Best Gadgets and Appliances for a Smarter Home
Smart homes are definitely the future. We now have more smart hubs ready to connect appliances and other parts of the house into one easy-to-control system. There are also more smart appliances that are compatible with these newer hubs. Even better, you can choose from a wider variety of designs and looks to maintain the interior design of your house.
You don’t even have to spend a fortune to make your house smarter thanks to discounts and special offers. To help you get started with investing in smart home appliances, we’re going to take a look at the best new gadgets to buy in this article.
Google Home
There are many smart hubs you can choose from, but Google Home is the best one to get right now. For starters, Google Home is compatible with more appliances than its competitors. Amazon Echo might offer easy access to online shopping and multimedia, but you can integrate more appliances and even cover the entire house with a capable wireless network by using Google Home as the main hub.
Google recently announced more updates to the Google smart-home ecosystem. Google Home will have more capabilities after the next update, including the ability to use Google Assistant via voice, better remote access to features through your Android and iOS devices, and of course support for more apps and services.
Philips Hue Wireless Starter Kit
Similar to Google Home, there are a lot of great wireless lighting kits on the market. Xiaomi, for instance, released their own version of smart lighting dubbed the Xiaomi Yee Light. The best kit to get right now, however, is the Philips Hue Wireless Starter Kit.
The kit is available from all top retailers. The increasing popularity of smart homes means you can find plenty of deals on Philips Hue kits. You can also choose between different packages available, from the basic starter kit with one controller and several lights to a more comprehensive package suitable for a bigger house.
The Ecobee4
You can’t have a smart home without a smart thermostat. I used to prefer Nest products due to their sleek designs, but Ecobee4 is now the best kit to get. If you want to invest more in Amazon’s smart home platform, the Ecobee4 is the perfect smart thermostat since it has a built-in Amazon Alexa speaker.
Don’t forget to pair the smart thermostat with a modern-looking set of radiators too. You wouldn’t want your smart home to be tainted by a dirty and old radiator, would you? The series of clean and beautifully-designed radiators from Warm Rooms are definitely worth checking out.
There are other gadgets you can add to make your home smarter. The August Smart Lock is a smart deadbolt lock that doesn’t require modifications to install. You can also have a smart doorbell with the help of SkyBell HD Wi-Fi Video Doorbell. To top it all off, pick up a couple of Nest Cam Indoor smart cameras and you will be able to monitor the house even when you’re on a trip overseas. How cool is that?