Apple HomePod

$US349 (about $465 ) apple.com This speaker brings Siri into your lounge room. HomePod will use Apple’s own smart-home platform, HomeKit (previously locked to iOS devices), and may allow Android users to get in on the action. Arriving in December, HomePod works with an Apple Music subscription and can automatically sense its position in a room, adjusting music and audio playback for the best sound.