David has a new house, and no idea what to do with it. So he taps The Verge's Jennifer Pattison Tuohy to help him make the place a lot smarter. Jen and David go room by room, figuring out how to improve everything from his lighting to his fridge to his front door. Some of the decisions are easy, like betting on Matter. Some are more complicated: what do you do when you have a split household between Android and iOS? Some are downright existential — how much would you spend for a better cup of coffee? Jen has ideas, and a vast set of product recommendations as well.
Kitchen:
Fridge - Bosch 100 Series
I found the first Matter smart fridge
Samsung
Bosh Home Connect app
Echo Show 8/11
Echo Show 15
Echo Dot Max
Thermomix
My smart kitchen: the good, the bad, and the future
GE Profile Nugget Ice maker
Typhur Dome 2 air fryer
Instant Pot Pro
Bosch 800 Series Coffee Machine
Living Room
FireTV Omni
FireTV Stick with voice remote
Inovelli smart switches
Philips Hue essentials bulbs
Philips Hue lights get bigger, brighter, and cheaper with a major product refresh
Philips Hue Bridge Pro / Motion Aware
Inside Philips Hue’s plans to make all your lights motion sensors
Ikea Bilresa Buttons
Lutron Caseta
SmartWings shades
Sonos / Hue
Bedroom:
Philips Hue Twilight
Fall into smarter lighting
Switchbot Air Purifier table
AIDot WeLov Air Purifiers
Amazon Smart Air Quality Monitor
Ikea Alpstuga air quality monitor
Belkin Boost Charge Pro Echo Spot
Big Ass Fans
Kids room:
Echo Glow
Echo Dot Kids
Switchbot robot vacuum K11 Plus
Office Basement:
Philips Hue downlights
Nanoleaf downlights
Nanoleaf Blocks
Nanoleaf Skylight
Sense Plus Switch
Nanoleaf launches a smart switch after eight years of trying
Govee Floor lamp
Philips Hue Floor Lamp
Nanoleaf Floor Lamp
Nanoleaf 4D Screen Mirror
Gardyn Studio Gen 2
Aqara Smart Lock U300 Lever Lock
Garden
Hue Festavia Globe Outdoor Lights
Nanoleaf String Lights
Lifx String lights
Eve Aqua
Apollo PLT-1 indoor plant multisensor
Others:
All Ikea’s new stuff
Shelly Relays
Third Reality Zigbee sensors
Zooz Z-Wave sensors
Eve Energy smart plug
Home Assistant
The little smart home platform that could
Home Assistant Green
Home Assistant Connect ZBT-1
Home Assistant Z-Wave
Home Assistant Energy Management
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