Advanced automation: Connect to your pool with your smartphone

We explore the new-found influence of home automation and how growing pool and smartphone connectivity is making pool and spa ownership easier than ever.

7 home automation ideas to create your smart home

They have been widely talked about for a few years now, but it's clear across the home renovation industry that the 'smart home' and home automation are quickly transforming from science fiction into fact - and new 'Internet of Things' technology proves that they're here to stay

Smart Phone Control: add a touch of luxury to your Zipscreen Outdoor Shades

Use your smart phone or our stylish remotes to control your Zipscreen Outdoor shades with ease and achieve the perfect shade smart phone control

Grand Designs Australia: Living smart - inside the smart home

iAqualink: Pool control in the palm of your hand

Top tech: Sight & sound

The inside scoop on the latest must-have tech products

Bathrooms of the future

We take a look at the latest innovations and trends in bathroom design

Home ideas: Tip top home technology

There are countless ways the latest technology can improve how you use your home

Entertainment moves outdoors

Relax in the sun and entertain in style with a top outdoor speaker system

Creating liveable homes

To make sure your home isn’t burying its good looks behind an ugly veneer, follow these simple steps for a smarter, more stylish façade

Raising the bar: an open-plan induction cooktop

This chic induction hob is touch-controlled and comes with a choice of three or four seperate induction zones

Altair Powerlouvre: the advantages of automated windows

Automated windows are the way of the future – and it’s not hard to know why

Manage your pool simply and easily with Aquamaster

Easy to use, energy efficient and designed for all decors and lifestyles – Waterco’s Aquamaster Pool & Spa Automation system simplifies pool management to the press of a button.

Control your pool through your smart phone with the AquaLink TRi

AquaLink TRi takes the expense and complexity out of pool automation and delivers a user friendly and highly affordable product to your pool pad.

Workplaces go green with the Zip G4 HydroTap

Modern workplaces are all about performance, style and, increasingly, energy efficiency. Australian company Zip Industries has tapped into this demand for “green” technology with its new G4 HydroTap.

Kid-safe in the kitchen

The family kitchen is a place where safety is paramount so we asked the experts at Zip Industries to give us some tips and advice on ensuring your kitchen is child safe.

Zip HydroTap – the expert choice for culinary enthusiasts

This kitchen, designed by Darren James of Interiors by Darren James, was created with the owners’ culinary pursuits in mind.

Tantilising tech

Stay ahead of the game with the latest releases

Avenir's heated towel ladders - a smart solution

Avenir's Solo and Cubo heated towel ladders are not only an economical and smart solution to damp towels, but they look great too

Velvet Oven Range for a Modern Kitchen

Abey’s barazza range introduces the new Velvet oven , a perfect appliance for any modern kitchen.

7 innovative kitchen appliances

From pan sensor technology to retractable ventilation — check out the latest time-saving, life-changing and innovative kitchen appliances.

Tested and reviewed: Stick blenders

The Kitchens & Bathrooms Quarterly magazine team put three stick blenders to the test — find out which one pulverises the competition.

Tested and reviewed: Robot Vacuums

The Kitchens & Bathrooms Quarterly magazine team put three robot vacuum cleaners to the test to find out if these high-tech time-savers measure up.

5 awesome ovens

The latest ovens on the market can cook your food to perfection and look good doing it!

Gifted kitchen gadgets

Smarten up your kitchen with appliances that are beyond even Jane Jetson's imagining.

The latest in home entertainment technology

Live it up in your living room with the latest innovations in home entertainment.