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The 6 best smart home devices you can buy

Jul 5, 2016, 23:15 IST

AmazonAmazon's Echo Dot.The smart home isn't ready for prime time just yet.

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The industry-wide attempt to connect everything your house to the internet has brought up a host of security concerns, a convoluted web of competing networking standards, and more than a few gadgets whose motivation for being "smart" amounts to, "why not?"

But just because you shouldn't dive headfirst into this Internet of Things doesn't mean every smart home device is a waste. They don't eliminate the smart home's conceptual issues, and they're all relatively pricey, but taken individually some gadgets can make your day to day a little more convenient, without upending your habits completely.

If you're intrigued by the idea of the smart home, but not sure of a good place to start, here are a few devices we're comfortable recommending.

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