The top 5 Smart Home devices of 2021 so far!
These are my favourite Smart home devices, and the best smart home hubs ecosystems of 2021
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0:00 Intro
01:12 Shelly Smart Home
Shelly Smart Home products are some of the best out there because of their flexibility and open approach. They are also the most privacy based solutions in the Smart Home market place
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UK: https://amzn.to/3j3u6Sz
US: https://amzn.to/3FJ8uVf
02:55 Flic
Flic are still the only Smart Home provider to have a button that will trigger Amazon Alexa routines, and they have recently given me a sneak preview of their upcoming product: Flic Twist, which will take things a step further!
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UK: https://flic.io/shop?aff=65
US: https://flic.io/shop?aff=65
05:06 Switchbot
Switchbot make tiny smart home robots, and smart home choo choo trains that will open and close your curtains with Alexa and Google Home. Switchbot are also expanding into new territory now with cameras, door sensors and motion sensors and are fast becoming one of the best smart home ecosystems out there.
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UK: https://amzn.to/3lCl9S2
US: https://amzn.to/3p1mnZd
06:42 Aqara
Aqara make some of the cheapest best quality Zigbee devices on the market, and they work well within their own ecosystem, but are a staple of the Home Assistant community too.
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UK: https://amzn.to/2YSFmdI
US: https://amzn.to/3v8NHFM
08:57 Govee
Govee are the most innovative Smart lighting manufacturers out there, and they make both Philips Hue alternatives and Lifx alternatives that are usually better (and cheaper) than the originals, but on top of this they have some absolutely unique Smart Home lighting solutions all of their own
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UK: https://amzn.to/3v8NORI
US: https://amzn.to/3DDhjy7
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Other Smart Home Products I recommend:
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AMAZON ECHO 4TH GENERATION:
UK: https://amzn.to/3eaiKZB
US: https://amzn.to/3spreBe
MAINS SMART LIGHT SWITCH (no neutral required)
UK: Coming soon
US: https://amzn.to/32i6elx
FLIC BUTTON
https://flic.io/shop?aff=65
MAINS SMART PLUG SOCKETS
UK: https://amzn.to/3gff2Rp
US: https://amzn.to/2Rx0CBC (US equivalent, doesn’t work with Broadlink but does work with Alexa)
PORTABLE SMART SOCKETS
UK: https://amzn.to/3x0FnIN
US: https://amzn.to/32rdueF
BROADLINK RM4 PRO HARMONY HUB ALTERNATIVE FOR SMART HOME TV CONTROL
UK: https://amzn.to/3dk74V8
US: https://amzn.to/3x1bDeL
BEST SMART BULBS
E27 white temperature Zigbee bulb (works with Echo 4th gen)
UK: https://amzn.to/3tqKkZ5
US: https://amzn.to/3agbCde
E27 Best value for money RGB colour WIFI bulb (works with any Alexa device)
UK: https://amzn.to/3srjsa2
US: https://amzn.to/3snn8d3
E27 Best Colour saturation Wifi bulb (LIFX works with any Alexa device)
UK: https://amzn.to/3uWCDKI
US: https://amzn.to/3mRrV5j
GU10 White temperature Zigbee bulb (works with Echo 4th gen)
UK: https://amzn.to/32oi9hq
US: Not Available
GU10 RGB colour Zigbee bulb (works with Echo 4th gen)
UK: https://amzn.to/3spukFm
US: https://amzn.to/32jUZJh
SHELLY GIANT VINTAGE BULB
https://shop.shelly.cloud/shelly-vintage-g-wifi-smart-home-automation-1/?paulhibbert
ZIGBEE HUB AND SENSORS
Full range: https://www.ajaxonline.co.uk/shop/?ajax=1&connectivity=zignito-hub
NEST THERMOSTAT WITH OPENTHERM
UK: https://amzn.to/32jVjHR
US: https://amzn.to/3ad3KsL
ECHO SHOW 10
UK: https://amzn.to/3lSuWBH
US: https://amzn.to/39gE9Pf
FIRESTICK 4K
UK: https://amzn.to/2RuRQEb
US: https://amzn.to/2OSblFM