Virtual Reality Fails To Take Off Claim Retailers
Retailers and manufacturers who banked on Virtual reality as a sales driver in 2017, are staring down the barrel of limited sales... Read More
LG + GE Appliances Get Google Home Integration
Following in Amazon’s lead, Google have now begun the process of working with appliance vendors to better integrate smart appliances with Google... Read More
Google Home Goes Global, Will Beat Amazon To Oz
To cap off their I/O Conference this week, Google has announced a global roll-out for Google Home – previously only available in... Read More
Philips Launches New Hue Lamps
Philips is expanding its range of Hue smart home lighting products with two new lamps. The new Wellner and Wellness table lamps... Read More
Telstra Calls In The Robots
Telstra says it has invested in robotic process automation (RPA) technology on projects including its HFC network upgrade and the way it... Read More
Tesla Tiles To Slide Down Under
Elon Musk’s Tesla outfit has opened up reservations for its solar roof tiles in Australia, though it may be some time before... Read More
Tesla Opens Up Reservations For Solar Roof In Oz
Tesla has opened up reservations for its solar roof tiles in Australia, but it may be some time until the company actually begins... Read More
Microsoft Build Conference set To Talk Up Windows 10 & Attach Gadgets
Microsoft, who had their hearts content on forcing over 1 billion people to upgrade to Windows 10, has only manage to convince... Read More
Amazon Adds Touchscreen And Video Calling To Echo
Amazon has announced a new smart speaker called the Echo Show, which combines its Alexa voice assistant with a 7-inch touch screen... Read More
Amazon Echo Is Three Times More Popular Than Google Home
Amazon is expected to remain the most popular smart speaker manufacturer in 2017, well ahead of Google Home and other devices. Sales... Read More
Microsoft Partner With Harman Kardon On Smart Home Speaker
Microsoft have revealed that they’ll be bringing their voice assistant Cortana to the home via a new smart speaker. Built in partnership... Read More
Amazon Set To Unveil Touchscreen Echo
Amazon will reportedly expand its Echo smart speaker range as early as tomorrow with a new device that features a 7-inch touchscreen for... Read More
Telsyte Predicts 300M Smart Home Devices In Oz Homes
Business analytics firm Telsyte says that “Australian households are in the middle of an Internet of Things (IoT) at home revolution.” According... Read More
Apple Could Unveil ‘Siri Speaker’ To Take On Amazon Echo
Apple is reportedly working on a new Siri-powered smart speaker that will compete with the Amazon Echo and Google Home. Analyst Ming-Chi... Read More
Elgato Unveil First Home Kit-Ready Power Outlet For Oz
Elgato have announced they’ll be bringing the first smart home power outlet designed for use with Apple’s Home Kit platform to Australia,... Read More
Logitech Add Home Kit Support To New Pop Smart Buttons
Logitech has announced it’ll be bringing support for Apple’s Home Kit software to both new and old owners of its Pop Smart... Read More
Netgear’s Arlo Pro Lands In Retail This Week
Netgear have confirmed that their new and improved Arlo Pro will be available in Australian retail from as soon as this week.... Read More
Questions Raised About Tizen OS Security
A security specialist speaking to Motherboard has called Samsung’s proprietary operating system “a hacker’s dream” after uncovering 40 unknown vulnerabilities. In the... Read More
Embattled Oculus Creator Leaves Facebook
It’s been revealed that Palmer Luckey, co-founder of Oculus (bought for $2 billion by Facebook in 2014), is set to part ways... Read More
Google And Symantec Fued Over Net Security
Google has issued a threat to internet security giant Symantec, threatening to downgrade Chrome’s trust of security certificates vetted by the company.... Read More
Oz Organisations Want Open IoT
More than four in five Australian organisations believe open data and connectivity standards for IoT are extremely or very important. According to... Read More
Google Home Trials Audio Advertising
Some owners of the Google Home have been targeted with a message promoting a new Disney film after requesting a summary of their... Read More
Uniden Adds Spotlight Cameras To New Surveillance Systems
Uniden have released two new wireless surveillance systems that feature motion detection spotlight cameras for improved home security. The G3721L and G3722L... Read More
Netgear Promise Results With Arlo Baby
Announced at this year’s CES, Netgear see their new Arlo Baby range as a product with huge potential for growth. Speaking to ChannelNews,... Read More
Netgear Expand Security Range With Arlo Go
With the new 2017 Arlo Pro set to offer significant improvements to existing users, Netgear are expanding the appeal of the security range... Read More
Netgear Offer Big Improvements With New Arlo Pro
Though its intuitive design and Apple-esque aesthetics won it some followers (and a SmartHouse Best of the Best award), Netgear’s Arlo security range... Read More
