Marie Claire Australia - 01.05.2018

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PHOTOGRAPHY BY GETTY IMAGES; EDWARD URRUTIA. TEXT BY ALLEY PASCOE, JOY FLAMMANG AND ELIZABETH GREEN.

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THE LATEST, GREATEST AND SHINIEST IN TECH

Struggling to save

money? There’s an

app for that.

MONEY-

SAVING

APPS

OF THE

BEST

3

CARROTT

Free from the app store

Stop feeling nauseous every

time you think about your

superannuation – the Carrott app

rounds your purchases to the

nearest dollar and pops the

extra into your super fund.

MONEYBRILLIANT

Free from the app store

If you think $76 is a reasonable

amount to spend on cheese a

week, you need MoneyBrilliant.

The app automatically creates

a budget based on both your

income and spending.

ACORNS

$1.25 a month from the app store

This app is like a virtual coin jar.

Amongst other things, it takes spare

change from your everyday

purchases and automatically invests

it in shares and bonds to help

you grow your wealth.

BOOM BOX

The Apple HomePod ($499)

automatically analyses the acoustics in

your home/oice/garden and adjusts

the sound accordingly. Even better,

it learns your taste in music and

curates your ultimate playlist.

CALL ME

Let your colleagues

know how you really feel

with this Dsquared2

phone case ($38,

at yoox.com).

WATCH IT

Arrive on time – and

in fashion – with the

Skagen Anita watch

($279, at theiconic.com.

au), featuring a marble

dial and leather band.

FINE PRINT

Print polaroid-like photos

straight from your

Instagram account with

the Prynt Smartphone

Printer ($295, at

asos.com/au). Perfect

for decorating your

desk with happy snaps

or blackmailing your

co-workers with

photos from the

Christmas party.

MC

LOVES

WRITE ALL

ABOUT IT

Paper notepads are out; digital

handwriting is in. The Montblanc

Augmented Paper set ($873,

at mrporter.com) transmits

your notes to your mobile.