Stuff UK – September 2019

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FOR FULL REVIEWS OF THE BEST SMART HOME DEVICES, VISIT STUFF.TV/TOP-10/SMART-HOME-DEVICES

TOP TENS SMART HOME^100

Netatmo Welcome

£160 / stuff.tv/NetatmoWelcome

Netatmo’s smart cam has face

recognition capability, which

works well once it’s got to know

you, and the usual motion and

noise detection is easy to control.

You can also remotely monitor

your house to keep the paranoia

at bay while on holiday.

Nest 3.0

£199 / stuff.tv/Nest3

This is one of the cleverest (and

best-looking) smart thermostats

on the market. Nest learns your

habits – when you’re in, when

you’re likely to need a lot of hot

water and so on – so it can control

the boiler to save energy and keep

that shower nice and toasty.

Philips Hue Starter Kit

+++++from £60 (white) / stuff.tv/PhilipsHue

Become an indoor god with the smartest way

of lighting up your home remotely.

Arlo Pro

+++++£270 / stuff.tv/ArloPro

A good home cam that becomes a great one

outdoors. Your shed has never been so secure.

Google Wifi

+++++£89 / stuff.tv/GoogleWifi

A signal-spreading wonder that’ll make your old

router look like a tech dinosaur.

Nest Hello

++++,£179 / stuff.tv/NestHello

Not only is this a nifty smart doorbell, but it also

doubles as a useful security camera.

Google Nest Hub

++++,£95 / stuff.tv/NestHub

Google’s rebranded smart helper, formerly the

Home Hub, offers real value for money.

Nest Outdoor IQ

++++,£279 / stuff.tv/OutdoorIQ

Nest’s most capable outdoor security cam is

worth the extra installation effort.

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Tado Smart

Thermostat

from £200 + installation / stuff.tv/Tado

It might not be as pretty as the Nest 3.0, but

Tado has quietly evolved into the best all-round

smart heating system around. Like autopilot

for your boiler, it senses when you’re leaving

home or coming back thanks to the app’s

geolocation. And Tado’s gadgety goodness

is second to none, with the option of zonal

control for individual rooms and voice smarts

from the likes Alexa and Google Assistant.

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Tado Smart Radiator Thermostats

Once you’ve tasted the joys of zonal

smart heating, you and your wallet

will never go back.

£70 each / tado.com

Stuff says +++++

Tado roasts the competition with its

combination of simplicity and smarts

Stuff says +++++

A simple and mess-free smart

thermostat with Alexa compatibility

Stuff says +++++

A neat security cam with loads of

features and storage options

Check out the app’s

Energy Savings

Report to see how

well you’re doing

each month.

Crank up the nerdery

by tinkering with

Tado’s IFTTT channel

or adding it to your

HomeKit setup.

TIPS &

TRICKS

Hook up an Amazon

Echo or Google

Home to change

the temperature

with your voice.

HOT

BUY

Lenovo Smart Clock

++++,£60 / stuff.tv/SmartClock

Other devices do more, but alarm clocks don’t

get slicker than this.

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