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Speakers, cameras, locks, lighting, and even kitchen appliances are now all part of the rapidly expanding smart home market. Building a smart home ecosystem from the ground up might be confusing, to put it mildly, since there are various voice assistants and IoT protocols to take into account. Here are some smart home gadgets to buy for your home or work space that can assure both comfort and connectivity.

Sonos Era 100
Its great music quality surpasses that of many other smart speakers available, and it's small enough to fit in most parts of your house. The sound is amazing, with crisp highs and a strong bottom when adjusted to your room's acoustics, which calls for the iPhone app. The speakers should still sound excellent even though the Android app lacks TruePlay tuning (Sonos has not stated whether it is in the works). Additionally, it can play music from a wide variety of streaming services, including well-known ones like Spotify and Pandora.

A Sonos speaker's primary advantage over rivals is that it serves as a starting point for a multi-room audio system that you may expand over time. Additionally, because the Era 100 works nicely with Sonos soundbars, it's convenient if you intend to build a home theater system in the future.

Amazon Echo Show 8
The Echo Show 8 is the greatest smart display with Alexa. While the Echo Show 10 and its revolving screen occupy too much room, the Echo Show 5 is a bit too small. In contrast, the Echo Show 8 is the ideal size for a living room and the majority of other rooms in the house. Similar to other Alexa-enabled smart displays, it has a number of built-in browsers that you can use to browse the web on its touchscreen and supports a wide range of video streaming services, such as Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime. Sadly, YouTube is not supported, which is a quite noteworthy absence given how widely used the service is.

Google Nest Hub 2nd Gen
It is just large enough to fit in most rooms of the house thanks to its 7-inch screen. It also functions nicely as a digital photo frame due to its size. It has an intelligent algorithm that automatically selects the finest photos while excluding the fuzzy ones, and you can configure it to import images of friends and family from your Google Photos collection. You can watch YouTube, Netflix, and other streaming services on the display, as you might anticipate.

Additionally, if you want to put a smart display without a camera in a more private setting, like the bedroom, where you might be more cautious about privacy, this is a fantastic option. If you choose, the Nest Hub also features a sensor that can monitor your sleep habits if you put it by your bed.

Philips Hue Smart Light Starter Kit
Three Philips Hue White and Color Ambiance 60W LED smart bulbs, a Hue hub that allows you to control up to 50 lights, and a Smart Button if you want to be able to turn off the lights without using your phone make the White and Color Ambiance LED Smart Button Starter Kit an especially good starting point.

With the help of this kit, you can experiment with different lighting types and set your space up in whatever kind of lighting scenario you like. You may adjust not only the brightness of the smart light bulb but also the color temperature.

Blink Outdoor 4 (4th Gen)
With a battery life of almost two years before the cells need to be changed, these battery-operated cameras can be placed anywhere you like because they use two AA cells. In addition to being weatherproof, Blink Outdoor 4 home security cameras have motion detection, night vision, and two-way audio. The Blink Subscription Plan allows you to keep clips in the cloud, but you can also use a USB flash drive (separately offered) to save events locally to a Sync Module 2. Unfortunately, Blink is limited to Alexa, which may be a deal breaker for some people.

Arlo Video Doorbell 2K (2nd Gen)
Alexa from Amazon and Google Assistant are compatible with the most recent Arlo Video Doorbell 2K. You can see a person from head to toe with its 180-degree vision and high-quality 2K footage. It can also make a video call to your phone anytime someone rings the bell. You can converse with anyone is at the door thanks to the two-way audio. Its 30-day trial of Arlo's Secure subscription service, which has a motion detection capability that can distinguish between a person, package, car, or animal, is one of this doorbell's best features.

The most recent Arlo Video Doorbell has an IP65-rated construction, an integrated siren, improved night vision, and the option to be installed wired or wirelessly in addition to its improved 2K video resolution. If you want to save some cash up front, there is also an HD version that is slightly less expensive (the 2K model normally costs $130, but you can get the HD version for just $80).

iRobot Roomba Vac Robot Vacuum (Q0120)
This model is an upgraded version of the Roomba 694, a low-cost robot vacuum that was once a favorite. Apart from a few design changes that lead to a larger battery and a simpler shape, not much has changed. Otherwise, you're still getting a great, low-cost robot vacuum with app connectivity, smart navigation for more effective cleaning, and a strong suction for the price. Both tech-savvy people and luddites will find the iRobot app to be quite user-friendly.

This model's three-stage system, which instructs it to suck up dirt while avoiding obstructions, is one of the reasons it cleans so effectively. When it comes across a particularly dirty region, it concentrates on cleaning it thoroughly before continuing. If necessary, you can also manually tell it to clean a certain area.

iRobot Roomba Combo j9+
Everything we could possibly need in a robotic vacuum and mop is included in the Roomba Combo j9+. It has deep floor scouring capabilities, a very strong suction, and a variety of clever ways to get around impediments, including dog and cat excrement. In addition to being a superior vacuum than the Roomba Combo j7+, it has a new Clean Base that has the ability to automatically refill its liquid tank. With less effort on your side, the Combo j9+ can clean your floors more thoroughly than any previous Roomba.

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With its home mapping feature, the Roomba Combo j9+ can map your house much more quickly than any other Roomba. You can even define room boundaries using the iRobot app. To help it clean precisely where you want it to, you may also name items and establish cleaning routines. You can just shout cleaning commands to your smart speaker with the J9+'s compatibility with Google and Amazon smart assistants.