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I signed up with Kayo Sports for $25 a month, and its bye-bye Foxtel

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We've written a little about Kayo sports so far, including their colossal lineup of sports over the Christmas and New Year period. As a regular watcher of sports on TV (in fact, it's close to the only thing I...

Hisense confirms 2019 Australian Android TV Series, Google Assistant and Alexa on VIDAA 3.0

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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...

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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...

Broadcast Replies are now live on Google Home in Australia – and elsewhere

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The recent update to Google Assistant was full of interesting and useful new features, but like any of these updates we had no idea if some would arrive here. One of the more useful features, Broadcast Replies, has now...

Review: Swann Wire-Free 720p HD Smart Video Doorbell

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I have been planning a new house build for 12 months now and if the council ever get around to giving me the okay I will start the actual building process. Of course being the standard tech head...

Bose Home Speaker 500 – Australian Review

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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...

Mirabella Genio smart switches are just $29 from K-Mart, and awesome

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Smart switches are one of the easiest ways to bring your home into the era of the connected home, allowing you to switch appliances on and off remotely, from your phone, or through your Google Assistant or Alexa. They're...

Samsung and RACV bring Smart Home platform SmartThings to Australia from today – but...

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Smart Home enthusiasts have long lamented the lack of Samsung's smart home platform 'SmartThings'. Today marks the introduction of Samsung SmartThings in Australia, with a new partnership with the RACV. The partnership between the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria and...

Google Assistant now wants you to be more polite, can show lyrics on Smart...

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It's only been a couple of weeks since the last major update to Google Assistant, but there's more coming with a new update finally adding a few previously announced features. Pretty Please The first update is the 'Pretty Please' feature announced...

Hey Google & Alexa: Is it Raining Today?

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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...
Circular Quay - Sydney Dust Storm Sep 2009 by Gordon https://www.flickr.com/photos/29616398@N05/3947544626/in/album-72157622438281788/

Hey Google & Alexa: What’s The Air Quality?

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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...

Personalise your security notifications with Arlo Smart, now available in Australia and New Zealand

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There are a lot of smart home security products on the market now and many of them inundate you with notification after notification for each and every time their threshold is met. Arlo is looking help Australians and...

Android TV development about to get better with ADT-2 developer devices set to ship...

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Google's Android TV platform may be about to get improved app support, with the hotly anticipated ADT-2 developer devices set to ship soon. Announced at Google IO 2018 back in May, the device leaked just prior to the event sparking...

Ninety7’s JOT Portable Battery helps your Google Home Mini become mobile

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So many people own a Google Home Mini thanks to many businesses giving them away as part of subscription or other deals. The problem is that it is not portable and is tethered to a powerpoint. Luckily,...

Google enables Home Voice Control for Stan, Youtube & Play Music on Mi Box...

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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...

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