Smart Home Technology

 Smart Home Technology

What if all the devices in your life could connect to the Internet? 

Not just computers and smartphones, but everything: clocks, speakers, lights, doors, cameras, windows, window blinds, water heaters, appliances, kitchen utensils, you name it. What if all these devices could communicate with each other, send you information and take your orders? It is not science fiction; It's the Internet of Things (IoT), and it's a key part of home automation and smart homes.

Home automation is like: with a simple press of a button (or a voice command) - the possibility of controlling objects in the house by itself - from blinds to windows to feed animals. Some activities, such as lighting a lamp to activate your desire, are easy and relatively inexpensive. Like other advanced surveillance cameras, more investment in time and money may be required.

There are many categories of smart home products, so you can control everything from lighting and temperature in your home to locks and security.

Smart home containment and controllers

Amazon Eco Family

The Amazon Echo is a Bluetooth speaker powered by Alexa, Amazon's assistant voice assistant. Alexa works directly with many smart home devices, as well as if it does (IFTTT) to control many others via "tips". If it works, you can create your own. It will take work, but you can use Alexa to control most of your homemade gadgets with your voice. If you already have a preferred speaker, Cheap EchoDot can connect to it and add Alexa functionality. 

Brilliant Control

Brilliant Control is a unique wall switch that uses Wi-Fi to connect to and control multiple smart devices in your home. It has a 5-inch color touch screen with user-friendly button controls that allow you to play music, control the lighting, adjust the thermostat temperature and see who is at your door, among others. It works with many popular smart home platforms, including Eco Bee, Nest, Philips Hugh, Ring and Son's, and has support for Amazon Alexa Voice which allows this Echo device to do almost n no matter what. It's quite expensive and requires a lot of wiring knowledge for installation, but it's a great addition to a high-tech home.

Logistic Harmony Elite

Do not like to talk and like to control things like the old days: By pressing the buttons, Logistic Sync Elite is the ultimate universal remote control for one reason: it controls more than television and stereo. The value unit connects to the included Harmony Home hub to control other Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Zambezi, ZV or infrared devices in your home.

Samsung Smart Thung Wi-Fi Smart Plug

If you're looking for a cheap way to turn ordinary, unconnected home appliances into smart home devices, keep the Samsung Smarting s Wi-Fi Smart Plug at the top of your list. . At 17.99, it's one of the most affordable smart plugins out there, but it does have some features that you usually only get on more expensive plugins that include power usage notifications, voice control and Includes flexible scheduling. It also supports IFTTT applets, and if you pair it with the Smart Thung Hub, it will integrate with other smart devices.

TP Link Casa HS300 Smart WiFi Connection Band

Joining the growing TP Link family of devices connected to Casa Smart, Casa's Power Smart Wi-Fi HS300 can be controlled from your phone and via voice commands from Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant and Microsoft Cortana. It uses the same application as the others

Smart Home Surveillance Cameras

The Arlo Ultra raises the bar for all outdoor cameras. This is the first model we've seen that broadcasts and records videos in true 4K or Ultra High Definition (UHD). At $ 400, it's one of the most expensive cameras on the market, but it's equipped with exciting technologies, including automatic zoom, motion tracking, color night vision, integrated projector and siren, 911 connectivity on one click, Includes 180 degree field. Perspective, and more. It's also completely wireless and easy to install. You'll need to subscribe to one of Arrlu's subscription plans to take advantage of everything the camera has to offer, but it still deserves the praise of outdoor security cameras.

Wise Cam Pan

Founded by former Amazon employees, Ways Labs has been around for less than two years, but it has launched its first two product offerings, the original WiseCam and its successor, WiseCam V2. Editors' Choice Award. The company's latest offering, WiseCamPen, continues this trend. Only. Priced at. 29.99, it offers all the functionality of previous models, such as motion and voice detection, lapse recording and free cloud storage, and adds mechanical panning and tailing. And supports the IFTTT applet. This is our choice of cheap home security camera edit editors.

Color Video Doorbell Pro

Color Video Doorbell Pro offers you almost everything you want in a smart doorbell. It's easy to install, plays a sleek design with interchangeable face plates, and delivers crisp 1080p video day and night. It uses pre-buffering technology to tell what happened before the motion trigger and allows you to watch live video on the Amazon Echo Show device, allowing you to use voice commands from Alexa, allowing you to Make it one of the most versatile video doorbells you can buy.

Smart Lock And Home Security System

Ugly Smart Lock Pro + Connect

The SmartLock Pro + Connect is August Home's latest offering, and as the original models are August SmartLock and HomeKit Unbalanced, it's the winner. This third-generation smartlock offers all the bells and whistles you get with the Home Kit model, and adds some new features, including August's Dorsen technology, Z-Wave compatibility and Wi-Fi connectivity. It's easy to install and can be controlled remotely or with Alexa, Google Assistant or Siri Voice commands, and it retains the beautiful aesthetics of its siblings. It's expensive, but it's the best smart lock we've ever experienced.

