T3 - UK (2021-03)

92 T3 MARCH 2021

Best of the best

Wins our 2020 T 3

award as the best

smart speaker for

doing absolutely

everything. You get

a crisp 10in screen, a

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a room, a front

camera and of course

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£219, store.google.com

SONOS ONE

The Sonos One is a

superb standalone

speaker with

integrated Alexa,

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use it as part of a

stereo pair or in a

multi-room Sonos

audio system.

£199, sonos.com

APPLE HOMEPOD MINI

A quality little speaker

with the ability to

act as a HomeKit

hub to control smart

home devices – and

even support for

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Thread. The slickest

phone-to-speaker

experience there is.

£99, apple.com

AMAZON ECHO 4TH GEN

Bigger than the

previous model, it has

beefed up speakers

and features, while

the Zigbee smart

home functionality

that used to be part

of the Echo Plus only

has been moved into

the standard Echo.

£139, amazon.co.uk

PHILIPS HUE

Hue dominates the

smart lighting sector

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a superb system with

the widest range of

bulbs and a simple,

useful app. Rivals may

be cheaper but they

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From £59, philips-hue.com

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compatible system

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range of Hue, but

if you prize control

over colour options

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money and has some

great controllers

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From £13, ikea.com

NANOLEAF ESSENTIALS

A line of bargain-

priced bulbs and

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support Thread,

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a bit like Zigbee.

We love the faceted

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available in E27 or

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From £18, nanoleaf.me

LIFX

If you fancy a Hue

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to spend so much,

LIFX has a strong

product range and

integrates with your

favourite personal

digital assistant.

Philips still wins,

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From £19, lifx.com

NEST THERMOSTAT E

This cheaper

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information on its

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feel as premium,

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algorithm, same Alexa

and Google Home

compatibility.

£180, nest.com/uk

HIVE HEATING CONTROL

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affordable, works

well, and is part of a

larger smart home

system that includes

bulbs and security

options. This is an

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£179, hivehome.com

NEST LEARNING THERMOSTAT

Nest made smart

thermostats sexy

and this third-gen

model looks great.

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good Google Home

and Amazon Echo

integration, but a

tad pricey, especially

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£220, nest.com/uk

TADO SMART THERMOSTAT

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it works with 95%

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clever and supports

a wide range of

accessories too.

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£99, tado.com

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