The Best Smart Home Devices To Upgrade Your Home

Best for: discreet home security

Want to see who’s come to your door while you’ve been at work? Keep track of deliveries, video call with visitors and discover your home’s comings and goings with the Video Doorbell 2K from Arlo. The motion detector sensors will trigger when there’s movement and automatically alert you, meaning your home can feel secure even when you’re not there.

Key features:

• 2K video resolution
• 180° field of view
• Wireless or wired install
• Withstand heat, cold, rain, or sun
• Night vision

Best for: lights that change with your mood

Make your home lighting work for you with Nanoleaf’s smart bulbs. These smart lights can automatically adjust to follow your circadian rhythm, turn on or off at certain times, and set the mood with over 16 million different hues to choose from.

Key features:

• Customisable schedules
• Works with Matter over Thread
• Control via app or voice
• 16+ million colours and whites
• Bluetooth controlled

Best for: set the mood with just your voice

Want something a little larger than a bulb? The Govee Black Floor Lamp 2 is an LED corner lamp with adjustable lighting, music sync mode, and customisable timers to turn your home into your personalised sanctuary.

Size: 152 cm tall.

Key features:

• 1725 lumens and RGBICWW technology
• Smart voice control
• Choose from 80+ preset scenes or create your own colour scheme
• Dynamic lighting effects that move with your music

Best for: staying in the loop

Ring’s most advanced wireless doorbell yet, with colour night vision, HD+ video and 3D motion detection, this battery-operated doorbell is not just a notification system, it’s peace of mind.

Key features:

• Removeable, rechargeable battery
• 3D motion detection
• Bird’s eye zones for more precise alerts
• Real-time package alerts

Best for: smarter heating or cooling

Air cooling and heating can be expensive, but oh-so necessary during certain months of the year. With the Sensibo Air PRO, you can configure your aircon’s settings and send commands to the unit while you’re out, and even set up temperature and humidity sensors that automatically trigger the unit to turn on or off. These features can help lower your energy bills and keep your home feeling comfortable year-round.

Key features:

• Temperature and humidity sensors
• Geofencing controls based on the location of your phone
• Carbon dioxide and Total Volatile Organic Compounds (TVOC) detectors

Best for: controlling your energy usage

Do you want to save power and turn your appliances off at the wall but don’t want to crawl behind the television unit twice a day? Or do you worry you’ve left the iron on once you’ve arrived to work in the morning? With the Tapo Mini Wi-Fi plug you can remotely switch on or off electronics using the app or your voice, track real-time usage and help to reduce electricity costs.

Key features:

• Matter certified compatibility
• Remote controllable via app or voice control through Amazon Alexa, Apple Siri, or Google Assistant.
• Automatic schedules

Best for: peace of mind

With no monthly fee, no costly cloud access, and no blind spots thanks to the two cameras, the eufy Dual Camera Doorbell and Homebase is the answer to front door security.

Key features:

• Six-month battery charge
• Instant package delivery notifications
• No monthly fee
• Voice assistant compatibility
• Family recognition

Best for: AI-driven grocery shopping

Wish your fridge could tell you the groceries you need to pick up, know what food is close to expiring, or generate recipe suggestions based on the food you already have? Now it can, with the Samsung 636L AI Family Hub™ French Door Refrigerator. Suitable for a large household, the four-door fridge with internal beverage centre, ice maker and family hub has everything you could need in a fridge.

Key features:

• Real-time system monitoring and alerts
• Dual auto ice maker
• AI Family hub for advanced communication, entertainment and food management.
• Compatible with smart devices