The holidays are a perfect time to give your home a boost. We’ve found the best smart home deals of Black Friday to get you started.
Smart home tech is meant to make your life simpler — say, by turning off the lights when you leave for work or turning up the heat before you get home. The trick of course is not only picking the right gear, but picking it up at a reasonable price. We’re here with some of the better smart home products we can recommend hunting ahead of Black Friday. See also: The best smart home devices you can buy These deals cover a range of categories, such as lights, plugs, and displays. And while smart home tech can sometimes get expensive, there should be at least one thing on this list that makes for an affordable gift. The beginning of many smart homes is a speaker, since even without any linked accessories you can still check the news, play music, and ask questions without having to bring out your phone. The latest Echo Dot is both visually appealing and the cheapest entry point into Amazon’s Alexa ecosystem. It’s currently just $34.99 — $15 less than the launch price. One of the best aspects of Google’s platform is its display UI. While it takes a minute to get used to, it quickly becomes easy to get info at a glance, control accessories without disrupting other people, or even watch services like Netflix and YouTube. If you have Google-connected cameras, a display makes things much easier to check in on. The second-generation Nest Hub even adds sleep tracking into the mix. Best Buy is selling it for $49.99, a full $50 off its normal price.
