LG announces KizON wearable for pre-school and primary school children
LG has today announced a new wearable that they're aiming directly at parents. The new wearable called KizON is a GPS and Wi-Fi location tracker which shares real-time location information to a smartphone.
The KizON includes a 2G/3G radio, which...
Griffin Survivor case for Samsung Galaxy S5
One of the privileges (if you can call it that) of retaining Ausdroid's Galaxy S5 in my office is that I get to play with accessories that get sent through for one of the year's most popular Android devices.
Last...
Screen protector for LG G3 Mini shows up from Australian accessory manufacturer Aerios
The LG G3 has not yet launched in Australia, but that hasn't stopped rumours of a G3 Mini being products, and today we've seen a screen protector from Australian screen protector company Aerios adding fuel to the rumour fire.
There's...
Australian hands-on: Samsung Gear Live and Android Wear
Thanks to some friendlies on the inner circle, I managed to get my hands on a Samsung Gear Live Android Wear smartwatch ahead of next week's shipments. It's rather cool.
The Gear Live has a 300 mAh battery behind a...
Live in the Newcastle/Hunter region & are a good driver? Then S Drive from...
Samsung Electronics Australia have launched a new initiative in the Newcastle/Hunter region of NSW, aimed at rewarding careful drivers who do the right thing.
The initiative called S Drive, is aimed at rewarding compatible Samsung Galaxy smartphone devices who live...
Google’s Nest Opens Up To Developers
It was only a few days ago that we reported on Google's Nest purchase of Dropcam, furthering Google's push into your homes. Turns out that Nest and Google have even grander plans than just Dropcam. Today Nest...
Good Deal: Samsung Gear Fit smartwatch/fitness band for $139
Probably one of the nicest and most popular smartwatch/fitness bands introduced so far this year has been the Samsung Gear Fit. Its feature rich, well designed hardware not only looks good, but is supposedly pretty functional according to Samsung,...
OtterBox unveils the Symmetry Series of smartphone protection
Something most owners of slim and svelte smartphones have probably considered is how to add some protection to such a thin device without making it thick and frankly a bit ugly. OtterBox has introduced its new Symmetry range of...
Kickstarter project Pressy is finally shipping – Android app now in Google Play
That header image is the one all you long-suffering Pressy Kickstarter backers have been waiting for. The picture was sent out late last night as update 20 from 'The Pressy Bunch' announcing that manufacturing of the removeable physical button...
Jawbone Up24 — Review
The world of fitness tracking gadgets is overrun! There's already a lot of options out there, and thanks to sites like Kickstarter there's more entering the market all the time. Jawbone has been a well-established brand in the accessory...
Braven 710 Bluetooth Speaker — Accessory Review
Braven offers a distinctive line of Bluetooth speakers designed for a number of situations. Judging by their website, many of them seem ruggedised or weatherproofed in some way, and being standard Bluetooth devices they're all Android compatible. We've been...
Wanting some mobile data for your tablet? Telstra releases 4G My Pocket WiFi Ultimate
Telstra has announced a new addition to its portable hotspot range, in the form of the pre-paid 4G My Pocket WiFi Ultimate. Shown above, the My Pocket WiFi Ultimate is the first Australian mobile device compatible with the 700...
LIFX LED Smart Bulbs now available from Harvey Norman
Smart Bulbs are the new cool, we took a look at the Philips Hue light bulbs last year and we're currently looking at another, more independent product - LIFX - who we wrote up all the way back in...
Ausdroid Gadget Store is coming
For the last few months, Ausdroid has been working on a bit of a project with the guys at Gadgets 4 Geeks. We've promoted their stuff before on Ausdroid and run a few specials here and there, but the...
GOkey — A single device for charging, moving data and finding lost keys
It's not often we see a device that promises to be all things to all people, but the GOkey seems to be just such a device. It incorporates a portable battery charger, USB cable, flash drive and a keyring,...