Articles Tagged smart home
Control your Telstra TV by voice with new Google Assistant commands
Telstra has announced a new integration between Telstra TV and Google Assistant that will allow customers to turn on their Telstra TV, launch apps, pause and play live and streamed content using voice commands.
Google Home Hub Review
The Home Hub is a surprisingly polished product for Google's first attempt at a smart display, but it lacks a clear raison d'être. Other than being a clever connected photo frame, Home Hub fails to justify why a smart display is more useful than a screenless smart speaker and worth the premium.
Home Hub is a Google Home with a touchscreen
Google Home gets smarter with a screen.
Amazon just announced a whole bunch of new Echo devices
Amazon has a bunch of new Alexa-powered devices to make your smart home even smarter.
Ecovacs Deebot 900 Review
The Ecovacs Deebot 900 has a lot of impressive features on the box, but how does it actually work in the home? We've spent several weeks with the robot vacuum to find out for ourselves.
Google Home Max on sale August 9 for $549
The supersized Google Home Max is almost here.
Sonos Beam review
The Sonos Beam strikes a perfect balance between TV sound bar and smart speaker. It's an excellent entry-point into the world of connected high-end audio, and a great option for anyone who has yet to dabble into smart home technology. It's the upgrade your living room deserves.
Google Home Max is coming to Australia
The Google Home Max smart speaker will go on sale in Australia for the first time in August.
Sonos Beam smarter with Alexa and AirPlay 2
Is Sonos Beam a smart speaker or a sound bar? Why can't it be both?
Amazon Echo Australian Review
The Amazon Echo can do a lot - more than any other smart speaker - but it's not all useful. While Amazon's openness to developers give the Echo and Alexa a clear advantage over competitors, it's still early days for smart speakers. The Echo can do a couple of tasks really well, but there's also a lot of undercooked "skills" around. We're hoping that these will continue to mature, but for the time being, Echo is perhaps best seen as a potential look at the future of computing.
