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IKEA Making Cheap Wireless Remote For Sonos Speakers

Orlaith Costello June 6, 2019 No Comments

After Sonos discontinued its own remote controllers, IKEA is working on a dedicated wireless remote for its upcoming Sonos Symfonisk speakers, set to reach Australia in October 2019. Suggesting that…

IKEA To Sell Customised Gaming Gear, Space-Saving “Robotic Furniture”

Orlaith Costello June 5, 2019 No Comments

IKEA is making a bigger push into smart products with the announcements it is partnering with select companies to create customised gaming products and space-saving “robotic furniture”. Both ventures to…

Samsung CEO Confirms ‘Galaxy Home’ Speaker Coming Q3

Orlaith Costello June 5, 2019 No Comments

After missing its previously announced US release date, Samsung Consumer Electronics CEO, Hyun-suk Kim, has confirmed its Bixby-powered smart speaker, the Galaxy Home, will release in Q3 2019 with insiders…

EXCLUSIVE: Winning Move Into Home Automation Install Market

David Richards June 3, 2019 No Comments

Leading premium appliance retailer Winning has moved into the custom install market with the Company set to establish additional showroom space to demonstrate what a new generation of home automation…

Research Reveals Why Bunnings Moved Into Home Automation

David Richards May 24, 2019 No Comments

The decision by Bunnings to expand their home automation category appears to be timely and comes at a time when retailers are looking to grow new categories in the fast…

Lenovo Release Smart Clock Next Month

Jack Gramenz May 23, 2019 No Comments

Chinese tech company Lenovo has opened pre-orders for its Google Assistant powered Smart Clock ahead of its release next month. The Smart Clock was unveiled earlier this year at CES…

Samsung Galaxy Home Mini Leaked

Orlaith Costello May 22, 2019 No Comments

Despite remaining silent on why Samsung’s new Bixby-powered smart speaker missed its US release date, reports are surfacing that the Korean technology giant is already working on a follow-up to the…

Oz Connected Home Market Up 57%

Roma Christian May 14, 2019 No Comments

Latest news from analytics firm, Telsyte, claims the local connected home market has grown 57% to $1.1 billion in the last year, with smart speaker sales a key driver. The…

Control4 & SnapAV Merger Shakes Up Market

Roma Christian May 10, 2019 No Comments

Competition in the custom home automation market is set to significantly shake up, following news two of the industry’s titans SnapAV and Control4 are joining forces under a merger. According…

Major Google Voice & Home Platform Upgrade Tipped

David Richards May 7, 2019 No Comments

Google Home which is proving “extremely popular” in Australia is set to get a major update including the possibility of a new name. Tomorrow Google will take to the stage…