Sonos Arc
As part of a minor Living Room refresh, I'm upgrading my Sonos Beam to a Sonos Arc, switching to white to better match the room. The Arc retails for S$1,599, cheaper during the 6/6 sales.
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Smart speakers for the home.
Google Nest Hub Max
I'd long wanted the Google Nest Hub Max but balked at its US$229 price plus shipping. A Project KR flash sale on Lazada during the 2/2 event finally let me grab it for a reasonable S$255.60.
Google Nest Hub (2nd Generation)
I bought the Google Nest Hub (2nd Generation) from Lazada's Project KR for S$99.99 during a flash sale, matching the US price before shipping. I chose Charcoal, since my earlier Google Home Hub was in Chalk.
Sonos Sub (Gen 3)
After getting my Sonos Beam, the natural next step was the Sonos Sub, now in its third generation since a May 2020 refresh. I bought it during the 6/6 sale, stacking vouchers down to about S$1,039.
Sonos Beam
I bought the Sonos Beam during Shopee's 5/5 sale for just S$509, well below its S$699 retail. It replaces my Samsung 2.1 soundbar, which came free with a Samsung TV I've found disappointing.
Apple HomePod Mini
Since the Apple HomePod Mini isn't officially sold in Singapore, I bought mine from a Shopee shop, monmartechnology. Priced at S$155 in black or white, a CitiBank voucher brought it down to S$145.
Google Home Hub
I bought the Google Home Hub on Black Friday, when Google knocked US$50 off the US$149 retail price. Rather than risk the Google US Store, where my order likely wouldn't go through, I ordered from B&H instead.
Sonos One
It used to be cheaper to import a Sonos PLAY:1 or One from Amazon than buy it locally. That's changed: Singapore prices now match or beat Amazon, with a local warranty, via distributor TC Acoustic.
Google Home & Google Home Mini Now Available in Singapore
Google Home and Google Home Mini are now officially available in Singapore through a StarHub partnership, the same arrangement as Google Wifi. From 20th April 2018 you can buy them at StarHub, Courts, Challenger, or online.
Amazon Echo Show
The Amazon Echo Show was recently discounted 30% to US$159.99, down from US$229.99. Like most Amazon products, it doesn't ship to Singapore directly, so I used HopShopGo. It's the bigger sibling of the Echo Spot.
Amazon Echo Spot
The Amazon Echo Spot was discounted to US$114.99 during Valentine's week, down from US$129.99. As usual, Echo products don't ship to Singapore directly. The Echo Spot is essentially an Echo Dot with a screen.
Google Home Mini
Google's US Store makes it hard for non-US buyers, but the Google Home Mini's 40% discount to US$29, from US$49, was tempting. I've ordered from it without trouble, needing only a US VPN and US Google account.
Google Home
I finally jumped on the Google Home bandwagon. I skipped it last year at US$99 due to an immature ecosystem, but six months on it's improved, now supporting Logitech Harmony, iRobot, Sensibo, and more, with more accurate speech recognition.
Amazon Echo Dot (2nd Generation)
I bought the Amazon Echo Dot (2nd Generation) the moment it launched on 20th October 2016, a must-have for any tech geek at US$49.99. With two Echos at home, I use them to control my water heater, lights, and TV.
Amazon Echo
Two weeks ago I bought the Amazon Echo for US$179.99, shipped alongside an Amazon Fire TV Stick. I've used it daily since and love it. The Echo is a voice assistant, like Siri, Cortana, or Google Now.