Smart home devices form the basis of a smart home design. With smart home solutions gaining popularity over the years, different companies continue to push innovation in smart home designs. The best smart home devices for various areas of your house from your front yard to your kitchen and your bedroom to make for the trendiest smart home design are outlined below.
1. Ring Smart Lighting System
This is an outdoor lighting system that allows you to connect up to 50 lights in a lighting network. The lighting system allows you to choose between four different types of motion-triggered Ring lights. The lights can be set up to all come on once over of them is triggered. The lights can also be connected to security cameras so that they start recording once a light is triggered by motion. They can also be controlled remotely.
2. Arlo Pro 4 Spotlight Camera
This is a great outdoor security camera that delivers amazing 1440p footage along with a plethora of security features. This smart security is wireless, and as such you do not have to deal with any tangled wires when you install it. You also do not require the Arlo hub to make use of this security camera.
3. Ezviz DB1C Wi-Fi Video Doorbell
This is a great smart doorbell with support for Google Voice and Alexa voice commands, other third-party devices, and a wide viewing angle. It has smart motion detection technology which lets it differentiate between a passing object and an approaching person. You can also choose to store recorded footage locally or in cloud storage.
4. August Wi-Fi Smart Lock
The August smart lock is equipped with WiFi to allow you to integrate it with your smart home hub and devices. You can lock and unlock your door through the smartphone app or with Google voice and Alexa voice commands. The smart lock allows you to give permanent or temporary access to unlock your doors to your guests and family members.
5. Amazon Echo Studio
The Amazon Echo Studio is an amazing smart speaker that offers excellent value for the money. Being an Echo speaker, it makes use of Alexa which is a capable voice assistant for your smart home devices. With 5 separate drivers, the Echo Studio provides impressive sound quality.
6. Google Nest Audio
With Google assistant capabilities, this is probably the smartest affordable smart speaker you can find. It offers an attractive design and impressive audio quality for a reasonable price. It has three far-field microphones to pick up your voice commands even from across the room. There’s also a mic mute switch that can be used to disconnect the mics to ensure no sound is recorded which is bound to please those concerned with privacy.
7. Apple HomePod mini
The HomePod mini is a great choice for those who are entrenched in the Apple ecosystem. If sound quality is your priority though, you’ll find better sound quality from offerings from Google and Amazon. It is compatible with Bluetooth, WiFi, and Apple AirPlay 2 which allows you to stream audio directly from Apple devices.
8. Wyze Bulb Color
This colored smart bulb can be controlled using your mobile device as well as voice commands. It offers great features such as automation and scheduling and doesn’t even require a hub to be operated. The bulb color can change colors and even lets you control the lighting with Bluetooth in the eventuality of an internet outage.
9. Anova Precision Oven
The Anova Precision smart oven looks like your regular oven except for the water tank attached to its side. The oven can be controlled using the on-device controls or with your mobile device using the Android or iOS companion app. The app offers great functionality like browsing recipes and the ability to add cooking presets to your oven.
10. Sleep Number 360 i8 Smart Bed
The 360 i8 smart bed defines the height of comfort. With a surface that can be adjusted from firm to ultrasoft, you no longer have to worry about the firmness of your mattress before you buy it. The surface is also temperature adjustable, so you can stay comfortable regardless of the conditions. There’s an app for you to control all the features of the mattress such as the temperature, firmness, lighting, and so on. The bed even offers adjustable heights for individual regions so you can choose to raise your head and your feet while your middle stays down. You can also adjust the temperature of the individual regions. Although expensive, this bed is one of the best you can get in terms of comfort and adjustability.
