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Smart lighting company Nanoleaf has announced plans to integrate Thread into all upcoming products, leading the way for this emerging technology within the smart home industry. Thread is a new network protocol that allows IoT products like smart lights (including Nanoleaf’s Essentials bulb and light strip) be secure and...
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Chances are you have heard of Amazon's Echo products and there's a fair chance you may even have one in your home. Voice assistants are now a very well established category and they offer hands-free access to information and entertainment. Over the last few years, I've accumulated Echo dots...
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Smart, connected lighting solutions are a familiar proposition in 2020, with the ability to change the colour of your lights and command them with your voice, it’s a simple upgrade to your home. Smart lighting products are often the first IoT product to integrate into a home, and can...
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Samsung have announced a new A30 Smart Lock for your home and Australians will be among the first to experience it. Available from 27 July, the smart lock says goodbye to the physical key, replacing access with fingerprint authentication, as well as a touchscreen keypad. The smart lock features...
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If you want to turn your home into a smart home, then one of the cheapest and easiest places to start is with lighting. LASER has announced today some significant price reductions across its CONNECT SmartHome range, spearheaded by a range of $10 Smart Light Bulbs. The new prices...
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Smart Lighting company LIFX is launching a complete rethink of their mobile application tomorrow (Feb 11th). The completely new App experience is expected to reach all users in the next week. Known as “APP 4”, it has been created from the ground up with more sophisticated control, putting efficiency...
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Nanoleaf smart lighting products have a brand new trick.. Screen Mirroring. This new feature takes your entertainment beyond the screen. As you watch the content, the activity is reflected by the colour scheme of your Nanoleaf Light Panels and Nanoleaf Canvas. This takes smart lighting from something you have...
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The Koble Snor Smart Bed has some great features that reflect our modern lives. On both sides of the bed Koble have included handy 10W wireless charging pockets so your smart phones can quickly recharge while you sleep. The list of supported devices is impressive, including the iPhone 8,...
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Controlling your IoT devices from multiple manufacturers can be a real hassle. This generally means you need to jump between apps to control each device, or at least each different brand of device. This week Arlo Technologies who make connected cameras, announced support for HomeKit, Apple’s smart home platform....
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Nanoleaf are adding new HomeKit ‘Touch Actions’ to your Canvas light squares, turning them into smart buttons for your entire home. With as little as a single press on a square, you can activate HomeKit Scenes to control any or all of your HomeKit products at once. This helps...
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A Perth-based home automation company, Quantify Technology offer a number of cool pieces of technology that will take any tired old house and convert into a modern, smart home. The photo above is of their touch panel power outlet. This allows you to easily monitor the power consumption of...
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Netatmo have announced their subscription-free home IoT products for the home just got smarter. Now compatible with a Alexa, Google Assistant and Apple’s Home Kit, they will now appeal to an expanded audience and add new functionality for existing owners. Security Netatmo’s smart security cameras, Presence and Welcome, are...
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We've all probably driven away from our house, only to turn around and check if we'd left the garage door open. Imagine if you could leverage IoT to check your garage door from anywhere, well that's exactly what the Gogogate 2 Ultimate Garage Kit offers. In an era where...
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Crestron is one of the the global leaders in home automation and they’ve now announced those of us in Australia, with Amazon Alexa-enabled devices can access a new Crestron skill. Crestron panels and more recently smart phone controllers have served us well over the years, but now with Alexa...
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Its important to protect the home you and your family live and even more so if you own your own home. Nest Protect offers a smart, connected way to monitor your environment from your phone. If there is an incident like a fire, or unsafe level of carbon monoxide,...
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When SONOS One was announced, the promise of a great speaker that supported both Alexa and Google Assistant was an inviting one. While SONOS still say Google Assistant (and Airplay 2 support is coming later this year, from today, Australians can use Amazon’s Alexa weith Australian voices, accents and...
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Amazon have announced the Echo Spot is now available for pre-order in Australia. The Echo Spot offers Alexa functionality, with a smaller design and the added convenience of a circular screen so that Alexa can show you things. The all-new Echo Spot will be available to customers on 26...
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Aussie customers can now use Google Assistant with their Nest Cam IQ, as part of a new integration. With no additional hardware required, the Nest Cam IQ will double-up as your very own Google Home – the first product of its kind to have the Google Assistant built-in. The free software update is...
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Maker of hardware and networking gadgets, Belkin have just been snapped up by Foxconn. Importantly this sees one of the most comprehensive IoT peripherals – WeMo be acquired as that industry explodes. The privately held Belkin turned 35 this year. The Taiwan-based Foxconn has an incredible 1.3 million employees...
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If you live in Western Australia, then you may want to choose your home builder very carefully. While on the surface it may seem like they all offer the same outcome, but in an ultra-competitive space, companies are turning to technology to differentiate. Gemmill Homes has partnered with Perth...
