5 cool smart gadgets you must have in your home

Smart light bulbs, smart robotic vacuum cleaners, smart plugs, WiFi water sensors, climate comfort systems that help you sleep better and even smart self-growing gardens! The smart gadgets’ market keeps growing and growing at an insane pace, as technology paves its way and advances from year to year.

Here are 5 cool smart home gadgets you’ll definitely want in your home:

• The smart, self-growing garden. This one is a dream come true for everyone who wants to grow their own fresh vegetables but don’t have the proper space, time or knowledge. The Smart Garden 9 was inspired by NASA and it is an indoor garden that we’ll pretty much do everything on its own. All you have to do is harvest the crop and enjoy it! It comes with 3 mini tomatoes, 3 basil and 3 green lettuce capsules, has a special LED that provides the necessary light for your plants to grow and a power cord for you to plug in. All you have to do is plug the plant capsules (which, of course, are biodegradable) and fill its water tank. The Smart Garden 9 will do the rest, making sure your veggies have the perfect combination of water, nutrients and oxygen, in order to grow healthy and quickly. The smart garden costs around $200 and can grow for you flowers, greens and various herbs.
• The Ring video doorbell. It is a smart doorbell that uses WiFi and alerts you whenever there are people at your door. You connect it to your smartphone and can receive notifications even if you are thousands of miles away. Whenever the doorbell detects any motion, it will send you immediate alerts and you can even see or speak to the visitors, through the inbuilt mic. The price of the Ring doorbell is around $100.
• The Philips Hue lighting system is a great upgrade from traditional light bulbs. It can be controlled remotely, it works with Amazon Echo and it lets you change the lighting range from white to different colors. There are also hue and brightness adjustments available
• The Anova Precision Cooker is a great invention for those who don’t have the skills or time to cook. This cooker is a sous vide machine, meaning it cooks your food in a water bath. It can work via WiFi and has an app that is compatible with both Android and iOS devices, so you can prepare your meal remotely. You simply place your food in a deep container/pot/pan, fill it with water and set up the temperature according to the type of food you are cooking (various types of meats such as pork chops, ribs, chicken, vegetables and more). You also need a zip lock bag to place the ingredients in it and lower the bag into the water. Then turn on the precision cooker and just wait for your food to cook. The app also has a myriad of free recipes, in case you need new ideas. The Anova Precision Cooker has 800W and can cook up to 8 servings. You can get the cooker for under $200.
• The August Smart Lock Pro is a really useful gadget for scatterbrains. If you’re the kind of person that leaves home in a hurry and then ask yourself whether you’ve locked the door or not, the August Smart Lock is definitely a good purchase for you. This smart lock connects to your smartphone via WiFi or Bluetooth and allows you to remotely lock or unlock your door. The app lets you know if you’ve left the door unlocked, has an auto-lock option and more. You can easily install the smart lock in under 15 minutes. You can get the August Smart Lock Pro for approx. $280.