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 but there’s a sign that feature parity could happen soon. …
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Samsung is one of the very few last hold outs to the notch. Although we were hoping that next year would signal a move beyond the notch to another solution it sounds as if Samsung will be bringing a notch to their lineup. According to perennial leaker, Evan Blass who …
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Hisense has announced that Australia is the first country in the world that they will sell OLED TV’s in. The new Hisense OLED models were expected to be at a sharp price point but the 55-inch and 65-inch models announced today have mid-market RRPs of $3,499 and $4,999 respectively. Ausdroid …
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With the Pixel phones now supporting wireless charging again, it seems that the Qi standard is getting a lot more attention. The range of chargers available are pretty boring, but this EFM branded Wireless Power Bank with Desktop Stand is one of the neatest we’ve seen so far. It’s a …
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The Market: Tablets aren’t selling, no one uses them! Samsung: Hold my beer… The Android tablet market is a sad state of affairs at present and has been for some time, with so many entries into the market trying to do either too much or not enough. Coupled with the …
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Smart home friendly light maker Signify, has today announced an extension to their Philips Hue lighting range in Australia introducing the Hue white & colour ambiance candle (E14) and Hue white ambiance spot (GU10). Designed to expand the possibilities for creating a more personal ambient lighting experience in your home. …
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OnePlus seem to have a hit on their hands with the OnePlus 6T with sales apparently booming in all countries where it is sold. At the OnePlus 6T announcement they hinted the the two black variants would eventually not be the only ones available and we saw evidence of this …
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I’ve been testing the Hisense 55P7 55″ ULED 4K UHD Smart TV during the last 4 weeks and it definitely fits into the mid range value for money category. If it was a phone I would compare the 55P7 to the Nokia 7 Plus. Sure it doesn’t have all the …
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If you’ve been in the market for a cheap way to make your TV a little smarter, then the Android TV powered Vodafone TV set top box just got a whole lot more interesting with Vodafone dropping the price by 50%. Though it started out priced at $120 outright, the …
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Last month, we took STM’s latest and most spacious backpack for a whirlwind tour of the United Kingdom. I’ve been through a lot of bags, and I don’t often find one that I can use beyond one trip. STM are an Australian brand, based in the Sydney suburb of Bondi. …
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Way back at CES in January JBL (a Harman company) announced their Google Assistant-enabled premium headphones, the Everest 710GA headphones. A few weeks ago we noticed them appear on the JBL website but were unavailble to purchase. Now they are. JBL have announced that their new Everest 710GA over-the-ear premium …
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Some companies have a stellar record with updating their older devices, but others not so much. Huawei unfortunately sits in the latter category but after promising updates for quite a while it seems that they are finally going to be following through in the coming weeks. Chinese tech site mydrivers …
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The rollout of new Wear OS watches running the newly announced Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 3100 SoC has been slow (and expensive) with the Mont Blanc Summit the first, but Fossil will be second with the Fossil Sport and it’s a colourful watch with Wear OS on board. The watch, which …
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OnePlus these days spend a lot of time in the news for good reasons and it continues this week with them showing other manufacturers how to do software. Very few manufacturers, possibly Google only, bring software updates to older phones almost immediately when they are announced on a new phone. …
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The Google Pixel Slate has today become available for pre-order in the US on the Google Store, as well as through retailers Best Buy, Amazon and B&H Photo Video. The Pixel Slate will become available on November 22nd in the US, with orders shipping out then. There are five configurations …
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