Google I/O 2017 — What do YOU want to know?
Every year Google I/O rolls around and us enthusiasts get excited about one thing or another (or in some cases, many things). This year we are lucky enough to have two sets of Ausdroid boots on the ground and...
Samsung adds Bixby to their refrigerators before you can get it on your phone
Samsungs virtual assistant Bixby, which has still yet to arrive on Galaxy S8/S8+ handsets in most markets the phone has launched in is arriving on Samsung's Family Hub 2.0 refrigerators.
Samsung has announced that they will be pre-loading Bixby onto...
Google, in partnership with Audi and Volvo, to bring Android-powered cars
Android Auto is one subject I am passionate about. I spend a lot of time in my car commuting to work and having a decent entertainment system that is easy to use, functional and looks good is essential...
There’s now even more smart home devices that play nice with Google Home now
Though not launched in Australia yet, Google Home is turning into a great hub for all your smart home devices. Google has been adding a number of new smart home devices of late, and they've now added devices from...
Amazon officially launches Echo Show – Alexa’s touch screen bigger brother
Amazon has launched the Echo Show which to is probably best described as Alexa powered Echo's touch screen bigger brother.
The Echo Show comes with a front facing 7" touchscreen display with integrated 5MP camera and Dual 2-inch stereo speakers...
Google Assistant now supports a number of new smart home devices from Emberlight, iHome...
While Android Home never eventuated, Google is slowly taking over home automation with Assistant, slowly integrating more and more services and today there's even more with iHome, Leviton, Emberlight, and Artik Cloud joining the family.
These aren't the most widely...
Samsung has finally launched their assistant Bixby…in Korea
Samsungs Voice Assistant Bixby is a notably missing feature from the Galaxy S8/S8+ launch, but it's finally rolling out to users, at least if you're in Korea.
The update to enable Bixby, and finally give some utility to the hardware...
Google announces the Google Assistant SDK, for building Assistant into just about anything
With Google Assistant expanding from the Home and Pixel devices to Android Wear, Android Phones running 6.0 and up and soon to Android Auto and Android TV (takes breath), it seems the platform is ready to live outside Google's...
Google Home is now your perfect kitchen assistant with new recipe feature.
Google Home may not be on-sale here officially as yet, but the feature list keeps on growing. Today Google has started rolling out a new feature for budding culinary masters with the new 'Start Cooking' command.
To setup the...
Google Home introduces multi-user support for up to six users
After teasing users with multi-user support last week, Google has today announced the feature is live and will support up to six users.
After connecting your account through the Google Home app, multi-user support will now respond based on the...
Google Assistant Shopping List has now moved, here’s how to access it and share...
Google’s decision to split the Shopping List from Assistant to Express certainly ruffled some feathers over the weekend. The change has become a reality and it’s now live and available to use – and I think it’s cool.
The Google...
Google Home is apparently getting multi-user support.
Google Home is about to launch multi-user support with Google's own Home app pre-announcing the feature.
The app has now been updated with the generic card you see above which simply says 'Now, you and others in your home can...
Google Home integration with Harmony — Mini Guide
Last week, as part of a broader announcement enabling support for more smart home products, Google and Logitech announced that Google Home would now support Harmony 'Ultimate Hub' smart remotes. As a long term user of Logitechs Ultimate...
Hey Google, why are you pulling Assistant’s shopping list out of Keep?
Google has started advising that from April 10th, they will no longer save shopping lists created from Assistant to Keep.
Ahhh Google, how you love to fracture, replicate and confuse your product offerings. It seems someone from the Google Assistant...
Facebook rolls out their virtual assistant ‘M’ to Messenger users in the US
It's taken almost 2 years, but Facebook is finally rolling out their virtual assistant 'M' to users of their Messenger service - at least in the US.
According to Facebook, M will be added into Messenger conversations for users in...