SBS On Demand Updates With Speedy New UI And Chromecast
SBS' catch-up TV app, SBS On Demand, received a big update today with the launch of a new app, rebuilt from the ground up.
With a simplified, slick and speedy user interface, the new version of SBS On Demand offers...
Phil: What’s in my bag?
It's pretty common for readers to ask what the Ausdroid crew carry on a daily basis, so I though it was time to start the ball rolling (and maybe put some pressure on my colleauges to do the same)...
Ring Doorbell — Review
We’re living more and more connected these days, with everything needing to be connected to our smartphones, and so it stands to reason that part of our home communication (albeit a simple alerting mechanism) becomes connected too. One of...
Google’s Chromecast Ultra is now on sale Australia for $99, online, at JB HiFi...
After a number of leaks confirming the Chromecast Ultra was on its way to Australia, and confirmed pricing from Officeworks and JB HiFi, we can now (finally) confirm ourselves that the Chromecast Ultra is indeed now on sale in Australia,...
Just in time for Chromecast Ultra, Google updates Cast API for 4K goodness
With growing evidence that Google will launch the Chromecast Ultra in Australia sometime in the next week or two, we're seeing an update today to Google's Cast API which enables the key feature of the Chromecast Ultra: 4K casting.
There's...
Google’s Chromecast Ultra also coming to JB HiFi, priced at $99
According to our sources within JB HiFi, the Chromecast Ultra from Google is also coming to the big yellow store. This confirmation comes after the Chromecast Ultra was spotted in Officeworks' internal systems last week, and tells us that...
Sony’s multi-room Google Cast speakers — Australian Hands-on
The Google Cast protocol is as mysterious as it is inconsistently implemented, especially since Google announced, and then eventually added multi-room support for the whole Google Cast ecosystem of devices. It was a bit of a long wait but...
Google Home starts to arrive in Australia via grey imports
With the Google Home going on sale in the USA a few weeks ago the more enterprising and impatient of Australian Tech enthusiasts immediately moved to get their hands on one (ours are stuck somewhere in Keasbey New Jersey)...
Google offering some neat offers for Chromecast and Chromecast Audio users
Google is offering some pretty neat offers for those of you that either use a Chromecast and Chromecast Audio device.
The discounts, which vary depending on what version of Chromecast you're using and the discounts and offers are not just...
Introducing Telstra Smart Home
Earlier this year I got a peek into Telstra's new smart home platform at the Australian Technology & Gadget Expo here in Melbourne. Using the Zigbee protocol the smart home platform promised several interesting devices, as well as...
Ahead of the Google WiFi launch in December, Google has put out setup videos
While we don't have a timeline for Google WiFi in Australia just yet, our friends in America are about to get their hands on theirs, and to lead the launch, Google has snuck out a video on setting up...
Google’s hardware advertising continues with tap, tap to Chromecast
The Chromecast is probably Google's first, and perhaps only, runaway successes from a consumer hardware perspective. Google has doubled down on hardware this year with the Made by Google event launching the Pixels, Google Home, Google WiFi and the...
[Good deal] Grab a Xiaomi Mi Box Android TV
We've previously looked at the Xiaomi Box Android TV for sale from AliExpress. Despite the site's typically lower prices, it seems the international demand combined with the limited sales of the Xiaomi Box has lead to a little eBay...
Google’s Chromecast Ultra 4K is on sale in the US
Google has announced on Twitter this morning that it's Chromecast Ultra has gone on sale in stores and online in the US.
https://twitter.com/googlecast/status/795337712119246848
The Chromecast Ultra is a next generation Chromecast device that is audio feedback positive. It offers a premium...
Want to see what a Google Home looks like? These girls have unboxed one...
If you're as excited about a Google Home as we are, then you'll probably rather enjoy watching this unboxing video showing how Google Home comes in the box, how to set one up, and how it works. Google Home...