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Being avid smart home enthusiasts, we constantly follow the latest trends in the home automation industry. Here, you can find our smart home reviews of different products on the market.

We try to be honest and transparent with our audience and we put this at top priority when writing our reviews.

Even though our opinion might get in the way at times, we try to take any measures to deliver honest reviews of smart home devices and home automation products.

Granted, we are still a small team and we don’t have access to all the devices we love to talk about. However, due to your continuous support and advancing our website forward, we strive towards delivering just the right reviews of products we’ve personally tested and have experience with.

We also aim to deliver the latest possible information and constantly try to update our older posts to feature the newest info on the matter. Yet, we would also like to know your opinion and experience with the products we feature, thus don’t forget to comment! Check out what we have to say for the home automation products currently available on the market below.

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Top Alexa Compatible Coffee Makers

Why wouldn’t you enjoy your perfect cup of coffee every morning, or have fun with friends instead of preparing coffee in the kitchen? Check out best Alexa compatible coffee makers! You certainly can live without them, but once you learn that smell of your favourite coffee can wake you up, you will simply love this gadget!… Read More
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Top 5 Alexa Compatible Robot Vacuums

You certainly can live without them, but once you learn that vacuuming can be done even if you are not home, you will simply love smart vacuums! Why wouldn’t you enjoy your free time while the robot vacuum is doing his job on the route you have set up?… Read More
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Top 10 Smart Speakers of 2019

What a better start of the year, than to have a new smart assistant in your home? We’ve done our best to outline the best smart speakers the market has to offer in 2019.  As we’ve anticipated throughout the past couple of years (some of our thoughts on the Google Home, and about Apple’s push towards the Smart Home), voice assistants and smart speakers are here to stay.… Read More
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Top 3 Alexa Compatible Garage Door Opener

Alexa compatible garage door openers enable you to feel secure because you can check if the door is properly closed by asking your Amazon Echo or by checking the status on your mobile from wherever you are. This improvement will certainly take you one step closer to the perfect security of your home.… Read More
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Top 5 Zigbee Controllers

If you are into a smart home and automatisation, you wish to make all the devices work together. And that is where the ZigBee controllers enter the scene. Like a puzzle, you can put all your smart gadgets to work connected via the controller.… Read More
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Top Alexa Compatible Cameras and Door Locks

We all get forgetful sometimes and wonder did we lock the front door or want to check what kids are doing in another room or in the yard. With Alexa compatible cameras and door locks, you get one complete system for home security and you can check if you left the door open from the comfort of your sofa by Amazon Echo.… Read More
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Top Alexa Compatible Switches and Plugs

If you already have Amazon Alexa, why wouldn’t you enrich your home with small inexpensive gadgets like Alexa compatible switches and plugs? They are an excellent way to improve your home and are pretty much basic smart devices that are really useful.… Read More
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What is the Best Z-Wave USB Stick?

We all know that setting up a complete Home Automation system can be quite expensive. Most people want to test out things first before they spend a big amount of money only to realize later that the gadgets don’t properly work in their environment.… Read More
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What is the Best Smoke Detector?

Every year in the United States, nearly 3,000 people die in residential fires. Although accidental fires can occur at any time, one of the best ways to keep you and your family safe is to install a smoke detector in every room of your home.… Read More
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Top 5 Alexa Compatible Smart Lights

Enrich your home with Alexa compatible smart lights and control them with your voice! You’ll see it is both useful and fun! Enjoy the experience! Imagine that you can tell your lights how you wish them to shine! If you are an Alexa owner, this is possible by changing traditional lighting with Alexa compatible smart lights.… Read More
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Top 5 Alexa Compatible Thermostats

Today, a big plus, if you are competing in the world of smart home devices, is to be Alexa compatible. Many manufacturers are aware of this fact and they made their brands working with Alexa in order to improve the complete smart home experience.… Read More
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The Best Z-Wave Thermostat

Thermostats play an important role in every home automation system because most people would like to optimize their monthly energy bills with the help of cutting-edge technology. One benefit of a perfectly automated smart home is the ability to cut your costs, in the long run, letting the system basically pay for itself with the cost savings in the upcoming years.… Read More
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Amazon Echo Dot 2nd vs Amazon Echo Dot 3rd

With the release of the third generation Echo Dot, we all have the same dilemma: Which one is better, and is the new one worth a higher price? For your convenience and easier decision making, we have prepared a comparison of two models of Echo Dot – The 2nd and the 3rd generation.… Read More
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Best Alexa Compatible Doorbell

Living in a world of smart homes as a smart device means that you are up to date and technically advanced. But if you really want to be on the top of the hill, you need to be connected with other devices and, of course, Alexa.… Read More
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Top 4 Z-Wave Controllers for 2018 (No.1 will surprise you)

The market for Z-Wave controllers can be a bit overwhelming at first glance but we compiled a comprehensive list of the most suitable controllers for being the central component of a majority of home automation systems. We created a short review of every product to summarize the most important key points.… Read More
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Best Smart Home Security Cameras in 2018.

The home security is one of the points in life that concerns us all very much. It is not only about burglaries, it includes oven or heater left on or window left open. Not so long time ago, if you wanted to invest in the home security system, you would have to spend a huge amount of money for it.… Read More
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The Best Smart Lights in 2018.

Smart lights are the easiest way to introduce smart appliances into the home. It is one of the lowest price and easy to install gadgets. On smart lighting solutions, you can learn, adjust and get used to smart home appliances and perhaps in the future broaden your home with other more complex smart appliances.… Read More
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What is the Best Robot Vacuum?

20 years ago we would consider Robot Vacuum Cleaners a “thing of the future” – something that only exists in movies. But thanks to the rapid evolution of technology in the last two decades the future is already here. Having your living room cleaned up while you are sitting in a cinema to enjoy a film is not pure fiction anymore.… Read More
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What is the best Smart Thermostat?

The days of relying on an inaccurate spin-dial thermostat are long over. Programmable thermostats have come a long way over the last decade, and one of the latest advancements is something known as a smart thermostat. While regular thermostats allow you to adjust and set the temperature in a room with a control panel or dial, smart thermostats give you greater control over your home’s heating and cooling system.… Read More
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Which are the Best Smart Locks in 2018?

We’re through first half of the year, and by now we have a pretty clear idea of what are the best smart locks in 2018. Smart locks are predicted to be a fastest growing segment in the smart home devices industry in 2018.… Read More
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