There’s ancient wisdom that says, “There’s nothing new under the sun.” The originator of that phrase was doubtless very wise, but he probably wasn’t talking about new products for the home. There are new products out there that nobody could have conceived of 10 years ago—much less thousands of years ago. Maybe nobody is reinventing the wheel, but there are some pretty interesting ideas out there!
We thought it might be interesting to highlight some of the cool home automation products available now. Here—culled from Amazon.com’s Editors Picks—are 7 cool new home automation products you may want to check out.
Canary All-in-One Home Security Device
is a complete security system packed into a single device controlled from your smart phone. It doesn't need additional sensors and setup takes only minutes. Plug it in; connect it to the Internet, download the free iPhone or Android app, and you're ready to go. Canary's intelligent notifications only alert you when something unusual happens, enabling you to make smart decisions when something's wrong and feel connected when everything's right.
Wink Relay - Smart Home Wall Controller
is a wall-mountable touchscreen controller that runs the Wink app and gives you instant access to your smart products. You can manage lights, locks, appliances, and more all from a central location. It's like an entire smart home on your wall.
August Smart Lock
is an intelligent and secure way to manage access to your home from your iOS and Android devices. The encrypted technology is safer than keys that can get lost or codes that can be copied. August Smart Lock is powered by four AA batteries so it's always on—even if the power, Wi-Fi, or cable go down.
Crock-Pot Smart Wifi-Enabled WeMo 6-Quart Slow Cooker
takes everything that you love about Crock-Pot Slow Cookers to the next level. Love the idea of having a meal ready when you come home—but don’t like the idea of having something on all day long? Simply sync your slow cooker to the free app and you have access at your fingertips. Monitor remaining cooking time, change your cooking temperature, adjust cook time up or down, shift to warm setting and turn off remotely!
SkyBell Wi-Fi Video Doorbell
allows you to see, hear and speak to visitors at your door from select iOS and Android smart phones and tablets. The motion sensor alerts you even when visitors don’t press button. Skybell includes night vision, 130-degree wide-angle camera, and a silent doorbell mode.
Rachio IRO Smart Wifi Enabled Irrigation Controller
enables you to control watering around your home’s exterior automatically. The automatic scheduling feature gathers information about your irrigation zones and location and creates a schedule for you. It can schedule the best watering cycles for your unique location, and adjusts watering times throughout the seasons based on your location and on weather-based water needs. You can operate it from anywhere using an Apple iOS or Android device.
Ankuoo NEO PRO Wi-Fi Smart Switch
lets you turn on or off your electronic devices and monitor energy usage and costs from anywhere at any time using your existing home Wi-Fi network. Control your TVs, lamps, fans, cloth irons, space heaters, coffee makers, wall air conditioners and more—and monitor energy usage and costs with real-time energy consumption information and weekly, monthly and yearly costs estimations.
If you’re interested in more details (and pricing) check out Amazon’s page here.
