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All electrical news →What's influencing Australian attitudes towards EVs?
National interest in electric vehicles has surged in recent years, according to NRMA Insurance’s latest ‘Changing Gears’ report , 1 which tracks Australians’ attitudes towards EVs.
Read on ECD →GENERAL anywAiR Zoneconnex air conditioning
GENERAL Australia’s Zoneconnex is a Wi-Fi-enabled zone control solution designed to give users greater control over ducted air conditioning systems in residential and light commercial environments…
Read on ECD →Vaisala Indigo Supervisor for data centres
The Vaisala Indigo Supervisor is designed to simplify environmental monitoring in data centres. It does this by shifting the management of individual sensors to the management of measurement networks…
Read on ECD →PlumbingPlumbing Connection
All plumbing news →Why aged care facilities are turning to CO₂ heat pumps for hot water
High-temperature CO₂ heat pumps are emerging as an alternative in aged care facilities that can deliver the temperatures, reliability and hygiene standards the sector demands. Casey McGuire tells…
Read on Plumbing Connection →MHIAA launches KXZ3 R32 VRF system for commercial applications
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Air-Conditioners Australia (MHIAA) has launched the KXZ3 Series, a large-capacity variable refrigerant flow (VRF) system using R32 refrigerant for commercial applications…
Read on Plumbing Connection →More power without more batteries
Milwaukee Tool has updated its M18 platform alongside a couple of other new solutions. Sean Carroll got his hands on the gear to see how it stacks up. A good tradesperson never blames their tools……
Read on Plumbing Connection →Building & constructionSourceable
All building & construction news →Why did they have to fiddle with the Modern Homes Standard?
This tinkering has also created even more inconsistencies between jurisdictions and given builders yet another change to get their head around. How is that a good thing?
Read on Sourceable →First look at new Sydney Fish Market Wharf design
The first look at a new wharf that will transport passengers to the Southern Hemisphere’s largest fish market has been unveiled.
Read on Sourceable →Industry can’t wait for change, it has to lead it
The safest industries aren't necessarily the most heavily regulated.
Read on Sourceable →Audio visualConnected Magazine
All audio visual news →Shade Innovations launches Wireless TriMesh Zigbee platform
Shade Innovations has launched Wireless TriMesh, a Zigbee control platform designed to improve reliability, monitoring and troubleshooting for large-scale motorised shading installations. The platform…
Read on Connected Magazine →Chowmainsoft releases Control4 driver for VIZIO SmartCast TVs
Chowmainsoft has released a driver providing native Control4 integration for VIZIO televisions running SmartCast (ViziOS), enabling bi-directional IP control over a local network without requiring IR…
Read on Connected Magazine →The pros and cons of “fixing things”
Not every problem needs a fix straight away, and in some cases, stepping back and leaving things as they are can be the smarter move. Geoff Meads writes. A few years ago, Facebook went through a…
Read on Connected Magazine →IT & cyberARN
All it & cyber news →nexwave adds Versent’s Lachlan Wright amid AI push
nexwave is looking to capture the growing market for cloud and AI transformation services with the addition of former Versent head of modernisation Lachlan Wright.
Read on ARN →Baidam balances purpose and performance with 61 per cent revenue growth
Indigenous-owned cyber security provider Baidam’s shift from procurement diversity to cyber security capability has seen it increase revenue by 61 per cent — a 38 per cent increase in gross profit for…
Read on ARN →Accelerating Asia: Inside Dicker Data’s Sektor deal and growth strategy
Dicker Data’s A$111 million (NZ$138M) acquisition of Sektor Group marks the distributor’s most significant international expansion move to date, providing an immediate operational foothold in…
Read on ARN →AITechCrunch
All ai news →Meta releases its first frontier model, Muse Wonder
Where Muse Spark aimed to be a lightweight model that could perform at low latency, the Wonder models are larger and said to be more capable, with higher benchmark scores and better results on complex…
Read on TechCrunch →WindBorne wins a hefty US Air Force contract for its balloon data
A Silicon Valley startup that uses weather balloons and AI to predict the weather won a U.S. military contract worth almost $50 million.
Read on TechCrunch →Honeyjar offers AI tools to improve PR and comms at every company
Journalists, entrepreneurs, and even some public relations professionals will tell you that the PR process is broken. But could AI actually make things better?
Read on TechCrunch →MarketingMumbrella
All marketing news →Dire start to the week as Unmade Index, Nine, Vinyl and Enero all hit record lows
The Unmade Index started the week in thoroughly dispiriting fashion with a series of negative milestones. The Unmade Index lost 1.52% on Monday to hit a new record low of 337.4 points. The index…
Read on Mumbrella →New agency Seasoned aims to connect brands with over 55 market
Marketing agency Seasoned by Born the Agency has launched to help brands connect with the over 55 demographic. The agency, itself staffed by over-55s, aims to address a gap in advertising that fails…
Read on Mumbrella →News24 to capitalise on Youtube success with dedicated US and UK programs
News24 is launching two new digital shows in the United States and United Kingdom, hosted by former Trump staffer Elizabeth Pipko and Talk TV commentator Samara Gill, respectively. The News Corp-owned…
Read on Mumbrella →Smart homeThe Ambient
All smart home news →Apple’s new smart home hub is reportedly called HomeView and ships in November
Apple will sell its smart display in countertop and wall-mounted versions under the HomeView name from mid-November. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that the countertop model sits on a metal speaker…
Read on The Ambient →Aiper Irrisense 2 review
Precision watering for all of your garden, the Aiper Irrisense 2 is smart and helps save water.
Read on The Ambient →Ring’s smart lock still works even if the power goes out thanks to a hand crank
Smart locks are convenient until the battery dies. Ring is taking an unusual approach to that problem with its upcoming Smart Lock, which includes a hand crank that can generate enough power to get…
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