ACCC Takes Legal Action Against Audi Over Emissions Scandal
The ACCC has launched legal action against Audi over allegations that over 12,000 diesel cars sold in Australia between 2011 and 2015 were... Read More
Smart Homes Make Up Only 10% Of Households
Despite increased sales of smart home technology, the category’s appeal is still mostly limited to early adopters. Just 10% of Australian, US... Read More
Amazon Primed To Refresh Echo Ahead Of Oz Launch
Ahead of its long-rumored expansion into the Australian market, online shopping giant Amazon is said to be preparing a major hardware update... Read More
Control4 Aquires Speaker Brand
Control4 has forked out US$9.6M in cash to buy the Triad speaker brand. The move into audio comes as the Company comes... Read More
D-Link Launches Sophisticated Security Camera, But Only For Apple
D-Link have launched a new smart security camera to take on competitors like Netgear’s Arlo. However, limitations tied to Apple’s HomeKit could... Read More
Global Smart Home Market To Pass 770M By 2021
A new report by Juniper Research has estimated that smart home automation and monitoring devices in the market will grow to over... Read More
Uniden Renews Free To Air TV Partnerships
Uniden has renewed and extended its partnerships with three leading 4WD adventure TV programs throughout 2017. Pat Callinan 4×4 Adventures, The Offroad... Read More
IoT-Net Is In The Works, Says Boost Founder
Speaking to media in Sydney last week, Boost Mobile co-founder and former-CEO of 360Fly Peter Adderton predicted that the task of connecting... Read More
Ex-Sonos Manager Brings Nonda DIY Smart Car Accessories To ANZ
Californian start-up nonda is looking to take their ZUS range global, with the company’s ecosystem of smart accessories having now secured distribution... Read More
Only 3 Employees Needed For Amazon’s Checkout-Free Supermarkets
Amazon’s supermarket concept that automates the buying process could require as few as three employees. The New York Post reported that Amazon Go... Read More
As Amazon Echo Becomes New Voice Standard, Apple Moves To Screw Partners
It was the hottest product at CES 2017 and already 8 million Americans have bought the Amazon Echo voice activation system, but... Read More
Aussie Shoppers Don’t Trust Retailers With Data
According to data gathered by Finder.com, Most Aussies would rather trust multinational corporations like Google and Apple with their credit card data... Read More
Sunlight Beckons Yarra Trams
While the NSW Government remains resolutely opposed to any use of alternative energy sources to the State’s huge resources of coal, hacked... Read More
Amazon Seeks Spectrum For IoT
Amazon has filed an application with the US Federal Communications Commission to get approval to test wireless networking for the Internet of... Read More
Floodlight Cam From Ring Puts A Spotlight On Home Security
Ring, the company behind the Video Doorbell that lets users answer the door from anywhere, have announced a new security camera with... Read More
MS Snaps Up AI Start-Up Maluuba
Microsoft has bought Canadian start-up Maluuba, a company that focuses on natural language processing to add the push in general artificial intelligence.... Read More
Adobe Researching Voice-Controlled Digital Assistant For PhotoShop
Adobe have released a concept video featuring an intelligent digital assistant that can perform photo editing functions using voice control. The company’s research... Read More
New Robots From LG Will Simplify Smart Homes And Airports
As part of the artificial intelligence push at this year’s CES, LG announced a new collection of robots including a home robot... Read More
Smart Home Market To Solidify In 2017, Say Analysts
Data gathered by Juniper Research has indicated that the rapid take-up of smart home hardware and services in entertainment, automation, healthcare and... Read More
What Product Dominated At CES 2017
What product dominated CES? The answer is Alexa from Amazon. It was everywhere, for the simple reason that it has almost become... Read More
CES 2017: Swann Introduces 4K And Thermal-Sensing Security Solutions
Swann have announced a new range of smarter security solutions to be showcased at CES 2017. Among the line-up of new products are thermal-sensing,... Read More
CES 2017: Lenovo To Enter Home Hub Market With Smart Assistant
Lenovo has announced that it’ll be entering the smart home hub arena with a new device called the Smart Assistant. Boasting both... Read More
4K & High Res Audio Delivers Major Growth Opportunities Claims Avation CEO
Queensland based distributor Avation is set to take advantage of a major switch to networked automation and entertainment products with the company... Read More
CES 2017: Autonomous Suitcase Can Follow Travellers And Avoid Obstacles
A new suitcase capable of tracking and following users as well as avoiding obstacles is set to be showcased at CES 2017.... Read More