
Google Nest · Furniture & Home
Google Nest Learning Thermostat, 4th Gen, with Sensor
Learns the schedule and stops the argument about the heating. Includes the remote room sensor.
$100–$250
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Google Nest · Furniture & Home
Keyless, tamper-proof, and it tells you who came in and when. The first smart-home buy.
4.5 out of 5
The first smart-home device that earns its place rather than being a novelty: keyless, tamper-proof, and it logs who came in and when. It needs a Nest Connect bridge, which is an extra box and an extra thing to fail.
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Google Nest · Furniture & Home
Learns the schedule and stops the argument about the heating. Includes the remote room sensor.
$100–$250
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The one good chair every bachelor apartment is missing.
$500–$1,000
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Philips Hue · Furniture & Home
Sixty dollars to find out whether smart lighting is a gimmick or the thing he adopts.
Under $100
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roborock · Furniture & Home
Vacuums, mops, and empties itself. The appliance people are genuinely evangelical about.
$500–$1,000
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