Best Gifts for a Smart Home 2018

As we’re nearing closer to Christmas day, we’ve cleared out most of the gift ideas you might need, but that leaves us with one more gift recipient category that might leave some of us scratching our heads: the homebody or perhaps the person who just loves to introduce technology into their home (and not only) in all possible ways.

Here’s a list of the best gifts we could think of that enter the realm of IoT and the Smart Home.

1. This Phillips Hue White 2 Pack Bulb Kit is compatible not only with Amazon’s Alexa but also with Apple’s Homekit and Google Assistant.

This kit allows them to control the lightning in their house remotely wherever they are and the smart bulbs fit most lamps and overhead lights and they don’t slow down the WiFi in the slightest.

2. The GermGuardian might not be the type of product you’ve heard of before but this Wi-Fi enabled purifier allows the users to control and monitor air quality from anywhere. It comes with voice control capabilities for Alexa and it provides instant notifications and alerts for filter and bulb replacement via the companion app.

3. This Connected Coffee Maker should be the perfect gift for someone who loves their coffee in very specific ways: it’s customizable and offers temperature control and it can be operated remotely via the companion app to brew that perfect cup.

4. Someone’s got a sweet tooth? How about this Smart Scoop Ice Cream Maker for a gift? It can be pre-cooled to the temperature of one’s choice and it has no less than 12 hardness settings from sorbet to frozen yogurt and gelato.

5. We’re not done with the lights on this list just yet! This Dimmable Smart Table Lamp from Philips is not only wireless and portable but it lasts up to 3 hours on a single charge.

It can be controlled via Alexa, Apple HomeKit or Google Assistant.

6. You can now help someone seamlessly integrate not only audio but chargers too, in one simple piece of furniture: this Studio Smart Table. At 25 inches tall, has a built-in bluetooth speaker and a wireless Qi charger.

It comes with a rechargeable battery so it can be moved around anywhere in the house for continuous wireless use. It’s compatible with pretty much any wireless enabled device out there as well.

7. There’s also this Smart Weather Station that allows them to connect to the official Ambient Weather website and send it real time data. It comes with a high definition TFT Display Tablet that receives wireless wind speed, direction, rainfall, temperature, humidity, UV and Solar Radiation from the outdoor sensor array, and barometric pressure, humidity and temperature from the indoor sensor and more!

8. How could we talk about IoT and Smart Homes without adding the mighty Roomba to this list?

This Roomba has a 3-Stage Cleaning System and Dual Multi-Surface Brushes that can pick up everything from small particles to large debris.

The Roomba can clean the home even when the owners are not around – all they’d need to do would be to schedule it to clean via the iRobot Home App.

9. This Logitech Harmony Hub can control up to 8 remotes and a number of apps into just one app. It works with Alexa as well as iOS and Android.

10. We’ll end the list with the Echo Spot – with 2nd generation far field voice recognition whoever you may gift this device to can use it to watch video flash briefings, see music lyrics, weather forecasts, to-do and shopping lists, browse and listen to Audible audiobooks, and more.

They can even ask it to turn down the lights, show baby monitors, cameras and even lock the door. It’s capable of controlling thermostats and garage doors, among other things.