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Amazon Australia introduces Music for Prime subscribers at no extra cost

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Four months after launching their premier Prime service into Australia, US e-tailer Amazon has added Prime Music to the list of benefits subscribers receive at no extra cost. Prime Music offers access to 2...

Amazon now has a new thinner, waterproof Paperwhite Kindle for sale

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Amazon's Kindle book store is one of the best, but if reading books on your phone or tablet isn't for you then their range of Kindle hardware is phenomenal and now there's a new...

Philips Hue Lights Will Get Option Stay Off After Powercut By End 2018

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"No more power cuts waking you up at night" because all your Hue lights turned on at max brightness. That's the promise made by George Yianni (Founder and Head of Technology at Philips Hue)...

Report: Facebook is set to launch its own smart home device next week

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There are reports that Facebook, the social media behemoth, is set to announce its own smart home device next week, called Portal. Portal is rumoured to work and look much like the recently-updated Echo Show. The...

Amazon is planning more IoT enabled products with an Alexa microwave, subwoofer, and more...

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Reports have surfaced that Amazon is looking to increase their Internet of Things (IoT) product catalogue with eight new Alexa-powered smart home devices later this year, including items such as a microwave and subwoofer. The...

The Kindle Collection — Australian Review

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I was expecting it, but when a delivery arrived with 3 Kindles on board I admit to having quite the grin. I’ve used Kindles and Kobo eReaders in the past, but my Kindle...

Amazon Echo range now on-sale for Father’s Day with Echo Plus reduced to $149...

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Amazon Australia has just announced a Father's Day sale until 5th September midnight on their Amazon Echo range, with their top-of-the-line Echo Plus speaker on sale for $149 ($80 off), the lowest price since Prime...

Nickelodeon launch The SpongeBob Challenge skill for Amazon’s Alexa into Australia

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Amazon Alexa has a massive amount of "skills" that allow users to interact and get information from Alexa. Unfortunately many of the skills are geoblocked from our shores, even though we can now...

Australian Audible users can now listen to audio-books with Alexa

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Whether relaxing, cooking, or cleaning, Aussies and Kiwis can now listen to even more of their favourite audiobooks throughout their day…simply by using their voice. Starting today, Audible.com.au members can access their Audible library on Alexa. Here’s...

Amazon opening a new fulfilment site in Sydney

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Amazon are a behemoth that is for sure but only arrived with their online shopping store in Australia last year. At that early stage they had only one fulfilment centre for the entire...

Google poach Amazon Alexa’s head researcher

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AI and the application of it within digital assistants is the current frontier that many companies are fighting. At the head of the pack, by a substantial amount, is Google with Google Assistant...

Ring purchased by Amazon for over a lazy billion dollars

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Ring are one of the most popular video doorbell makers on the market and have recently expanded their product line into other home security products. Today it has been revealed that Amazon have...

Hey Alexa, what’s my journey look like? Transport for NSW adds support for Amazon’s...

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Transport for NSW has announced that it has added support for Amazon’s cloud-based voice service - Alexa - to provide real time train, ferry and light rail arrival information. Transport for NSW's skill for Alexa...

Amazon Alexa Skills – what skills are available here in Australia

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Amazon Alexa has finally launched in Australia this week, with consumers now able to purchase Amazon’s Echo, Echo Dot and Echo Plus either through the internet shopping giant directly or through local bricks and...

Amazon Echo quietly goes on sale in Australia from $49

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Amazon may only recently have launched (properly) into Australia, but that's not all, with the company quietly announcing overnight that it's bringing the Echo family of smart devices to Australia from .. well .....

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