Everything Google announced at today’s #MadeByGoogle event: Pixel Phones, Chromecast, Daydream VR and more
So its certainly has been a busy time overnight for the team here at Ausdroid with everything that Google has announced overnight at its #MadeByGoogle event. There certainly has been a lot announced, so we thought we should create...
Xiaomi Mi Box officially launched in the USA
The Xiaomi Mi Box first showed up at Google IO 2016 to much interest. The sub-$100 4K HDR capable Android TV device was the first new hardware we had seen in the TV space for a while. Following...
Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon chips won’t power your next phone but might end up in...
Historically, Qualcomm's Snapdragon brand has been used for Mobile processors, and that began to change with the Snapdragon Wear chips being specifically introduced for the wearable market. Now the Snapdragon range has two new processors intended for the IoT....
Channel 9 adds Chromecast support to 9Now app
Media streaming in Australia has gotten a little easier for free-to-air station Channel 9 who today has added Chromecast support to their app.
The Chromecast support has been a hotly anticipated feature request for many fans of Channel 9,...
4K Chromecast Ultra renders show up
Google's October 4th event (October 5th here in Australia) is shaping up to be quite a big deal. Not only phones are expected, but an entire suite of products as well, including a new 4K compatible Chromecast Ultra. This...
Xiaomi Mi Box shows up at US retailer for $69USD – still not officially...
Chinese electronics company Xiaomi is ramping up their US release strategy launching their Mi Box Android TV unit at retailer Walmart this week for a super low price of $69USD - that's about $90AUD.
Spotted by user George Garrett who...
[Good Deal] Get a Chromecast Audio for $43.20 delivered
Good news everyone, if you've been wanting to kit out your various speakers with Chromecast Audio, now is a good time to do it with Kogan (nee Dick Smith) selling Chromecast Audio for $43.20 through their eBay store.
The deal...
Sony is prepping an Android TV update for their Bravia TVs
Sony is one of the largest manufacturers of embedded Android TV televisions on the market. The TV's have seen a small update to Android TV since launch, updating from Android 5.0 to 5.1.1 but it's been very quiet since...
Google announces Chromecast Preview program to trial upcoming features
If you're reading this, chances are you like to live on the cutting edge and get the latest and greatest features for your Android, or Google device. Today Google has launched a new preview program for Chromecast to let...
Bang & Olufsen Launch Three New Products at IFA 2016, Berlin.
Just when you thought IFA 2016 Berlin was done and dusted we found some more release info in our inbox. At IFA 2016 Bang & Olufsen launched three new products to the public -- a TV with AndroidTV...
[Rumour] Google’s Pixel phones, 4K capable Chromecast and Daydream viewer to debut on October...
There's a lot of rumours floating around regarding the launch, or at least announcements of the upcoming HTC made Nexus, sorry Pixel phones from Google, but a new rumour is locking in October 4th as the date, and according...
A new version of the Nvidia Shield Android TV may have just surfaced
Since the launch of the original Nvidia Shield console, nothing in this writers opinion has risen to knock the device of its perch as king of the Android TV devices. As we covered in our review the Nvidia Shied...
Optus Announces Data Free Streaming For Video and Music – if you’re on the...
Earlier this year Optus announced that they would no longer count data from streaming music services for all Pre-Paid customers. At the time it was strange to not see this be extended to Post-Paid customers as well but...
[Good Deal] Chromecast Video and Audio discounted at Harvey Norman
Google's second gen Chromecast, both the new Audio only model and the follow-up video model were launched at a higher price than the original, coming in at $59. We've not seen a lot of discounting on either version of...
Google sends a Happy Birthday shoutout to the original Chromecast
It's been three years since Google's breakfast with Sundar event which saw the original Chromecast unveiled, as well as the 2013 Nexus 7. While the 2nd gen Nexus 7 hasn't been updated (yet), the Chromecast was such a runaway...