Backyard
Philips takes smart lighting outside for the summer
After offering almost every light fitting the chance to go smart with app and voice controlled lighting, Philips is taking its Hue smart lighting outdoors.
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Netgear takes Orbi mesh networks outside for backyard WiFi
Getting WiFi to stretch the length of the home isn't easy at the best of times, but outside? Yeesh. And so Netgear has been building something.
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Elgato ventures outside with smart water and light
The smart home is changing, and that means more parts of your home will see net connections. Elgato is now pushing that to more than just in your home, but out of it, as well.
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OtterBox’s bear-resistant esky gets a soft box cousin
Australia still isn’t on the targeted release list for OtterBox’s hardened esky, but we might be getting a soft cooler very shortly.
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OtterBox makes a proper box in a bear-resistant esky
Some of the best things we saw at CES weren’t, in fact, gadgets. One was actually just a box. Yes, a box.
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Ecovacs connects IoT, robots to do your cleaning
Robot vacuum cleaners aren’t necessarily anything new, but one you can talk to that will clean your floor and then mop it? And how about a window cleaner? The robotic janitorial reality is here.
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BBQs get smart with WiFi controlled cooking
You have a smartwatch, a smartphone, and you might even have a smart-fridge. Now prepare yourself for the most blokey smart gadget of them all: the smart BBQ.
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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 last year's wide-angle camera to support a higher resolution.
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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 model, but you can still find out if it's hot or cold.
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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 batteries. Fortunately, Netgear's latest revision has a fix.
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