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Pat Pilcher’s monthly round up of all the tech worth knowing about, for work, rest and play.
Seagate Fast SSD portable storage Mechanical external USB hard drives might be handy, but they’re slow and fragile - bump a mechanical drive when it is spinning, and the odds are good that it’ll break. Seagate’s FAST SSD drives are about the size of a pack of cards and use solid-state storage which means there are no moving parts, so they’re durable. They’re so much faster than old school mechanical USB hard drives. Seagate’s Fast SSDs are available in capacities ranging from 250GB to 2TB. https://www.seagate.com/au/en/consumer/backup/fast-ssd/ $348 (1TB)
2Degrees Amazon Prime Video As competition heats up in the fibre broadband market, 2Degrees have fired off a competitive salvo by bundling Amazon Prime Video along with their unlimited broadband plans. Amazon Prime Video is a Netflix like service that includes shows such as Jeremy Clarkson’s Grand Tour. Prices start at $75. https://www.2degreesmobile.co.nz/broadband/ $75-$100 per month
Harman Kardon Allure Portable Smart Speaker Bluetooth speakers are great for sharing the tunes stored on your phone, but Harman Kardon have taken this to the next level by adding in Alexa, Amazon’s smart AI assistant. Alexa can set alarms, reminders, tell bad dad jokes and also drive smart home widgets such as smart lightbulbs, thermostats or security cameras. Most important of all, the Allure Portable sounds excellent. https://www.harmankardon.co.nz/ALLURE+PORTABLE. html?dwvar_ALLURE%20PORTABLE_color=Black-USACurrent $329
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FMCG BUSINESS - MAY 2019
