soon talk to Google apps on your Android phone
In a world dominated by two voice assistants - Google Assistant and Alexa - Samsung keeps fighting to make their virtual assistant relevant. At CES this week Samsung announced that Bixby will soon be able to 'talk with'...
JBL is bringing Google Assistant to any car: meet the JBL Link Drive
We anticipated that - like last year - CES 2019 would feature a lot of voice assistant news. So far, what we've seen has been minimal, and most of it has been iterative.
Today's announcement from JBL is somewhat exciting...
CES 2019: GE announce their 27″ touchscreen Google Assistant enabled “Kitchen Hub”
Are you in the market for a 27" touch display with Google Assistant built in for your kitchen? If so then GE may just have the product for you, the GE Kitchen Hub which was announced today at CES...
Samsung’s new TVs will come with Google Assistant and Alexa integration
Hell hath frozen over. Just when we thought Samsung was still all-in on Bixby they have shocked us all by opening up their TVs to more digital assistants, you know, the ones that 99.9 percent of us use.
Just...
In 2018 Google Assistant grew by 600% and by February will be on 1...
Last year at CES we saw a lot of Google Assistant devices announced. As you would expect, since then the uptake of Google Assistant devices has grown exponentially Google have announced today.
Available on just 500 million devices in...
KitchenAid joins the smart display party with a water resistant 10 inch device
We have seen and reviewed all smart displays that are available here in Australia and soon hopefully there will be one more on the way Downunder. At CES well known high-end home appliance manufacturer, KitchenAid, has announced that...
At CES 2019, LG is putting Google Assistant in everything, from TVs to a...
CES is fast becoming the yearly show for the Internet of Things (IOT), and smart assistants have become a huge part of the IOT space. Amazon's Alexa and Google's Assistant have been at each others throats for a couple...
Alex’s top tech picks for 2018
It's that time of the year again and 2018 has been an interesting year for Google, Android and its many partner manufacturers. We have seen the rise of the mid range smartphones, and home automation and smart speakers taking...
Hisense confirms 2019 Australian Android TV Series, Google Assistant and Alexa on VIDAA 3.0
In a surprise move Hisense Australia has confirmed to Ausdroid that the brand will sell an Android TV series as part of their 2019 product range:
"Android fans will also be excited to hear we will be introducing an Android...
Google Home will now add sound effects to a story while you read it...
Google Home has some great interactions that can be used by kids and families alike. Google have now added to this with a new ability for the Google Assistant to add sound effects to a Disney story as...
Aussies and Brits living abroad in the US can now get a taste of...
The threat of home sickness for Aussies and Brits living abroad is being offset (well, a tiny bit) with the introduction of British and Australian accented voices to Google Homes across the US.
The voices are the same as...
Bose Home Speaker 500 – Australian Review
The Bose Home Speaker 500 is a powerful chunky black anodised aluminium addition to the list of Alexa powered smart speakers at a premium price of $599 RRP.
I listened to it for a week before it had to be...
Hey Google & Alexa: Is it Raining Today?
Some of the most popular questions asked of Google and Alexa voice assistants are about weather so let's see how they both let you know about rain.
The photo above taken by my colleague Jason tells me that it is...
Hey Google & Alexa: What’s The Air Quality?
Residents of NSW have been watching the western sky for the last few days to see if an orange dust cloud like the famous one in 2009 was approaching. These few days in 2009 resulted in some amazing photos but also...
Google enables Home Voice Control for Stan, Youtube & Play Music on Mi Box...
Most people would expect that Android TV's and standalone Android boxes like the Xiaomi Mibox and NVDIA Shield which are available as Cast targets would have the same abilities as a Chromecast device.
Until now that hasn't been the case...