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Typo is selling an Alexa voice enabled speaker for $99.99
Typo is one of my favourite stores around, and it seems they now have a smart speaker that utilises Alexa Voice Services on sale for $99.99.
The smart speaker, which takes its design cues from...
Australians Can Alexa Enable Speakers With Amazon Echo Input
Amazon's Echo Input device is available for purchase in Australia today. What is the Echo Input? Think of it as a much thinner Echo Dot, with the external speaker and internal speaker drivers removed.
Echo...
Amazon announce the very affordable, All-new Kindle
Amazon revolutionised the market with the Kindle and ever since they have been the go-to e-reader for a majority of people. Not content with just the one Kindle they have released several different...
Nova FM adds new interactive Amazon Alexa skill
Nova FM has added a new interactive Amazon Alexa Skill, which allows Nova listeners to explore the station live as well as a back-catalogue of podcasts and shows.
The skill, which is still at the...
Amazon Echo Show — Review
Amazon's Echo Show wants to be the centre of your home, and depending on your household it just might have the smarts to do it.
While the first generation of Echo Show skipped Australia, Amazon's...
Amazon’s Alexa Speakers get Followup Questions option in Australia
Amazon enabled Follow-up Mode in Australia for Alexa powered speakers today, nine months after the feature debuted in the USA.
The feature allows multiple questions to be asked in a row without saying "Alexa /...
Amazon Alexa coming soon to Sony WH-1000XM3 Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones
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...
NFL wildcard weekend is upon us, ask Alexa everything you want to know
NFL is not everyone's cup of tea but for those who are interested in checking out the playoff games in the new few weeks Amazon and the NFL have teamed up to help you...
Neerav’s Best Smartphone, Smart Home Devices and Android TV of 2018
Yes 2018 is almost over so it's time for the Ausdroid team to individually reflect on the phones and gadgets that they judge to be the best this year.
For myself and my family, this...
Bose Home Speaker 500 – Australian Review
The Bose Home Speaker 500 is a powerful chunky black anodised aluminium addition to the list of Alexa powered smart speakers at a premium price of $599 RRP.
I listened to it for a week...
Hey Google & Alexa: Is it Raining Today?
Some of the most popular questions asked of Google and Alexa voice assistants are about weather so let's see how they both let you know about rain.
The photo above taken by my colleague Jason...
Hey Google & Alexa: What’s The Air Quality?
Residents of NSW have been watching the western sky for the last few days to see if an orange dust cloud like the famous one in 2009 was approaching. These few days in 2009 resulted in...
Amazon brings Alexa integration with Skype to Australia – make and receive calls on...
One of the neatest features Amazon announced at the launch of its new Echo range in September was integration with Skype, bringing Echo Show into a wider world of person-to-person video conferencing. There was...
Amazon brings Blueprints to Australia; create your own Alexa skills even if you can’t...
We're all familiar with Skills for Amazon Alexa - they're like the apps you install on your phone. If you've ever wanted to make a Skill for yourself but can't wrangle the code to...
Amazon Echo Plus a great way to get into smart home automation
Amazon's Alexa speakers and Google home compatible speakers have similar capabilities in many areas. However in the area of home automation Amazon has an edge with their Echo Plus speaker, which is able to...