Razer Hammerhead USB C — Australian Review
In a world where smartphone makers have the courage to remove the ubiquitous headphone jack and call it "consumer focused", the need for a new wired connection isn’t just looming on the horizon, it has arrived. With almost all...
HTC U11 Life — Australian Review
Though Android One is now almost three years old, the platform itself has been through a number of changes over the years going from a low-end offering to being included as a stock Android experience on more premium devices...
Reolink Argus 2 — Australian Review
An increasing percentage of homes have varying levels of home security installed these days, and there's an increasing number of home security cameras available for people to fit around their homes. We've seen cameras from Netgear, Swann and more,...
Sonos One: Why two Ones is one better than one One
The name Sonos is synonymous with multi-room audio and have been for a long time. They have always produced amazing sound as far back as I can remember along with multi-room capabilities unmatched by anyone else. Now...
Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ — The Definitive Ausdroid Review
It’s been just shy of four weeks since Samsung launched its 2018 Galaxy S smartphone in the form of the Galaxy S9 range. We’ve now had about that amount of time with the phone, and you’ve most likely read...
JBL Link 10 Google Assistant powered portable speaker: Australian Review
2017 saw a lot of traditionally speaker manufacturers jump on board the smart speaker train. We had Google and Amazon test the waters first but their speakers were smart first and speaker second. Now that they have...
Synology RS818+ – The rack-mounted NAS that does almost everything
After reviewing Synology's DS218 back in January, I wanted to see what a next-level NAS would look like. For home use, something like the DS218 is absolutely perfect - it's affordable, powerful, and can handle fairly demanding requirements. Unfortunately,...
Sensibo Sky lets you control your Air Conditioner via Google Assistant (or Alexa) —...
Since the launch of products like the Amazon Echo and then the Google Home we’ve seen an explosion of Internet of Thing (IoT) devices. It turns out that voice was the interface that Home Automation and IoT had been...
Telstra Tough Max 2 — Australian Review
If you've been buying mobile phones for any length of times in Australia and happened to wander into a Telstra store you'll inevitably have been offered a Telstra branded handset. The Telstra phones have been, for the most part,...
Moto Mods – Polaroid Insta-share Printer available for $249
Announced late 2017, the Polaroid Insta-Share printer is one of the newest moto mods available in Australia. It'll work with any Moto Z-series handset, including the Moto Z2 Play we've got knocking around the office. In a nutshell, like...
Garmin Vivoactive 3 — Australian Review
Garmin are the market leader in GPS hardware and are steadily creating a stronger foothold in the activity tracking market for themselves with some solid hardware choices. The Vivoactive 3 is a step outside the standard activity trackers that...
Garmin vívofit 4 : Australian Review
Fitbands were all the rage not long ago. Even though they have died off a little there are still a LOT of people using them -- not everyone wants, needs nor can afford a true smartwatch and for...
Sony LF-S50G Google Assistant powered speaker — Australian Review
When Google announced the expansion of their Assistant to third-party speakers, the Sony LF-S50G drew a fair amount of attention for it's stylish look, built-in clock and potentially great sound.
The speaker went on-sale in Australia late last year...
Beoplay M3 and M5 Wireless Multiroom Speakers – Australian Review
During the summer holidays I had the chance to test the new Bang & Olufsen (B&O) Beoplay M3 and Beoplay M5 wireless multiroom compatible speakers to judge their usability, design and audio quality. While both were good I was...
Synology DS218 Network Attached Storage (NAS) — Australian Review
Since being announced last month, I've been trying out Synology's DS218 in my home office. The early days of Network Attached Storage (or NAS) were pretty uninspiring. I remember a Lacie hard drive in some sort of enclosure with...