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The best smart display 2026: our favourite smart screens for every home

By Cat Ellis Last updated

Updated A smart display is the heart of your home, so make sure you choose the right one.

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Three smart plugs on teal background
The best smart plugs 2025: take control of any electrical appliance

By Cat Ellis Last updated

Save energy and effort: automate your home effortlessly with the best smart plugs, tested and recommended by experts.

Smart Plugs
Withings BodyScan 2
Withings BodyScan 2 review: the industry-leading body scale

By Paul Hatton Published

The Withings BodyScan 2 provides features to help users make good lifestyle decisions, user profiles, and tons of cardiometabolic assessment tools.

Smart Scales
The Philips Hue Bridge Pro.
Philips Hue Bridge Pro prices increase as new update enables Bridgeless Sync

By Rowan Davies Published

Prices for the Philips Hue Bridge Pro have gone up by $40, but new 'Bridgeless Sync' could be a game-changer.

Smart Lights
Montage of three Amazon Echo speakers
The best Alexa speakers 2026: smart speakers for every room and budget

By Cat Ellis Last updated

Updated From Amazon to Sonos, these are the best smart speakers to bring the AI-powered Alexa into your smart home.

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Dyson Nurovi robot vacuum
Dyson designer shares the development secrets of the brand's new robovac lineup

By Ruth Hamilton Published

I got the inside scoop on Dyson's new Nurovi robot vacuums — including one feature that's been sitting in a cupboard for years, just waiting for a home.

Robot Vacuums
Three different robot vacuums
I've seen 2027's new robot vacuums — here are 3 major trends set to level-up their cleaning

By Ruth Hamilton Published

Next year's bots are leveling up in three big ways.

Robot Vacuums
The Philips Smart Lighting Screen Sync with Strip Light system lighting up the walls behind and beside a TV in a darkened room
Eyeing the new Philips Hue Screen Sync? Philips Smart Lighting just launched a cheaper alternative

By Carrie Marshall Published

Philips Smart Lighting has launched a system that's more affordable than the Philips Hue Screen Sync, and comes with a light strip in the box.

Smart Lights
iRobot Roomba Duo robot vacuum being demoed at IFA
The Roomba Duo is a floor-cleaning behemoth that can pull a tiny robovac from its hat

By Ruth Hamilton Published

I saw the iRobot Roomba Duo is action, and it's a two-in-one robot vacuum in the truest sense.

Robot Vacuums
Apple teased a 'personal hub' at its event, but didn't launch a HomePod mini 2, and I'm mad

By Becky Scarrott Published

A 'hub' but no HomePod mini 2, Apple? That just doesn't seem right… 

Wireless & Bluetooth Speakers
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