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[kc_row use_container="yes" force="no" column_align="middle" video_mute="no" _id="465473"][kc_column width="12/12" video_mute="no" _id="134285"]So you have an iPad, maybe an android phone, so how do you utilise home automation effectively without just committing to one brand? Of course Apple have the market lead on tablets, so good news is here in that Google Assistant is now available as an app on your iPad! It’s been available on the iPhone for a while now, but the new iPad version features a lot of new updates, not least being able to use landscape or portrait on your iPad. It’s also super inclusive with 7 different languages choices.

[kc_row use_container="yes" force="no" column_align="middle" video_mute="no" _id="509058"][kc_column width="12/12" video_mute="no" _id="421706"] Wearable tech seems like it’s stagnated over the last few years. The Apple Watch was exciting when it arrived, you can check your texts without the need to look at your phone, it can even count the lengths you swim in the pool while remaining waterproof. And we all know the FitBit lovers who like to keep track of their steps and exercise regime. But away from the novelty and fitness aspect, what is wearable tech actually good for? Surprisingly, with the leap forward in home automation, we’re about to experience

[kc_row use_container="yes" force="no" column_align="middle" video_mute="no" _id="128803"][kc_column width="12/12" video_mute="no" _id="456223"]We’ve had a bumpy ride recently, with the automobile/automation combo. Of course, it’s been impossible to ignore the tragic news of a Tesla driverless car taking a human life, not to mention the accidents and deaths that texting/social media-ing and driving causes every year. But a complete ban on technology and cars mixing is unenforceable, and perhaps shortsighted. Even using a sat nav requires an amount of distraction from the road, even if you have a trusty ‘Co-driver’ with you. It’s the pressing buttons that seems to cause the most distraction, as

[kc_row use_container="yes" force="no" column_align="middle" video_mute="no" _id="211336"][kc_column width="12/12" video_mute="no" _id="869643"] If you love your google home mini, but are frustrated with the sound through fabric covered speakers, you’re in luck as Google have decided to make all their home devices compatible with Bluetooth speakers. Even though the sound isn’t the most important thing about Google’s smart home devices (of course it’s the not the main reason you buy a smart speaker), it’s pretty frustrating to invest in tech and have things not work as well as they COULD, especially if you’re using it to play a lot of music around your

[kc_row use_container="yes" force="no" column_align="middle" video_mute="no" _id="337866"][kc_column width="12/12" video_mute="no" _id="628297"]From the end of last year, there were rumblings of Google launching their own smart display and it seems like this launch is still on track. In a recent interview, Vice President Rishi Chandra hinted coyly that we may be hearing more about a smart display system soon, though gave no specifics. While Google Assistant will be available on Lenovo and Sony smart display devices, it still seems like Google is considering making a solo effort themselves. By partnering with these hardware makers, they’re dipping their toe into the waters of smart

[kc_row use_container="yes" force="no" column_align="middle" video_mute="no" _id="176913"][kc_column width="12/12" video_mute="no" _id="671212"]Even though there are no 5G enabled devices for us to use yet, Telstra are busy rolling out the world’s first 5G capable wi-if hotspots. And although we can’t use these speeds yet, and those using the hotspots will only get 4G, it’s kind of a breath of fresh air to be first on the list for once! We all know the disappointments we get in Australia where technology is concerned, so to be the first in the world to have 5G hotspots, if unusable to their full potential, is actually exciting!