7 Must-have gadgets that will mop your floor, help you stop snoring, and more…
Looking for the latest smart home gadgets to improve the livability of your home?
Homes are getting more comfortable and efficient with the help of gadgets like these ones that are hot, trending, and smart.
Countertop dishwasher that washes small loads in minutes
The Heatworks Tetra is a kitchen-cleaning dream. This sleek, clear gadget sits on your countertop, and uses two litres of water to clean a load of dishes in ten minutes. This is perfect for using immediately after a meal throughout the day, and is safe for plastic containers, sanitizing baby products, cleaning fruit, doing delicate wine glasses and cooking seafood! For less than $300, it is also very easy to budget.
Perfectly cooked food every time
Avoid improperly cooked meals with the sous-vide machine Anova Precision Cooker that are wildly trending. Seal your top grade steak in a water-tight bag to retain the juices, and immerse in a hot water bath while the Anova Cooker monitors the cooking to perfection. Professional-level medium-rare steaks are guaranteed, as well as juicy chicken, tender chops, al dente veggies, and anything else. No more over or undercooked meals, less waste.
Spa-quality shower that saves water
Want to save water while still enjoying a spa-quality shower? The Nebia accomplishes both, by providing low-flow jets of water while atomizing water to make the most of each drop. It can save thousands of gallons of water a year. The bonus? You can install it yourself.
A bot that sweeps and mops on a budget
The Roomba vacuum has proven itself over time, but what if it could do the even more unpleasant chore of mopping for you? The iRobot Braava 380T is a floor mopping robot that attends to both sweeping and mopping your hard flooring for less than $300. The battery allows for up to three hours of dry sweeping and two hours of damp mopping. A variety of cleaning pads can be used, such as the disposable Swiffer and microfiber pads. How easy can housekeeping get?
iRobot Braava Floor Mopping Robot
Save money, conserve energy, and run your home via Wi-Fi
Wonder how much power your various gadgets and appliances are burning? Appliances and electronics waste $19 billion annually while in sleep mode but still plugged in. The Wemo Insight Smart Plug allows you to practically run your home by Wi-Fi, scheduling lights and appliances to turn on and off remotely, and providing reports on how much energy your devices are consuming. It also works with Amazon’s Alexa.
But wait…Alexa can do more
Speaking of Alexa…if you aren’t tired of hearing Alexa take orders in commercials yet, prepare for more as this ultimate smart device continues to make homes more efficient. Amazon’s leading product wakes to your verbal cue, and tries her best to address your concerns. Link her to your stereo, lights, thermostat, electronics, and a growing selection of other household devices, and discover ways to cut your hydro costs and improve your home security and ambiance. Available for anywhere from $50-$130, this is a gadget you may find more than worth your investment, but be prepared to purchase the related gadgets that will allow Alexa to control your lighting, heating and air-conditioning, and monitor your home.
A pillow with a brain
You don’t need your spouse to wake you when you’re snoring; now your pillow can do that for you. The ZEEQ pillow gently vibrates if it hears you snoring, motivating you to change your sleeping position for a more sound sleep. And we’ll bet that ZEEQ will do so more gently than your spouse will. It also streams music to help you nod off, or play an audiobook, podcast or TV show from the speakers that only you can hear, allowing your partner to sleep undisturbed. Finally, it will analyze your sleep cycles and show you your patterns on the ZEEQ app, to identify ways to improve how soundly you sleep.