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IKEA Confirm April Reveal of Sonos Speakers

Orlaith Costello March 15, 2019 No Comments

IKEA has announced it will showcase its Sonos-powered SYMFONISK smart speakers in Milan this April. Australian pricing and availability is yet to be confirmed. In a company blog post, the flat-pack…

Google Expands Continued Conversation to All Smart Displays

Orlaith Costello March 11, 2019 No Comments

Google is adding its continued conversation feature to all Google Assistant smart displays, even here in Australia. This feature was released last year specifically for the Google Home, Home Mini, and Home…

ALDI Unveil ECOVACS Robovac For $299

Roma Christian March 7, 2019 No Comments

German supermarket giant, ALDI, has continued to up its consumer electronics arsenal, following the unveiling of a robotic vacuum from Chinese specialist, ECOVACS, for its Saturday March 16 ‘Special Buys’…

D-Link Launch McAfee Protected Wi-Fi Router For Families

Roma Christian March 7, 2019 No Comments

D-Link has taken on the likes of Netgear and Linksys, by releasing its new D-Fend AC2600 McAfee-protected Wi-Fi router (A$499.95) down under, pledging “unparalleled parental controls” and significant home security…

Netgear Release World First Hybrid Smart Speaker Router

Roma Christian March 5, 2019 No Comments

As tipped by ChannelNews yesterday, Netgear has released its new ‘Orbi Voice’ in Australia, which claims to be the world’s first mesh Wi-Fi system with a built-in Amazon Alexa smart speaker.…

Netgear Set To Launch Orbi Router That’s Also A Harman Kardon Alexa Speaker

David Richards March 4, 2019 No Comments

Netgear who have been very quiet of late, is getting ready to launch several new products including their all new Orbi RBK50V tri band, router that delivers 465 square metres…

Smart Speakers, Amazon Outperforms Google But Only Just

Orlaith Costello March 1, 2019 No Comments

Smart speaker shipments reached 78 million units worldwide in 2018, up 125% YoY, says a report from Canalys analyst group. Google was hot on the tails of Amazon, just 1.1% behind…

Congress Slams Google Over Hidden Nest Mic

Roma Christian March 1, 2019 No Comments

US Congress is demanding answers from Google Chief Executive, Sundar Pichai, after Senate slammed the tech giant for failing to disclose a ‘hidden’ camera within its Nest Security system. The…

LG Beefs Up Smart Signature Kitchen Suite

Orlaith Costello February 19, 2019 No Comments

LG Global is making its kitchens smarter with strategic partnerships with all-in-one appliance and gourmet meal service Tavola and others, beefing up its Signature Kitchen Suite. While availability for Australia is…

Asia Pacific Leads Global IoT Spending

Computer Daily News February 18, 2019 No Comments

A report on IoT spending by market researcher IDC has found the Asia/Pacific region (excluding Japan) will be the global leader for IoT spending (Internet of Things) this year. IDC…