T3 - UK (2022-01)

HIVE ACTIVE PLUG

TP-LINK KASA MINI KP1 05

JANUARY 2022 T 3 93

Best of the best

A reliable smart

plug that doesn’t

include energy

monitoring, but it’s

happy to work with

Alexa, Google Home

and Bixby. The TP-

Link Kasa app is also

much improved on

recent generations.

£19, kasasmart.com

AMAZON

SMART PLUG

Designed to be used

with Alexa, this plug

can be controlled

using voice commands

or through the Alexa

app. If you use the

Google Assistant,

or if you have Apple

HomeKit, you’ll want

to look elsewhere.

£25, amazon.co.uk

TP-LINK KASA SMART WI-FI

POWER STRIP KP 303

With three smart

outlets, each with

independent control,

as well as a pair

of USB ports for

charging and power,

the Kasa Smart

Wi-Fi Power Strip

KP303 delivers plenty

of flexibility.

£30, kasasmart.com

Similar to Belkin,

Hive’s plug can

turn sockets on/off

via your phone, and

create schedules.

It also works with

Alexa You need a

Hive Hub (£80)

to use the Active

Plug, though.

£39, hivehome.com

ARLO ESSENTIAL

SPOTLIGHT CAMERA

Arlo’s cheaper,

standalone camera

connects directly to

your Wi-Fi but still

manages person,

package and animal

detection, two-way

communication,

colour night vision

and a spotlight.

£130, arlo.com

EUFYCAM 2C

This is a wireless

security camera

system with a

sharp 2 K sensor, a

135-degree diagonal

view, solid IR night

vision (with a spotlight

if you need a brighter

view), and a claimed

six-month battery life.

£299 (two cameras), eufylife.com

RING STICK UP CAM

Pretty much any

feature you could

ask for is included,

such as night vision,

motion detection

alerts, two-way

audio, and 1080p

video you can view

on Alexa devices

with screens.

£180, en-uk.ring.com

ARLO PRO 3

If you can live

without the 4K

resolution of the Arlo

Ultra, then the Arlo

Pro 3 is just about the

best home security

camera you can buy

right now, and it’s

available at a very

reasonable price.

£550 (two cameras), arlo.com

iROBOT ROOMBA I3+

This is also one of the

quietest robot vacs

we’ve ever used and

one of the shallowest

• perfect for reaching
  under low furnishings.
  Its twin rubber rollers
  performed extremely
  well on hard floor and
  superbly on carpet.

£699, irobot.co.uk

iROBOT ROOMBA S9+

The s9+ has powerful

suction, and excels on

carpets. Its automatic

bin-emptying really

works, and left to its

own devices it will

learn its way around

your home within a

few days. Just watch

out for tasselled rugs.

£1,499, irobot.co.uk

EUFY BOOSTIQ ROBOVAC 30C

You’ll need to

fence off obstacles

from the 30C, as

it doesn’t use an

internal map, but

for the price this

is a solid, if slightly

inelegant, cleaning

bot – especially on

hard floors.

£270, eufylife.com

ROBOROCK S6 MAXV

This robot vac has

superb navigation

skills and maps a

room in a very logical

fashion, starting at

the edges first before

filling in the gaps. It

will also mop your

hard floors using its

140ml water tank.

£599, roborock.com

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