Explore our curated selection of 31 unique and unexpected Amazon items in the Smart Home category. Every item is verified for US shoppers with direct Amazon pricing.
When your husband gets home from work he can unwind with a craft cocktail made just for him with the Bev. The machine draws from up to five bottles of spirits and mixers and can make drinks in three sizes. It’s got a spot for pods, too, that can add flavor to cocktails.
With Ring, you can keep a watchful eye on anyone who passes by your humble abode. It connects over WiFi and uses a smartphone enabled app so you can speak to visitors, even when you're not around.
Keeping the home at the ideal temperature is more convenient than ever with the Nest Smart Thermostat. This Wi-Fi enabled smart thermostat monitors weather reports to help your home constantly stay at the perfect temperature.
The applications for an Alexa Echo Show are virtually limitless. You can use it to easily do video calls with Grandma, provide her with music, and schedule reminders for her so she stays organized.
The Tile is a great gift for your forgetful father-in-law. It attaches right to his keys and uses Bluetooth to help him track them down with a smartphone. Just know that if you buy him this gift, you're probably going to start hearing that little pinging noise nonstop.
The Echo Plus is one of the best all around Alexa devices you can get. This smart hub provides room filling sound without being too bulky in size. You can sync it up to work with smart lights, home security cameras, or make calls, listen to music, and a whole lot more!
Ditch traditional cable by upgrading to the Roku Streaming Stick+. This little device will give your favorite movie buff access to over 500,000 flicks and TV episodes for endless entertainment.
Axis makes your existing window coverings smart. It replaces the existing hardware on your blinds with Axis's motorized battery operated WiFi connected controller. It pairs with Amazon Alexa so you can set up schedules for your windows, and of course you can open/close your blinds with voice commands as well.
August's smart doorlock will make physical keys a thing of the past. Using bluetooth and the paired app, you'll be able to lock and unlock, as well as monitor the state of your front door at any given time. It's great too for giving someone temporary access to your home without them having or needing a key.
This tiny tank will keep your home safer than your dog does. It's AI controlled, works with Amazon Alexa's voice commands, recognizes people and pets that live in your home, and keeps a watchful eye out for anything out of place.
If you're a smart home junkie, chances are you've got a lot devices. This 4-in-1 wireless charging station is the most streamlined way to recharge all of your devices in once convenient location.
The versatility of Philips Hue light strips make it a must have for any smart home. With 16 million colors at your disposal, it's can be cut to any size and be adhered to just about anywhere in your home. Use it behind your TV for ambient lighting, stick it under your bed as a modern night light, place it underneath your kitchen cabinets for some added lighting - the possibilities are as endless as the color combinations.
Now even your oven can be smart. Amazon's Smart Oven is a 4-in-1 convection oven, microwave, air fryer, and food warmer in one compact package. It features over 30 built-in cooking presets, and is voice controlled through any Alexa Echo device.
Give the family dog a break from protecting the home and turn to Astro. The household robot from Amazon patrols your abode to keep you safe, help you keep a loving eye on aging loved ones, play with your dog, and so much more. It's a companion for the 21st century!
You've got smart door locks, cameras, light bulbs, why not a smart essential oil diffuser? This 5-star rated diffuser integrates effortlessly with Amazon Alexa and Google Home and will add a relaxing and soothing atmosphere to any home.
While we typically don't recommend going with budget equipment, Wyze is an exception to the rule. Wyze's compact 1080p security cameras are incredibly afford and their paired app is extremely easy to use. If you're on a budget, this is the must have wifi security camera to buy.
Kasa's smart power strip allows you to individually control every individual outlet on it, as well as monitor electricity usage. It of course integrates with Alexa and Google Nest, and you can program it with a variety of routines or control it with your voice.
A much easier and budget friendly solution to still achieve smart lighting in your home is to make your light switches smart instead of your actual lights. Lutron's Caseta ecosystem allows you to do just that - simply swap out your light switches for Lutron's and you'll be able to easily program them to turn on or off throughout the day, or control them with Alexa.
It wouldn't be a smart home if your garage door couldn't also be opened with a simple voice command. Chamberlain's smart garage door opener let's you still operate it with traditional buttons and remotes, but also integrates with Alexa and its own app so you can control it remotely and also check the open/close status on it at any time.
Philips motion sensors are the perfect accessory for really customizing your home with routines. For example, you could program your bathroom lights to turn on at a very dim level if your motion sensor detects you walking into the bathroom after midnight. The possibilities are really endless.
Maintaining your yard is easier than ever with Husqvarna's smart robot lawn mower. It's guided by hidden boundary wires and can perform routine cutting in rain or shine, and will automatically return to its home station to recharge for the next scheduled cut. Robot lawn mowers aren't quite as proficient as indoor robot vacuum cleaners, so despite Husqvarna being a great brand, we wouldn't strongly recommend making this investment right now unless you have a very large yard that's difficult to maintain. Better hardware and software should be around soon enough.
The Philips Hue ecosystem isn't the cheapest, but it's definitely worth it. These smart light bulbs are the gateway drug into upgrading to a smart home. You'll start with a few light bulbs here and there, realize how amazing they are, then buy everything else on the list. We guarantee it.
Why go with Ring and not a more traditional company ADT? Well, there's no multi-year contracts, you can install the alarm system yourself to meet your exact needs (it works on batteries and requires no wiring), and you can be confident you aren't being overcharged by pushy salesmen. Further, it allows you to have your alarm system and cameras all within the same Ring app for added convenience.
The Roomba i7 stands a notch above the competition - even among other Roomba models - as it's the first model in their lineup to be self-cleaning. It also features home mapping functionality, so it can efficiently clean your home, and you can also use the map to tell the Roomba which specific area or room you want to clean.
Let's not forget the outside. Kasa's smart outdoor plug allows you to control and program schedules for any outside device. For example, you could program your exterior patio lights to turn on every night at 7pm. At the time of this article being written, Kasa is the only trusted brand even making a smart outdoor plug, which is why we recommend them over random private label brands no one has heard of.
Google's WiFi Router kit earns top marks because it provides complete home coverage (no WiFi dead zones) and because of how easy and intuitive it is to install and use. It also has a dedicated app that you can use to monitor your internet speed, set up parental controls, keep an eye on devices on your network, and much more!
Why do we recommend Amazon's smart plug? Simple: it integrates so effortlessly with the Alexa platform. Outside of that, it gives you the standard smart functionality of a smart plug. You could go with other trusted name brands like Kasa or Wemo, but in this instance it's easier to just keep it within Alexa's ecosystem.
Arlo Ultra provides 4k high definition footage in any weather. It connects via your home's WiFi and uses a rechargeable battery, so that means it requires absolutely zero electrical or network wiring.
The Sonos Beam is so much more than a TV sound bar. It can connect to your TV, or your smartphone, or Alexa (which is already built-in so need for an Alexa device if you don't already own one) and amplify your TV's audio, or stream music from your favorite music streaming service.
The Fire TV Cube enhances your TV with the power of Alexa. You'll never need a remote again as you can do a multitude of things like turn your TV on/off, change a channel, and much more with voice commands. And, the Fire TV Cube also doubles as a standard Alexa hub, so you can use it to control all your other smart home devices like smart lighting, cameras, etc.
Most homes are already pre-wired and have a floodlight installed, so swapping it out for a Ring floodlight camera won't give you too many headaches. It will give you all the functionality of a floodlight, but with motion detection, two-way talk, and even an alarm you can set off to scare off any hooligans. We recommend Ring over Nest due to Ring's more affordable/less bandwidth intensive platform.