If you're heading overseas and you want a bunch of data to stay connected, the WiFi2Go service is definitely worth a look.
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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.
Apple's HomePod is the best sounding smart speaker around, but it's far from the smartest smart speaker. Truly excellent sound quality is offset by Siri's comparatively limited capabilities and how entrenched HomePod is in the Apple ecosystem. A few ifs-and-buts coupled with the $499 asking price mean Apple's first smart speaker is best suited to the existing faithful. HomePod isn't something you buy on a whim.
LIFX's range of smart bulbs are an easy go-to option if you want to experiment with smart home technology. They're easy to setup, reliable, customisable, and highly interoperable. And since LIFX doesn't require a hub (which reduces upfront costs), it's easy to start with just a single bulb to see if smart lighting is your thing.
The Apple TV 4K is an easy-to-use set-top box with comprehensive support for almost every Australian catch-up and streaming service. It's also one of the easiest and cheapest ways to watch new release 4K movies in Australia, which alone could be worth the price of admission for those looking to make the most out of their new 4K TV.
The Amazon Fire TV Stick is a little too basic for its own good, but is nonetheless a cost effective way to get Amazon Prime Video onto your TV.
Telstra's revamped TV set-top box is a vast improvement over the original, with a plug for Live TV and apps for all the major streaming and catch-up TV services, like Netflix, Stan and ABC iView.
The Foxtel Now Box solely exists to get Foxtel Now on your TV. It does this well, but the remainder of the Foxtel Now Box's functionality feels like an afterthought. This might not bother you If Foxtel Now is the only streaming service you're interested in, but it means the Foxtel Now Box feels incomplete when compared to other set-top boxes on the market, and isn't quite unique enough to be guaranteed a HDMI port.
Google Wifi is essentially the solution to your Wi-Fi problems, in a box. If you're suffering from poor or patchy wireless network at home, Google Wifi is an easy to setup system that will make your Wi-Fi "just work".