ADT Plus

If you are looking for a smart home security provider, you may have heard of ADT. Although more expensive than the ADT Plus DIY system, it offers capabilities that the system cannot easily handle, including 24/7 monitoring and customer support. It's the most comprehensive and complete home security system we've ever tested, and doubles as an automation platform for your other smart home devices.

Simple Safe Home Security System

If you prefer a DIY approach to improving the security of your home, check out SimpleSafe Home Security System. SimpleSafe maintains the right balance between a basic self-monitoring DIY security system and a solution installed and monitored by professionals. This system is easy to install and use and protects your home from intruders and environmental hazards such as fire and flood. It's a transparent solution that succeeds very well in achieving its goals: securing your home in a simple and flexible way, and giving you an affordable monthly plan (or whatever) to monitor everything remotely. 

Intelligent Heating And Cooling

AQUBE Smart Thermostat with Sound Control

The new Acobe Smart Thermostat with voice control is the company's fifth generation model, and like every Acobe version, this new model offers more features than its predecessor, the Acobe 4. Better support for Alex and multimedia, more powerful audio components, and dual-band Wi-Fi are just a few examples of what this thermostat has to offer. Add a user-friendly app, lots of party support and easy installation process, and you have the best smart thermostat you can buy.

Nest learning thermostat

Third generation nest

The Nest Learning Thermostat has Wi-Fi, so you can remotely control the temperature from your phone, tablet or PC. In addition to geo-monitoring support and oven monitors, this modern generation has a larger screen and more sensors than its predecessors. If you find it a little too expensive, Nest Thermostat E also offers, which has mostly the same smart features that are less than $ 80.

GE Energy Star 115V Electronic Room Air Conditioner (AHC 08 LY)

The GE Energy Star 115 Volt AHC08LY Electronic Room Air Conditioner is an 8,000 BTU Wi-Fi compatible window unit that you can control with your phone or voice. It supports Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant and Seri Voice commands, and works with other smart home devices via Apple HomeKit and IFTT Applet. It uses location services from your phone to cool the room in your home before you arrive and offers flexible planning options and energy consumption reports. 

Smart Lighting

The Phillips Hugh family

E White & Color Ambience A19 Starter Kit If you're looking to connect everything in your home to a smart hub, why not light up your home?

Want complete wireless supremacy over your home lights? Philips Hue offers a range of bulbs that allow you to control not only the intensity of light, but also the color. Indeed. This can be costly, but the Hue ecosystem has long been used to work with almost every other Alexa system, from Alexa to IFTTT, to Siri (using Philips Hugh Bridge). ۔ Not interested in colorful lights but still want incredible granular control over a white light bulb? Philips offers HW White, at least affordable, for at least one smart bulb. It also has bulbs that you can use outside.

Elite Smart LED Bulb

We've seen a lot of smart light bulbs, and while we haven't been able to find one yet, the Elite Smart LED bulb is close by. It's dumbbells, offers 16 million colors and connects to your home wireless network, without the need for a hub or bridge. It supports Apple Homecat, IFTTT and Alexa, Google and Siri Voice commands, and is relatively inexpensive at 25.99. It also offers a user-friendly application that lets you create lighting effects and create lighting schedules. All of this makes it affordable for smart bulbs. Includes the best deals.

AQUBE SWITCH +

Acobe is the first company to integrate Amazon Alexa with its $ 99 Acobe Switch + Light Switch. The Switch + is more than just a smartwall wall switch that connects to your Wi-Fi and can be controlled using the mobile app: it can do everything like the Amazon Echo, like the latest news, weather and Control sports results, play music and control other intelligent home devices. It also works with Apple Homecat, Google Assistant, IFTT Applet and Smart Thung Hub, and will eventually serve as a remote room sensor for the AQUB thermostat.

Smart kitchen appliances

Innova Claudry Precision Cooker Wi-Fi

If you are interested in vacuum cooking - where to cook food sealed in plastic. If immersed in a hot tub - you need a submarine circulator to get started. The Innova Health Cooker uses Wi-Fi connectivity so you can control it from anywhere, even when you're not at home. A large dial allows you to set the desired temperature close to one degree, displays the screen set and current water temperature, and an app informs you of the cooking process at each stage of the process. ۔ This makes vacuum cooking as easy as possible.

Trigger Ironwood 650

Whether you're a new barbecue or a professional pit master, cooking with the right grill can be the difference between failure and success. With 200 1,200 Trigger Ironwood 650, you never have to worry about things like smoking flares, uneven cooking temperatures, or wood feeding. Fuel from real wood pellets, the Ironwood 650 Wi-Fi can be used for barbecues, roasting and smoking, and is easy to use. It doesn't offer all the features of its older sibling, the 1,300 Timber Line, but it's cheaper and still offers exceptional food.

