Owning a backup USB power bank has become part and parcel of modern smartphone ownership. I’m always on the lookout for a new battery at a good price despite owning a few high capacity models, and I leave a few low capacity models around the place at work or at …

Belkin surprised us at Ausdroid last week with a special delivery of a brand new accessory – not the latest USB power bank or high tech protective case, but a backpack – a rather nice one. The accessory manufacturer has three new backpacks on sale now at Harvey Norman – …

Belkin first teased their latest USB Cable in the lead up to CES 2017, and then announced them in Australia a few months later. Now the USB C variants are hitting Australian shelves and I’ve got my hands on one. Yes, brace yourselves, here’s a post entirely about a USB-C …

Everyone hates it when a USB cable stops working suddenly. It always happens at the most inopportune time — Murphy’s Law. Now many companies are making much more durable cables, one being Belkin. Today Belkin have released a USB Type-C version of their Kevlar-reinforced cable. The Mixit Duratek USB Type-C …

Ausdroid has discovered that Belkin’s Wemo division discontinued its smart LED bulbs in late 2016. This includes both the individual LED Smart Bulbs, LED Starter Kit, Wemo Switch + Motion bundle and means that once current stock of these products is depleted, they will no longer make new ones. Wemo say they …

There’s a lot of on the go charging options on the market which range from offering enough power to top you up for a few hours, to a portable battery capable of charging your phone and/or tablet several times over. The issue users face is knowing what will work well …

The smart home has been often promised and typically half delivered, few products exist that deliver you “the package”, and to be honest that’s still the case today. However, with the right combination of pieces, you can get close, and with just a few more integrations I think the IOT/ …

When the Google Home/ Assistant launched many criticised the nascent service for not having enough integration, at least when compared to the Amazon Echo. While this might be the logical comparison, I think it might be a touch unfair: Echo has had a long time to build to where they …

USB-C chargers are still fairly rare, even with more phone supporting the standard. Google has long had wall chargers for sale on the Google Store, but has now added a USB-C Car charger made by accessory maker Belkin to the site. The charger (it’s a Belkin F7U006bt04-BLK) includes a hardwired …

Belkin has announced today what it claims is an industry first, a USB-C car charger using the new USB-PD (Power Delivery) standard which allows the new charger to be compatible with a range of new release smartphones. A key feature of Belkin’s new charger is the range of power output …

Belkin’s WeMo home automation devices have been quietly powering lights, devices and even appliances for a number of years now. They’ve steadily cornered a good portion of the market with a great product that lets you turn devices on/off with the tap of a smart phone screen. Now, Belkin wants …