Awesome Home Automation

This easy-to-use home security system detects motion. Each of its pucks connects wirelessly to a base station, notifying your smartphone of movement, and setting off an ear-piercing siren when you’re not home. Its AI tech is smart enough to filter out things like pets and robot vacuum cleaners. Save 15% in The Awesomer Shop.

The Luna Smart Lamp combines multiple devices into one elegant form. It has a 5W RGB dimmable lamp, a 7W Bluetooth and Wi-Fi speaker, a 10W wireless charger, a USB-C charger, and an Alexa voice assistant. You can manage up to 8 Lunas using its mobile app.

The Keymitt is a smart lock that simply installs over existing door locks from the inside. It still lets you use your key to open the door, and has a knob so you can manually open the door from the inside. It can be controlled via Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa and Apple HomeKit.

The Flic 2 is a smart button that connects to computers, mobile devices, and home automation devices via Bluetooth. You can program one or more things to happen when you push it once, push it twice and hold it down. It works with IFTTT as well as any app shared by Flic users.

Lutron’s Aurora dimmer works with Zigbee 3.0 smart light bulbs such as those from Philips Hue. It snaps on existing light switches, locking them into the on position so they can’t be turned off by accident. It will work even when your Wi-Fi connection is down.

Luke Roberts‘ Model F is a powerful and incredibly versatile lighting solution. It has over 300 RGB LEDs that allow it to shine light in all directions, in one or two spots, only below, or only above. You can use it as an alarm clock, save presets, and integrate it with Amazon Alexa.

Logitech’s Harmony Express bucks the trend of large and complicated universal remote controls, thanks to Amazon’s Alexa voice control technology. It works with over 250,000 devices, including other smart home appliances. It sets up easily using a companion mobile app.

Eve’s Energy Strip is a smart and stylish power strip that has built-in surge protection. It also supports Apple’s Homekit, so you can toggle connected devices via Siri or your iOS device. It has three generously spaced outlets and a durable aluminum frame.

The Axis Gear is a motor that works with any window shade or blind that has a cord loop or beaded chain. It has a touch strip that lets you control one or more units at once. You can also use its app to automatically activate units based on a schedule.

Similar to the Nanoleaf, PhotonLab’s Element is a modular RGB wall light. You can control each tile or a group of tiles using via its app, gestures, sound, Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa or IFTTT. It can also be used as a night light, a clock, and a notification display.

Eve’s Light Strip produces 1800 lumens of white or colored light, bright enough to be a main light. It connects via Wi-Fi, so it responds to commands home automation apps instantly. Each strip is 6.6ft long, and can be extended up to 32ft or cut to shorter lengths.

Want to automate your lighting without replacing your existing bulbs with smart ones? Check out Orro. It’s a tiny computer in the form of a touchscreen light switch. It uses sensors to detect your presence and automatically adjust your lights, whether they’re dimmable or not.

The Swidget is a power outlet with a slot for swappable inserts that let you do a variety of things, including toggling power to one of the sockets and controlling devices via various home automation standards. It also has inserts such as USB ports and lights.

Wagz‘ high tech pet door gives you a variety of ways to open it, such as via smart home devices or its mobile app. You can also set schedules. When used with Wagz’ smart collar or pendants, you can even make it detect and unlock only for certain pets.

JBL’s Link Bar is a soundbar that has Android TV and Google Assistant built-in, which means it pairs well with all HDTVs, even ones without built-in smart features. It lets you use your voice to search for shows, switch inputs, ask questions, control your smart devices and more.

Klipsch’s stylish The Three Bluetooth speaker now comes with Google Assistant. Use it for voice control, connect to your smart devices and search for the weather, news and more. It still has the same room-filling stereo sound and mid-century modern design.