Google comes Home in Australia with an assistant you can talk to
Google has been making inroads in the home, and this week it brings its virtual assistant to Australia alongside…
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The house is barely just a house anymore, but more of a smart home. Thanks to sensors, lighting, security cameras, smart speakers, and more, the home of today can be a connected smart home that does more than let you live there.
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D-Link’s 180 degree camera upped to Full HD
This week has featured a thing or two for the home, and there's one more addition this week, as D-Link updates…
Elgato’s Eve offers a glimpse into the warmth of your home
The thermostat may not be a big deal in Australia, and certainly not big enough to warrant a release of a smart…
Nest arrives in Australia with cameras, not thermostats
Our homes are getting smarter, and that’s thanks to smart cameras, smart plugs, and smart everything else.…
Report says Australians wasting food, but could new fridges help?
We've all wasted perfectly good food, letting it go to waste and push past its expiry or forgetting to consume…
D-Link to bring Google Assistant magic to devices not made by Google
Australia doesn't officially have devices in the home made by Google, but it may not need to, as the search…
Dyson’s latest fan is hot, cold, and big on cleaning air
As summer starts to fade and the temperature drops, the old heaters come out to warm up the homestead. Announced…
Door turns to doorman with Jeffrie Smart Mailbox
If parcel and package delivery is a bit of a problem because there's a fear your goods will go missing, one part…
Elgato expands Apple HomeKit with power
The quest to get your home wired up with internet-connected smarts is on, and if you're an iPhone or iPad owner,…
Netgear’s Arlo security updated with rechargeable battery, alert siren
It's hard to fault Netgear's Arlo security system, but if there's one thing we want to comment on, it's…