When the Chromecast Audio first disappeared from the Play Store in October, it appears news of the cheap audio device’s demise may have been premature. Quickly after disappearing, it was back, and the Chromecast Audio continued to bring dumb speakers kicking and screaming into the modern age of streaming. However, …
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CES 2019 has been a big deal for Apple, even if they aren’t actually present on the floor of the show. Samsung has previously announced support for AirPlay 2 and Homekit on their new line of TVs and LG and Sony aren’t far behind with news that sets from both …
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For those of us at home watching CES 2019 unfold, it’s easy to miss some of the satellite announcements and showcases at the show, but one you should check out is the Google Assistant Ride 360° Tour at CES 2019 which Google has kindly recorded and posted on YouTube. The …
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Samsung’s latest rumoured watch, the Galaxy Sport has leaked overnight showing a simple design that could come in a nice range of colours. As per the tweet from Steve Hemmerstoffer through his @onleaks account, the watch will be available in a range of colours – once announced – including Black, …
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We all thought it was a unicorn. Google Assistant integration on a Sonos speaker. We have heard talk of it from Sonos themselves for quite a while but have never had it materialise. Even when Google mentioned it the other day there was not much detail revealed. Over at CES, …
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Earlier at CES 2019, Mobvoi released two new Wear OS smartwatches featuring improved battery life and a move to the Snapdragon Wear platform. Disappointingly, perhaps, Mobvoi have used the older Snapdragon Wear 2100 platform instead of the newer 3100 series, but considering the internals are much the same, it probably …
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CES is where all the new digital assistant products are released as well as all the new digital assistant announcements. Google have a big presence at CES once again this year and their presence is dominated by Google Assistant. Overnight they have taken the wraps off all the new goodies …
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The Ausdroid team’s current favourite noise cancelling wireless headphones Sony WH-1000XM3 will soon receive Amazon Alexa support. The WH-1000XM3’s were recently reviewed by my colleague Dan who concluded that: It’s clear to anyone who has the happy chance to try on a pair of these headphones that Sony has taken …
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Who says everything leaks before a major tech announcement? Overnight at CES 2019 Google and Lenovo pulled a surprise rabbit out of their hat, if the rabbit was a new Google Assistant device category, Smart Clocks. Right off the bat, the Lenovo Smart Clock looks gorgeous; it’s clad in a …
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In a world dominated by two voice assistants – Google Assistant and Alexa – Samsung keeps fighting to make their virtual assistant relevant. At CES this week Samsung announced that Bixby will soon be able to ‘talk with’ the Google Apps installed on your device. Exactly what this means is …
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On the surface, this is Apple expanding their footprint but when you look at it deeply – it’s really big news. Samsung Electronics announced today it will offer iTunes Movies and TV Shows and Apple AirPlay 2 support on 2019 Samsung Smart TV models beginning this spring. Traditionally Apple have …
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Are you in the market for a 27″ touch display with Google Assistant built in for your kitchen? If so then GE may just have the product for you, the GE Kitchen Hub which was announced today at CES 2019. To be clear this isn’t a Google Smart Display it’s …
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Last year at CES we saw a lot of Google Assistant devices announced. As you would expect, since then the uptake of Google Assistant devices has grown exponentially Google have announced today. Available on just 500 million devices in May of 2018 Google Assistant saw growth of close to 400% …
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We have seen and reviewed all smart displays that are available here in Australia and soon hopefully there will be one more on the way Downunder. At CES well known high-end home appliance manufacturer, KitchenAid, has announced that they will be coming to market with a smart display this year. …
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It’s CES time again, and for geeks it’s a late Christmas. Jabra has started their CES launches this year with three new headphones that will be gracing our shores, the Jabra Elite 85h, Jabra Move and Jabra Elite Active 45e. Jabra Elite 85h The premium Elite 85h are Jabra’s newest …
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