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Black Friday bargains from big names have landed
As Black Friday rapidly approaches us, we're going to see more and more specials appearing. This morning, we've seen a couple of big names deliver theirs: Amazon and Ring
Ring - DIY Home security...
Alexa vs Assistant: Week 2 – Daily use experience, the same but different
Welcome to week two of our Alexa vs Assitant series and since last week, we’ve delved deeper into the similar, but contrasting worlds. This week we’ve taken a focus on the day to...
Alexa Vs Assistant: Week 1 – The state of play
The connected world is a wonderful place, but it’s not a single solution world. Last week we took a look at the brand new Echo Show 10 (3rd Gen) which highlighted some really...
Amazon Australia and NZ giving away free Echo Dots but there’s a catch…
Amazon Australia and NZ are running a promotion where you could win a free Amazon Echo Dot to celebrate 3 years of Amazon being in the Australian and NZ markets, but there is a...
Amazon Alexa smart speakers launched in Australia 3 years ago, do you use one?
Amazon Alexa is celebrating over 1,000 days in Australian homes offering a competing smart speaker and display ecosystem to encourage Google to innovate more with it's own smart speaker and related devices.
Since Alexa first...
Review: Amazon Echo Dot with Clock — the smaller Echo just got better
Yesterday we reviewed the Amazon Echo thoroughly because that fourth generation was a large change from the third generation but the Echo Dot is but a small change from the third generation. The...
[Updated with AU pricing] Amazon has been busy, announcing new products in all spaces
Getting in a week earlier than the Made by Google event next week Amazon has shown off their latest products with some big changes to already established products along with a few new ones.
A...
50% off RRP selected Amazon Echo Speakers and Displays til Sept 22 2020
If you're a subscriber to Amazon Music Unlimited or just started a free trial, you're eligible to get 50% off the usual price for selected Amazon Echo speakers and displays for the next week,...
Spotify free accounts can now be used on Amazon Echo speakers
Following closely behind Sonos offering use of free Spotify accounts, Amazon Echo speakers now share the same functionality. This is a big shot in the arm for current Echo speaker users as well...
Hey Alexa, Tell Me About Amazon’s 3 New Echo Speakers
Amazon Australia announced the availability today of three new speakers to join the existing family of smart home devices, some of them pictured below. The Echo Studio is the only completely new speaker launched...
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...
Hey Alexa, what’s my journey look like? Transport for NSW adds support for Amazon’s...
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
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
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 .....