Stuff UK — June 2017

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Philips Hue Starter Kit

+++++from £59 (white) / meethue.com

Become an indoor god with the smartest

way of lighting up your home remotely.

Parrot Bebop 2

++++,£440 / parrot.com

The price is right, but camera quality and

connection troubles hold this Parrot back.

Amazon Echo Dot

+++++£50 / amazon.co.uk

Shame about the poor-quality speaker, but

the Dot is a better buy than the full-size Echo.

Yuneec Breeze 4K

++++,£449 / yuneec.com

No aerial acrobat, this drone is more

concerned with simplicity. And selfies.

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Nest 3.0

£249 with installation / nest.com

The Nest 3.0 is not a dramatic reinvention, but it didn’t need

to be: this is still the best-looking and most rewarding smart

thermostat on the market. Impressively, and slightly scarily,

Nest learns your habits – when you’re in the house, 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. That, paired with a nicely designed app, is enough

to put the third-gen Nest ahead of its competition.

DJI Mavic Pro

£950 / dji.com

Despite the tiny proportions, DJI hasn’t needed to make any

sacrifices when creating the Mavic Pro. In fact, it’s got more

tech packed inside it than the Phantom 4 – and the foldable

arms and compact controller add to its portability. While this

is an expensive drone, it will fulfil the needs of most enthusiasts

with enough manoeuvrability for racing, enough camera quality

to take fantastic photos and videos, and enough simplicity for

even the most inexperienced pilots.

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Our favourite thermostat cranks up the heat up on its

smart home rivals with a solid up

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A real marvel of miniaturisation, the Mavic Pro is the

ultimate hobbyist drone

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Slick and hu

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A quadcopter that anyone can fly

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This smart thermostat is hot, hot, hot

Stuff says ++++,

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Netatmo Welcome

£159 / netatmo.com

Netatmo’s smartcam 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. We like the way

individual profiles can be adjusted.

DJI Phantom 4

£1099 / dji.com

The autonomous modes make this a fine

choice for anyone looking to make their first

flight as a drone pilot. That doesn’t mean

it’s solely for beginners, though – pros will

appreciate the extra tech too.

Hive Active Heatin

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£249 with installation / hivehome.com

Hive is simple enough for anyone to use and

powerful enough to be truly useful, with

features such as geolocation and holiday

mode. For a family-friendly introduction

to the smart home, it’s a solid choice.

Yuneec Typhoon H

+++++£999 / yuneec.com

The Typhoon H is a fantastic hexacopter

that nails nearly everything: it’s easy to

fly, has a lengthy flight time, takes great

footage and folds up to a fairly portable size.

Pity it takes two whole hours to charge.

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