SMART SPACES
Smarten Up Your Home With The Best Smart Home Gadgets!
The smart home is here to stay, and the best smart home devices are always becoming easier and more affordable. The promise to permanently make our lives substantially more efficient and easier, saving you time, energy, and even cash, is hard to resist. We now live in a world where we can program our lights to turn on when the sun goes down, switch the heating on as we walk in the door, and answer our kids' endless questions with a virtual assistant.
With a smartphone tap or a simple voice command, you can lower your energy consumption, create the ideal indoor climate during the summer and winter months, and check the weather as you leave the house in the morning. The possibilities are almost endless, and plenty of smart home devices are affordable, easy to use, and - above all - amazing.
We have assembled the some of the best in each category to help make your choice easier, there are always options for every budget and household.
Apple HomePod Mini
Bring Siri to any room in your house with the all new HomePod Mini. Perfect for high quality Apple Music or AirPlay tunes all over your house. Of course it includes all of Siri’s features too like sending iMessages, modifying notes, playing podcasts, and much more with built in voice recognition.
Arlo Video Doorbell
Bring a bit of security to your doorstep with the Arlo video doorbell. With people detection you’ll know anytime is coming to your door before they even hit the doorbell! With it’s unique square video shape and high quality video it’s a great addition to any smart home.
All-New Nest Thermostat
Nest has released a new version of their smart thermostat with a stunning all new design. In addition to the design you’ll get the same energy saving tech that Nest is known for. The thermostat features a new touch interface around the sides. Best of all if you’re new to Nest it’s easy to install and features a cheaper price than previous models.
Eero 6: WiFi 6 Mesh Routers
Amazon has been well known for their high quality line of mesh routers called Eero. Well the latest version is here with wifi 6 and built-in zigbee. What does that mean? you’ll have blazing fast wifi, especially on devices that support wifi 6. Plus zigbee and homekit supports built in makes it easy to get your smart home up and running.
Wyze Smart Plug
The Wyze Plug will allow you to control your home from anywhere. The Wyze smart plug connects to your home wifi allowing you to control the outlet with your favorite smart assistants including Alexa and Google. Additionally, you can set up schedules for devices such as turning lights on at night or the coffee maker on in the morning.
Wyze Smart Lock
Forget key swapping with your neighbors you’ll easily be able to unlock and lock your home from anywhere in the world with the Wyze smart lock. Whether a friend is trying to get into your home or you just forgot to lock your door the Wyze lock is here to save the day. Just install this smart lock on top of your existing deadbolt to add smart functionality.
AXIS Gear: Smart Motorized
Shades Controller
Save money on your heating bill by automating your home’s blinds. With the AXIS gear you can turn your blinds into smart blinds, compatible with any window shade with a beaded chain.
Beddit 3 Smart Sleep Tracker
The Beddit 3 sleep tracker is a simple and effective way to track your sleep. The Beddit just slips under your sheet so you don’t have to worry about wearing any gadgets to get accurate sleep tracking. The thin gadget tracks your sleep, heart rate, breathing, and even snoring. Best of all you just plug it in with USB so you don’t have to worry about charging or anything.
Tile Pro: Keys & Item Tracker
If you constantly forget your wallet or lose your keys the Tile Pro is for you! This nifty gadget can attach to just about anything include keys, wallets, backpacks, or even cameras. The Tile App uses bluetooth to track the location of items so you can know if you left your bag at the cafe down the road or it’s just in your car out front. Ring your things
Philips Hue Wake Up Light
Improve your experience waking up with the Philips Hue alarm clock. This unique alarm clock will slowly fade through sunrise colors and play wake up sounds (or even FM radio). And yes of course you can still snooze but this therapy lamp is designed to improve your sleep by gradually waking you up. More features: Light therapy lamp and natural sunrise alarm clock for improving your sleep, energy, and well-being.
Pop Out Wall Outlet
Level up your wall outlets with this pop out wall outlet which will hide your outlets until you want to use them. Just give it a push and the outlet will pop out of the wall. It’s also great if you have an outlet behind the couch and want your cords to be sideways.
Self Cleaning Litter Box
Sick of cleaning up after your kitty? Well the Litter-robot is here to remove that litter box smell from your home or apartment. Best of all, you barely have to do anything since this is a self cleaning litter box. Just plug it in, add some kitty litter and you’re all set! All you have to do is throw out the liner when it’s full.
Smart Food Scale Prep Pad
Be sure to pick up an iPad stand so you can easily see what you need to prep next. This Smart Food Scale Prep Pad will help you determine and keep track of exactly how much of each ingredient you need. Never chop too much garlic again and be aware of the caloric content of all your meals!
There are obviously SO many more smart home solutions out there, but these are just a few we thought were cool to keep an eye out for your home!