Amazon Basics Microwave

Smart kitchen appliances are usually "smart" because they work the same way through an app. You can control them from your phone or tablet like a towel steam oven or strong coffee. This feature also usually means that they are more expensive than their traditional counterparts. Amazon Basics Microwave overcame both expectations. . At 59.99, it costs about the same price as any other small 700-watt microwave, and instead of direct app control, you can just use Alexa's voice commands for cooking. It's not very powerful, and you need a separate Echo device to use the sound functionality, but it costs the same as models that don't, which makes it a great purchase.

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Smart Vacuum Cleaner

Aquax Debit N79S

Even if you hate cleaning, spending hundreds of dollars on a robotic vacuum cleaner may seem a bit unusual. But at 9,229, the Evox Debit N79S is relatively affordable and offers more for the price than any vacuum cleaner we've tested. In addition to longer battery life and manual steering, it supports features that we typically see in more expensive Amazon models such as App Control and compatibility with Amazon Alexa. It offers more powerful cleaning than any other vacuum cleaner we have ever tested.

iRobot Roomba s9

IRobot's latest space, the Roomba s9, takes what we like from the i7 and puts it in a new shape that is better for reaching difficult areas, with four times the suction. And with multiple sensors and camera navigation, it learns the layout of your home over time. At $ 1,399.99, this is the most expensive robotic vacuum cleaner we've tested to date.

iRobot Brava Jet m6-03

The robot vacuum is great, especially if you have a lot of carpets or rugs, but if you have basically hard wood or tiles, you might want to consider a mop robot instead. They are no better than the latest aerobot, the Brava M6. With long battery life and the ability to cover 1000 square feet in one session, the M6 ​​is suitable for apartments and large houses. And if you have a mess that doesn't need to be cleaned, that's fine, because M6 also sweeps. It can even detect carpets and map your home, so you can send it to specific rooms.

Dyson V11 Torque Drive

It's not a robot, but Dyson's V11 Torque Drive is easily the smartest cordless vacuum we've ever seen. For the right balance between power and battery life, it automatically detects the level you are cleaning and changes the engine speed between the carpet and the hard floor. An LCD screen at the top of the handle shows the remaining battery life (up to one second) of your current power supply, reminds you to clean the filter and tells you if there is any interruption. How to remove It also filters air when cleaning, and traps 99.97% of your particles in small particles of 0.3 microns. And with 20% more suction power and up to 60 minutes of battery capacity than the previous model, this is our best argument to leave space for your robot in the hall closet.

Smart health and fitness devices

Ninet Plus

We really liked the Nintendo Sleep system, but we didn't have enough to eliminate the editors' choice for the Baby 180 monitor for the iBaby M6S monitor. The new Nanit Plus solves our problems with the lack of two-way audio like the original, and in addition to the sleep tracking offered by the original, also brings incredibly useful new features such as breathing monitoring. It's still expensive at 29 9,299, but provides a lot of data that you can't really put a price on, making it a new choice for publishers.

Kardio Base 2

Using technology at home to keep yourself healthy makes perfect sense. To find out fat, BMI, water, muscle mass, bone formation and even pregnancy, QD doesn't look more than base 2. It shares information read through an easy-to-access smartphone app. Also, it looks great.

Gold number 360 smart bed

There are many ways to track your sleep these days, from fitness trackers to smart watches, but perhaps nothing better than your work from your mattress. At least that's what the Sleep Number 360 is behind the Smart Bed, which includes biometric sensors to help you sleep better. You use an application on your smartphone to show your sleep trends and your health indicators and better understand how to sleep better. It's a huge investment, but if you have the money to spend, the 360 ​​Smart Bed is a comfortable, efficient, and highly customizable way to improve your sleep quality.

Smart Outdoor Gadgets

Polaris 9650iQ

When we first tested the robotic pool cleaners, the Polaris 9550 Sport praised its exceptional cleaning performance, easy-to-clean debris cartridge and multiple programming options. The new Polaris 9650iQ Sport brings something else, but this time it offers Wi-Fi connectivity and a useful mobile app that lets you control the cleaner from your smartphone. It's expensive at 14 99,499, but it's worth the money if you spend more time swimming than cleaning your pool.

Rachio 3 intelligent water controller

The state-of-the-art Rachio intelligent watering controller helps you control eight or 16 zones, depending on the unit you receive, which has a system with a master valve terminal. When it rains, the lawn will not get water, and you can turn it on and off remotely with your phone. In addition, it integrates with many other services and devices like Amazon, Google Assistant, IFTTT and Samsung Smart Thing.

Hasq or Automore 315X

Famous for outdoor equipment, Husqvarna, based in Sweden, offers a wide variety of robot lawns for construction sites of all shapes and sizes. We joined hands on the Automore 315X, a high-end model with features priced at 99 1,999.95. The 315X works with a well-designed mobile app that lets you use your phone to launch and stop Maver, monitor its progress, create schedules, and keep track.