LG is bringing more voice-enabled appliances to more countries
For those not familiar with all of LG's offerings, they actually make a lot more products than just phones and TVs. LG is a major domestic appliance maker as well and with their ThinQ line, they have been slowly...
Google Assistant may have to go back to Australian Geography class
With Google Home officially landing on our shores more and more people in Australia have access to and are using Google Assistant for fun and for information. One of our readers has been playing with Assistant this week and...
Hey Google, Play Game of Thrones on Foxtel
Foxtel Now and Foxtel Go users can now stream and control their favourite shows with just their voice, simply by using the Google Assistant and Chromecast.Users of Foxtel’s Go and Now apps can ask the Google Assistant to start...
Google adds payments setup to Google Assistant, kind of
As the Google Assistant continues on its wandering journey of adding new features, we're getting an indication of the next new addition: payments. Users in the USA have begun to see a new menu option for 'Payments' showing up...
Google begins the replacement of ‘Voice Match’ phone unlock with an Assistant-only view
Last year, Google announced that it was getting rid of the ability for voice match to fully unlock a phone, because frankly it was way too insecure for anyone's liking. Initially, this was just on the Pixel 3 range...
Google offering free Home Mini speakers to Google One subscribers
We've seen a couple of great deals on Google Home Mini speakers over the last few weeks -- Google themselves have gone one better now by giving them away.
The deal has appeared on the Google One app for subscribers...
What’s happening with Google Assistant and Home launching in Australia
The big news of Google I/O for many people was the direct call out to Australians on the expansion of Google Home to Australia. The physical home for Google Assistant is finally coming to Australia and while we're still...
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 has begun updating the schedule for I/O 2017 – Google Assistant gets its...
Google I/O 2017 is drawing near, with just a month and a half to go until the developer conference kicks off at Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View California. The 3 day conference runs from May 17-19 and should feature...
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...
How to call Google Assistant using the Bixby button on the Galaxy S10, S9,...
Yesterday Samsung started to roll out an update to Bixby that would allow you to remap either the single or double tap of the Bixby button to a new function or app. However, in that update, Samsung blocked the...
Google publish their impressive breast cancer screening using AI results
In the ever-expanding list of companies under its umbrella is a company Google purchased called DeepMind, a UK-based AI company. As part of DeepMind, a health section was incorporated into the Google Health initiative with a view to bring...
Google Launches AI driven ‘Your News Update’, Ok Google, play me the news
We are living through an audio revolution where more and more people are consuming content via audio rather than written form, thanks largely to the explosion and growing popularity of Podcasts.
Here's the problem: how do you pull out the...
“OK Google” sensitivity now widely available for most speakers
A week ago we reported on Google's announcement that they would be soon introducing the ability to fine tune your Google hotword sensitivity. The good news is that it is here and works for devices other than just...
TCL Australia unveils Google TV 2021 QLED and Mini-LED range from 4K to 8K
TV manufacturer and consumer electronics giant TCL has released its Australian 2021 range of QLED and Mini-LED televisions, complete with a promised software upgrade from Android TV to Google TV later this year.
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