Chromecast availability to expand to the UK in March, Australia soon after?
The Chromecast, Google's seemingly pretty successful third attempt at conquering the living room(Nexus Q and GoogleTV weren't terribly commercially successful), looks set to officially expand availability outside the US, with UK based Electrical retailer Currys expecting to begin sales...
Jaybird announce their new Vista Totally Wireless athlete-focused headphones
Jaybird have a strong history of delivering quality goods to consumers. Most recently we’ve taken a look at the Tarah Pro which Scott thought very highly of. Now we’re seeing the next generation appear in the form...
TCL announce new QLED and 4K Android TVs headed to Australia
I have to admit, I'm a bit of a home Hi-Fi junky. Next to Android and IoT gear, I think it's my next biggest guilty pleasure. TCL has had big turn-out at CES 2018, with a great line-up of...
Ausdroid Podcast 129 – CES 2015
Welcome to episode 129 of the Ausdroid podcast!
We spent a while this week going over all the Android news from CES 2015. It was a big event for Android as the first Android Auto and Android TV consumer devices...
You can buy a Pixel 3 XL now, if you are in Hong Kong
The torrent of leaks is now officially a tsunami. The Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL are everywhere and there doesn't seem to be anything Google can do to stop it. Now it seems that there is...
Oneplus teases ‘a bit of welcome luxury’ coming soon
What does a blurry image and the teasing tagling "A welcome bit of luxury" tell us? Well, nothing and that is exactly how Oneplus want it with their first tease of something new they're working on.
While...
LG announces a new Urbane watch model with LTE connectivity
LG's Korean site has today teased a new variant of the LG Watch Urbane, due to be announced at Mobile World Congress 2015, which will be the first watch to come to market with LTE connectivity.
The post detailed some...
Optus turns to satellite to achieve 100% mobile coverage across Australia
Optus has today announced the milestone achievement of 100% mobile coverage across Australia, though they've had to resort to the use of satellite to cover the last portions of the continent using Thuraya's Satsleeve+ and SatSleeve Hotspot technology.
The Satsleeve+...
Amazon Echo Link and Echo Amp review — Adding streaming to your existing home...
The streaming speaker market is becoming flooded -- there’s Google Home, Home Mini, Home Hub, various Chromecast options, various brands of speaker with Google Assistant built-i, and that’s before you get to the Amazon Echo range with Alexa built...
Qualcomm’s 2019 flagship mobile chipset will be the 5G-toting Snapdragon 855
Qualcomm have been the main player in mobile chipsets for a while now but now they have some serious competition from Huawei. After a decent Snapdragon 845 this year, Huawei have countered with the Kirin 980 which has...
Ring’s latest camera brings the top features to a non-spotlight camera for versatility and...
For some time now, Ring has been one of the leading brands in the DIY home security game. With hardwired and battery powered camera options, there's plenty to meet the needs of any user. The latest addition, the Stick...
Mozilla is officially killing off its disastrous and ill-fated Firefox OS
Rest in Peace Firefox OS. You lived a short, uneventful and for the most part unloved existence in certain parts of the world, including here in Australia. Today, your parent company, Mozilla Corporation has placed the final nail to...
Wear Mini Launcher now available
Are you looking for a better way to access the apps on your Android Wear device? Launching through Google Now is cool, but it's a bit hit and miss, especially with voice commands. What if there was an app...
Rumours of Xiaomi smartwatch emerging
The departure of Hugo Barra from Google sparked a huge amount of rumour and speculation as to the exact reasoning for him leaving, the end result is that Xiaomi have acquired a technically brilliant businessman who know's how to...
57 children’s books read online (with learning activities) by actors including Rose Byrne, Michelle...
While society is disrupted by Coronavirous COVID-19 many young children are at home unable to access books at their school or attend story time sessions at their local library. Ausdroid is going to find and let you know about...