Smart lighting company Nanoleaf has announced plans to integrate Thread into all upcoming products, leading the way for this emerging technology within the smart home industry. Thread is a new network protocol that allows IoT products like smart lights (including Nanoleaf’s Essentials bulb and light strip) be secure and...
Chances are you have heard of Amazon's Echo products and there's a fair chance you may even have one in your home. Voice assistants are now a very well established category and they offer hands-free access to information and entertainment. Over the last few years, I've accumulated Echo dots...
Smart, connected lighting solutions are a familiar proposition in 2020, with the ability to change the colour of your lights and command them with your voice, it’s a simple upgrade to your home. Smart lighting products are often the first IoT product to integrate into a home, and can...
Samsung have announced a new A30 Smart Lock for your home and Australians will be among the first to experience it. Available from 27 July, the smart lock says goodbye to the physical key, replacing access with fingerprint authentication, as well as a touchscreen keypad. The smart lock features...
If you want to turn your home into a smart home, then one of the cheapest and easiest places to start is with lighting. LASER has announced today some significant price reductions across its CONNECT SmartHome range, spearheaded by a range of $10 Smart Light Bulbs. The new prices...
Smart Lighting company LIFX is launching a complete rethink of their mobile application tomorrow (Feb 11th). The completely new App experience is expected to reach all users in the next week. Known as “APP 4”, it has been created from the ground up with more sophisticated control, putting efficiency...
Nanoleaf smart lighting products have a brand new trick.. Screen Mirroring. This new feature takes your entertainment beyond the screen. As you watch the content, the activity is reflected by the colour scheme of your Nanoleaf Light Panels and Nanoleaf Canvas. This takes smart lighting from something you have...
The Koble Snor Smart Bed has some great features that reflect our modern lives. On both sides of the bed Koble have included handy 10W wireless charging pockets so your smart phones can quickly recharge while you sleep. The list of supported devices is impressive, including the iPhone 8,...
Controlling your IoT devices from multiple manufacturers can be a real hassle. This generally means you need to jump between apps to control each device, or at least each different brand of device. This week Arlo Technologies who make connected cameras, announced support for HomeKit, Apple’s smart home platform....
Nanoleaf are adding new HomeKit ‘Touch Actions’ to your Canvas light squares, turning them into smart buttons for your entire home. With as little as a single press on a square, you can activate HomeKit Scenes to control any or all of your HomeKit products at once. This helps...
A Perth-based home automation company, Quantify Technology offer a number of cool pieces of technology that will take any tired old house and convert into a modern, smart home. The photo above is of their touch panel power outlet. This allows you to easily monitor the power consumption of...
Netatmo have announced their subscription-free home IoT products for the home just got smarter. Now compatible with a Alexa, Google Assistant and Apple’s Home Kit, they will now appeal to an expanded audience and add new functionality for existing owners. Security Netatmo’s smart security cameras, Presence and Welcome, are...
We've all probably driven away from our house, only to turn around and check if we'd left the garage door open. Imagine if you could leverage IoT to check your garage door from anywhere, well that's exactly what the Gogogate 2 Ultimate Garage Kit offers. In an era where...
Crestron is one of the the global leaders in home automation and they’ve now announced those of us in Australia, with Amazon Alexa-enabled devices can access a new Crestron skill. Crestron panels and more recently smart phone controllers have served us well over the years, but now with Alexa...
Its important to protect the home you and your family live and even more so if you own your own home. Nest Protect offers a smart, connected way to monitor your environment from your phone. If there is an incident like a fire, or unsafe level of carbon monoxide,...
When SONOS One was announced, the promise of a great speaker that supported both Alexa and Google Assistant was an inviting one. While SONOS still say Google Assistant (and Airplay 2 support is coming later this year, from today, Australians can use Amazon’s Alexa weith Australian voices, accents and...
Amazon have announced the Echo Spot is now available for pre-order in Australia. The Echo Spot offers Alexa functionality, with a smaller design and the added convenience of a circular screen so that Alexa can show you things. The all-new Echo Spot will be available to customers on 26...
Aussie customers can now use Google Assistant with their Nest Cam IQ, as part of a new integration. With no additional hardware required, the Nest Cam IQ will double-up as your very own Google Home – the first product of its kind to have the Google Assistant built-in. The free software update is...
Maker of hardware and networking gadgets, Belkin have just been snapped up by Foxconn. Importantly this sees one of the most comprehensive IoT peripherals – WeMo be acquired as that industry explodes. The privately held Belkin turned 35 this year. The Taiwan-based Foxconn has an incredible 1.3 million employees...
If you live in Western Australia, then you may want to choose your home builder very carefully. While on the surface it may seem like they all offer the same outcome, but in an ultra-competitive space, companies are turning to technology to differentiate. Gemmill Homes has partnered with Perth...
